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Lowest unemployment, Wisconsin cities · 2020

Wisconsin cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 155 is 3.1%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS –

01Hobart, WIWI11,6740.2%–

02Elm Grove, WIWI6,3540.3%–

03Lake Mills, WIWI6,6550.6%–

04Fox Point, WIWI6,5830.6%–

05New Richmond, WIWI10,9880.6%–

06Windsor, WIWI10,0850.7%–

07DeForest, WIWI13,0941.0%–

08Mount Horeb, WIWI7,7251.1%–

09Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,6871.1%–

10Rhinelander, WIWI8,2421.2%–

11Reedsburg, WIWI10,6411.3%–

12Columbus, WIWI5,4001.3%–

13Union Grove, WIWI5,3701.4%–

14Waterford, WIWI6,0251.5%–

15Sun Prairie, WIWI39,2271.5%–

16Kaukauna, WIWI18,5171.5%–

17Harrison, WIWI14,4921.5%–

18Mequon, WIWI25,1201.6%–

19Lake Hallie, WIWI7,3961.6%–

20Monona, WIWI8,6641.6%–

21Waunakee, WIWI16,4111.6%–

22Hales Corners, WIWI7,7401.7%–

23Cedarburg, WIWI12,9161.7%–

24Glendale, WIWI14,7951.7%–

25Hudson, WIWI15,0191.7%–

26Plover, WIWI14,2741.8%–

27Summit, WIWI5,3231.8%–

28Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,3881.8%–

29Richfield, WIWI11,7851.8%–

30Stoughton, WIWI13,2561.8%–

31St. Francis, WIWI8,9551.8%–

32Howard, WIWI22,2331.9%–

33Oregon, WIWI12,0151.9%–

34Germantown, WIWI21,0501.9%–

35Waupaca, WIWI6,3521.9%–

36Rothschild, WIWI5,6272.0%–

37Milton, WIWI6,0242.0%–

38Richland Center, WIWI5,0202.0%–

39Fitchburg, WIWI34,6152.1%–

40Middleton, WIWI23,1152.1%–

41Weston, WIWI15,9312.1%–

42Suamico, WIWI13,1532.1%–

43Allouez, WIWI13,8382.1%–

44Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,4082.1%–

45Tichigan, WIWI5,0522.2%–

46Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,4892.2%–

47De Pere, WIWI25,5902.2%–

48Port Washington, WIWI12,6582.3%–

49Two Rivers, WIWI11,2222.3%–

50Sparta, WIWI9,9742.3%–

51Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,2532.3%–

52Ripon, WIWI7,7382.3%–

53Fox Crossing, WIWI19,3202.4%–

54Wauwatosa, WIWI48,6492.4%–

55Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,2912.5%–

56New London, WIWI7,7262.5%–

57Elkhorn, WIWI10,0452.5%–

58Kronenwetter, WIWI8,4132.5%–

59Pewaukee, WIWI16,3752.6%–

60Brown Deer, WIWI12,8212.6%–

61Evansville, WIWI5,8372.7%–

62Delafield, WIWI7,3142.7%–

63Burlington, WIWI10,9512.7%–

64Oak Creek, WIWI38,2962.7%–

65Grafton, WIWI13,3892.7%–

66Menomonie, WIWI16,6642.7%–

67Oconomowoc, WIWI20,1192.8%–

68Pewaukee, WIWI8,2162.8%–

69Shorewood, WIWI13,4742.8%–

70Madison, WIWI286,2332.8%–

71Cottage Grove, WIWI8,9302.8%–

72River Falls, WIWI17,9162.9%–

73Little Chute, WIWI11,8002.9%–

74Slinger, WIWI6,4953.0%–

75Cudahy, WIWI17,6553.0%–

76Greendale, WIWI14,4263.0%–

77New Berlin, WIWI39,9533.0%–

78Waupun, WIWI11,1503.1%–

79Waukesha, WIWI70,8723.1%–

80Tomah, WIWI9,6003.1%–

81West Bend, WIWI32,2683.1%–

82Oshkosh, WIWI67,4603.2%–

83Monroe, WIWI10,5813.2%–

84Manitowoc, WIWI34,6713.3%–

85West Salem, WIWI5,2883.3%–

86Marshfield, WIWI18,9803.3%–

87Neenah, WIWI27,6383.3%–

88Holmen, WIWI12,1053.3%–

89Hartford, WIWI16,0053.4%–

90Dodgeville, WIWI5,0763.4%–

91Brookfield, WIWI41,4483.4%–

92Bellevue, WIWI16,7763.4%–

93Beaver Dam, WIWI16,5423.4%–

94Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,3843.5%–

95Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,3983.5%–

96Superior, WIWI26,3973.6%–

97Verona, WIWI16,8213.7%–

98Green Bay, WIWI106,6753.7%–

99Greenfield, WIWI37,1593.9%–

100Berlin, WIWI5,5883.9%–

101Marinette, WIWI11,1683.9%–

102McFarland, WIWI9,1453.9%–

103Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,9173.9%–

104Onalaska, WIWI20,2973.9%–

105La Crosse, WIWI50,7843.9%–

106Caledonia, WIWI25,2294.0%–

107Shawano, WIWI9,6934.0%–

108Merrill, WIWI9,3894.0%–

109Sussex, WIWI12,7794.0%–

110South Milwaukee, WIWI20,1914.1%–

111Appleton, WIWI75,4524.1%–

112Kimberly, WIWI7,5564.2%–

113Wausau, WIWI40,1884.2%–

114Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,2934.2%–

115Muskego, WIWI25,6024.2%–

116Eau Claire, WIWI72,4654.2%–

117Sheboygan, WIWI49,3764.2%–

118Franklin, WIWI36,6874.3%–

119Hartland, WIWI10,7404.3%–

120Portage, WIWI9,9564.3%–

121West Allis, WIWI60,1194.4%–

122Jefferson, WIWI7,8144.5%–

123Janesville, WIWI66,9294.6%–

124Menasha, WIWI18,3854.6%–

125Whitewater, WIWI16,0384.6%–

126Stevens Point, WIWI26,3774.6%–

127Platteville, WIWI11,8154.7%–

128Fond du Lac, WIWI44,5414.7%–

129Delavan, WIWI9,2284.8%–

130Mukwonago, WIWI8,5445.1%–

131Baraboo, WIWI13,2245.1%–

132Lake Geneva, WIWI8,8185.3%–

133Edgerton, WIWI6,1215.3%–

134Salem Lakes, WIWI14,2715.4%–

135Watertown, WIWI22,7045.4%–

136Altoona, WIWI9,3765.4%–

137Jackson, WIWI8,3225.4%–

138Racine, WIWI77,9085.5%–

139Rib Mountain, WIWI7,2805.5%–

140Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,7985.5%–

141Bloomfield, WIWI6,3695.6%–

142Rice Lake, WIWI8,8825.6%–

143Ashland, WIWI7,9275.7%–

144Mayville, WIWI5,1845.7%–

145Milwaukee, WIWI562,4076.3%–

146Somers, WIWI8,1716.6%–

147Kenosha, WIWI99,2396.8%–

148Plymouth, WIWI8,8216.9%–

149Sturtevant, WIWI6,8527.0%–

150North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,4257.0%–

151Antigo, WIWI8,0607.2%–

152Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,6547.3%–

153Beloit, WIWI36,6497.7%–

154Twin Lakes, WIWI6,3388.3%–

155Bristol, WIWI5,30011.6%–

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