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Most unemployed people, Illinois cities

Illinois cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 336 cities in Illinois that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 336 is 422. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Homewood, IL, up 96 places to #83.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Chicago, ILIL2,731,585121,431+1%

02▲1Aurora, ILIL181,5055,901−10%

03▼1Rockford, ILIL147,3845,859−13%

04▲1Joliet, ILIL152,2414,445−4%

05▼1Peoria, ILIL110,9204,115−21%

06Elgin, ILIL115,4763,783+1%

07▲1Springfield, ILIL112,9893,680+10%

08▼1Naperville, ILIL153,1143,647+8%

09Waukegan, ILIL87,9403,068−6%

10Decatur, ILIL67,8842,657−15%

11▲4Evanston, ILIL76,3802,501+31%

12▲2Bolingbrook, ILIL74,8032,386+16%

13DeKalb, ILIL40,4672,355+5%

14▼2Champaign, ILIL91,1952,196−3%

15▲16Berwyn, ILIL55,0012,166+56%

16Cicero, ILIL81,8582,051+10%

17▼6Calumet City, ILIL34,7981,844−27%

18▲7Blue Island, ILIL21,8051,798+14%

19▼2Chicago Heights, ILIL26,5081,793−2%

20▼2Tinley Park, ILIL55,1401,765−3%

21▲3Skokie, ILIL66,5441,749+9%

22▲7Oak Park, ILIL52,8231,646+13%

23▼4Oak Lawn, ILIL56,4501,572−13%

24▼4Palatine, ILIL65,8421,566−11%

25▲21Moline, ILIL42,3621,493+35%

26▼5Lansing, ILIL28,0681,469−16%

27▼1Schaumburg, ILIL77,2491,455−3%

28Arlington Heights, ILIL76,2161,408−4%

29▲15Orland Park, ILIL57,9541,402+26%

30▲11West Chicago, ILIL25,2961,354+19%

31▼4East St. Louis, ILIL17,6821,326−9%

32Des Plaines, ILIL58,7721,313−2%

33▼11Harvey, ILIL19,8491,311−21%

34▲22Belleville, ILIL40,2371,254+22%

35▲35Romeoville, ILIL41,2811,248+35%

36▼1Carpentersville, ILIL37,0451,206−5%

37▼14Dolton, ILIL20,6711,185−28%

38▲24Hoffman Estates, ILIL50,8581,170+18%

39▲21Glendale Heights, ILIL32,6551,168+15%

40▼3Bloomington, ILIL78,8041,160−6%

41▼5South Holland, ILIL20,7491,154−9%

42▲22Lombard, ILIL44,3991,140+16%

43▲48Round Lake Beach, ILIL26,9021,134+47%

44▲17Mount Prospect, ILIL55,3951,122+11%

45▼15Rock Island, ILIL36,2251,115−23%

46▼3Normal, ILIL53,2751,114−1%

47▼14Carbondale, ILIL21,8111,099−17%

48▲2Downers Grove, ILIL50,3651,0800%

49▲23Matteson, ILIL18,5431,063+21%

50▲34Wheeling, ILIL38,3911,050+31%

51Wheaton, ILIL54,0651,045−3%

52▼12Elmhurst, ILIL46,1111,025−11%

53▲15Burbank, ILIL28,578992+5%

54▲3Crystal Lake, ILIL42,288985−4%

55▲24North Chicago, ILIL34,050981+19%

56▲21Addison, ILIL35,758979+18%

57▲44Lake in the Hills, ILIL28,590968+44%

58▼16Hanover Park, ILIL36,568961−15%

59▼11Urbana, ILIL39,719958−12%

60▲37Niles, ILIL30,443956+40%

61▲5Plainfield, ILIL50,043956−1%

62▼10Quincy, ILIL38,918955−10%

63▲17Danville, ILIL28,138951+17%

64▲12Pekin, ILIL31,277950+12%

65▼16Belvidere, ILIL25,462945−13%

66▼13Park Forest, ILIL21,079908−14%

67▲22Roselle, ILIL22,756899+16%

68▲17Hazel Crest, ILIL13,024894+12%

69▼35Carol Stream, ILIL39,315869−32%

70▲43Park Ridge, ILIL38,463864+42%

71▲47Alsip, ILIL18,483847+43%

72▼14Zion, ILIL24,447845−17%

73▼19Macomb, ILIL14,530833−20%

74▼7Gurnee, ILIL30,458828−13%

75▲7Woodridge, ILIL34,028819+1%

76▼1Machesney Park, ILIL22,805807−6%

77▲30Oak Forest, ILIL26,792807+26%

78▼9Kankakee, ILIL23,400804−14%

79▲2Loves Park, ILIL23,712798−2%

80▲8St. Charles, ILIL33,594798+2%

81▼18Richton Park, ILIL12,483797−19%

82▼35Maywood, ILIL23,330790−28%

83▲96Homewood, ILIL18,773785+126%

84▲11Glenview, ILIL47,711776+9%

85▼47Country Club Hills, ILIL16,215765−34%

86▲10Glenwood, ILIL8,416760+8%

87▲33Glen Ellyn, ILIL28,750756+29%

88▲29Elmwood Park, ILIL23,675751+27%

89▼3Melrose Park, ILIL23,936726−8%

90▼16Streamwood, ILIL38,277726−16%

91▼46Algonquin, ILIL30,824726−34%

92▲52Lockport, ILIL27,822725+52%

93Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,874713–

94▼21Granite City, ILIL26,807710−18%

95▲45Antioch, ILIL15,000699+44%

96▼3Elk Grove, ILIL31,885699−6%

97▼58Riverdale, ILIL10,280689−41%

98▼39Alton, ILIL25,013656−35%

99▼28Grayslake, ILIL21,140649−29%

100▲5Round Lake, ILIL18,5266440%

101▼7Buffalo Grove, ILIL42,812639−11%

102▼37Edwardsville, ILIL26,463637−34%

103▼4Galesburg, ILIL28,581630−7%

104▲52Bridgeview, ILIL16,521628+41%

105▲82Norridge, ILIL14,808621+86%

106▲28Ottawa, ILIL18,684617+25%

107▲5Franklin Park, ILIL18,0456130%

108▲52Shorewood, ILIL18,536611+43%

109▲83Evergreen Park, ILIL19,283606+87%

110▼20Collinsville, ILIL23,717604−22%

111▼28Bellwood, ILIL18,116603−25%

112▼8Bartlett, ILIL40,855601−9%

113▲35Beach Park, ILIL14,114598+28%

114▲17North Aurora, ILIL19,406598+17%

115▲37Villa Park, ILIL21,888595+29%

116▼29Charleston, ILIL17,466586−25%

117▲34Bourbonnais, ILIL17,658581+26%

118▼15Flossmoor, ILIL9,358581−13%

119▼41Sauk, ILIL9,624580−30%

120▲9O'Fallon, ILIL32,656577+12%

121▲123University Park, ILIL7,019575+179%

122▼24McHenry, ILIL29,217574−16%

123▲42Channahon, ILIL14,530572+38%

124▲4Gages Lake, ILIL10,819572+10%

125▼23Homer Glen, ILIL24,873567−15%

126▲42Fairview Heights, ILIL16,175564+44%

127▼19Lisle, ILIL23,432564−12%

128▲2Lindenhurst, ILIL14,810562+10%

129▼29Crest Hill, ILIL20,695558−17%

130▲46Bensenville, ILIL18,525553+57%

131▲60Morton Grove, ILIL24,582551+69%

132▲40Boulder Hill, ILIL8,989549+46%

133▼23Centralia, ILIL11,863544−13%

134▲52Northbrook, ILIL34,744542+61%

135▲22Bloomingdale, ILIL22,476537+21%

136▲3Cary, ILIL17,932536+10%

137▼15Rolling Meadows, ILIL23,690525−5%

138▲26Calumet Park, ILIL6,772524+25%

139▼4Wilmette, ILIL27,459523+6%

140▲9Oswego, ILIL39,948520+12%

141▲53Westmont, ILIL24,155508+58%

142▼33Mattoon, ILIL16,667504−21%

143▲10West Frankfort, ILIL7,105503+10%

144▼21Woodstock, ILIL25,740497−10%

145▼34Highland Park, ILIL30,767495−20%

146▼91Freeport, ILIL23,202492−52%

147▲7Vernon Hills, ILIL26,825480+6%

148▲34Kewanee, ILIL12,115479+39%

149▲81River Forest, ILIL11,393477+109%

150▲17Yorkville, ILIL26,730472+19%

151▼30Streator, ILIL12,190471−18%

152▼27Mundelein, ILIL32,680471−11%

153▼15Worth, ILIL10,696467−4%

154▲47Hickory Hills, ILIL14,101460+52%

155▲16Mokena, ILIL19,897460+22%

156▼15Westchester, ILIL16,300460−5%

157▼43Darien, ILIL22,032458−24%

158▲31Lincolnwood, ILIL13,039456+38%

159▲26Justice, ILIL12,285454+34%

160▲23Huntley, ILIL29,132445+30%

161▼69Markham, ILIL11,274443−41%

162▼26Mount Vernon, ILIL14,187440−10%

163▼48South Elgin, ILIL25,656439−27%

164▼31New Lenox, ILIL28,893436−13%

165▲54Swansea, ILIL14,356435+67%

166▼42Rochelle, ILIL9,498429−21%

167▲59Crestwood, ILIL10,529423+76%

168▲35Godfrey, ILIL17,620422+40%

169▼63Jacksonville, ILIL17,752419−35%

170▲7Frankfort, ILIL21,365409+17%

171▼9Frankfort Square, ILIL9,560408−3%

172▼22Montgomery, ILIL21,978406−12%

173▲20Lemont, ILIL18,513398+23%

174▼55East Peoria, ILIL22,088394−33%

175▼20Canton, ILIL13,297391−13%

176▲67Midlothian, ILIL13,841391+87%

177▲69Wauconda, ILIL13,993381+89%

178▼15Palos Hills, ILIL18,028380−9%

179▼36Chicago Ridge, ILIL14,036379−21%

180▼33Harvard, ILIL9,504372−21%

181▼22Lake Zurich, ILIL19,868371−13%

182▲2Herrin, ILIL12,268369+8%

183▼46Batavia, ILIL26,586366−25%

184▲15Northlake, ILIL12,462352+14%

185▼24Forest Park, ILIL13,829349−18%

186▼28Winthrop Harbor, ILIL6,525346−20%

187▲49Brookfield, ILIL18,879340+57%

188▲45Marengo, ILIL7,737338+52%

189▼62Plano, ILIL12,677337−36%

190▲16Prospect Heights, ILIL15,552328+11%

191▼22Harrisburg, ILIL7,922327−16%

192▲8Oak Brook, ILIL8,108324+6%

193▼13Wood Dale, ILIL14,081320−7%

194▲20Glen Carbon, ILIL13,898320+18%

195▼5Warrenville, ILIL15,211318−3%

196▲38River Grove, ILIL10,409317+46%

197▲121Winfield, ILIL10,146317+317%

198▲63Dixon, ILIL14,582316+82%

199▼57East Moline, ILIL20,453315−34%

200▼27Sycamore, ILIL19,083315−15%

201▲105Pontoon Beach, ILIL5,887314+202%

202▼36Park City, ILIL7,893307−23%

203▲55Island Lake, ILIL8,047306+69%

204▲55Minooka, ILIL12,899299+67%

205▲11Libertyville, ILIL20,701298+10%

206▼32Campton Hills, ILIL10,894287−23%

207▲10Maryville, ILIL8,413286+8%

208▲4Sterling, ILIL14,394286+3%

209▼31Marion, ILIL17,148284−19%

210▲77Hawthorn Woods, ILIL9,679283+108%

211▼66Lynwood, ILIL9,297280−41%

212▼37Round Lake Park, ILIL7,844279−23%

213▲5Rock Falls, ILIL8,521278+6%

214▼44Summit, ILIL10,753278−27%

215▲95Chatham, ILIL14,579273+181%

216▼20Deerfield, ILIL19,642272−13%

217▲43South Beloit, ILIL7,996272+54%

218▲4Fox Lake, ILIL10,849259+1%

219▼12Crete, ILIL8,345259−11%

220▼9LaSalle, ILIL9,388257−9%

221▼23Steger, ILIL9,352256−17%

222▼96Broadview, ILIL7,871252−52%

223▼77Bradley, ILIL15,214250−47%

224▲5Hinsdale, ILIL17,573249+8%

225▼2Lyons, ILIL10,433243−5%

226▲26Orland Hills, ILIL6,663242+28%

227▲22Sugar Grove, ILIL9,381238+22%

228▲23Du Quoin, ILIL5,569233+22%

229▼20Countryside, ILIL6,260230−19%

230▲2La Grange Park, ILIL13,453230+3%

231▼50Lake Villa, ILIL8,692228−34%

232▲21Morris, ILIL14,669227+21%

233▲46Willowbrook, ILIL9,126218+43%

234▲29Morton, ILIL17,565218+25%

235▼27Schiller Park, ILIL11,317217−25%

236▲50Litchfield, ILIL6,598216+58%

237▲47Princeton, ILIL7,674213+49%

238▼50Geneva, ILIL21,138212−36%

239▲88Pingree Grove, ILIL12,545208+285%

240▲36Paris, ILIL8,026207+34%

241▲6Hillside, ILIL8,140206+4%

242▼15Pontiac, ILIL10,806205−15%

243▼41Spring Grove, ILIL5,526203−33%

244▼2Palos Heights, ILIL12,084199−5%

245▲67Gilberts, ILIL9,082196+125%

246▼114Lincoln, ILIL12,981192−62%

247▼10La Grange, ILIL15,935191−11%

248▼51Murphysboro, ILIL6,977191−38%

249▲44Bethalto, ILIL9,202190+47%

250▲35Troy, ILIL11,893188+36%

251▼1Roscoe, ILIL11,034188−2%

252▼48Olney, ILIL8,347187−37%

253▲21Western Springs, ILIL13,588186+19%

254▼23Taylorville, ILIL10,522185−18%

255▼34Mascoutah, ILIL9,239180−30%

256▲13Mendota, ILIL6,894179+10%

257▲21Burr Ridge, ILIL11,179176+16%

258▼2Eureka, ILIL5,129176−3%

259▲45Highwood, ILIL5,323176+59%

260▲7Winnetka, ILIL12,518175+5%

261▲42Mahomet, ILIL10,516173+54%

262▲11Coal City, ILIL5,831171+9%

263▼50Rantoul, ILIL11,991171−38%

264▲38Wonder Lake, ILIL5,593167+49%

265▼24Effingham, ILIL12,406167−20%

266▼71Posen, ILIL5,405165−48%

267▲34Stickney, ILIL6,897164+40%

268▲45West Dundee, ILIL8,570163+90%

269▼54Wood River, ILIL10,224157−42%

270▼60Lake Forest, ILIL19,731154−46%

271▼155Monmouth, ILIL8,599153−74%

272▲60Pana, ILIL5,010151+344%

273▼38Harwood Heights, ILIL8,761149−31%

274▲8Willow Springs, ILIL5,788149+1%

275▼20Peoria Heights, ILIL5,767146−22%

276▲19Lake Barrington, ILIL5,130144+14%

277▲52Clarendon Hills, ILIL8,681141+176%

278▼33Silvis, ILIL7,979141−31%

279▼9Itasca, ILIL9,488140−14%

280Robinson, ILIL7,283140−7%

281▲53Greenville, ILIL7,469139+435%

282▲35Carterville, ILIL5,839137+78%

283▲28Vandalia, ILIL7,108137+47%

284▼19Barrington, ILIL10,586135−20%

285▼31Waterloo, ILIL11,132135−27%

286▲37Lake Bluff, ILIL5,563134+109%

287▼19Mount Carmel, ILIL6,723134−19%

288▼48Manteno, ILIL9,201133−37%

289▼12Rockton, ILIL7,870133−13%

290▼1Shiloh, ILIL14,604130−2%

291▲14Glencoe, ILIL8,724129+17%

292▲17Wilmington, ILIL5,614129+30%

293▼55Clinton, ILIL6,781128−40%

294▼89Peru, ILIL9,780128−57%

295▼71Beardstown, ILIL5,691126−50%

296▲4Candlewick Lake, ILIL5,448117−1%

297▲2Genoa, ILIL5,547116−2%

298▲23Sandwich, ILIL7,380115+72%

299▲27Geneseo, ILIL6,505115+95%

300▼61Benton, ILIL6,558114−46%

301▲15Hampshire, ILIL9,266113+45%

302▲28Inverness, ILIL7,418110+120%

303▼32Poplar Grove, ILIL5,206103−36%

304▼10East Alton, ILIL5,621102−20%

305▲10Chester, ILIL6,84798+18%

306▲22Volo, ILIL6,80595+83%

307▼26Berkeley, ILIL5,14194−37%

308▼51Manhattan, ILIL10,94393−49%

309▼11Long Grove, ILIL8,34393−22%

310▼22Mount Zion, ILIL5,88091−32%

311▼4Lincolnshire, ILIL7,96390−10%

312▲2Lakemoor, ILIL6,44990+5%

313▼22Columbia, ILIL10,86589−33%

314▼89Riverside, ILIL8,93988−65%

315▼53North Riverside, ILIL7,16185−51%

316▼96Salem, ILIL7,03584−67%

317▼34Johnsburg, ILIL6,44583−43%

318▼54Washington, ILIL15,90279−54%

319▼53Braidwood, ILIL6,25978−54%

320▼92Lake Holiday, ILIL5,64174−69%

321▼24Spring Valley, ILIL5,40872−39%

322▼26Chillicothe, ILIL6,03364−48%

323▲8Grandwood Park, ILIL5,26262+35%

324▼52Savoy, ILIL9,11362−61%

325▼33Metropolis, ILIL5,72762−53%

326▲9Northfield, ILIL5,63261+578%

327▼79Highland, ILIL10,04259−70%

328▼38Carlinville, ILIL5,46554−59%

329▲4Hillsboro, ILIL6,18450+67%

330▼10South Barrington, ILIL5,07147−33%

331▼7Monee, ILIL5,11935−45%

332▼24Bartonville, ILIL5,80433−67%

333▼11Milan, ILIL5,02829−55%

334▼9Elburn, ILIL7,08419−69%

335▼16Monticello, ILIL6,08017−76%

336▼61Jerseyville, ILIL8,40915−90%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES