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Highest unemployment, Indiana cities

Indiana cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 4.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Highland, IN, up 90 places to #43.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Lake Station, ININ12,97716.3%−0.1 pts

02▲58Linton, ININ5,24513.3%+8.2 pts

03▼1Gary, ININ67,28911.0%−1.7 pts

04▲16Michigan City, ININ31,3389.1%+1.9 pts

05▲37Peru, ININ10,9629.1%+3.3 pts

06▲9Muncie, ININ65,4667.8%+0.1 pts

07▼1Marion, ININ28,2347.7%−1.8 pts

08▲33Rochester, ININ6,1327.7%+1.9 pts

09▲1East Chicago, ININ25,6107.7%−0.8 pts

10▲3Merrillville, ININ37,4077.5%−0.4 pts

11▲23Portage, ININ38,6347.4%+1.4 pts

12▲17Anderson, ININ56,1537.3%+0.8 pts

13▲15Alexandria, ININ5,2237.2%+0.8 pts

14▲85North Vernon, ININ6,5597.1%+3.6 pts

15▲3Terre Haute, ININ58,7646.9%−0.4 pts

16▲34Richmond, ININ35,3766.9%+1.2 pts

17▲7Mishawaka, ININ51,2266.8%−0.2 pts

18▼13Chesterton, ININ14,6356.7%−3.1 pts

19▼15Bargersville, ININ11,8626.7%−3.6 pts

20▲1Bloomington, ININ83,3076.6%−0.5 pts

21▲1Hammond, ININ75,7126.5%−0.5 pts

22▲81Porter, ININ5,1676.5%+3.2 pts

23▲13South Bend, ININ103,2016.5%+0.5 pts

24▲33Angola, ININ9,3666.3%+1.0 pts

25▲33Elwood, ININ8,5256.2%+1.0 pts

26▲22Kokomo, ININ59,9996.2%+0.5 pts

27▲45New Albany, ININ37,4636.0%+1.2 pts

28▲80Nappanee, ININ6,8856.0%+2.9 pts

29▼18Sheridan, ININ5,7465.9%−2.2 pts

30▼3Brazil, ININ8,3435.9%−0.7 pts

31▲15Auburn, ININ14,0685.9%+0.2 pts

32▼20Monticello, ININ5,5955.9%−2.2 pts

33▲64Rensselaer, ININ5,6815.8%+2.2 pts

34▲21Speedway, ININ14,3735.8%+0.5 pts

35Ross, ININ6,7515.6%–

36▲2Fort Wayne, ININ275,2035.6%−0.3 pts

37▼28Rushville, ININ6,1715.6%−3.0 pts

38▲68Munster, ININ23,5045.5%+2.3 pts

39▲27South Haven, ININ7,2415.5%+0.6 pts

40▼17Cedar Lake, ININ16,7895.5%−1.6 pts

41▼33Sellersburg, ININ10,3055.5%−3.3 pts

42▲63Huntingburg, ININ6,5225.4%+2.2 pts

43▲90Highland, ININ5,1145.4%+4.6 pts

44▲40Tell City, ININ7,4415.3%+1.1 pts

45▲50Clarksville, ININ22,2535.2%+1.7 pts

46▼39Hartford City, ININ5,8985.2%−4.3 pts

47▲24Pendleton, ININ5,9305.2%+0.4 pts

48▲11Vincennes, ININ16,3785.2%−0.1 pts

49▲32Madison, ININ12,3045.2%+0.9 pts

50▼20Evansville, ININ116,1765.1%−1.1 pts

51Schererville, ININ29,8255.1%−0.4 pts

52▼7Indianapolis, ININ901,1165.1%−0.7 pts

53▲49Portland, ININ6,2375.0%+1.7 pts

54▼15Lowell, ININ11,8534.9%−0.9 pts

55▲1New Castle, ININ17,3904.9%−0.4 pts

56▲71Salem, ININ6,4274.8%+3.1 pts

57▼8New Haven, ININ16,3374.8%−0.9 pts

58▲20Highland, ININ23,4094.7%+0.4 pts

59▲5Columbus, ININ52,6554.7%−0.3 pts

60▲13Garrett, ININ6,6944.6%−0.2 pts

61▲51Huntington, ININ17,1674.6%+1.7 pts

62▲29West Lafayette, ININ45,7474.5%+0.6 pts

63▼10Lawrence, ININ50,4204.5%−1.0 pts

64▼3Wabash, ININ10,1904.4%−0.7 pts

65▼51Beech Grove, ININ14,6714.4%−3.3 pts

66▼22Crawfordsville, ININ16,6994.4%−1.3 pts

67▲27Granger, ININ30,3214.4%+0.8 pts

68▼16Martinsville, ININ12,1414.4%−1.1 pts

69▲27Logansport, ININ18,2874.3%+0.8 pts

70▼51Hobart, ININ29,2984.3%−2.9 pts

71▲21Scottsburg, ININ7,4784.2%+0.3 pts

72▼7Goshen, ININ34,5254.0%−0.9 pts

73▲17Jeffersonville, ININ54,1344.0%−0.1 pts

74▲58Charlestown, ININ8,8024.0%+3.1 pts

75▼49Elkhart, ININ54,0923.9%−2.8 pts

76▼14Connersville, ININ13,4063.9%−1.1 pts

77▼60Mount Vernon, ININ6,2893.9%−3.4 pts

78▼35Franklin, ININ26,7433.9%−1.9 pts

79▲25Dyer, ININ16,2733.8%+0.5 pts

80▲8Griffith, ININ16,1373.8%−0.3 pts

81▲42Cumberland, ININ8,0663.7%+1.5 pts

82▲36Lebanon, ININ17,9133.7%+1.2 pts

83▲3Columbia City, ININ10,2563.7%−0.5 pts

84▼37Westville, ININ5,3873.7%−2.1 pts

85▼17Plainfield, ININ38,5743.6%−1.2 pts

86▼6Valparaiso, ININ35,1773.6%−0.7 pts

87▼24Lafayette, ININ71,2383.6%−1.4 pts

88▼57La Porte, ININ22,6003.5%−2.7 pts

89▼20Mooresville, ININ10,1733.4%−1.4 pts

90▼11Plymouth, ININ11,0813.4%−0.9 pts

91▼51Dunlap, ININ6,1093.4%−2.4 pts

92▲9Greenfield, ININ26,5443.3%−0.1 pts

93▼61Kendallville, ININ10,3713.3%−2.8 pts

94▲37Greencastle, ININ9,9243.0%+1.7 pts

95▼25Frankfort, ININ16,8373.0%−1.8 pts

96▲13Winfield, ININ9,1403.0%−0.1 pts

97▲3Noblesville, ININ76,1112.9%−0.5 pts

98▼82Avon, ININ25,3502.9%−4.5 pts

99▲21Princeton, ININ8,5242.8%+0.4 pts

100▼65Washington, ININ12,9912.8%−3.2 pts

101▼24Zionsville, ININ33,6242.8%−1.6 pts

102▲8Fishers, ININ104,8122.8%−0.2 pts

103▼16Crown Point, ININ35,6162.8%−1.4 pts

104▲18Westfield, ININ66,2582.8%+0.6 pts

105▼30Bluffton, ININ10,5832.8%−1.9 pts

106▲9Carmel, ININ105,6342.7%0.0 pts

107▲10Decatur, ININ10,0902.7%+0.1 pts

108▲3Greenwood, ININ69,3492.6%−0.3 pts

109▲10Boonville, ININ6,6892.6%+0.1 pts

110▲6Notre Dame, ININ6,8902.6%0.0 pts

111▼74Batesville, ININ7,4012.5%−3.5 pts

112▼19McCordsville, ININ13,0942.4%−1.2 pts

113▼39Greensburg, ININ12,3152.3%−2.4 pts

114▼38Bedford, ININ13,9622.3%−2.2 pts

115▼48Warsaw, ININ16,1302.3%−2.6 pts

116▼91Whiteland, ININ5,8842.3%−4.5 pts

117▼34St. John, ININ24,8412.3%−1.9 pts

118▼20Seymour, ININ22,4502.3%−1.3 pts

119▲9Danville, ININ13,4152.1%+0.6 pts

120▼13Yorktown, ININ11,9472.1%−1.1 pts

121▼32Shelbyville, ININ21,2042.0%−2.1 pts

122▼119Gas City, ININ6,0812.0%−8.5 pts

123▼69North Manchester, ININ5,2301.8%−3.5 pts

124▼91Tipton, ININ5,2631.7%−4.4 pts

125▼12Whitestown, ININ15,7671.6%−1.1 pts

126▼12Brownsburg, ININ34,0891.6%−1.1 pts

127▲8Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2431.6%+1.6 pts

128▼3Jasper, ININ17,2791.4%−0.4 pts

129▼5Winona Lake, ININ5,1261.4%−0.7 pts

130▼4Huntertown, ININ11,6001.4%−0.4 pts

131▼10Ellettsville, ININ6,8401.3%−0.9 pts

132▲2Hidden Valley, ININ5,7061.3%+0.9 pts

133▼3Cicero, ININ5,5810.8%−0.5 pts

134▼52Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4020.8%−3.4 pts

135▼50Bright, ININ5,5400.7%−3.5 pts

136▼7New Whiteland, ININ5,9370.0%−1.5 pts

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