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Most unemployed people, Indiana cities · 2020

Indiana cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 135 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 135 is 296.

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01Indianapolis, ININ901,11625,892–

02Fort Wayne, ININ275,2038,140–

03Evansville, ININ116,1763,766–

04Gary, ININ67,2893,684–

05Bloomington, ININ83,3073,147–

06South Bend, ININ103,2012,982–

07Muncie, ININ65,4662,576–

08Hammond, ININ75,7122,550–

09Terre Haute, ININ58,7642,019–

10Lafayette, ININ71,2381,963–

11Mishawaka, ININ51,2261,877–

12Elkhart, ININ54,0921,703–

13Anderson, ININ56,1531,615–

14Fishers, ININ104,8121,552–

15Kokomo, ININ59,9991,545–

16Carmel, ININ105,6341,466–

17Lawrence, ININ50,4201,463–

18Merrillville, ININ37,4071,440–

19Columbus, ININ52,6551,247–

20Noblesville, ININ76,1111,204–

21Marion, ININ28,2341,186–

22Portage, ININ38,6341,114–

23Hobart, ININ29,2981,031–

24Michigan City, ININ31,3381,006–

25Lake Station, ININ12,9771,003–

26Jeffersonville, ININ54,1341,000–

27East Chicago, ININ25,610977–

28Richmond, ININ35,376932–

29Greenwood, ININ69,349895–

30West Lafayette, ININ45,747886–

31New Albany, ININ37,463882–

32Schererville, ININ29,825878–

33Plainfield, ININ38,574852–

34Goshen, ININ34,525847–

35Avon, ININ25,350838–

36Franklin, ININ26,743754–

37Valparaiso, ININ35,177710–

38Chesterton, ININ14,635701–

39La Porte, ININ22,600662–

40Zionsville, ININ33,624631–

41Crown Point, ININ35,616599–

42Beech Grove, ININ14,671584–

43Granger, ININ30,321530–

44Highland, ININ23,409527–

45Westfield, ININ66,258494–

46Cedar Lake, ININ16,789479–

47Crawfordsville, ININ16,699453–

48New Haven, ININ16,337449–

49Vincennes, ININ16,378438–

50Sellersburg, ININ10,305428–

51Clarksville, ININ22,253420–

52Warsaw, ININ16,130420–

53Auburn, ININ14,068412–

54St. John, ININ24,841393–

55New Castle, ININ17,390390–

56Brownsburg, ININ34,089390–

57Greenfield, ININ26,544389–

58Griffith, ININ16,137383–

59Shelbyville, ININ21,204382–

60Bargersville, ININ11,862381–

61Munster, ININ23,504375–

62Washington, ININ12,991359–

63Frankfort, ININ16,837355–

64Seymour, ININ22,450354–

65Speedway, ININ14,373323–

66Peru, ININ10,962310–

67Martinsville, ININ12,141308–

68Connersville, ININ13,406296–

69Logansport, ININ18,287291–

70Gas City, ININ6,081281–

71Greensburg, ININ12,315279–

72Bedford, ININ13,962270–

73Kendallville, ININ10,371270–

74Dyer, ININ16,273270–

75Lowell, ININ11,853268–

76Rushville, ININ6,171253–

77Wabash, ININ10,190250–

78Mount Vernon, ININ6,289245–

79Huntington, ININ17,167245–

80Mooresville, ININ10,173240–

81Bluffton, ININ10,583240–

82Angola, ININ9,366235–

83Brazil, ININ8,343231–

84Elwood, ININ8,525226–

85Lebanon, ININ17,913225–

86Dunlap, ININ6,109225–

87Batesville, ININ7,401223–

88Madison, ININ12,304215–

89Whiteland, ININ5,884211–

90Hartford City, ININ5,898207–

91Plymouth, ININ11,081202–

92Columbia City, ININ10,256194–

93Monticello, ININ5,595179–

94Rochester, ININ6,132179–

95Yorktown, ININ11,947178–

96Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,402161–

97Tipton, ININ5,263159–

98Garrett, ININ6,694156–

99Sheridan, ININ5,746152–

100Tell City, ININ7,441149–

101Alexandria, ININ5,223149–

102Jasper, ININ17,279145–

103North Manchester, ININ5,230144–

104McCordsville, ININ13,094138–

105Whitestown, ININ15,767136–

106Linton, ININ5,245127–

107North Vernon, ININ6,559127–

108Bright, ININ5,540126–

109Nappanee, ININ6,885125–

110South Haven, ININ7,241120–

111Decatur, ININ10,090119–

112Scottsburg, ININ7,478113–

113Pendleton, ININ5,930111–

114Rensselaer, ININ5,681109–

115Princeton, ININ8,524108–

116Portland, ININ6,23797–

117Huntingburg, ININ6,52292–

118Winfield, ININ9,14091–

119Danville, ININ13,41586–

120Ellettsville, ININ6,84085–

121Porter, ININ5,16781–

122Cumberland, ININ8,06673–

123Boonville, ININ6,68972–

124Notre Dame, ININ6,89070–

125Huntertown, ININ11,60065–

126Greencastle, ININ9,92462–

127Winona Lake, ININ5,12659–

128Westville, ININ5,38752–

129Salem, ININ6,42750–

130New Whiteland, ININ5,93748–

131Charlestown, ININ8,80236–

132Cicero, ININ5,58135–

133Highland, ININ5,11419–

134Hidden Valley, ININ5,7069–

135Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2430–

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