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Highest unemployment, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

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 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES