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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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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.8%+9%

02Clearwater County, MNMN8,6477.7%+10%

03Cass County, MNMN31,4306.6%+5%

04Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.9%+2%

05Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.8%+14%

06Pine County, MNMN30,4725.6%−8%

07Wadena County, MNMN14,3885.5%−18%

08Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325.5%+39%

09Norman County, MNMN6,3365.3%+6%

10Watonwan County, MNMN11,4595.3%+56%

11Kittson County, MNMN4,0315.0%+23%

12Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6344.9%+24%

13Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.9%+5%

14Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874.8%−17%

15Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.8%+8%

16Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414.8%+22%

17Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.8%−0%

18Beltrami County, MNMN47,0554.7%−23%

19St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184.6%−6%

20Freeborn County, MNMN30,4404.6%+19%

21Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284.6%+13%

22Rice County, MNMN69,9394.6%−11%

23Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.5%+2%

24Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.5%+13%

25Swift County, MNMN9,7634.4%+33%

26Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.4%+9%

27Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064.4%−19%

28Becker County, MNMN35,4974.3%+14%

29Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.3%+17%

30Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.2%+26%

31Martin County, MNMN19,4404.2%−9%

32Clay County, MNMN67,7344.1%+31%

33Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.1%−16%

34Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.1%−9%

35Todd County, MNMN26,0604.1%−3%

36Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.1%+11%

37Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.0%−4%

38Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534.0%−31%

39Benton County, MNMN41,7443.9%+19%

40Mower County, MNMN40,9713.9%+28%

41Sibley County, MNMN15,3563.8%+30%

42Roseau County, MNMN15,2463.7%−11%

43Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.6%−3%

44Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%+4%

45Polk County, MNMN30,5453.6%+16%

46Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.6%−0%

47Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.6%+5%

48Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773.5%+91%

49Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+68%

50Scott County, MNMN159,0173.5%+14%

51Steele County, MNMN37,4643.4%−8%

52Washington County, MNMN286,8953.4%+9%

53Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%−4%

54McLeod County, MNMN36,6313.3%+25%

55Dodge County, MNMN21,3763.3%+29%

56Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.2%+34%

57Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.2%+4%

58Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.2%−13%

59Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.2%+33%

60Carver County, MNMN114,3793.1%+23%

61Sherburne County, MNMN104,1943.0%+26%

62Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.9%+22%

63Brown County, MNMN25,5172.9%+25%

64Pennington County, MNMN13,6862.9%−17%

65Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052.8%−39%

66Grant County, MNMN6,0852.8%−44%

67Wright County, MNMN157,5592.7%+2%

68Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.7%+8%

69Murray County, MNMN7,9422.7%−4%

70Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.7%−8%

71Lake County, MNMN10,7462.6%−6%

72Rock County, MNMN9,5242.6%+46%

73Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.6%+59%

74Renville County, MNMN14,3562.5%−12%

75Waseca County, MNMN18,6882.5%−31%

76Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.4%−10%

77Winona County, MNMN50,5232.3%−30%

78Cook County, MNMN5,5222.2%+30%

79Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372.2%−40%

80Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.2%−6%

81Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.0%−29%

82Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.0%−19%

83Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.8%−35%

84Houston County, MNMN18,4001.6%−14%

85Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701.5%−65%

86Pope County, MNMN11,4201.3%−8%

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.1%−49%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES