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Highest unemployment, Wisconsin cities · 2020

Wisconsin cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 155 is 3.1%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS