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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.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Indianapolis, ININ901,11624,025−7%

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,2037,759−5%

03South Bend, ININ103,2013,243+9%

04Evansville, ININ116,1763,033−19%

05Bloomington, ININ83,3072,833−10%

06Gary, ININ67,2892,794−24%

07Muncie, ININ65,4662,524−2%

08Hammond, ININ75,7122,431−5%

09Anderson, ININ56,1531,892+17%

10Mishawaka, ININ51,2261,851−1%

11Terre Haute, ININ58,7641,786−12%

12Kokomo, ININ59,9991,656+7%

13Fishers, ININ104,8121,583+2%

14Carmel, ININ105,6341,524+4%

15Portage, ININ38,6341,482+33%

16Merrillville, ININ37,4071,394−3%

17Lafayette, ININ71,2381,327−32%

18Columbus, ININ52,6551,277+2%

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

20Lawrence, ININ50,4201,215−17%

21Noblesville, ININ76,1111,153−4%

22New Albany, ININ37,4631,125+28%

23Jeffersonville, ININ54,1341,099+10%

24Richmond, ININ35,3761,081+16%

25Elkhart, ININ54,0921,033−39%

26Lake Station, ININ12,9771,004+0%

27Marion, ININ28,234964−19%

28West Lafayette, ININ45,747962+9%

29Greenwood, ININ69,349951+6%

30East Chicago, ININ25,610892−9%

31Westfield, ININ66,258842+70%

32Schererville, ININ29,825804−8%

33Munster, ININ23,504687+83%

34Hobart, ININ29,298667−35%

35Valparaiso, ININ35,177652−8%

36Granger, ININ30,321650+23%

37Goshen, ININ34,525649−23%

38Plainfield, ININ38,574645−24%

39Clarksville, ININ22,253625+49%

40Highland, ININ23,409575+9%

41Chesterton, ININ14,635524−25%

42Franklin, ININ26,743514−32%

43Zionsville, ININ33,624460−27%

44Peru, ININ10,962455+47%

45Crown Point, ININ35,616453−24%

46Cedar Lake, ININ16,789452−6%

47Greenfield, ININ26,544439+13%

48Auburn, ININ14,068428+4%

49Speedway, ININ14,373425+32%

50Vincennes, ININ16,378424−3%

51New Haven, ININ16,337401−11%

52Huntington, ININ17,167398+62%

53New Castle, ININ17,390398+2%

54Avon, ININ25,350388−54%

55La Porte, ININ22,600376−43%

56Bargersville, ININ11,862359−6%

57Crawfordsville, ININ16,699355−22%

58Lebanon, ININ17,913354+57%

59Logansport, ININ18,287353+21%

60Linton, ININ5,245344+171%

61Griffith, ININ16,137341−11%

62Beech Grove, ININ14,671328−44%

63Dyer, ININ16,273313+16%

64Angola, ININ9,366308+31%

65Madison, ININ12,304305+42%

66Sellersburg, ININ10,305284−34%

67Elwood, ININ8,525273+21%

68Brownsburg, ININ34,089272−30%

69St. John, ININ24,841261−34%

70Martinsville, ININ12,141260−16%

71Nappanee, ININ6,885256+105%

72Lowell, ININ11,853253−6%

73Frankfort, ININ16,837241−32%

74Seymour, ININ22,450239−32%

75Rochester, ININ6,132236+32%

76Connersville, ININ13,406227−23%

77North Vernon, ININ6,559222+75%

78Alexandria, ININ5,223221+48%

79Brazil, ININ8,343213−8%

80South Haven, ININ7,241211+76%

81Wabash, ININ10,190207−17%

82Shelbyville, ININ21,204201−47%

83Warsaw, ININ16,130200−52%

84Tell City, ININ7,441195+31%

85Plymouth, ININ11,081191−5%

86Ross, ININ6,751191–

87Columbia City, ININ10,256186−4%

88Porter, ININ5,167176+117%

89Charlestown, ININ8,802172+378%

90Huntingburg, ININ6,522169+84%

91Garrett, ININ6,694168+8%

92Washington, ININ12,991164−54%

93Rensselaer, ININ5,681161+48%

94Bedford, ININ13,962159−41%

95Rushville, ININ6,171159−37%

96Kendallville, ININ10,371156−42%

97Mooresville, ININ10,173155−35%

98Salem, ININ6,427154+208%

99Portland, ININ6,237153+58%

100Monticello, ININ5,595152−15%

101Greensburg, ININ12,315151−46%

102Bluffton, ININ10,583150−38%

103Greencastle, ININ9,924149+140%

104Pendleton, ININ5,930147+32%

105McCordsville, ININ13,094143+4%

106Highland, ININ5,114137+621%

107Danville, ININ13,415133+55%

108Scottsburg, ININ7,478131+16%

109Hartford City, ININ5,898127−39%

110Cumberland, ININ8,066125+71%

111Yorktown, ININ11,947125−30%

112Decatur, ININ10,090123+3%

113Whitestown, ININ15,767123−10%

114Winfield, ININ9,140122+34%

115Mount Vernon, ININ6,289120−51%

116Jasper, ININ17,279114−21%

117Princeton, ININ8,524113+5%

118Sheridan, ININ5,746108−29%

119Dunlap, ININ6,109104−54%

120Batesville, ININ7,40198−56%

121Notre Dame, ININ6,89087+24%

122Boonville, ININ6,68980+11%

123Huntertown, ININ11,60079+22%

124Whiteland, ININ5,88465−69%

125Gas City, ININ6,08158−79%

126Ellettsville, ININ6,84050−41%

127Winona Lake, ININ5,12642−29%

128Tipton, ININ5,26341−74%

129North Manchester, ININ5,23040−72%

130Hidden Valley, ININ5,70638+322%

131Westville, ININ5,38738−27%

132Lawrenceburg, ININ5,24337–

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

134Cicero, ININ5,58124−31%

135Bright, ININ5,54020−84%

136New Whiteland, ININ5,9370−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES