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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. The median across all 87 is 3.6%.

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