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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. The median across all 159 is 2.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Columbus, WI, up 125 places to #19.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲9Somers, WIWI8,1718.4%+1.8 pts

02▲4North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4258.2%+1.2 pts

03▲1Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6546.6%−0.7 pts

04▲62Dodgeville, WIWI5,0766.6%+3.1 pts

05▲6Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.2%−0.2 pts

06▲12Racine, WIWI77,9086.1%+0.6 pts

07Sturtevant, WIWI6,8525.8%−1.2 pts

08▲82Menomonie, WIWI16,6645.8%+3.1 pts

09▲112Waupaca, WIWI6,3525.6%+3.7 pts

10▲72Slinger, WIWI6,4955.5%+2.6 pts

11▲6Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2805.4%−0.1 pts

12▼11Bristol, WIWI5,3005.3%−6.3 pts

13▲18Whitewater, WIWI16,0385.3%+0.7 pts

14▼11Beloit, WIWI36,6495.3%−2.4 pts

15▲6Watertown, WIWI22,7045.3%−0.1 pts

16▲80Brown Deer, WIWI12,8215.0%+2.4 pts

17▲26Wausau, WIWI40,1884.9%+0.8 pts

18▲11Platteville, WIWI11,8154.9%+0.2 pts

19▲125Columbus, WIWI5,4004.9%+3.6 pts

20▲17Hartland, WIWI10,7404.8%+0.5 pts

21▲97Richland Center, WIWI5,0204.6%+2.5 pts

22▼14Plymouth, WIWI8,8214.5%−2.3 pts

23▼18Antigo, WIWI8,0604.5%−2.6 pts

24▼15Kenosha, WIWI99,2394.5%−2.3 pts

25▲80Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2534.5%+2.2 pts

26▲102Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3884.5%+2.7 pts

27▼1Mukwonago, WIWI8,5444.5%−0.6 pts

28▲2Stevens Point, WIWI26,3774.4%−0.2 pts

29▼1Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5414.4%−0.4 pts

30▲46Tomah, WIWI9,6004.3%+1.2 pts

31▲42Monroe, WIWI10,5814.3%+1.1 pts

32▼8Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8184.3%−1.0 pts

33▼21Mayville, WIWI5,1844.3%−1.4 pts

34▼12Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2714.2%−1.1 pts

35▲71Sparta, WIWI9,9744.2%+1.9 pts

36▲12Merrill, WIWI9,3894.2%+0.2 pts

37▼14Edgerton, WIWI6,1214.1%−1.2 pts

38▼5Janesville, WIWI66,9294.1%−0.5 pts

39▼4West Allis, WIWI60,1194.1%−0.3 pts

40▲2Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2934.0%−0.2 pts

41▲70Tichigan, WIWI5,0524.0%+1.8 pts

42▼40Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3384.0%−4.3 pts

43▲104Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6874.0%+2.8 pts

44▲11Marinette, WIWI11,1683.8%−0.1 pts

45▼9Portage, WIWI9,9563.7%−0.6 pts

46▼33Ashland, WIWI7,9273.7%−2.0 pts

47▼32Bloomfield, WIWI6,3693.7%−1.9 pts

48▲15Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5423.7%+0.3 pts

49▲2La Crosse, WIWI50,7843.7%−0.3 pts

50▲22Manitowoc, WIWI34,6713.7%+0.4 pts

51▲7Green Bay, WIWI106,6753.7%−0.1 pts

52▼6South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1913.6%−0.4 pts

53▼37Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7983.6%−1.9 pts

54▲94Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7253.6%+2.5 pts

55▲76Hudson, WIWI15,0193.5%+1.8 pts

56▲74Plover, WIWI14,2743.5%+1.7 pts

57▼12Appleton, WIWI75,4523.5%−0.6 pts

58▼4McFarland, WIWI9,1453.4%−0.5 pts

59▼7Onalaska, WIWI20,2973.4%−0.5 pts

60▼22Franklin, WIWI36,6873.4%−0.9 pts

61▼21Eau Claire, WIWI72,4653.4%−0.8 pts

62▲22River Falls, WIWI17,9163.3%+0.4 pts

63▲8West Salem, WIWI5,2883.3%0.0 pts

64▼37Delavan, WIWI9,2283.3%−1.5 pts

65▼12Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9173.2%−0.7 pts

66▼34Menasha, WIWI18,3853.2%−1.4 pts

67▲26Burlington, WIWI10,9513.2%+0.5 pts

68▼54Rice Lake, WIWI8,8823.2%−2.4 pts

69▼19Caledonia, WIWI25,2293.2%−0.8 pts

70▲5West Bend, WIWI32,2683.2%0.0 pts

71▼11Superior, WIWI26,3973.2%−0.5 pts

72▲15Shorewood, WIWI13,4743.2%+0.3 pts

73▼26Sussex, WIWI12,7793.1%−0.9 pts

74▲58Glendale, WIWI14,7953.1%+1.4 pts

75Lisbon, WIWI11,1503.0%–

76▲12Pewaukee, WIWI8,2163.0%+0.3 pts

77▲63Kaukauna, WIWI18,5173.0%+1.5 pts

78▲38Middleton, WIWI23,1153.0%+0.9 pts

79▲46St. Francis, WIWI8,9552.9%+1.0 pts

80▲71New Richmond, WIWI10,9882.9%+2.3 pts

81▼56Baraboo, WIWI13,2242.9%−2.3 pts

82▼38Kimberly, WIWI7,5562.8%−1.3 pts

83▲17New London, WIWI7,7262.8%+0.3 pts

84▼23Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3982.8%−0.7 pts

85▼18Hartford, WIWI16,0052.8%−0.6 pts

86▼16Marshfield, WIWI18,9802.8%−0.5 pts

87▼13Oshkosh, WIWI67,4602.8%−0.4 pts

88▼68Altoona, WIWI9,3762.8%−2.7 pts

89▲50Harrison, WIWI14,4922.8%+1.2 pts

90▼51Sheboygan, WIWI49,3762.7%−1.5 pts

91▲23Suamico, WIWI13,1532.7%+0.6 pts

92▲12Ripon, WIWI7,7382.7%+0.3 pts

93▼16Waukesha, WIWI70,8722.7%−0.4 pts

94▼60Jefferson, WIWI7,8142.7%−1.8 pts

95▼9Madison, WIWI286,2332.7%−0.2 pts

96▼1Evansville, WIWI5,8372.6%0.0 pts

97▲41Mequon, WIWI25,1202.6%+1.0 pts

98▲47Reedsburg, WIWI10,6412.6%+1.3 pts

99▼2Pewaukee, WIWI16,3752.6%0.0 pts

100▲10Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4892.6%+0.4 pts

101▼36Brookfield, WIWI41,4482.5%−0.9 pts

102▲22Howard, WIWI22,2332.5%+0.6 pts

103▼46Greenfield, WIWI37,1592.5%−1.4 pts

104▲32Monona, WIWI8,6642.5%+0.9 pts

105▼22Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.4%−0.5 pts

106▼25Cudahy, WIWI17,6552.4%−0.6 pts

107▲42DeForest, WIWI13,0942.4%+1.4 pts

108▼30Waupun, WIWI11,1502.4%−0.7 pts

109▼18Grafton, WIWI13,3892.4%−0.4 pts

110▲43Lake Mills, WIWI6,6552.4%+1.8 pts

111▲30Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2272.3%+0.8 pts

112▼56Berlin, WIWI5,5882.3%−1.6 pts

113▲21Hales Corners, WIWI7,7402.3%+0.6 pts

114▼25Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1192.2%−0.5 pts

115▼46Neenah, WIWI27,6382.2%−1.1 pts

116▼37New Berlin, WIWI39,9532.2%−0.8 pts

117▲6Oregon, WIWI12,0152.2%+0.3 pts

118▼38Greendale, WIWI14,4262.1%−0.8 pts

119▼55Bellevue, WIWI16,7762.1%−1.3 pts

120▲2Germantown, WIWI21,0502.1%+0.2 pts

121▼19Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6492.1%−0.3 pts

122▲11Cedarburg, WIWI12,9162.1%+0.4 pts

123▲19Waterford, WIWI6,0252.1%+0.6 pts

124▼12Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4082.1%−0.1 pts

125▼84Muskego, WIWI25,6022.0%−2.2 pts

126▼64Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3842.0%−1.4 pts

127▼14Allouez, WIWI13,8382.0%−0.1 pts

128▼11Fitchburg, WIWI34,6151.9%−0.2 pts

129▼28Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2911.9%−0.6 pts

130▼4Stoughton, WIWI13,2561.9%+0.1 pts

131▼16Weston, WIWI15,9311.7%−0.4 pts

132▼24Port Washington, WIWI12,6581.7%−0.6 pts

133▼26Two Rivers, WIWI11,2221.7%−0.6 pts

134▼25De Pere, WIWI25,5901.7%−0.5 pts

135▼76Verona, WIWI16,8211.6%−2.1 pts

136▼42Delafield, WIWI7,3141.5%−1.1 pts

137▼118Jackson, WIWI8,3221.5%−3.9 pts

138▼1Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3961.4%−0.2 pts

139▼4Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.4%−0.2 pts

140▲10Windsor, WIWI10,0851.4%+0.8 pts

141Vernon, WIWI7,4641.4%–

142▼15Richfield, WIWI11,7851.3%−0.4 pts

143▼44Elkhorn, WIWI10,0451.3%−1.2 pts

144▼52Oak Creek, WIWI38,2961.3%−1.4 pts

145Waukesha, WIWI8,5071.2%–

146▼48Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4131.2%−1.4 pts

147▼4Union Grove, WIWI5,3701.2%−0.3 pts

148▼45Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3201.0%−1.4 pts

149▼3Rhinelander, WIWI8,2421.0%−0.2 pts

150▼31Milton, WIWI6,0240.9%−1.1 pts

151▼22Summit, WIWI5,3230.9%−0.9 pts

152▼103Shawano, WIWI9,6930.9%−3.1 pts

153▼68Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9300.9%−2.0 pts

154Greenville, WIWI13,3880.8%–

155▼1Elm Grove, WIWI6,3540.7%+0.4 pts

156▼1Hobart, WIWI11,6740.5%+0.3 pts

157▼5Fox Point, WIWI6,5830.4%−0.2 pts

158▼90Holmen, WIWI12,1050.3%−3.1 pts

159▼39Rothschild, WIWI5,6270.3%−1.7 pts

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