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

Lake Station, IN had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2022, at 18.2%. Huntertown, IN had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 4.5% and the figure for Indiana was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.2Lake Station, IN
Lowest1Huntertown, IN
Median4.588 cities
Indiana4.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Lake Station, IN: 18.2 %Lake Station, IN18.2Gary, IN: 13.6 %Gary, IN13.6Marion, IN: 9.4 %Marion, IN9.4Merrillville, IN: 8.2 %Merrillville, IN8.2Chesterton, IN: 8.2 %Chesterton, IN8.2Muncie, IN: 8.2 %Muncie, IN8.2Bargersville, IN: 7.6 %Bargersville, IN7.6Terre Haute, IN: 7.5 %Terre Haute, IN7.5Michigan City, IN: 7.1 %Michigan City, IN7.1Sellersburg, IN: 7.1 %Sellersburg, IN7.1Anderson, IN: 7 %Anderson, IN7Mishawaka, IN: 6.9 %Mishawaka, IN6.9Hobart, IN: 6.7 %Hobart, IN6.7Portage, IN: 6.6 %Portage, IN6.6Bloomington, IN: 6.5 %Bloomington, IN6.5East Chicago, IN: 6.5 %East Chicago, IN6.5Peru, IN: 6.4 %Peru, IN6.4Hammond, IN: 6.4 %Hammond, IN6.4Kokomo, IN: 6.1 %Kokomo, IN6.1Richmond, IN: 6 %Richmond, IN6Kendallville, IN: 5.9 %Kendallville, IN5.9Fort Wayne, IN: 5.8 %Fort Wayne, IN5.8Connersville, IN: 5.8 %Connersville, IN5.8Evansville, IN: 5.7 %Evansville, IN5.7Cedar Lake, IN: 5.7 %Cedar Lake, IN5.7Indianapolis, IN: 5.6 %Indianapolis, IN5.6New Castle, IN: 5.5 %New Castle, IN5.5Auburn, IN: 5.5 %Auburn, IN5.5South Bend, IN: 5.5 %South Bend, IN5.5La Porte, IN: 5.5 %La Porte, IN5.5Lawrence, IN: 5.4 %Lawrence, IN5.4Crawfordsville, IN: 5.3 %Crawfordsville, IN5.3Vincennes, IN: 5.3 %Vincennes, IN5.3Beech Grove, IN: 5.3 %Beech Grove, IN5.3Lowell, IN: 5.3 %Lowell, IN5.3Huntington, IN: 5.2 %Huntington, IN5.2Speedway, IN: 5.2 %Speedway, IN5.2Highland, IN: 5 %Highland, IN5New Albany, IN: 4.9 %New Albany, IN4.9Goshen, IN: 4.8 %Goshen, IN4.8Lake Station, IN: 18.2 %Lake Station, IN18.2Gary, IN: 13.6 %Gary, IN13.6Marion, IN: 9.4 %Marion, IN9.4Merrillville, IN: 8.2 %Merrillville, IN8.2Chesterton, IN: 8.2 %Chesterton, IN8.2Muncie, IN: 8.2 %Muncie, IN8.2Bargersville, IN: 7.6 %Bargersville, IN7.6Terre Haute, IN: 7.5 %Terre Haute, IN7.5Michigan City, IN: 7.1 %Michigan City, IN7.1Sellersburg, IN: 7.1 %Sellersburg, IN7.1Anderson, IN: 7 %Anderson, IN7Mishawaka, IN: 6.9 %Mishawaka, IN6.9Hobart, IN: 6.7 %Hobart, IN6.7Portage, IN: 6.6 %Portage, IN6.6Bloomington, IN: 6.5 %Bloomington, IN6.5East Chicago, IN: 6.5 %East Chicago, IN6.5Peru, IN: 6.4 %Peru, IN6.4Hammond, IN: 6.4 %Hammond, IN6.4Kokomo, IN: 6.1 %Kokomo, IN6.1Richmond, IN: 6 %Richmond, IN6Kendallville, IN: 5.9 %Kendallville, IN5.9Fort Wayne, IN: 5.8 %Fort Wayne, IN5.8Connersville, IN: 5.8 %Connersville, IN5.8Evansville, IN: 5.7 %Evansville, IN5.7Cedar Lake, IN: 5.7 %Cedar Lake, IN5.7Indianapolis, IN: 5.6 %Indianapolis, IN5.6New Castle, IN: 5.5 %New Castle, IN5.5Auburn, IN: 5.5 %Auburn, IN5.5South Bend, IN: 5.5 %South Bend, IN5.5La Porte, IN: 5.5 %La Porte, IN5.5Lawrence, IN: 5.4 %Lawrence, IN5.4Crawfordsville, IN: 5.3 %Crawfordsville, IN5.3Vincennes, IN: 5.3 %Vincennes, IN5.3Beech Grove, IN: 5.3 %Beech Grove, IN5.3Lowell, IN: 5.3 %Lowell, IN5.3Huntington, IN: 5.2 %Huntington, IN5.2Speedway, IN: 5.2 %Speedway, IN5.2Highland, IN: 5 %Highland, IN5New Albany, IN: 4.9 %New Albany, IN4.9Goshen, IN: 4.8 %Goshen, IN4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake Station, IN18.2+1.3 pts
2Gary, IN13.6+0.8 pts
3Marion, IN9.4+0.2 pts
4Merrillville, IN8.2-1.3 pts
5Chesterton, IN8.2-0.8 pts
5Muncie, IN8.2-0.2 pts
7Bargersville, IN7.6-0.4 pts
8Terre Haute, IN7.5-0.4 pts
9Michigan City, IN7.1-0.8 pts
10Sellersburg, IN7.1-0.6 pts
11Anderson, IN7-0.3 pts
12Mishawaka, IN6.9-0.2 pts
13Hobart, IN6.7-0.5 pts
14Portage, IN6.6-0.1 pts
15Bloomington, IN6.5-0.8 pts
16East Chicago, IN6.5-0.7 pts
17Peru, IN6.4+0.5 pts
18Hammond, IN6.4-0.6 pts
19Kokomo, IN6.1+0.3 pts
20Richmond, IN6+0.1 pts
21Kendallville, IN5.90 pts
22Fort Wayne, IN5.8-0.2 pts
23Connersville, IN5.8-0.4 pts
24Evansville, IN5.7-0.1 pts
25Cedar Lake, IN5.7-2.5 pts
26Indianapolis, IN5.6-0.1 pts
27New Castle, IN5.5-0.1 pts
28Auburn, IN5.5+0.6 pts
29South Bend, IN5.5+0.1 pts
30La Porte, IN5.5-0.6 pts
31Lawrence, IN5.4-0.2 pts
32Crawfordsville, IN5.3-0.5 pts
32Vincennes, IN5.3+0.3 pts
34Beech Grove, IN5.3-1.1 pts
34Lowell, IN5.3-1.1 pts
36Huntington, IN5.2+2 pts
37Speedway, IN5.2+1.2 pts
38Highland, IN5-0.4 pts
39New Albany, IN4.9-0.3 pts
40Goshen, IN4.8-0.3 pts
41Franklin, IN4.7-0.9 pts
42Martinsville, IN4.6-0.1 pts
43Plymouth, IN4.6-0.8 pts
44Schererville, IN4.5-1.4 pts
45New Haven, IN4.4-0.7 pts
46Griffith, IN4.4-0.1 pts
47Lafayette, IN4.4-0.5 pts
48Clarksville, IN4.4-0.4 pts
49Frankfort, IN4.4-0.4 pts
50Crown Point, IN4.3+0.4 pts
51Wabash, IN4.2-0.3 pts
52Columbia City, IN4-2.3 pts
52Columbus, IN4-0.3 pts
54Zionsville, IN4-0.2 pts
55Bluffton, IN4-0 pts
56Elkhart, IN4-2.1 pts
57Munster, IN3.9-0.3 pts
58Avon, IN3.8-1 pts
59Jeffersonville, IN3.6+0.3 pts
60Dyer, IN3.60 pts
61St. John, IN3.5-0.3 pts
62Greensburg, IN3.4-1.5 pts
63Noblesville, IN3.4-0.4 pts
64Plainfield, IN3.4-0.5 pts
65Madison, IN3.4-0.5 pts
66West Lafayette, IN3.3-0.5 pts
67Logansport, IN3.2-0.6 pts
68Greenwood, IN3.2+0.6 pts
68Warsaw, IN3.2-1 pts
70Bedford, IN3.1-1.4 pts
71Greenfield, IN3.1-0.3 pts
72Washington, IN3.1-1 pts
73Valparaiso, IN3-0.5 pts
74Decatur, IN2.9-0.1 pts
75Shelbyville, IN2.8-0.5 pts
76Lebanon, IN2.7+0.1 pts
77McCordsville, IN2.7-0.3 pts
78Carmel, IN2.6-0.1 pts
79Fishers, IN2.5-0.7 pts
80Seymour, IN2.2-2 pts
81Jasper, IN2-0.7 pts
82Westfield, IN2-0.1 pts
83Mooresville, IN1.7-1.8 pts
84Danville, IN1.6+0.8 pts
85Whitestown, IN1.2-0.8 pts
86Brownsburg, IN1.2-0.6 pts
87Yorktown, IN1-0.7 pts
88Huntertown, IN1-0.5 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake Station, IN, with 18.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Huntertown, IN, with 1% in 2022.

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