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Highest unemployment, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Somers, WIWI8,1718.4%+1.8 pts

02North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4258.2%+1.2 pts

03Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6546.6%−0.7 pts

04Dodgeville, WIWI5,0766.6%+3.1 pts

05Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.2%−0.2 pts

06Racine, WIWI77,9086.1%+0.6 pts

07Sturtevant, WIWI6,8525.8%−1.2 pts

08Menomonie, WIWI16,6645.8%+3.1 pts

09Waupaca, WIWI6,3525.6%+3.7 pts

10Slinger, WIWI6,4955.5%+2.6 pts

11Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2805.4%−0.1 pts

12Bristol, WIWI5,3005.3%−6.3 pts

13Whitewater, WIWI16,0385.3%+0.7 pts

14Beloit, WIWI36,6495.3%−2.4 pts

15Watertown, WIWI22,7045.3%−0.1 pts

16Brown Deer, WIWI12,8215.0%+2.4 pts

17Wausau, WIWI40,1884.9%+0.8 pts

18Platteville, WIWI11,8154.9%+0.2 pts

19Columbus, WIWI5,4004.9%+3.6 pts

20Hartland, WIWI10,7404.8%+0.5 pts

21Richland Center, WIWI5,0204.6%+2.5 pts

22Plymouth, WIWI8,8214.5%−2.3 pts

23Antigo, WIWI8,0604.5%−2.6 pts

24Kenosha, WIWI99,2394.5%−2.3 pts

25Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2534.5%+2.2 pts

26Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3884.5%+2.7 pts

27Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.5%−0.6 pts

28Stevens Point, WIWI26,3774.4%−0.2 pts

29Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5414.4%−0.4 pts

30Tomah, WIWI9,6004.3%+1.2 pts

31Monroe, WIWI10,5814.3%+1.1 pts

32Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8184.3%−1.0 pts

33Mayville, WIWI5,1844.3%−1.4 pts

34Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2714.2%−1.1 pts

35Sparta, WIWI9,9744.2%+1.9 pts

36Merrill, WIWI9,3894.2%+0.2 pts

37Edgerton, WIWI6,1214.1%−1.2 pts

38Janesville, WIWI66,9294.1%−0.5 pts

39West Allis, WIWI60,1194.1%−0.3 pts

40Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2934.0%−0.2 pts

41Tichigan, WIWI5,0524.0%+1.8 pts

42Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3384.0%−4.3 pts

43Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6874.0%+2.8 pts

44Marinette, WIWI11,1683.8%−0.1 pts

45Portage, WIWI9,9563.7%−0.6 pts

46Ashland, WIWI7,9273.7%−2.0 pts

47Bloomfield, WIWI6,3693.7%−1.9 pts

48Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5423.7%+0.3 pts

49La Crosse, WIWI50,7843.7%−0.3 pts

50Manitowoc, WIWI34,6713.7%+0.4 pts

51Green Bay, WIWI106,6753.7%−0.1 pts

52South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1913.6%−0.4 pts

53Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.6%−1.9 pts

54Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.6%+2.5 pts

55Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%+1.8 pts

56Plover, WIWI14,2743.5%+1.7 pts

57Appleton, WIWI75,4523.5%−0.6 pts

58McFarland, WIWI9,1453.4%−0.5 pts

59Onalaska, WIWI20,2973.4%−0.5 pts

60Franklin, WIWI36,6873.4%−0.9 pts

61Eau Claire, WIWI72,4653.4%−0.8 pts

62River Falls, WIWI17,9163.3%+0.4 pts

63West Salem, WIWI5,2883.3%+0.0 pts

64Delavan, WIWI9,2283.3%−1.5 pts

65Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9173.2%−0.7 pts

66Menasha, WIWI18,3853.2%−1.4 pts

67Burlington, WIWI10,9513.2%+0.5 pts

68Rice Lake, WIWI8,8823.2%−2.4 pts

69Caledonia, WIWI25,2293.2%−0.8 pts

70West Bend, WIWI32,2683.2%+0.0 pts

71Superior, WIWI26,3973.2%−0.5 pts

72Shorewood, WIWI13,4743.2%+0.3 pts

73Sussex, WIWI12,7793.1%−0.9 pts

74Glendale, WIWI14,7953.1%+1.4 pts

75Lisbon, WIWI11,1503.0%–

76Pewaukee, WIWI8,2163.0%+0.3 pts

77Kaukauna, WIWI18,5173.0%+1.5 pts

78Middleton, WIWI23,1153.0%+0.9 pts

79St. Francis, WIWI8,9552.9%+1.0 pts

80New Richmond, WIWI10,9882.9%+2.3 pts

81Baraboo, WIWI13,2242.9%−2.3 pts

82Kimberly, WIWI7,5562.8%−1.3 pts

83New London, WIWI7,7262.8%+0.3 pts

84Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3982.8%−0.7 pts

85Hartford, WIWI16,0052.8%−0.6 pts

86Marshfield, WIWI18,9802.8%−0.5 pts

87Oshkosh, WIWI67,4602.8%−0.4 pts

88Altoona, WIWI9,3762.8%−2.7 pts

89Harrison, WIWI14,4922.8%+1.2 pts

90Sheboygan, WIWI49,3762.7%−1.5 pts

91Suamico, WIWI13,1532.7%+0.6 pts

92Ripon, WIWI7,7382.7%+0.3 pts

93Waukesha, WIWI70,8722.7%−0.4 pts

94Jefferson, WIWI7,8142.7%−1.8 pts

95Madison, WIWI286,2332.7%−0.2 pts

96Evansville, WIWI5,8372.6%−0.0 pts

97Mequon, WIWI25,1202.6%+1.0 pts

98Reedsburg, WIWI10,6412.6%+1.3 pts

99Pewaukee, WIWI16,3752.6%+0.0 pts

100Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4892.6%+0.4 pts

101Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.5%−0.9 pts

102Howard, WIWI22,2332.5%+0.6 pts

103Greenfield, WIWI37,1592.5%−1.4 pts

104Monona, WIWI8,6642.5%+0.9 pts

105Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.4%−0.5 pts

106Cudahy, WIWI17,6552.4%−0.6 pts

107DeForest, WIWI13,0942.4%+1.4 pts

108Waupun, WIWI11,1502.4%−0.7 pts

109Grafton, WIWI13,3892.4%−0.4 pts

110Lake Mills, WIWI6,6552.4%+1.8 pts

111Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2272.3%+0.8 pts

112Berlin, WIWI5,5882.3%−1.6 pts

113Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.3%+0.6 pts

114Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1192.2%−0.5 pts

115Neenah, WIWI27,6382.2%−1.1 pts

116New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.2%−0.8 pts

117Oregon, WIWI12,0152.2%+0.3 pts

118Greendale, WIWI14,4262.1%−0.8 pts

119Bellevue, WIWI16,7762.1%−1.3 pts

120Germantown, WIWI21,0502.1%+0.2 pts

121Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6492.1%−0.3 pts

122Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.1%+0.4 pts

123Waterford, WIWI6,0252.1%+0.6 pts

124Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4082.1%−0.1 pts

125Muskego, WIWI25,6022.0%−2.2 pts

126Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3842.0%−1.4 pts

127Allouez, WIWI13,8382.0%−0.1 pts

128Fitchburg, WIWI34,6151.9%−0.2 pts

129Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2911.9%−0.6 pts

130Stoughton, WIWI13,2561.9%+0.1 pts

131Weston, WIWI15,9311.7%−0.4 pts

132Port Washington, WIWI12,6581.7%−0.6 pts

133Two Rivers, WIWI11,2221.7%−0.6 pts

134De Pere, WIWI25,5901.7%−0.5 pts

135Verona, WIWI16,8211.6%−2.1 pts

136Delafield, WIWI7,3141.5%−1.1 pts

137Jackson, WIWI8,3221.5%−3.9 pts

138Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3961.4%−0.2 pts

139Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.4%−0.2 pts

140Windsor, WIWI10,0851.4%+0.8 pts

141Vernon, WIWI7,4641.4%–

142Richfield, WIWI11,7851.3%−0.4 pts

143Elkhorn, WIWI10,0451.3%−1.2 pts

144Oak Creek, WIWI38,2961.3%−1.4 pts

145Waukesha, WIWI8,5071.2%–

146Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4131.2%−1.4 pts

147Union Grove, WIWI5,3701.2%−0.3 pts

148Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3201.0%−1.4 pts

149Rhinelander, WIWI8,2421.0%−0.2 pts

150Milton, WIWI6,0240.9%−1.1 pts

151Summit, WIWI5,3230.9%−0.9 pts

152Shawano, WIWI9,6930.9%−3.1 pts

153Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9300.9%−2.0 pts

154Greenville, WIWI13,3880.8%–

155Elm Grove, WIWI6,3540.7%+0.4 pts

156Hobart, WIWI11,6740.5%+0.3 pts

157Fox Point, WIWI6,5830.4%−0.2 pts

158Holmen, WIWI12,1050.3%−3.1 pts

159Rothschild, WIWI5,6270.3%−1.7 pts

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