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Highest unemployment, Minnesota cities

Minnesota cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 155 is 3.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Belle Plaine, MN, up 119 places to #28.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲20Brainerd, MNMN14,4289.0%+3.9 pts

02International Falls, MNMN5,4817.7%−0.2 pts

03▲42Waite Park, MNMN8,4507.5%+3.3 pts

04▲37Chisago City, MNMN5,9557.5%+3.1 pts

05▲38Fergus Falls, MNMN14,2467.2%+2.9 pts

06▲82Detroit Lakes, MNMN10,0196.8%+3.8 pts

07▲16Fridley, MNMN30,8296.5%+1.5 pts

08▲5Hopkins, MNMN19,5236.4%+1.0 pts

09▲50Hibbing, MNMN15,8236.3%+2.4 pts

10▲46Robbinsdale, MNMN14,0306.2%+2.2 pts

11▼2Little Falls, MNMN9,2776.1%+0.4 pts

12▼8St. Cloud, MNMN72,6476.0%−1.5 pts

13▲25Mankato, MNMN46,5296.0%+1.5 pts

14▲1Buffalo, MNMN16,8786.0%+0.6 pts

15▲3Minneapolis, MNMN430,3245.9%+0.7 pts

16▲39Roseville, MNMN35,6635.9%+2.0 pts

17▲15South St. Paul, MNMN20,5325.9%+1.1 pts

18▲71Little Canada, MNMN10,5675.9%+2.9 pts

19▼11Brooklyn Center, MNMN31,8465.8%−0.4 pts

20▲24Albert Lea, MNMN18,2175.7%+1.4 pts

21▼16Virginia, MNMN8,1875.6%−1.1 pts

22▼10Columbia Heights, MNMN22,4825.5%0.0 pts

23▼17Faribault, MNMN25,0405.4%−1.2 pts

24▲3St. Paul, MNMN306,6845.4%+0.4 pts

25▲1Richfield, MNMN36,5935.3%+0.4 pts

26▲8Savage, MNMN32,9705.3%+0.7 pts

27▼3Grand Rapids, MNMN11,1815.3%+0.3 pts

28▲119Belle Plaine, MNMN7,6325.3%+4.4 pts

29▲99Mound, MNMN9,0645.2%+3.4 pts

30▼2Bemidji, MNMN15,7705.2%+0.2 pts

31▲26New Hope, MNMN20,8075.0%+1.1 pts

32▲31Moorhead, MNMN46,5335.0%+1.2 pts

33▲2Burnsville, MNMN65,2445.0%+0.4 pts

34▲2Shorewood, MNMN7,6205.0%+0.4 pts

35▲97Hastings, MNMN22,5634.9%+3.2 pts

36▼22Northfield, MNMN21,9924.9%−0.5 pts

37▼6Red Wing, MNMN16,8054.9%+0.1 pts

38▼21Willmar, MNMN22,0014.8%−0.4 pts

39▼36Falcon Heights, MNMN5,0714.8%−3.0 pts

40▲9Bloomington, MNMN89,0344.8%+0.7 pts

41▼11Anoka, MNMN18,1694.8%−0.1 pts

42▼20Duluth, MNMN88,3304.7%−0.3 pts

43▼32Arden Hills, MNMN9,5834.6%−0.9 pts

44▲73Golden Valley, MNMN21,3254.6%+2.3 pts

45▼5Vadnais Heights, MNMN13,0524.5%+0.1 pts

46▼30West St. Paul, MNMN21,9504.5%−0.9 pts

47Coon Rapids, MNMN64,1934.5%+0.3 pts

48▲22Austin, MNMN26,6894.5%+0.9 pts

49▲71Waconia, MNMN14,1134.4%+2.3 pts

50▲104Byron, MNMN6,7404.4%+4.4 pts

51▲40Sauk Rapids, MNMN13,7684.4%+1.5 pts

52▲24Ramsey, MNMN29,6244.4%+1.0 pts

53▲1Newport, MNMN5,5254.3%+0.4 pts

54▼29Forest Lake, MNMN20,9524.3%−0.7 pts

55▼5Shoreview, MNMN26,9064.3%+0.2 pts

56▲8Blaine, MNMN76,6034.2%+0.5 pts

57▲20North Branch, MNMN12,3984.1%+0.8 pts

58▼51Cloquet, MNMN12,3994.0%−2.3 pts

59▲92North Oaks, MNMN5,2834.0%+3.4 pts

60▼14Hutchinson, MNMN14,6554.0%−0.2 pts

61▼28White Bear Lake, MNMN23,3924.0%−0.7 pts

62▼10Maplewood, MNMN40,7174.0%0.0 pts

63▼1Brooklyn Park, MNMN83,5434.0%+0.1 pts

64▲30Lino Lakes, MNMN23,2204.0%+1.1 pts

65▲15Edina, MNMN54,3563.9%+0.7 pts

66▲60Kasson, MNMN7,3503.9%+2.0 pts

67▲14Woodbury, MNMN81,5583.9%+0.7 pts

68▲37Worthington, MNMN13,9793.8%+1.3 pts

69▲34Marshall, MNMN14,1713.7%+1.2 pts

70▼12Rochester, MNMN124,2923.7%−0.2 pts

71▲1Shakopee, MNMN49,3663.7%+0.3 pts

72▼35Eagan, MNMN67,1093.7%−0.8 pts

73▲1Carver, MNMN7,1983.7%+0.3 pts

74▲18Cottage Grove, MNMN43,6043.7%+0.8 pts

75Inver Grove Heights, MNMN36,8733.6%+0.3 pts

76▲14Eden Prairie, MNMN63,0753.6%+0.8 pts

77▼10Owatonna, MNMN26,6333.6%−0.1 pts

78▲31Alexandria, MNMN15,0453.6%+1.2 pts

79▲25Champlin, MNMN23,1253.6%+1.0 pts

80▲7Mahtomedi, MNMN8,1893.5%+0.5 pts

81▲18Maple Grove, MNMN73,8933.5%+0.8 pts

82▼9East Bethel, MNMN12,6053.5%0.0 pts

83▲1East Grand Forks, MNMN8,9063.5%+0.4 pts

84▲66Stewartville, MNMN6,8503.5%+2.8 pts

85▼3Spring Lake Park, MNMN7,1273.5%+0.3 pts

86▼1Rosemount, MNMN31,8813.5%+0.4 pts

87▲53Stillwater, MNMN19,3543.5%+2.2 pts

88▲18Ham Lake, MNMN17,1043.4%+0.9 pts

89▲38Cambridge, MNMN11,0903.4%+1.5 pts

90▲62Glencoe, MNMN5,6323.4%+2.8 pts

91▲16Farmington, MNMN25,4253.4%+1.0 pts

92▼13Crookston, MNMN7,3753.4%+0.1 pts

93▲51Redwood Falls, MNMN5,0403.3%+2.2 pts

94▼65Oakdale, MNMN30,5883.2%−1.6 pts

95▲16St. Louis Park, MNMN50,0273.2%+0.8 pts

96▲12Chanhassen, MNMN25,7483.2%+0.8 pts

97▲49Big Lake, MNMN12,9293.2%+2.3 pts

98▲35Chaska, MNMN30,5133.2%+1.4 pts

99▼21Apple Valley, MNMN55,2483.1%−0.1 pts

100▼81Fairmont, MNMN10,0993.1%−2.1 pts

101▲12Minnetonka, MNMN53,9693.0%+0.7 pts

102▲16Oak Grove, MNMN9,4763.0%+0.7 pts

103▼2New Ulm, MNMN13,8633.0%+0.3 pts

104▼18St. Michael, MNMN22,4982.9%−0.1 pts

105▼8Monticello, MNMN15,6702.9%+0.1 pts

106▲23Litchfield, MNMN6,5282.9%+1.1 pts

107▲27Andover, MNMN33,8742.8%+1.1 pts

108▼48Wyoming, MNMN8,1212.8%−1.1 pts

109▲29Lindstrom, MNMN5,0392.8%+1.3 pts

110▼90Mounds View, MNMN12,7862.8%−2.4 pts

111▼18St. Joseph, MNMN6,8462.8%−0.1 pts

112▼61Waseca, MNMN9,0352.8%−1.3 pts

113▼15New Prague, MNMN8,2382.8%0.0 pts

114▼19North Mankato, MNMN14,1652.8%−0.1 pts

115▲10Orono, MNMN8,3012.8%+0.8 pts

116▼48Jordan, MNMN6,9882.7%−0.8 pts

117▼75North St. Paul, MNMN12,7802.7%−1.7 pts

118▼22Thief River Falls, MNMN8,7992.7%−0.1 pts

119▼48Winona, MNMN26,5302.7%−0.9 pts

120▼54New Brighton, MNMN22,1592.5%−1.3 pts

121▼56Crystal, MNMN22,2392.4%−1.3 pts

122▼39St. Francis, MNMN8,6352.4%−0.6 pts

123▼113Montevideo, MNMN5,3352.3%−3.4 pts

124▼123Minnetrista, MNMN9,4582.3%−6.2 pts

125▲10Baxter, MNMN9,2172.3%+0.6 pts

126▼16Lake Elmo, MNMN14,3762.3%−0.1 pts

127▼13Plymouth, MNMN78,9422.3%0.0 pts

128▼59Sartell, MNMN19,9182.2%−1.3 pts

129▼7Hermantown, MNMN10,1102.1%+0.1 pts

130▼11Lakeville, MNMN79,2702.0%−0.2 pts

131▼19St. Peter, MNMN12,2752.0%−0.3 pts

132▲5Lonsdale, MNMN5,1171.9%+0.5 pts

133▲8Delano, MNMN7,7881.9%+0.6 pts

134▼3Dayton, MNMN11,4021.9%+0.1 pts

135Credit River, MNMN5,6441.9%–

136▼88Victoria, MNMN12,4471.8%−2.3 pts

137▼16Otsego, MNMN24,5251.7%−0.4 pts

138▼38St. Paul Park, MNMN5,3961.7%−1.0 pts

139▼24Hugo, MNMN17,1671.6%−0.6 pts

140▼38Elk River, MNMN27,8961.6%−1.0 pts

141▼102Princeton, MNMN5,4801.6%−2.9 pts

142▼18Prior Lake, MNMN28,1401.5%−0.5 pts

143▼20Mendota Heights, MNMN11,4751.4%−0.6 pts

144▲5Zimmerman, MNMN6,9041.4%+0.7 pts

145▼3Rogers, MNMN15,6061.2%0.0 pts

146▼10Corcoran, MNMN9,2691.1%−0.5 pts

147▼8Medina, MNMN7,4601.1%−0.4 pts

148▼5Becker, MNMN5,4251.1%−0.1 pts

149▼33Isanti, MNMN7,7141.1%−1.2 pts

150▼97St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties), MNMN9,9891.0%−3.1 pts

151▼21Morris, MNMN5,1500.6%−1.1 pts

152▼91Lake City, MNMN5,3060.6%−3.3 pts

153La Crescent, MNMN5,2610.5%+0.5 pts

154▼9Albertville, MNMN8,5440.2%−0.8 pts

155▼7Elko New Market, MNMN5,3000.0%−0.8 pts

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