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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

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

02Glenwood, ILIL8,41617.0%+1.0 pts

03Riverdale, ILIL10,28016.1%−3.6 pts

04University Park, ILIL7,01915.9%+9.9 pts

05Blue Island, ILIL21,80515.5%+2.4 pts

06Calumet Park, ILIL6,77215.4%+4.9 pts

07West Frankfort, ILIL7,10515.2%+0.9 pts

08Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50814.6%+1.4 pts

09Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02414.3%+2.6 pts

10Harvey, ILIL19,84913.4%−1.2 pts

11Dolton, ILIL20,67112.8%−2.8 pts

12Sauk, ILIL9,62412.6%−2.7 pts

13Richton Park, ILIL12,48311.9%−1.6 pts

14Flossmoor, ILIL9,35811.6%−2.6 pts

15South Holland, ILIL20,74911.5%−0.5 pts

16Centralia, ILIL11,86311.2%−0.4 pts

17Du Quoin, ILIL5,56911.1%+2.9 pts

18Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,88711.0%+7.3 pts

19Matteson, ILIL18,54310.9%+2.4 pts

20Calumet City, ILIL34,79810.6%−3.0 pts

21Carbondale, ILIL21,81110.4%−0.5 pts

22Boulder Hill, ILIL8,98910.4%+2.7 pts

23Macomb, ILIL14,53010.4%−1.9 pts

24DeKalb, ILIL40,46710.2%+1.1 pts

25Oak Brook, ILIL8,10810.0%+0.4 pts

26Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87410.0%–

27Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,5259.9%−2.0 pts

28North Chicago, ILIL34,0509.9%+2.6 pts

29Marengo, ILIL7,7379.8%+4.5 pts

30Lansing, ILIL28,0689.8%−2.6 pts

31West Chicago, ILIL25,2969.5%+1.9 pts

32Harrisburg, ILIL7,9229.5%−0.9 pts

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

34Gages Lake, ILIL10,8199.0%+0.1 pts

35Kewanee, ILIL12,1158.9%+2.5 pts

36Alsip, ILIL18,4838.9%+2.9 pts

37Markham, ILIL11,2748.7%−5.4 pts

38Park Forest, ILIL21,0798.7%−1.4 pts

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

40Worth, ILIL10,6968.5%−0.5 pts

41Rockford, ILIL147,3848.5%−1.1 pts

42Beach Park, ILIL14,1148.4%+1.2 pts

43Decatur, ILIL67,8848.3%−1.0 pts

44Danville, ILIL28,1388.3%+1.5 pts

45Crestwood, ILIL10,5298.2%+3.6 pts

46Antioch, ILIL15,0008.2%+2.1 pts

47Rochelle, ILIL9,4988.2%−2.3 pts

48Homewood, ILIL18,7738.1%+4.2 pts

49River Forest, ILIL11,3938.1%+3.9 pts

50Norridge, ILIL14,8088.0%+3.1 pts

51Chicago, ILIL2,731,5858.0%−0.1 pts

52Streator, ILIL12,1907.9%−1.3 pts

53Lincolnwood, ILIL13,0397.8%+1.5 pts

54Eureka, ILIL5,1297.7%+1.4 pts

55Maywood, ILIL23,3307.7%−1.4 pts

56Kankakee, ILIL23,4007.6%−0.4 pts

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

58Bridgeview, ILIL16,5217.6%+1.6 pts

59Harvard, ILIL9,5047.6%−2.8 pts

60Peoria, ILIL110,9207.5%−2.1 pts

61Frankfort Square, ILIL9,5607.4%−0.1 pts

62Channahon, ILIL14,5307.4%+1.5 pts

63Spring Grove, ILIL5,5267.3%−2.7 pts

64Canton, ILIL13,2977.2%−0.9 pts

65Wonder Lake, ILIL5,5937.2%+1.9 pts

66Machesney Park, ILIL22,8057.1%+0.2 pts

67Burbank, ILIL28,5787.1%+0.5 pts

68Park City, ILIL7,8937.1%−2.5 pts

69Belvidere, ILIL25,4627.0%−1.1 pts

70Berwyn, ILIL55,0016.9%+2.0 pts

71Ottawa, ILIL18,6846.9%+1.6 pts

72Moline, ILIL42,3626.8%+1.6 pts

73Roselle, ILIL22,7566.8%+1.2 pts

74Springfield, ILIL112,9896.8%+0.8 pts

75Justice, ILIL12,2856.7%+1.9 pts

76Niles, ILIL30,4436.7%+2.1 pts

77Island Lake, ILIL8,0476.7%+2.7 pts

78Lindenhurst, ILIL14,8106.7%+0.5 pts

79Zion, ILIL24,4476.7%−1.6 pts

80Shorewood, ILIL18,5366.6%+1.7 pts

81Rock Falls, ILIL8,5216.6%+0.9 pts

82Countryside, ILIL6,2606.6%−1.7 pts

83Mattoon, ILIL16,6676.5%−1.1 pts

84Broadview, ILIL7,8716.5%−5.9 pts

85Litchfield, ILIL6,5986.4%+2.3 pts

86Fairview Heights, ILIL16,1756.4%+1.7 pts

87Waukegan, ILIL87,9406.4%−0.9 pts

88Pana, ILIL5,0106.4%+5.0 pts

89Mount Vernon, ILIL14,1876.3%−0.7 pts

90Bellwood, ILIL18,1166.3%−2.0 pts

91Loves Park, ILIL23,7126.3%−0.2 pts

92Rock Island, ILIL36,2256.3%−1.3 pts

93Evanston, ILIL76,3806.2%+1.2 pts

94Maryville, ILIL8,4136.2%+0.0 pts

95Pekin, ILIL31,2776.1%+0.7 pts

96Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456.1%+0.0 pts

97Bourbonnais, ILIL17,6586.1%+1.6 pts

98Elgin, ILIL115,4766.1%−0.2 pts

99Charleston, ILIL17,4666.1%−0.6 pts

100Posen, ILIL5,4056.1%−5.2 pts

101Coal City, ILIL5,8316.1%−0.1 pts

102Orland Hills, ILIL6,6636.1%+1.7 pts

103Hickory Hills, ILIL14,1016.1%+1.9 pts

104Belleville, ILIL40,2376.1%+1.3 pts

105Round Lake, ILIL18,5266.1%−0.0 pts

106Vandalia, ILIL7,1086.0%+2.1 pts

107Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6556.0%+0.8 pts

108Highwood, ILIL5,3236.0%+2.3 pts

109Crete, ILIL8,3456.0%−1.3 pts

110Tinley Park, ILIL55,1406.0%+0.1 pts

111Murphysboro, ILIL6,9775.9%−3.2 pts

112Herrin, ILIL12,2685.9%+0.3 pts

113Elmwood Park, ILIL23,6755.9%+1.5 pts

114Evergreen Park, ILIL19,2835.9%+2.7 pts

115River Grove, ILIL10,4095.9%+1.8 pts

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

117South Beloit, ILIL7,9965.9%+1.5 pts

118Carpentersville, ILIL37,0455.9%−0.4 pts

119Lake Barrington, ILIL5,1305.9%+0.5 pts

120Aurora, ILIL181,5055.8%−0.2 pts

121Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,6795.7%+2.7 pts

122Swansea, ILIL14,3565.7%+2.5 pts

123Lynwood, ILIL9,2975.7%−3.4 pts

124Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8035.7%+0.7 pts

125Granite City, ILIL26,8075.7%−0.6 pts

126Melrose Park, ILIL23,9365.7%−0.6 pts

127Northlake, ILIL12,4625.6%+0.4 pts

128Winfield, ILIL10,1465.6%+4.2 pts

129Bensenville, ILIL18,5255.6%+2.2 pts

130Oak Park, ILIL52,8235.6%+0.6 pts

131Summit, ILIL10,7535.5%−2.1 pts

132North Aurora, ILIL19,4065.5%+0.6 pts

133Crest Hill, ILIL20,6955.5%−1.8 pts

134Steger, ILIL9,3525.5%−1.2 pts

135Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,0365.5%−1.5 pts

136Joliet, ILIL152,2415.5%−0.5 pts

137Grayslake, ILIL21,1405.4%−2.3 pts

138Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4505.4%−1.3 pts

139Oak Forest, ILIL26,7925.4%+1.3 pts

140Princeton, ILIL7,6745.4%+1.4 pts

141Alton, ILIL25,0135.4%−2.6 pts

142Midlothian, ILIL13,8415.3%+2.5 pts

143Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,7505.3%+1.1 pts

144Sugar Grove, ILIL9,3815.3%+1.6 pts

145Westchester, ILIL16,3005.2%−0.2 pts

146Poplar Grove, ILIL5,2065.2%−1.7 pts

147Dixon, ILIL14,5825.2%+2.4 pts

148Skokie, ILIL66,5445.2%−0.0 pts

149Jacksonville, ILIL17,7525.1%−2.5 pts

150Romeoville, ILIL41,2815.0%+0.9 pts

151Paris, ILIL8,0265.0%+1.4 pts

152Cary, ILIL17,9325.0%+0.7 pts

153Hanover Park, ILIL36,5685.0%−0.6 pts

154Campton Hills, ILIL10,8945.0%−1.3 pts

155Galesburg, ILIL28,5815.0%−0.4 pts

156LaSalle, ILIL9,3885.0%−0.9 pts

157Cicero, ILIL81,8585.0%+0.3 pts

158Lake Villa, ILIL8,6924.9%−2.4 pts

159Wauconda, ILIL13,9934.9%+2.2 pts

160Stickney, ILIL6,8974.9%+1.5 pts

161Mendota, ILIL6,8944.8%+0.2 pts

162Orland Park, ILIL57,9544.8%+1.0 pts

163Plano, ILIL12,6774.8%−3.4 pts

164Champaign, ILIL91,1954.8%−0.2 pts

165Gurnee, ILIL30,4584.8%−0.6 pts

166Wheeling, ILIL38,3914.8%+1.3 pts

167Carterville, ILIL5,8394.7%+1.9 pts

168Lockport, ILIL27,8224.7%+1.4 pts

169Urbana, ILIL39,7194.7%−0.3 pts

170Collinsville, ILIL23,7174.7%−1.0 pts

171Addison, ILIL35,7584.7%+0.6 pts

172Quincy, ILIL38,9184.7%−0.5 pts

173Villa Park, ILIL21,8884.7%+0.9 pts

174Wilmington, ILIL5,6144.7%+1.5 pts

175Olney, ILIL8,3474.7%−2.4 pts

176Chester, ILIL6,8474.7%+1.0 pts

177Beardstown, ILIL5,6914.6%−4.8 pts

178Lyons, ILIL10,4334.6%−0.2 pts

179Homer Glen, ILIL24,8734.6%−0.5 pts

180Godfrey, ILIL17,6204.6%+1.3 pts

181Bloomingdale, ILIL22,4764.6%+1.0 pts

182Edwardsville, ILIL26,4634.6%−2.7 pts

183Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,4484.6%+0.5 pts

184Willow Springs, ILIL5,7884.6%−0.2 pts

185Lemont, ILIL18,5134.5%+0.8 pts

186Naperville, ILIL153,1144.5%+0.3 pts

187Greenville, ILIL7,4694.5%+3.5 pts

188Mount Carmel, ILIL6,7234.5%−0.4 pts

189Robinson, ILIL7,2834.5%−0.8 pts

190Freeport, ILIL23,2024.5%−5.2 pts

191Forest Park, ILIL13,8294.5%−0.4 pts

192Lombard, ILIL44,3994.4%+0.5 pts

193Morton Grove, ILIL24,5824.4%+1.6 pts

194Willowbrook, ILIL9,1264.4%+1.3 pts

195Peoria Heights, ILIL5,7674.4%−1.6 pts

196Lake Bluff, ILIL5,5634.4%+1.9 pts

197Glen Carbon, ILIL13,8984.4%+0.1 pts

198Elmhurst, ILIL46,1114.3%−0.4 pts

199Minooka, ILIL12,8994.2%+1.4 pts

200Crystal Lake, ILIL42,2884.2%−0.4 pts

201Woodridge, ILIL34,0284.2%+0.3 pts

202Wilmette, ILIL27,4594.2%+0.3 pts

203Pontiac, ILIL10,8064.2%−0.9 pts

204Fox Lake, ILIL10,8494.2%−0.1 pts

205Park Ridge, ILIL38,4634.2%+1.0 pts

206Lisle, ILIL23,4324.2%−0.6 pts

207Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8584.2%+0.6 pts

208Hillside, ILIL8,1404.1%−0.9 pts

209Algonquin, ILIL30,8244.1%−1.7 pts

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

211Mokena, ILIL19,8974.1%+1.0 pts

212Des Plaines, ILIL58,7724.1%−0.1 pts

213Palos Hills, ILIL18,0284.1%−0.8 pts

214Elk Grove, ILIL31,8854.1%−0.1 pts

215Frankfort, ILIL21,3654.1%+0.5 pts

216Palatine, ILIL65,8424.1%−0.4 pts

217Mascoutah, ILIL9,2394.1%−2.0 pts

218Bethalto, ILIL9,2024.0%+1.3 pts

219Downers Grove, ILIL50,3654.0%−0.1 pts

220Wood Dale, ILIL14,0814.0%−0.5 pts

221Westmont, ILIL24,1554.0%+1.5 pts

222Benton, ILIL6,5583.9%−3.1 pts

223Carol Stream, ILIL39,3153.9%−1.7 pts

224Normal, ILIL53,2753.9%+0.0 pts

225Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,6903.9%−0.4 pts

226Darien, ILIL22,0323.9%−1.0 pts

227Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3953.8%+0.3 pts

228Sterling, ILIL14,3943.8%+0.0 pts

229Plainfield, ILIL50,0433.8%−0.2 pts

230Wheaton, ILIL54,0653.7%−0.1 pts

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

232Clinton, ILIL6,7813.7%−2.5 pts

233Pingree Grove, ILIL12,5453.7%+2.6 pts

234Warrenville, ILIL15,2113.7%−0.3 pts

235Silvis, ILIL7,9793.7%−2.3 pts

236Gilberts, ILIL9,0823.7%+1.5 pts

237Glencoe, ILIL8,7243.6%+0.4 pts

238Chatham, ILIL14,5793.6%+2.3 pts

239McHenry, ILIL29,2173.6%−0.9 pts

240Yorkville, ILIL26,7303.6%−0.3 pts

241Berkeley, ILIL5,1413.6%−2.1 pts

242Palos Heights, ILIL12,0843.6%−0.0 pts

243Huntley, ILIL29,1323.6%+0.7 pts

244Monmouth, ILIL8,5993.6%−9.7 pts

245Genoa, ILIL5,5473.6%−0.6 pts

246Marion, ILIL17,1483.5%−0.8 pts

247Taylorville, ILIL10,5223.5%−1.0 pts

248Geneseo, ILIL6,5053.5%+1.6 pts

249Mahomet, ILIL10,5163.5%+1.1 pts

250Prospect Heights, ILIL15,5523.5%+0.1 pts

251Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2163.5%−0.2 pts

252Schaumburg, ILIL77,2493.5%−0.2 pts

253Roscoe, ILIL11,0343.5%+0.1 pts

254East Moline, ILIL20,4533.4%−1.8 pts

255Burr Ridge, ILIL11,1793.4%+0.4 pts

256Mount Zion, ILIL5,8803.4%−1.4 pts

257Winnetka, ILIL12,5183.4%+0.2 pts

258Glenview, ILIL47,7113.4%+0.3 pts

259Schiller Park, ILIL11,3173.4%−1.1 pts

260Streamwood, ILIL38,2773.4%−0.5 pts

261Montgomery, ILIL21,9783.4%−0.8 pts

262West Dundee, ILIL8,5703.3%+1.5 pts

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

264East Alton, ILIL5,6213.3%−0.9 pts

265Woodstock, ILIL25,7403.3%−0.7 pts

266Inverness, ILIL7,4183.3%+2.0 pts

267Brookfield, ILIL18,8793.3%+1.1 pts

268Harwood Heights, ILIL8,7613.3%−1.3 pts

269East Peoria, ILIL22,0883.3%−1.7 pts

270Highland Park, ILIL30,7673.2%−0.9 pts

271Hinsdale, ILIL17,5733.2%+0.4 pts

272Northbrook, ILIL34,7443.2%+1.1 pts

273Sandwich, ILIL7,3803.2%+1.5 pts

274Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,6813.2%+2.1 pts

275Rantoul, ILIL11,9913.2%−1.6 pts

276Vernon Hills, ILIL26,8253.2%−0.0 pts

277Lake Zurich, ILIL19,8683.2%−0.5 pts

278South Elgin, ILIL25,6563.1%−1.2 pts

279Western Springs, ILIL13,5883.1%+0.5 pts

280Troy, ILIL11,8933.1%+0.3 pts

281Rockton, ILIL7,8703.1%−0.4 pts

282Sycamore, ILIL19,0833.0%−0.8 pts

283New Lenox, ILIL28,8932.9%−0.6 pts

284Hillsboro, ILIL6,1842.9%+1.0 pts

285Bradley, ILIL15,2142.9%−2.9 pts

286Morris, ILIL14,6692.9%+0.4 pts

287Wood River, ILIL10,2242.9%−2.1 pts

288Manteno, ILIL9,2012.9%−1.7 pts

289Lincoln, ILIL12,9812.9%−4.4 pts

290Libertyville, ILIL20,7012.9%+0.3 pts

291Barrington, ILIL10,5862.8%−0.6 pts

292Morton, ILIL17,5652.8%+0.5 pts

293Bloomington, ILIL78,8042.7%−0.3 pts

294Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,8122.7%−0.4 pts

295Spring Valley, ILIL5,4082.7%−1.9 pts

296Johnsburg, ILIL6,4452.7%−1.5 pts

297Deerfield, ILIL19,6422.7%−0.4 pts

298Mundelein, ILIL32,6802.6%−0.3 pts

299Oswego, ILIL39,9482.6%+0.1 pts

300Bartlett, ILIL40,8552.6%−0.4 pts

301Metropolis, ILIL5,7272.6%−3.0 pts

302Volo, ILIL6,8052.6%+0.9 pts

303Effingham, ILIL12,4062.6%−0.9 pts

304Itasca, ILIL9,4882.6%−0.1 pts

305Braidwood, ILIL6,2592.5%−2.6 pts

306Hampshire, ILIL9,2662.5%+0.0 pts

307Peru, ILIL9,7802.5%−3.4 pts

308Batavia, ILIL26,5862.5%−0.9 pts

309Salem, ILIL7,0352.4%−5.0 pts

310Lake Holiday, ILIL5,6412.4%−6.7 pts

311North Riverside, ILIL7,1612.4%−3.3 pts

312Chillicothe, ILIL6,0332.4%−1.7 pts

313Lakemoor, ILIL6,4492.4%−0.2 pts

314Carlinville, ILIL5,4652.4%−3.3 pts

315Waterloo, ILIL11,1322.3%−1.2 pts

316La Grange, ILIL15,9352.2%−0.7 pts

317Lincolnshire, ILIL7,9632.2%−0.7 pts

318Northfield, ILIL5,6322.2%+1.9 pts

319Long Grove, ILIL8,3432.1%−0.9 pts

320Grandwood Park, ILIL5,2622.0%+0.5 pts

321South Barrington, ILIL5,0712.0%−1.2 pts

322Riverside, ILIL8,9391.9%−3.5 pts

323Geneva, ILIL21,1381.8%−1.1 pts

324Lake Forest, ILIL19,7311.8%−1.5 pts

325Shiloh, ILIL14,6041.7%−0.2 pts

326Manhattan, ILIL10,9431.5%−2.6 pts

327Columbia, ILIL10,8651.4%−0.8 pts

328Savoy, ILIL9,1131.4%−2.1 pts

329Monee, ILIL5,1191.2%−1.0 pts

330Milan, ILIL5,0281.1%−1.4 pts

331Bartonville, ILIL5,8041.1%−1.8 pts

332Highland, ILIL10,0421.0%−2.6 pts

333Washington, ILIL15,9021.0%−1.2 pts

334Elburn, ILIL7,0840.5%−1.6 pts

335Monticello, ILIL6,0800.5%−1.9 pts

336Jerseyville, ILIL8,4090.4%−3.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES