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Highest unemployment, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.8%+0.8 pts
02Clearwater County, MNMN8,6477.7%+0.7 pts
03Cass County, MNMN31,4306.6%+0.3 pts
04Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.9%+0.1 pts
05Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.8%+0.7 pts
06Pine County, MNMN30,4725.6%−0.5 pts
07Wadena County, MNMN14,3885.5%−1.2 pts
08Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325.5%+1.5 pts
09Norman County, MNMN6,3365.3%+0.3 pts
10Watonwan County, MNMN11,4595.3%+1.9 pts
11Kittson County, MNMN4,0315.0%+0.9 pts
12Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6344.9%+1.0 pts
13Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.9%+0.2 pts
14Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874.8%−1.0 pts
15Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.8%+0.3 pts
16Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414.8%+0.9 pts
17Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.8%−0.0 pts
18Beltrami County, MNMN47,0554.7%−1.4 pts
19St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184.6%−0.3 pts
20Freeborn County, MNMN30,4404.6%+0.7 pts
21Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284.6%+0.5 pts
22Rice County, MNMN69,9394.6%−0.5 pts
23Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.5%+0.1 pts
24Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.5%+0.5 pts
25Swift County, MNMN9,7634.4%+1.1 pts
26Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.4%+0.4 pts
27Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064.4%−1.0 pts
28Becker County, MNMN35,4974.3%+0.5 pts
29Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.3%+0.6 pts
30Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.2%+0.9 pts
31Martin County, MNMN19,4404.2%−0.4 pts
32Clay County, MNMN67,7344.1%+1.0 pts
33Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.1%−0.8 pts
34Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.1%−0.4 pts
35Todd County, MNMN26,0604.1%−0.1 pts
36Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.1%+0.4 pts
37Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.0%−0.2 pts
38Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534.0%−1.8 pts
39Benton County, MNMN41,7443.9%+0.6 pts
40Mower County, MNMN40,9713.9%+0.9 pts
41Sibley County, MNMN15,3563.8%+0.9 pts
42Roseau County, MNMN15,2463.7%−0.5 pts
43Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.6%−0.1 pts
44Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%+0.1 pts
45Polk County, MNMN30,5453.6%+0.5 pts
46Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.6%−0.0 pts
47Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.6%+0.2 pts
48Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773.5%+1.7 pts
49Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.4 pts
50Scott County, MNMN159,0173.5%+0.4 pts
51Steele County, MNMN37,4643.4%−0.3 pts
52Washington County, MNMN286,8953.4%+0.3 pts
53Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%−0.1 pts
54McLeod County, MNMN36,6313.3%+0.7 pts
55Dodge County, MNMN21,3763.3%+0.7 pts
56Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.2%+0.8 pts
57Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.2%+0.1 pts
58Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.2%−0.5 pts
59Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.2%+0.8 pts
60Carver County, MNMN114,3793.1%+0.6 pts
61Sherburne County, MNMN104,1943.0%+0.6 pts
62Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.9%+0.5 pts
63Brown County, MNMN25,5172.9%+0.6 pts
64Pennington County, MNMN13,6862.9%−0.6 pts
65Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052.8%−1.8 pts
66Grant County, MNMN6,0852.8%−2.2 pts
67Wright County, MNMN157,5592.7%+0.1 pts
68Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.7%+0.2 pts
69Murray County, MNMN7,9422.7%−0.1 pts
70Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.7%−0.2 pts
71Lake County, MNMN10,7462.6%−0.2 pts
72Rock County, MNMN9,5242.6%+0.8 pts
73Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.6%+1.0 pts
74Renville County, MNMN14,3562.5%−0.4 pts
75Waseca County, MNMN18,6882.5%−1.1 pts
76Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.4%−0.3 pts
77Winona County, MNMN50,5232.3%−1.0 pts
78Cook County, MNMN5,5222.2%+0.5 pts
79Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372.2%−1.5 pts
80Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.2%−0.1 pts
81Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.0%−0.8 pts
82Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.0%−0.5 pts
83Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.8%−1.0 pts
84Houston County, MNMN18,4001.6%−0.3 pts
85Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701.5%−2.8 pts
86Pope County, MNMN11,4201.3%−0.1 pts
87Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.1%−1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES