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Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Lake Station, IN had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2024, at 16.3%. Huntertown, IN had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Indiana was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.3Lake Station, IN
Lowest1.4Huntertown, IN
Median4.388 cities
Indiana4.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Lake Station, IN: 16.3 %Lake Station, IN16.3Gary, IN: 11 %Gary, IN11Michigan City, IN: 9.1 %Michigan City, IN9.1Peru, IN: 9.1 %Peru, IN9.1Muncie, IN: 7.8 %Muncie, IN7.8Marion, IN: 7.7 %Marion, IN7.7East Chicago, IN: 7.7 %East Chicago, IN7.7Merrillville, IN: 7.5 %Merrillville, IN7.5Portage, IN: 7.4 %Portage, IN7.4Anderson, IN: 7.3 %Anderson, IN7.3Terre Haute, IN: 6.9 %Terre Haute, IN6.9Richmond, IN: 6.9 %Richmond, IN6.9Mishawaka, IN: 6.8 %Mishawaka, IN6.8Chesterton, IN: 6.7 %Chesterton, IN6.7Bargersville, IN: 6.7 %Bargersville, IN6.7Bloomington, IN: 6.6 %Bloomington, IN6.6Hammond, IN: 6.5 %Hammond, IN6.5South Bend, IN: 6.5 %South Bend, IN6.5Kokomo, IN: 6.2 %Kokomo, IN6.2New Albany, IN: 6 %New Albany, IN6Auburn, IN: 5.9 %Auburn, IN5.9Speedway, IN: 5.8 %Speedway, IN5.8Fort Wayne, IN: 5.6 %Fort Wayne, IN5.6Munster, IN: 5.5 %Munster, IN5.5Cedar Lake, IN: 5.5 %Cedar Lake, IN5.5Sellersburg, IN: 5.5 %Sellersburg, IN5.5Clarksville, IN: 5.2 %Clarksville, IN5.2Madison, IN: 5.2 %Madison, IN5.2Vincennes, IN: 5.2 %Vincennes, IN5.2Evansville, IN: 5.1 %Evansville, IN5.1Schererville, IN: 5.1 %Schererville, IN5.1Indianapolis, IN: 5.1 %Indianapolis, IN5.1Lowell, IN: 4.9 %Lowell, IN4.9New Castle, IN: 4.9 %New Castle, IN4.9New Haven, IN: 4.8 %New Haven, IN4.8Highland, IN: 4.7 %Highland, IN4.7Columbus, IN: 4.7 %Columbus, IN4.7Huntington, IN: 4.6 %Huntington, IN4.6West Lafayette, IN: 4.5 %West Lafayette, IN4.5Lawrence, IN: 4.5 %Lawrence, IN4.5Lake Station, IN: 16.3 %Lake Station, IN16.3Gary, IN: 11 %Gary, IN11Michigan City, IN: 9.1 %Michigan City, IN9.1Peru, IN: 9.1 %Peru, IN9.1Muncie, IN: 7.8 %Muncie, IN7.8Marion, IN: 7.7 %Marion, IN7.7East Chicago, IN: 7.7 %East Chicago, IN7.7Merrillville, IN: 7.5 %Merrillville, IN7.5Portage, IN: 7.4 %Portage, IN7.4Anderson, IN: 7.3 %Anderson, IN7.3Terre Haute, IN: 6.9 %Terre Haute, IN6.9Richmond, IN: 6.9 %Richmond, IN6.9Mishawaka, IN: 6.8 %Mishawaka, IN6.8Chesterton, IN: 6.7 %Chesterton, IN6.7Bargersville, IN: 6.7 %Bargersville, IN6.7Bloomington, IN: 6.6 %Bloomington, IN6.6Hammond, IN: 6.5 %Hammond, IN6.5South Bend, IN: 6.5 %South Bend, IN6.5Kokomo, IN: 6.2 %Kokomo, IN6.2New Albany, IN: 6 %New Albany, IN6Auburn, IN: 5.9 %Auburn, IN5.9Speedway, IN: 5.8 %Speedway, IN5.8Fort Wayne, IN: 5.6 %Fort Wayne, IN5.6Munster, IN: 5.5 %Munster, IN5.5Cedar Lake, IN: 5.5 %Cedar Lake, IN5.5Sellersburg, IN: 5.5 %Sellersburg, IN5.5Clarksville, IN: 5.2 %Clarksville, IN5.2Madison, IN: 5.2 %Madison, IN5.2Vincennes, IN: 5.2 %Vincennes, IN5.2Evansville, IN: 5.1 %Evansville, IN5.1Schererville, IN: 5.1 %Schererville, IN5.1Indianapolis, IN: 5.1 %Indianapolis, IN5.1Lowell, IN: 4.9 %Lowell, IN4.9New Castle, IN: 4.9 %New Castle, IN4.9New Haven, IN: 4.8 %New Haven, IN4.8Highland, IN: 4.7 %Highland, IN4.7Columbus, IN: 4.7 %Columbus, IN4.7Huntington, IN: 4.6 %Huntington, IN4.6West Lafayette, IN: 4.5 %West Lafayette, IN4.5Lawrence, IN: 4.5 %Lawrence, IN4.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake Station, IN16.3+1.5 pts
2Gary, IN11-2 pts
3Michigan City, IN9.1+2 pts
4Peru, IN9.1-1.1 pts
5Muncie, IN7.8-0.8 pts
6Marion, IN7.7-0.2 pts
7East Chicago, IN7.7-0.2 pts
8Merrillville, IN7.5+0.7 pts
9Portage, IN7.4+0.1 pts
10Anderson, IN7.3-0.3 pts
11Terre Haute, IN6.9-0.8 pts
12Richmond, IN6.9-0.3 pts
13Mishawaka, IN6.80 pts
14Chesterton, IN6.7-1.1 pts
15Bargersville, IN6.7-0.6 pts
16Bloomington, IN6.6+0.4 pts
17Hammond, IN6.5-0.3 pts
18South Bend, IN6.5+0.5 pts
19Kokomo, IN6.2+0.4 pts
20New Albany, IN6+0.7 pts
21Auburn, IN5.9+0.4 pts
22Speedway, IN5.8+0.8 pts
23Fort Wayne, IN5.60 pts
24Munster, IN5.5+0.2 pts
25Cedar Lake, IN5.5+0.8 pts
26Sellersburg, IN5.5-1.2 pts
27Clarksville, IN5.2+1 pts
28Madison, IN5.2+0.7 pts
28Vincennes, IN5.2+1.2 pts
30Evansville, IN5.1-0.1 pts
31Schererville, IN5.1+0.4 pts
32Indianapolis, IN5.1-0.1 pts
33Lowell, IN4.9-0.6 pts
34New Castle, IN4.9-0.8 pts
35New Haven, IN4.8+0.8 pts
36Highland, IN4.7-0.2 pts
37Columbus, IN4.7+0.4 pts
38Huntington, IN4.6+0.3 pts
39West Lafayette, IN4.5+0.9 pts
40Lawrence, IN4.5+0.2 pts
41Wabash, IN4.4-0.7 pts
42Beech Grove, IN4.4+0.5 pts
43Crawfordsville, IN4.4-0.8 pts
44Martinsville, IN4.4-0.5 pts
45Hobart, IN4.3-0.3 pts
45Logansport, IN4.3+2 pts
47Goshen, IN4-0.3 pts
47Jeffersonville, IN4+0.3 pts
49Elkhart, IN3.9+0.4 pts
50Connersville, IN3.9-1.2 pts
51Franklin, IN3.90 pts
52Dyer, IN3.8+0.7 pts
53Griffith, IN3.8+0.2 pts
54Lebanon, IN3.7+0.8 pts
55Columbia City, IN3.7-0.5 pts
56Plainfield, IN3.6+0.6 pts
57Valparaiso, IN3.6+0.2 pts
58Lafayette, IN3.6+0.2 pts
59La Porte, IN3.5+0.1 pts
60Mooresville, IN3.4+1 pts
60Plymouth, IN3.4-0.3 pts
62Greenfield, IN3.3+0.5 pts
63Kendallville, IN3.3-1.2 pts
64Frankfort, IN3-1 pts
65Avon, IN2.9-1.4 pts
65Noblesville, IN2.9-0.3 pts
67Washington, IN2.8-0.5 pts
68Zionsville, IN2.8-1 pts
69Fishers, IN2.8-0.1 pts
70Crown Point, IN2.8-1.3 pts
70Westfield, IN2.8+0.6 pts
72Bluffton, IN2.8-0.1 pts
73Carmel, IN2.70 pts
74Decatur, IN2.7+0.5 pts
75Greenwood, IN2.6+0.1 pts
76McCordsville, IN2.4-0.1 pts
77Greensburg, IN2.3-0.5 pts
78Bedford, IN2.3+0.1 pts
78Warsaw, IN2.3+0.1 pts
80St. John, IN2.3-0.9 pts
81Seymour, IN2.3+0.2 pts
82Danville, IN2.1+0.4 pts
83Yorktown, IN2.1+0.6 pts
84Shelbyville, IN2-1.3 pts
85Whitestown, IN1.6+0.4 pts
86Brownsburg, IN1.6+0.1 pts
87Jasper, IN1.5-1.3 pts
88Huntertown, IN1.4+0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lake Station, IN, with 16.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Huntertown, IN, with 1.4% in 2024.

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