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Highest unemployment, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 135 is 4.8%.

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YEAR2020 2024

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01Lake Station, ININ12,97716.5%–

02Gary, ININ67,28912.7%–

03Gas City, ININ6,08110.5%–

04Bargersville, ININ11,86210.3%–

05Chesterton, ININ14,6359.8%–

06Marion, ININ28,2349.6%–

07Hartford City, ININ5,8989.6%–

08Sellersburg, ININ10,3058.8%–

09Rushville, ININ6,1718.6%–

10East Chicago, ININ25,6108.5%–

11Sheridan, ININ5,7468.1%–

12Monticello, ININ5,5958.0%–

13Merrillville, ININ37,4077.9%–

14Beech Grove, ININ14,6717.7%–

15Muncie, ININ65,4667.7%–

16Avon, ININ25,3507.4%–

17Mount Vernon, ININ6,2897.3%–

18Terre Haute, ININ58,7647.3%–

19Hobart, ININ29,2987.2%–

20Michigan City, ININ31,3387.2%–

21Bloomington, ININ83,3077.2%–

22Hammond, ININ75,7127.0%–

23Cedar Lake, ININ16,7897.0%–

24Mishawaka, ININ51,2266.9%–

25Whiteland, ININ5,8846.9%–

26Elkhart, ININ54,0926.7%–

27Brazil, ININ8,3436.6%–

28Alexandria, ININ5,2236.5%–

29Anderson, ININ56,1536.5%–

30Evansville, ININ116,1766.2%–

31La Porte, ININ22,6006.2%–

32Kendallville, ININ10,3716.1%–

33Tipton, ININ5,2636.1%–

34Portage, ININ38,6346.0%–

35Washington, ININ12,9916.0%–

36South Bend, ININ103,2016.0%–

37Batesville, ININ7,4016.0%–

38Fort Wayne, ININ275,2035.9%–

39Lowell, ININ11,8535.8%–

40Dunlap, ININ6,1095.8%–

41Rochester, ININ6,1325.8%–

42Peru, ININ10,9625.8%–

43Franklin, ININ26,7435.8%–

44Crawfordsville, ININ16,6995.7%–

45Indianapolis, ININ901,1165.7%–

46Auburn, ININ14,0685.7%–

47Westville, ININ5,3875.7%–

48Kokomo, ININ59,9995.7%–

49New Haven, ININ16,3375.7%–

50Richmond, ININ35,3765.6%–

51Schererville, ININ29,8255.5%–

52Martinsville, ININ12,1415.5%–

53Lawrence, ININ50,4205.4%–

54North Manchester, ININ5,2305.3%–

55Speedway, ININ14,3735.3%–

56New Castle, ININ17,3905.3%–

57Angola, ININ9,3665.3%–

58Elwood, ININ8,5255.2%–

59Vincennes, ININ16,3785.2%–

60Linton, ININ5,2455.2%–

61Wabash, ININ10,1905.2%–

62Connersville, ININ13,4065.1%–

63Lafayette, ININ71,2385.0%–

64Columbus, ININ52,6555.0%–

65Goshen, ININ34,5254.9%–

66South Haven, ININ7,2414.9%–

67Warsaw, ININ16,1304.9%–

68Plainfield, ININ38,5744.8%–

69Mooresville, ININ10,1734.8%–

70Frankfort, ININ16,8374.8%–

71Pendleton, ININ5,9304.8%–

72New Albany, ININ37,4634.8%–

73Garrett, ININ6,6944.8%–

74Greensburg, ININ12,3154.7%–

75Bluffton, ININ10,5834.7%–

76Bedford, ININ13,9624.6%–

77Zionsville, ININ33,6244.4%–

78Highland, ININ23,4094.4%–

79Plymouth, ININ11,0814.3%–

80Valparaiso, ININ35,1774.3%–

81Madison, ININ12,3044.2%–

82Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,4024.2%–

83St. John, ININ24,8414.2%–

84Tell City, ININ7,4414.2%–

85Bright, ININ5,5404.2%–

86Columbia City, ININ10,2564.2%–

87Crown Point, ININ35,6164.1%–

88Griffith, ININ16,1374.1%–

89Shelbyville, ININ21,2044.1%–

90Jeffersonville, ININ54,1344.1%–

91West Lafayette, ININ45,7474.0%–

92Scottsburg, ININ7,4783.9%–

93McCordsville, ININ13,0943.6%–

94Granger, ININ30,3213.6%–

95Clarksville, ININ22,2533.6%–

96Logansport, ININ18,2873.6%–

97Rensselaer, ININ5,6813.5%–

98Seymour, ININ22,4503.5%–

99North Vernon, ININ6,5593.5%–

100Noblesville, ININ76,1113.4%–

101Greenfield, ININ26,5443.4%–

102Portland, ININ6,2373.4%–

103Porter, ININ5,1673.3%–

104Dyer, ININ16,2733.2%–

105Huntingburg, ININ6,5223.2%–

106Munster, ININ23,5043.2%–

107Yorktown, ININ11,9473.2%–

108Nappanee, ININ6,8853.1%–

109Winfield, ININ9,1403.0%–

110Fishers, ININ104,8123.0%–

111Greenwood, ININ69,3492.9%–

112Huntington, ININ17,1672.9%–

113Whitestown, ININ15,7672.8%–

114Brownsburg, ININ34,0892.7%–

115Carmel, ININ105,6342.7%–

116Notre Dame, ININ6,8902.6%–

117Decatur, ININ10,0902.5%–

118Lebanon, ININ17,9132.5%–

119Boonville, ININ6,6892.4%–

120Princeton, ININ8,5242.4%–

121Ellettsville, ININ6,8402.2%–

122Westfield, ININ66,2582.2%–

123Cumberland, ININ8,0662.2%–

124Winona Lake, ININ5,1262.1%–

125Jasper, ININ17,2791.8%–

126Huntertown, ININ11,6001.8%–

127Salem, ININ6,4271.8%–

128Danville, ININ13,4151.5%–

129New Whiteland, ININ5,9371.5%–

130Cicero, ININ5,5811.4%–

131Greencastle, ININ9,9241.3%–

132Charlestown, ININ8,8020.9%–

133Highland, ININ5,1140.7%–

134Hidden Valley, ININ5,7060.3%–

135Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2430.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS