RANKING · 2024 ACS · 336 SHOWN OF 336

Highest unemployment, Illinois cities

Illinois cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 4.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Pana, IL, up 242 places to #88.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲12East St. Louis, ILIL17,68217.3%+4.1 pts

02Glenwood, ILIL8,41617.0%+1.0 pts

03▼2Riverdale, ILIL10,28016.1%−3.6 pts

04▲102University Park, ILIL7,01915.9%+9.9 pts

05▲10Blue Island, ILIL21,80515.5%+2.4 pts

06▲21Calumet Park, ILIL6,77215.4%+4.9 pts

07▼1West Frankfort, ILIL7,10515.2%+0.9 pts

08▲6Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50814.6%+1.4 pts

09▲12Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02414.3%+2.6 pts

10▼5Harvey, ILIL19,84913.4%−1.2 pts

11▼8Dolton, ILIL20,67112.8%−2.8 pts

12▼8Sauk, ILIL9,62412.6%−2.7 pts

13▼2Richton Park, ILIL12,48311.9%−1.6 pts

14▼7Flossmoor, ILIL9,35811.6%−2.6 pts

15▲4South Holland, ILIL20,74911.5%−0.5 pts

16▲6Centralia, ILIL11,86311.2%−0.4 pts

17▲34Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.1%+2.9 pts

18▲224Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88711.0%+7.3 pts

19▲28Matteson, ILIL18,54310.9%+2.4 pts

20▼10Calumet City, ILIL34,79810.6%−3.0 pts

21▲3Carbondale, ILIL21,81110.4%−0.5 pts

22▲38Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98910.4%+2.7 pts

23▼5Macomb, ILIL14,53010.4%−1.9 pts

24▲16DeKalb, ILIL40,46710.2%+1.1 pts

25▲11Oak Brook, ILIL8,10810.0%+0.4 pts

26Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87410.0%–

27▼7Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259.9%−2.0 pts

28▲39North Chicago, ILIL34,0509.9%+2.6 pts

29▲103Marengo, ILIL7,7379.8%+4.5 pts

30▼13Lansing, ILIL28,0689.8%−2.6 pts

31▲33West Chicago, ILIL25,2969.5%+1.9 pts

32▼4Harrisburg, ILIL7,9229.5%−0.9 pts

33▼24Country Club Hills, ILIL16,2159.2%−4.8 pts

34▲12Gages Lake, ILIL10,8199.0%+0.1 pts

35▲52Kewanee, ILIL12,1158.9%+2.5 pts

36▲68Alsip, ILIL18,4838.9%+2.9 pts

37▼29Markham, ILIL11,2748.7%−5.4 pts

38▼8Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.7%−1.4 pts

39▼14Round Lake Park, ILIL7,8448.6%−2.0 pts

40▲5Worth, ILIL10,6968.5%−0.5 pts

41▼6Rockford, ILIL147,3848.5%−1.1 pts

42▲32Beach Park, ILIL14,1148.4%+1.2 pts

43▼5Decatur, ILIL67,8848.3%−1.0 pts

44▲37Danville, ILIL28,1388.3%+1.5 pts

45▲132Crestwood, ILIL10,5298.2%+3.6 pts

46▲55Antioch, ILIL15,0008.2%+2.1 pts

47▼21Rochelle, ILIL9,4988.2%−2.3 pts

48▲182Homewood, ILIL18,7738.1%+4.2 pts

49▲154River Forest, ILIL11,3938.1%+3.9 pts

50▲105Norridge, ILIL14,8088.0%+3.1 pts

51▲3Chicago, ILIL2,731,5858.0%−0.1 pts

52▼13Streator, ILIL12,1907.9%−1.3 pts

53▲38Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0397.8%+1.5 pts

54▲35Eureka, ILIL5,1297.7%+1.4 pts

55▼13Maywood, ILIL23,3307.7%−1.4 pts

56Kankakee, ILIL23,4007.6%−0.4 pts

57▲89Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9027.6%+2.5 pts

58▲51Bridgeview, ILIL16,5217.6%+1.6 pts

59▼30Harvard, ILIL9,5047.6%−2.8 pts

60▼28Peoria, ILIL110,9207.5%−2.1 pts

61▲4Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5607.4%−0.1 pts

62▲48Channahon, ILIL14,5307.4%+1.5 pts

63▼32Spring Grove, ILIL5,5267.3%−2.7 pts

64▼9Canton, ILIL13,2977.2%−0.9 pts

65▲71Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5937.2%+1.9 pts

66▲14Machesney Park, ILIL22,8057.1%+0.2 pts

67▲16Burbank, ILIL28,5787.1%+0.5 pts

68▼34Park City, ILIL7,8937.1%−2.5 pts

69▼16Belvidere, ILIL25,4627.0%−1.1 pts

70▲88Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.9%+2.0 pts

71▲64Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.9%+1.6 pts

72▲65Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+1.6 pts

73▲46Roselle, ILIL22,7566.8%+1.2 pts

74▲33Springfield, ILIL112,9896.8%+0.8 pts

75▲89Justice, ILIL12,2856.7%+1.9 pts

76▲98Niles, ILIL30,4436.7%+2.1 pts

77▲140Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.7%+2.7 pts

78▲15Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8106.7%+0.5 pts

79▼30Zion, ILIL24,4476.7%−1.6 pts

80▲80Shorewood, ILIL18,5366.6%+1.7 pts

81▲41Rock Falls, ILIL8,5216.6%+0.9 pts

82▼34Countryside, ILIL6,2606.6%−1.7 pts

83▼21Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.5%−1.1 pts

84▼68Broadview, ILIL7,8716.5%−5.9 pts

85▲130Litchfield, ILIL6,5986.4%+2.3 pts

86▲84Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1756.4%+1.7 pts

87▼14Waukegan, ILIL87,9406.4%−0.9 pts

88▲242Pana, ILIL5,0106.4%+5.0 pts

89▼14Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.3%−0.7 pts

90▼40Bellwood, ILIL18,1166.3%−2.0 pts

91▼5Loves Park, ILIL23,7126.3%−0.2 pts

92▼31Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%−1.3 pts

93▲55Evanston, ILIL76,3806.2%+1.2 pts

94▲4Maryville, ILIL8,4136.2%0.0 pts

95▲32Pekin, ILIL31,2776.1%+0.7 pts

96▲3Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456.1%0.0 pts

97▲86Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6586.1%+1.6 pts

98▼10Elgin, ILIL115,4766.1%−0.2 pts

99▼15Charleston, ILIL17,4666.1%−0.6 pts

100▼77Posen, ILIL5,4056.1%−5.2 pts

101▼4Coal City, ILIL5,8316.1%−0.1 pts

102▲86Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.1%+1.7 pts

103▲102Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1016.1%+1.9 pts

104▲65Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+1.3 pts

105▼5Round Lake, ILIL18,5266.1%0.0 pts

106▲122Vandalia, ILIL7,1086.0%+2.1 pts

107▲34Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.0%+0.8 pts

108▲129Highwood, ILIL5,3236.0%+2.3 pts

109▼41Crete, ILIL8,3456.0%−1.3 pts

110▲5Tinley Park, ILIL55,1406.0%+0.1 pts

111▼70Murphysboro, ILIL6,9775.9%−3.2 pts

112▲14Herrin, ILIL12,2685.9%+0.3 pts

113▲73Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755.9%+1.5 pts

114▲160Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.9%+2.7 pts

115▲99River Grove, ILIL10,4095.9%+1.8 pts

116▲104Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,5905.9%+1.9 pts

117▲70South Beloit, ILIL7,9965.9%+1.5 pts

118▼26Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455.9%−0.4 pts

119▲14Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1305.9%+0.5 pts

120▼18Aurora, ILIL181,5055.8%−0.2 pts

121▲162Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6795.7%+2.7 pts

122▲145Swansea, ILIL14,3565.7%+2.5 pts

123▼79Lynwood, ILIL9,2975.7%−3.4 pts

124▲28Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8035.7%+0.7 pts

125▼35Granite City, ILIL26,8075.7%−0.6 pts

126▼31Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.7%−0.6 pts

127▲12Northlake, ILIL12,4625.6%+0.4 pts

128▲200Winfield, ILIL10,1465.6%+4.2 pts

129▲132Bensenville, ILIL18,5255.6%+2.2 pts

130▲23Oak Park, ILIL52,8235.6%+0.6 pts

131▼72Summit, ILIL10,7535.5%−2.1 pts

132▲22North Aurora, ILIL19,4065.5%+0.6 pts

133▼62Crest Hill, ILIL20,6955.5%−1.8 pts

134▼49Steger, ILIL9,3525.5%−1.2 pts

135▼59Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0365.5%−1.5 pts

136▼25Joliet, ILIL152,2415.5%−0.5 pts

137▼79Grayslake, ILIL21,1405.4%−2.3 pts

138▼56Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.4%−1.3 pts

139▲73Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925.4%+1.3 pts

140▲84Princeton, ILIL7,6745.4%+1.4 pts

141▼84Alton, ILIL25,0135.4%−2.6 pts

142▲155Midlothian, ILIL13,8415.3%+2.5 pts

143▲55Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7505.3%+1.1 pts

144▲94Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3815.3%+1.6 pts

145▼16Westchester, ILIL16,3005.2%−0.2 pts

146▼67Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065.2%−1.7 pts

147▲152Dixon, ILIL14,5825.2%+2.4 pts

148▼8Skokie, ILIL66,5445.2%0.0 pts

149▼86Jacksonville, ILIL17,7525.1%−2.5 pts

150▲58Romeoville, ILIL41,2815.0%+0.9 pts

151▲89Paris, ILIL8,0265.0%+1.4 pts

152▲38Cary, ILIL17,9325.0%+0.7 pts

153▼30Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685.0%−0.6 pts

154▼60Campton Hills, ILIL10,8945.0%−1.3 pts

155▼24Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.0%−0.4 pts

156▼43LaSalle, ILIL9,3885.0%−0.9 pts

157▲14Cicero, ILIL81,8585.0%+0.3 pts

158▼86Lake Villa, ILIL8,6924.9%−2.4 pts

159▲144Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.9%+2.2 pts

160▲103Stickney, ILIL6,8974.9%+1.5 pts

161▲15Mendota, ILIL6,8944.8%+0.2 pts

162▲71Orland Park, ILIL57,9544.8%+1.0 pts

163▼111Plano, ILIL12,6774.8%−3.4 pts

164▼13Champaign, ILIL91,1954.8%−0.2 pts

165▼35Gurnee, ILIL30,4584.8%−0.6 pts

166▲87Wheeling, ILIL38,3914.8%+1.3 pts

167▲127Carterville, ILIL5,8394.7%+1.9 pts

168▲97Lockport, ILIL27,8224.7%+1.4 pts

169▼22Urbana, ILIL39,7194.7%−0.3 pts

170▼52Collinsville, ILIL23,7174.7%−1.0 pts

171▲39Addison, ILIL35,7584.7%+0.6 pts

172▼30Quincy, ILIL38,9184.7%−0.5 pts

173▲62Villa Park, ILIL21,8884.7%+0.9 pts

174▲99Wilmington, ILIL5,6144.7%+1.5 pts

175▼98Olney, ILIL8,3474.7%−2.4 pts

176▲69Chester, ILIL6,8474.7%+1.0 pts

177▼140Beardstown, ILIL5,6914.6%−4.8 pts

178▼15Lyons, ILIL10,4334.6%−0.2 pts

179▼34Homer Glen, ILIL24,8734.6%−0.5 pts

180▲88Godfrey, ILIL17,6204.6%+1.3 pts

181▲65Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4764.6%+1.0 pts

182▼112Edwardsville, ILIL26,4634.6%−2.7 pts

183▲33Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4484.6%+0.5 pts

184▼16Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.6%−0.2 pts

185▲51Lemont, ILIL18,5134.5%+0.8 pts

186▲10Naperville, ILIL153,1144.5%+0.3 pts

187▲147Greenville, ILIL7,4694.5%+3.5 pts

188▼32Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%−0.4 pts

189▼55Robinson, ILIL7,2834.5%−0.8 pts

190▼157Freeport, ILIL23,2024.5%−5.2 pts

191▼29Forest Park, ILIL13,8294.5%−0.4 pts

192▲31Lombard, ILIL44,3994.4%+0.5 pts

193▲102Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824.4%+1.6 pts

194▲83Willowbrook, ILIL9,1264.4%+1.3 pts

195▼87Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.4%−1.6 pts

196▲112Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5634.4%+1.9 pts

197Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8984.4%+0.1 pts

198▼25Elmhurst, ILIL46,1114.3%−0.4 pts

199▲94Minooka, ILIL12,8994.2%+1.4 pts

200▼28Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2884.2%−0.4 pts

201▲21Woodridge, ILIL34,0284.2%+0.3 pts

202▲23Wilmette, ILIL27,4594.2%+0.3 pts

203▼60Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.2%−0.9 pts

204▼10Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.2%−0.1 pts

205▲66Park Ridge, ILIL38,4634.2%+1.0 pts

206▼40Lisle, ILIL23,4324.2%−0.6 pts

207▲42Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8584.2%+0.6 pts

208▼58Hillside, ILIL8,1404.1%−0.9 pts

209▼95Algonquin, ILIL30,8244.1%−1.7 pts

210▼11St. Charles, ILIL33,5944.1%−0.1 pts

211▲65Mokena, ILIL19,8974.1%+1.0 pts

212▼11Des Plaines, ILIL58,7724.1%−0.1 pts

213▼52Palos Hills, ILIL18,0284.1%−0.8 pts

214▼10Elk Grove, ILIL31,8854.1%−0.1 pts

215▲33Frankfort, ILIL21,3654.1%+0.5 pts

216▼31Palatine, ILIL65,8424.1%−0.4 pts

217▼114Mascoutah, ILIL9,2394.1%−2.0 pts

218▲78Bethalto, ILIL9,2024.0%+1.3 pts

219▼6Downers Grove, ILIL50,3654.0%−0.1 pts

220▼36Wood Dale, ILIL14,0814.0%−0.5 pts

221▲88Westmont, ILIL24,1554.0%+1.5 pts

222▼144Benton, ILIL6,5583.9%−3.1 pts

223▼99Carol Stream, ILIL39,3153.9%−1.7 pts

224▲3Normal, ILIL53,2753.9%0.0 pts

225▼32Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6903.9%−0.4 pts

226▼67Darien, ILIL22,0323.9%−1.0 pts

227▲23Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3953.8%+0.3 pts

228▲6Sterling, ILIL14,3943.8%0.0 pts

229▼8Plainfield, ILIL50,0433.8%−0.2 pts

230▲1Wheaton, ILIL54,0653.7%−0.1 pts

231▲21O'Fallon, ILIL32,6563.7%+0.2 pts

232▼136Clinton, ILIL6,7813.7%−2.5 pts

233▲99Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5453.7%+2.6 pts

234▼15Warrenville, ILIL15,2113.7%−0.3 pts

235▼130Silvis, ILIL7,9793.7%−2.3 pts

236▲82Gilberts, ILIL9,0823.7%+1.5 pts

237▲35Glencoe, ILIL8,7243.6%+0.4 pts

238▲91Chatham, ILIL14,5793.6%+2.3 pts

239▼58McHenry, ILIL29,2173.6%−0.9 pts

240▼11Yorkville, ILIL26,7303.6%−0.3 pts

241▼120Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.6%−2.1 pts

242▲5Palos Heights, ILIL12,0843.6%0.0 pts

243▲49Huntley, ILIL29,1323.6%+0.7 pts

244▼232Monmouth, ILIL8,5993.6%−9.7 pts

245▼34Genoa, ILIL5,5473.6%−0.6 pts

246▼57Marion, ILIL17,1483.5%−0.8 pts

247▼69Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.5%−1.0 pts

248▲74Geneseo, ILIL6,5053.5%+1.6 pts

249▲63Mahomet, ILIL10,5163.5%+1.1 pts

250▲6Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5523.5%+0.1 pts

251▼10Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2163.5%−0.2 pts

252▼9Schaumburg, ILIL77,2493.5%−0.2 pts

253▲11Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.5%+0.1 pts

254▼116East Moline, ILIL20,4533.4%−1.8 pts

255▲29Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1793.4%+0.4 pts

256▼91Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803.4%−1.4 pts

257▲12Winnetka, ILIL12,5183.4%+0.2 pts

258▲20Glenview, ILIL47,7113.4%+0.3 pts

259▼77Schiller Park, ILIL11,3173.4%−1.1 pts

260▼34Streamwood, ILIL38,2773.4%−0.5 pts

261▼59Montgomery, ILIL21,9783.4%−0.8 pts

262▲62West Dundee, ILIL8,5703.3%+1.5 pts

263▼5La Grange Park, ILIL13,4533.3%−0.1 pts

264▼69East Alton, ILIL5,6213.3%−0.9 pts

265▼47Woodstock, ILIL25,7403.3%−0.7 pts

266▲65Inverness, ILIL7,4183.3%+2.0 pts

267▲50Brookfield, ILIL18,8793.3%+1.1 pts

268▼88Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613.3%−1.3 pts

269▼112East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.3%−1.7 pts

270▼61Highland Park, ILIL30,7673.2%−0.9 pts

271▲20Hinsdale, ILIL17,5733.2%+0.4 pts

272▲47Northbrook, ILIL34,7443.2%+1.1 pts

273▲52Sandwich, ILIL7,3803.2%+1.5 pts

274▲59Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6813.2%+2.1 pts

275▼108Rantoul, ILIL11,9913.2%−1.6 pts

276▼6Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253.2%0.0 pts

277▼38Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683.2%−0.5 pts

278▼86South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.1%−1.2 pts

279▲25Western Springs, ILIL13,5883.1%+0.5 pts

280▲18Troy, ILIL11,8933.1%+0.3 pts

281▼24Rockton, ILIL7,8703.1%−0.4 pts

282▼50Sycamore, ILIL19,0833.0%−0.8 pts

283▼29New Lenox, ILIL28,8932.9%−0.6 pts

284▲37Hillsboro, ILIL6,1842.9%+1.0 pts

285▼169Bradley, ILIL15,2142.9%−2.9 pts

286▲19Morris, ILIL14,6692.9%+0.4 pts

287▼138Wood River, ILIL10,2242.9%−2.1 pts

288▼109Manteno, ILIL9,2012.9%−1.7 pts

289▼220Lincoln, ILIL12,9812.9%−4.4 pts

290▲11Libertyville, ILIL20,7012.9%+0.3 pts

291▼31Barrington, ILIL10,5862.8%−0.6 pts

292▲21Morton, ILIL17,5652.8%+0.5 pts

293▼11Bloomington, ILIL78,8042.7%−0.3 pts

294▼14Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8122.7%−0.4 pts

295▼120Spring Valley, ILIL5,4082.7%−1.9 pts

296▼96Johnsburg, ILIL6,4452.7%−1.5 pts

297▼18Deerfield, ILIL19,6422.7%−0.4 pts

298▼12Mundelein, ILIL32,6802.6%−0.3 pts

299▲7Oswego, ILIL39,9482.6%+0.1 pts

300▼15Bartlett, ILIL40,8552.6%−0.4 pts

301▼176Metropolis, ILIL5,7272.6%−3.0 pts

302▲24Volo, ILIL6,8052.6%+0.9 pts

303▼44Effingham, ILIL12,4062.6%−0.9 pts

304▼4Itasca, ILIL9,4882.6%−0.1 pts

305▼161Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.5%−2.6 pts

306▲4Hampshire, ILIL9,2662.5%0.0 pts

307▼195Peru, ILIL9,7802.5%−3.4 pts

308▼46Batavia, ILIL26,5862.5%−0.9 pts

309▼243Salem, ILIL7,0352.4%−5.0 pts

310▼267Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6412.4%−6.7 pts

311▼194North Riverside, ILIL7,1612.4%−3.3 pts

312▼105Chillicothe, ILIL6,0332.4%−1.7 pts

313▼11Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.4%−0.2 pts

314▼194Carlinville, ILIL5,4652.4%−3.3 pts

315▼60Waterloo, ILIL11,1322.3%−1.2 pts

316▼29La Grange, ILIL15,9352.2%−0.7 pts

317▼28Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9632.2%−0.7 pts

318▲17Northfield, ILIL5,6322.2%+1.9 pts

319▼38Long Grove, ILIL8,3432.1%−0.9 pts

320▲7Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2622.0%+0.5 pts

321▼46South Barrington, ILIL5,0712.0%−1.2 pts

322▼194Riverside, ILIL8,9391.9%−3.5 pts

323▼33Geneva, ILIL21,1381.8%−1.1 pts

324▼58Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311.8%−1.5 pts

325▼2Shiloh, ILIL14,6041.7%−0.2 pts

326▼120Manhattan, ILIL10,9431.5%−2.6 pts

327▼12Columbia, ILIL10,8651.4%−0.8 pts

328▼77Savoy, ILIL9,1131.4%−2.1 pts

329▼13Monee, ILIL5,1191.2%−1.0 pts

330▼23Milan, ILIL5,0281.1%−1.4 pts

331▼43Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.1%−1.8 pts

332▼88Highland, ILIL10,0421.0%−2.6 pts

333▼19Washington, ILIL15,9021.0%−1.2 pts

334▼14Elburn, ILIL7,0840.5%−1.6 pts

335▼24Monticello, ILIL6,0800.5%−1.9 pts

336▼145Jerseyville, ILIL8,4090.4%−3.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES