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Highest unemployment, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.0%–

02Clearwater County, MNMN8,6477.0%–

03Wadena County, MNMN14,3886.7%–

04Cass County, MNMN31,4306.2%–

05Pine County, MNMN30,4726.1%–

06Beltrami County, MNMN47,0556.1%–

07Koochiching County, MNMN11,5875.8%–

08Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.8%–

09Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535.8%–

10Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065.3%–

11Rice County, MNMN69,9395.1%–

12Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.1%–

13Norman County, MNMN6,3364.9%–

14Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.9%–

15Grant County, MNMN6,0854.9%–

16St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184.9%–

17Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.8%–

18Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.6%–

19Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054.6%–

20Martin County, MNMN19,4404.5%–

21Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.5%–

22Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.5%–

23Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.5%–

24Todd County, MNMN26,0604.2%–

25Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7704.2%–

26Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.2%–

27Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.2%–

28Kittson County, MNMN4,0314.1%–

29Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284.0%–

30Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.0%–

31Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.0%–

32Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343.9%–

33Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1323.9%–

34Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413.9%–

35Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.9%–

36Becker County, MNMN35,4973.8%–

37Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.7%–

38Steele County, MNMN37,4643.7%–

39Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.7%–

40Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373.7%–

41Chisago County, MNMN59,1423.7%–

42Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.6%–

43Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.6%–

44Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.6%–

45Pennington County, MNMN13,6863.5%–

46Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.5%–

47Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.5%–

48Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.4%–

49Watonwan County, MNMN11,4593.4%–

50Swift County, MNMN9,7633.3%–

51Benton County, MNMN41,7443.3%–

52Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533.3%–

53Winona County, MNMN50,5233.3%–

54Clay County, MNMN67,7343.1%–

55Polk County, MNMN30,5453.1%–

56Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.1%–

57Washington County, MNMN286,8953.1%–

58Mower County, MNMN40,9713.1%–

59Scott County, MNMN159,0173.0%–

60Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.9%–

61Renville County, MNMN14,3562.9%–

62Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.9%–

63Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.8%–

64Murray County, MNMN7,9422.8%–

65Lake County, MNMN10,7462.8%–

66Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542.8%–

67Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.7%–

68Wright County, MNMN157,5592.7%–

69McLeod County, MNMN36,6312.7%–

70Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.5%–

71Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.5%–

72Carver County, MNMN114,3792.5%–

73Nobles County, MNMN22,3382.4%–

74Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.4%–

75Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.4%–

76Meeker County, MNMN23,6032.4%–

77Sherburne County, MNMN104,1942.4%–

78Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.3%–

79Brown County, MNMN25,5172.3%–

80Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402.1%–

81Marshall County, MNMN8,7982.1%–

82Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771.9%–

83Houston County, MNMN18,4001.8%–

84Rock County, MNMN9,5241.8%–

85Cook County, MNMN5,5221.7%–

86Redwood County, MNMN15,2651.6%–

87Pope County, MNMN11,4201.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS