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Most unemployed people, Indiana cities

Indiana 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 136 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 136 is 272. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Linton, IN, up 46 places to #60.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Indianapolis, ININ901,11624,025−7%

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,2037,759−5%

03▲3South Bend, ININ103,2013,243+9%

04▼1Evansville, ININ116,1763,033−19%

05Bloomington, ININ83,3072,833−10%

06▼2Gary, ININ67,2892,794−24%

07Muncie, ININ65,4662,524−2%

08Hammond, ININ75,7122,431−5%

09▲4Anderson, ININ56,1531,892+17%

10▲1Mishawaka, ININ51,2261,851−1%

11▼2Terre Haute, ININ58,7641,786−12%

12▲3Kokomo, ININ59,9991,656+7%

13▲1Fishers, ININ104,8121,583+2%

14▲2Carmel, ININ105,6341,524+4%

15▲7Portage, ININ38,6341,482+33%

16▲2Merrillville, ININ37,4071,394−3%

17▼7Lafayette, ININ71,2381,327−32%

18▲1Columbus, ININ52,6551,277+2%

19▲5Michigan City, ININ31,3381,261+25%

20▼3Lawrence, ININ50,4201,215−17%

21▼1Noblesville, ININ76,1111,153−4%

22▲9New Albany, ININ37,4631,125+28%

23▲3Jeffersonville, ININ54,1341,099+10%

24▲4Richmond, ININ35,3761,081+16%

25▼13Elkhart, ININ54,0921,033−39%

26▼1Lake Station, ININ12,9771,0040%

27▼6Marion, ININ28,234964−19%

28▲2West Lafayette, ININ45,747962+9%

29Greenwood, ININ69,349951+6%

30▼3East Chicago, ININ25,610892−9%

31▲14Westfield, ININ66,258842+70%

32Schererville, ININ29,825804−8%

33▲28Munster, ININ23,504687+83%

34▼11Hobart, ININ29,298667−35%

35▲2Valparaiso, ININ35,177652−8%

36▲7Granger, ININ30,321650+23%

37▼3Goshen, ININ34,525649−23%

38▼5Plainfield, ININ38,574645−24%

39▲12Clarksville, ININ22,253625+49%

40▲4Highland, ININ23,409575+9%

41▼3Chesterton, ININ14,635524−25%

42▼6Franklin, ININ26,743514−32%

43▼3Zionsville, ININ33,624460−27%

44▲22Peru, ININ10,962455+47%

45▼4Crown Point, ININ35,616453−24%

46Cedar Lake, ININ16,789452−6%

47▲10Greenfield, ININ26,544439+13%

48▲5Auburn, ININ14,068428+4%

49▲16Speedway, ININ14,373425+32%

50▼1Vincennes, ININ16,378424−3%

51▼3New Haven, ININ16,337401−11%

52▲27Huntington, ININ17,167398+62%

53▲2New Castle, ININ17,390398+2%

54▼19Avon, ININ25,350388−54%

55▼16La Porte, ININ22,600376−43%

56▲4Bargersville, ININ11,862359−6%

57▼10Crawfordsville, ININ16,699355−22%

58▲27Lebanon, ININ17,913354+57%

59▲10Logansport, ININ18,287353+21%

60▲46Linton, ININ5,245344+171%

61▼3Griffith, ININ16,137341−11%

62▼20Beech Grove, ININ14,671328−44%

63▲11Dyer, ININ16,273313+16%

64▲18Angola, ININ9,366308+31%

65▲23Madison, ININ12,304305+42%

66▼16Sellersburg, ININ10,305284−34%

67▲17Elwood, ININ8,525273+21%

68▼12Brownsburg, ININ34,089272−30%

69▼15St. John, ININ24,841261−34%

70▼3Martinsville, ININ12,141260−16%

71▲38Nappanee, ININ6,885256+105%

72▲3Lowell, ININ11,853253−6%

73▼10Frankfort, ININ16,837241−32%

74▼10Seymour, ININ22,450239−32%

75▲19Rochester, ININ6,132236+32%

76▼8Connersville, ININ13,406227−23%

77▲30North Vernon, ININ6,559222+75%

78▲23Alexandria, ININ5,223221+48%

79▲4Brazil, ININ8,343213−8%

80▲30South Haven, ININ7,241211+76%

81▼4Wabash, ININ10,190207−17%

82▼23Shelbyville, ININ21,204201−47%

83▼31Warsaw, ININ16,130200−52%

84▲16Tell City, ININ7,441195+31%

85▲6Plymouth, ININ11,081191−5%

86Ross, ININ6,751191–

87▲5Columbia City, ININ10,256186−4%

88▲33Porter, ININ5,167176+117%

89▲42Charlestown, ININ8,802172+378%

90▲27Huntingburg, ININ6,522169+84%

91▲7Garrett, ININ6,694168+8%

92▼30Washington, ININ12,991164−54%

93▲21Rensselaer, ININ5,681161+48%

94▼22Bedford, ININ13,962159−41%

95▼19Rushville, ININ6,171159−37%

96▼23Kendallville, ININ10,371156−42%

97▼17Mooresville, ININ10,173155−35%

98▲31Salem, ININ6,427154+208%

99▲17Portland, ININ6,237153+58%

100▼7Monticello, ININ5,595152−15%

101▼30Greensburg, ININ12,315151−46%

102▼21Bluffton, ININ10,583150−38%

103▲23Greencastle, ININ9,924149+140%

104▲9Pendleton, ININ5,930147+32%

105▼1McCordsville, ININ13,094143+4%

106▲27Highland, ININ5,114137+621%

107▲12Danville, ININ13,415133+55%

108▲4Scottsburg, ININ7,478131+16%

109▼19Hartford City, ININ5,898127−39%

110▲12Cumberland, ININ8,066125+71%

111▼16Yorktown, ININ11,947125−30%

112▼1Decatur, ININ10,090123+3%

113▼8Whitestown, ININ15,767123−10%

114▲4Winfield, ININ9,140122+34%

115▼37Mount Vernon, ININ6,289120−51%

116▼14Jasper, ININ17,279114−21%

117▼2Princeton, ININ8,524113+5%

118▼19Sheridan, ININ5,746108−29%

119▼33Dunlap, ININ6,109104−54%

120▼33Batesville, ININ7,40198−56%

121▲3Notre Dame, ININ6,89087+24%

122▲1Boonville, ININ6,68980+11%

123▲2Huntertown, ININ11,60079+22%

124▼35Whiteland, ININ5,88465−69%

125▼55Gas City, ININ6,08158−79%

126▼6Ellettsville, ININ6,84050−41%

127Winona Lake, ININ5,12642−29%

128▼31Tipton, ININ5,26341−74%

129▼26North Manchester, ININ5,23040−72%

130▲4Hidden Valley, ININ5,70638+322%

131▼3Westville, ININ5,38738−27%

132▲3Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24337–

133▼37Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40231−81%

134▼2Cicero, ININ5,58124−31%

135▼27Bright, ININ5,54020−84%

136▼6New Whiteland, ININ5,9370−100%

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