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Lowest unemployment, Wisconsin cities · 2020

Wisconsin cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 155 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

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 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES