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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. The median across all 87 is 3.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Watonwan County, MN, up 39 places to #10.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.8%+0.8 pts
02Clearwater County, MNMN8,6477.7%+0.7 pts
03▲1Cass County, MNMN31,4306.6%+0.3 pts
04▲4Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.9%+0.1 pts
05▲7Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.8%+0.7 pts
06▼1Pine County, MNMN30,4725.6%−0.5 pts
07▼4Wadena County, MNMN14,3885.5%−1.2 pts
08▲25Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325.5%+1.5 pts
09▲4Norman County, MNMN6,3365.3%+0.3 pts
10▲39Watonwan County, MNMN11,4595.3%+1.9 pts
11▲17Kittson County, MNMN4,0315.0%+0.9 pts
12▲20Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6344.9%+1.0 pts
13▲5Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.9%+0.2 pts
14▼7Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874.8%−1.0 pts
15▲8Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.8%+0.3 pts
16▲18Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414.8%+0.9 pts
17Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.8%0.0 pts
18▼12Beltrami County, MNMN47,0554.7%−1.4 pts
19▼3St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184.6%−0.3 pts
20▲15Freeborn County, MNMN30,4404.6%+0.7 pts
21▲8Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284.6%+0.5 pts
22▼11Rice County, MNMN69,9394.6%−0.5 pts
23▼1Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.5%+0.1 pts
24▲7Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.5%+0.5 pts
25▲25Swift County, MNMN9,7634.4%+1.1 pts
26▲4Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.4%+0.4 pts
27▼17Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064.4%−1.0 pts
28▲8Becker County, MNMN35,4974.3%+0.5 pts
29▲13Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.3%+0.6 pts
30▲22Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.2%+0.9 pts
31▼11Martin County, MNMN19,4404.2%−0.4 pts
32▲22Clay County, MNMN67,7344.1%+1.0 pts
33▼19Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.1%−0.8 pts
34▼13Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.1%−0.4 pts
35▼11Todd County, MNMN26,0604.1%−0.1 pts
36▲5Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.1%+0.4 pts
37▼10Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.0%−0.2 pts
38▼29Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534.0%−1.8 pts
39▲12Benton County, MNMN41,7443.9%+0.6 pts
40▲18Mower County, MNMN40,9713.9%+0.9 pts
41▲19Sibley County, MNMN15,3563.8%+0.9 pts
42▼16Roseau County, MNMN15,2463.7%−0.5 pts
43▼6Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.6%−0.1 pts
44▲3Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%+0.1 pts
45▲10Polk County, MNMN30,5453.6%+0.5 pts
46▼2Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.6%0.0 pts
47▲1Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.6%+0.2 pts
48▲34Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773.5%+1.7 pts
49▲32Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.4 pts
50▲9Scott County, MNMN159,0173.5%+0.4 pts
51▼13Steele County, MNMN37,4643.4%−0.3 pts
52▲5Washington County, MNMN286,8953.4%+0.3 pts
53▼7Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%−0.1 pts
54▲15McLeod County, MNMN36,6313.3%+0.7 pts
55▲15Dodge County, MNMN21,3763.3%+0.7 pts
56▲17Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.2%+0.8 pts
57▼1Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.2%+0.1 pts
58▼19Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.2%−0.5 pts
59▲17Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.2%+0.8 pts
60▲12Carver County, MNMN114,3793.1%+0.6 pts
61▲16Sherburne County, MNMN104,1943.0%+0.6 pts
62▲13Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.9%+0.5 pts
63▲16Brown County, MNMN25,5172.9%+0.6 pts
64▼19Pennington County, MNMN13,6862.9%−0.6 pts
65▼46Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052.8%−1.8 pts
66▼51Grant County, MNMN6,0852.8%−2.2 pts
67▲1Wright County, MNMN157,5592.7%+0.1 pts
68▲3Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.7%+0.2 pts
69▼5Murray County, MNMN7,9422.7%−0.1 pts
70▼8Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.7%−0.2 pts
71▼6Lake County, MNMN10,7462.6%−0.2 pts
72▲12Rock County, MNMN9,5242.6%+0.8 pts
73▲13Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.6%+1.0 pts
74▼13Renville County, MNMN14,3562.5%−0.4 pts
75▼32Waseca County, MNMN18,6882.5%−1.1 pts
76▼9Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.4%−0.3 pts
77▼24Winona County, MNMN50,5232.3%−1.0 pts
78▲7Cook County, MNMN5,5222.2%+0.5 pts
79▼39Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372.2%−1.5 pts
80▼2Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.2%−0.1 pts
81▼18Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.0%−0.8 pts
82▼8Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.0%−0.5 pts
83▼17Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.8%−1.0 pts
84▼1Houston County, MNMN18,4001.6%−0.3 pts
85▼60Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701.5%−2.8 pts
86▲1Pope County, MNMN11,4201.3%−0.1 pts
87▼7Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.1%−1.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES