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Highest unemployment, Wisconsin cities · 2020

Wisconsin cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Bristol, WIWI5,30011.6%–

02Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3388.3%–

03Beloit, WIWI36,6497.7%–

04Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6547.3%–

05Antigo, WIWI8,0607.2%–

06North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4257.0%–

07Sturtevant, WIWI6,8527.0%–

08Plymouth, WIWI8,8216.9%–

09Kenosha, WIWI99,2396.8%–

10Somers, WIWI8,1716.6%–

11Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.3%–

12Mayville, WIWI5,1845.7%–

13Ashland, WIWI7,9275.7%–

14Rice Lake, WIWI8,8825.6%–

15Bloomfield, WIWI6,3695.6%–

16Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7985.5%–

17Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2805.5%–

18Racine, WIWI77,9085.5%–

19Jackson, WIWI8,3225.4%–

20Altoona, WIWI9,3765.4%–

21Watertown, WIWI22,7045.4%–

22Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2715.4%–

23Edgerton, WIWI6,1215.3%–

24Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8185.3%–

25Baraboo, WIWI13,2245.1%–

26Mukwonago, WIWI8,5445.1%–

27Delavan, WIWI9,2284.8%–

28Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5414.7%–

29Platteville, WIWI11,8154.7%–

30Stevens Point, WIWI26,3774.6%–

31Whitewater, WIWI16,0384.6%–

32Menasha, WIWI18,3854.6%–

33Janesville, WIWI66,9294.6%–

34Jefferson, WIWI7,8144.5%–

35West Allis, WIWI60,1194.4%–

36Portage, WIWI9,9564.3%–

37Hartland, WIWI10,7404.3%–

38Franklin, WIWI36,6874.3%–

39Sheboygan, WIWI49,3764.2%–

40Eau Claire, WIWI72,4654.2%–

41Muskego, WIWI25,6024.2%–

42Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2934.2%–

43Wausau, WIWI40,1884.2%–

44Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.2%–

45Appleton, WIWI75,4524.1%–

46South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1914.1%–

47Sussex, WIWI12,7794.0%–

48Merrill, WIWI9,3894.0%–

49Shawano, WIWI9,6934.0%–

50Caledonia, WIWI25,2294.0%–

51La Crosse, WIWI50,7843.9%–

52Onalaska, WIWI20,2973.9%–

53Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9173.9%–

54McFarland, WIWI9,1453.9%–

55Marinette, WIWI11,1683.9%–

56Berlin, WIWI5,5883.9%–

57Greenfield, WIWI37,1593.9%–

58Green Bay, WIWI106,6753.7%–

59Verona, WIWI16,8213.7%–

60Superior, WIWI26,3973.6%–

61Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3983.5%–

62Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3843.5%–

63Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5423.4%–

64Bellevue, WIWI16,7763.4%–

65Brookfield, WIWI41,4483.4%–

66Dodgeville, WIWI5,0763.4%–

67Hartford, WIWI16,0053.4%–

68Holmen, WIWI12,1053.3%–

69Neenah, WIWI27,6383.3%–

70Marshfield, WIWI18,9803.3%–

71West Salem, WIWI5,2883.3%–

72Manitowoc, WIWI34,6713.3%–

73Monroe, WIWI10,5813.2%–

74Oshkosh, WIWI67,4603.2%–

75West Bend, WIWI32,2683.1%–

76Tomah, WIWI9,6003.1%–

77Waukesha, WIWI70,8723.1%–

78Waupun, WIWI11,1503.1%–

79New Berlin, WIWI39,9533.0%–

80Greendale, WIWI14,4263.0%–

81Cudahy, WIWI17,6553.0%–

82Slinger, WIWI6,4953.0%–

83Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.9%–

84River Falls, WIWI17,9162.9%–

85Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9302.8%–

86Madison, WIWI286,2332.8%–

87Shorewood, WIWI13,4742.8%–

88Pewaukee, WIWI8,2162.8%–

89Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1192.8%–

90Menomonie, WIWI16,6642.7%–

91Grafton, WIWI13,3892.7%–

92Oak Creek, WIWI38,2962.7%–

93Burlington, WIWI10,9512.7%–

94Delafield, WIWI7,3142.7%–

95Evansville, WIWI5,8372.7%–

96Brown Deer, WIWI12,8212.6%–

97Pewaukee, WIWI16,3752.6%–

98Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4132.5%–

99Elkhorn, WIWI10,0452.5%–

100New London, WIWI7,7262.5%–

101Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.5%–

102Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6492.4%–

103Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3202.4%–

104Ripon, WIWI7,7382.3%–

105Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2532.3%–

106Sparta, WIWI9,9742.3%–

107Two Rivers, WIWI11,2222.3%–

108Port Washington, WIWI12,6582.3%–

109De Pere, WIWI25,5902.2%–

110Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4892.2%–

111Tichigan, WIWI5,0522.2%–

112Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4082.1%–

113Allouez, WIWI13,8382.1%–

114Suamico, WIWI13,1532.1%–

115Weston, WIWI15,9312.1%–

116Middleton, WIWI23,1152.1%–

117Fitchburg, WIWI34,6152.1%–

118Richland Center, WIWI5,0202.0%–

119Milton, WIWI6,0242.0%–

120Rothschild, WIWI5,6272.0%–

121Waupaca, WIWI6,3521.9%–

122Germantown, WIWI21,0501.9%–

123Oregon, WIWI12,0151.9%–

124Howard, WIWI22,2331.9%–

125St. Francis, WIWI8,9551.8%–

126Stoughton, WIWI13,2561.8%–

127Richfield, WIWI11,7851.8%–

128Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3881.8%–

129Summit, WIWI5,3231.8%–

130Plover, WIWI14,2741.8%–

131Hudson, WIWI15,0191.7%–

132Glendale, WIWI14,7951.7%–

133Cedarburg, WIWI12,9161.7%–

134Hales Corners, WIWI7,7401.7%–

135Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.6%–

136Monona, WIWI8,6641.6%–

137Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3961.6%–

138Mequon, WIWI25,1201.6%–

139Harrison, WIWI14,4921.5%–

140Kaukauna, WIWI18,5171.5%–

141Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2271.5%–

142Waterford, WIWI6,0251.5%–

143Union Grove, WIWI5,3701.4%–

144Columbus, WIWI5,4001.3%–

145Reedsburg, WIWI10,6411.3%–

146Rhinelander, WIWI8,2421.2%–

147Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6871.1%–

148Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7251.1%–

149DeForest, WIWI13,0941.0%–

150Windsor, WIWI10,0850.7%–

151New Richmond, WIWI10,9880.6%–

152Fox Point, WIWI6,5830.6%–

153Lake Mills, WIWI6,6550.6%–

154Elm Grove, WIWI6,3540.3%–

155Hobart, WIWI11,6740.2%–

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