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Lowest unemployment, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the lowest 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 –

01Pope County, MNMN11,4201.4%–

02Redwood County, MNMN15,2651.6%–

03Cook County, MNMN5,5221.7%–

04Rock County, MNMN9,5241.8%–

05Houston County, MNMN18,4001.8%–

06Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771.9%–

07Marshall County, MNMN8,7982.1%–

08Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402.1%–

09Brown County, MNMN25,5172.3%–

10Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.3%–

11Sherburne County, MNMN104,1942.4%–

12Meeker County, MNMN23,6032.4%–

13Douglas County, MNMN40,1202.4%–

14Stevens County, MNMN9,7472.4%–

15Nobles County, MNMN22,3382.4%–

16Carver County, MNMN114,3792.5%–

17Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.5%–

18Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.5%–

19McLeod County, MNMN36,6312.7%–

20Wright County, MNMN157,5592.7%–

21Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.7%–

22Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542.8%–

23Lake County, MNMN10,7462.8%–

24Murray County, MNMN7,9422.8%–

25Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.8%–

26Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832.9%–

27Renville County, MNMN14,3562.9%–

28Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.9%–

29Scott County, MNMN159,0173.0%–

30Mower County, MNMN40,9713.1%–

31Washington County, MNMN286,8953.1%–

32Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.1%–

33Polk County, MNMN30,5453.1%–

34Clay County, MNMN67,7343.1%–

35Winona County, MNMN50,5233.3%–

36Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533.3%–

37Benton County, MNMN41,7443.3%–

38Swift County, MNMN9,7633.3%–

39Watonwan County, MNMN11,4593.4%–

40Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.4%–

41Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.5%–

42Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.5%–

43Pennington County, MNMN13,6863.5%–

44Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.6%–

45Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.6%–

46Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.6%–

47Chisago County, MNMN59,1423.7%–

48Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373.7%–

49Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.7%–

50Steele County, MNMN37,4643.7%–

51Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.7%–

52Becker County, MNMN35,4973.8%–

53Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.9%–

54Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413.9%–

55Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1323.9%–

56Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343.9%–

57Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.0%–

58Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.0%–

59Kanabec County, MNMN16,6284.0%–

60Kittson County, MNMN4,0314.1%–

61Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.2%–

62Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.2%–

63Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7704.2%–

64Todd County, MNMN26,0604.2%–

65Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.5%–

66Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.5%–

67Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.5%–

68Martin County, MNMN19,4404.5%–

69Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054.6%–

70Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.6%–

71Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.8%–

72St. Louis County, MNMN200,5184.9%–

73Grant County, MNMN6,0854.9%–

74Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.9%–

75Norman County, MNMN6,3364.9%–

76Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.1%–

77Rice County, MNMN69,9395.1%–

78Chippewa County, MNMN12,4065.3%–

79Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535.8%–

80Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.8%–

81Koochiching County, MNMN11,5875.8%–

82Beltrami County, MNMN47,0556.1%–

83Pine County, MNMN30,4726.1%–

84Cass County, MNMN31,4306.2%–

85Wadena County, MNMN14,3886.7%–

86Clearwater County, MNMN8,6477.0%–

87Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1539.0%–

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