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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Lowest unemployment, US states

US states ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). North Dakota leads at 2.8%. 51 states qualify in total.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
USUnited States334,922,4995.2%–
01North Dakota, NDND784,8412.8%−0.3 pts
02South Dakota, SDSD907,4282.9%−0.6 pts
03Nebraska, NENE1,978,7073.0%−0.4 pts
04Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8723.2%−0.3 pts
05New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,8683.3%−0.4 pts
06Vermont, VTVT647,1063.6%−0.2 pts
07Utah, UTUT3,392,3313.6%−0.1 pts
08Iowa, IAIA3,210,5073.6%−0.3 pts
09Montana, MTMT1,116,8753.6%−0.5 pts
10Wyoming, WYWY582,3973.7%−0.7 pts
11Idaho, IDID1,934,2623.7%−0.5 pts
12Maine, MEME1,387,8173.8%−0.3 pts
13Kansas, KSKS2,947,1973.9%−0.2 pts
14Missouri, MOMO6,191,8144.0%−0.5 pts
15Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4454.1%+0.3 pts
16Virginia, VAVA8,705,1704.3%−0.4 pts
17Indiana, ININ6,851,0734.3%−0.5 pts
18Colorado, COCO5,862,1894.6%−0.0 pts
19Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3834.7%−0.7 pts
20Alabama, ALAL5,086,7684.7%−0.9 pts
21North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4044.7%−0.7 pts
22Ohio, OHOH11,810,2934.8%−0.5 pts
23Florida, FLFL22,416,0774.8%−0.6 pts
24Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8244.9%−0.5 pts
25South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2254.9%−0.6 pts
26Maryland, MDMD6,206,0114.9%−0.3 pts
27Hawaii, HIHI1,445,2354.9%+0.4 pts
28Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3914.9%−0.3 pts
29Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6345.0%−0.1 pts
30Washington, WAWA7,816,1165.1%+0.2 pts
31Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8385.1%−0.7 pts
32Delaware, DEDE1,021,1915.1%−0.7 pts
33Georgia, GAGA10,940,4075.1%−0.5 pts
34Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.2%+0.1 pts
35Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.3%−0.1 pts
36Texas, TXTX30,188,4245.3%−0.0 pts
37Oregon, OROR4,254,2935.4%−0.1 pts
38West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3735.4%−1.1 pts
39Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5085.6%−0.4 pts
40Michigan, MIMI10,077,7615.7%−0.3 pts
41Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7795.8%−1.4 pts
42Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8015.8%+0.3 pts
43Illinois, ILIL12,694,7985.8%−0.1 pts
44Alaska, AKAK735,7065.9%−1.3 pts
45New Mexico, NMNM2,120,2466.0%−0.6 pts
46Louisiana, LALA4,611,9616.3%−0.3 pts
47New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8096.3%+0.5 pts
48District of Columbia, DCDC681,2946.3%−0.8 pts
49New York, NYNY19,852,3666.4%+0.7 pts
50California, CACA39,287,3776.6%+0.4 pts
51Nevada, NVNV3,184,6127.0%+0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the lowest unemployment rate?

North Dakota ranks #1 with 2.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by unemployment rate?

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, New Hampshire.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is unemployment rate measured?

Share of the labor force that is unemployed. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).