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Lowest unemployment, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 3.6%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake of the Woods County, MN, up 60 places to #3.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲7Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.1%−1.0 pts
02▼1Pope County, MNMN11,4201.3%−0.1 pts
03▲60Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7701.5%−2.8 pts
04▲1Houston County, MNMN18,4001.6%−0.3 pts
05▲17Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.8%−1.0 pts
06▲8Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.0%−0.5 pts
07▲18Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.0%−0.8 pts
08▲2Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.2%−0.1 pts
09▲39Wabasha County, MNMN21,5372.2%−1.5 pts
10▼7Cook County, MNMN5,5222.2%+0.5 pts
11▲24Winona County, MNMN50,5232.3%−1.0 pts
12▲9Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.4%−0.3 pts
13▲32Waseca County, MNMN18,6882.5%−1.1 pts
14▲13Renville County, MNMN14,3562.5%−0.4 pts
15▼13Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.6%+1.0 pts
16▼12Rock County, MNMN9,5242.6%+0.8 pts
17▲6Lake County, MNMN10,7462.6%−0.2 pts
18▲8Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.7%−0.2 pts
19▲5Murray County, MNMN7,9422.7%−0.1 pts
20▼3Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.7%+0.2 pts
21▼1Wright County, MNMN157,5592.7%+0.1 pts
22▲51Grant County, MNMN6,0852.8%−2.2 pts
23▲46Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052.8%−1.8 pts
24▲19Pennington County, MNMN13,6862.9%−0.6 pts
25▼16Brown County, MNMN25,5172.9%+0.6 pts
26▼13Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.9%+0.5 pts
27▼16Sherburne County, MNMN104,1943.0%+0.6 pts
28▼12Carver County, MNMN114,3793.1%+0.6 pts
29▼17Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.2%+0.8 pts
30▲19Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.2%−0.5 pts
31▲1Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.2%+0.1 pts
32▼17Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.2%+0.8 pts
33▼15Dodge County, MNMN21,3763.3%+0.7 pts
34▼15McLeod County, MNMN36,6313.3%+0.7 pts
35▲7Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%−0.1 pts
36▼5Washington County, MNMN286,8953.4%+0.3 pts
37▲13Steele County, MNMN37,4643.4%−0.3 pts
38▼9Scott County, MNMN159,0173.5%+0.4 pts
39▼32Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.4 pts
40▼34Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773.5%+1.7 pts
41▼1Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.6%+0.2 pts
42▲2Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.6%0.0 pts
43▼10Polk County, MNMN30,5453.6%+0.5 pts
44▼3Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.6%+0.1 pts
45▲6Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.6%−0.1 pts
46▲16Roseau County, MNMN15,2463.7%−0.5 pts
47▼19Sibley County, MNMN15,3563.8%+0.9 pts
48▼18Mower County, MNMN40,9713.9%+0.9 pts
49▼12Benton County, MNMN41,7443.9%+0.6 pts
50▲29Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7534.0%−1.8 pts
51▲10Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.0%−0.2 pts
52▼5Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.1%+0.4 pts
53▲11Todd County, MNMN26,0604.1%−0.1 pts
54▲13Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.1%−0.4 pts
55▲19Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.1%−0.8 pts
56▼22Clay County, MNMN67,7344.1%+1.0 pts
57▲11Martin County, MNMN19,4404.2%−0.4 pts
58▼22Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.2%+0.9 pts
59▼13Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.3%+0.6 pts
60▼8Becker County, MNMN35,4974.3%+0.5 pts
61▲17Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064.4%−1.0 pts
62▼4Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.4%+0.4 pts
63▼25Swift County, MNMN9,7634.4%+1.1 pts
64▼7Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.5%+0.5 pts
65▲1Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.5%+0.1 pts
66▲11Rice County, MNMN69,9394.6%−0.5 pts
67▼8Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284.6%+0.5 pts
68▼15Freeborn County, MNMN30,4404.6%+0.7 pts
69▲3St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184.6%−0.3 pts
70▲12Beltrami County, MNMN47,0554.7%−1.4 pts
71Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.8%0.0 pts
72▼18Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0414.8%+0.9 pts
73▼8Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.8%+0.3 pts
74▲7Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874.8%−1.0 pts
75▼5Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.9%+0.2 pts
76▼20Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6344.9%+1.0 pts
77▼17Kittson County, MNMN4,0315.0%+0.9 pts
78▼39Watonwan County, MNMN11,4595.3%+1.9 pts
79▼4Norman County, MNMN6,3365.3%+0.3 pts
80▼25Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325.5%+1.5 pts
81▲4Wadena County, MNMN14,3885.5%−1.2 pts
82▲1Pine County, MNMN30,4725.6%−0.5 pts
83▼7Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.8%+0.7 pts
84▼4Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.9%+0.1 pts
85▼1Cass County, MNMN31,4306.6%+0.3 pts
86Clearwater County, MNMN8,6477.7%+0.7 pts
87Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.8%+0.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES