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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 2023, at 14.9%. Huntertown, IN had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Indiana was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.9Lake Station, IN
Lowest0.6Huntertown, IN
Median4.288 cities
Indiana4.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Lake Station, IN: 14.9 %Lake Station, IN14.9Gary, IN: 13 %Gary, IN13Peru, IN: 10.2 %Peru, IN10.2Muncie, IN: 8.6 %Muncie, IN8.6Marion, IN: 8 %Marion, IN8East Chicago, IN: 7.9 %East Chicago, IN7.9Chesterton, IN: 7.8 %Chesterton, IN7.8Terre Haute, IN: 7.7 %Terre Haute, IN7.7Anderson, IN: 7.5 %Anderson, IN7.5Portage, IN: 7.3 %Portage, IN7.3Bargersville, IN: 7.2 %Bargersville, IN7.2Richmond, IN: 7.2 %Richmond, IN7.2Michigan City, IN: 7.1 %Michigan City, IN7.1Merrillville, IN: 6.9 %Merrillville, IN6.9Hammond, IN: 6.8 %Hammond, IN6.8Mishawaka, IN: 6.7 %Mishawaka, IN6.7Sellersburg, IN: 6.6 %Sellersburg, IN6.6Bloomington, IN: 6.2 %Bloomington, IN6.2South Bend, IN: 6 %South Bend, IN6Kokomo, IN: 5.8 %Kokomo, IN5.8New Castle, IN: 5.7 %New Castle, IN5.7Fort Wayne, IN: 5.6 %Fort Wayne, IN5.6Lowell, IN: 5.5 %Lowell, IN5.5Auburn, IN: 5.5 %Auburn, IN5.5Munster, IN: 5.3 %Munster, IN5.3New Albany, IN: 5.3 %New Albany, IN5.3Evansville, IN: 5.3 %Evansville, IN5.3Crawfordsville, IN: 5.2 %Crawfordsville, IN5.2Indianapolis, IN: 5.2 %Indianapolis, IN5.2Connersville, IN: 5.2 %Connersville, IN5.2Wabash, IN: 5.1 %Wabash, IN5.1Highland, IN: 5 %Highland, IN5Speedway, IN: 4.9 %Speedway, IN4.9Martinsville, IN: 4.9 %Martinsville, IN4.9Schererville, IN: 4.7 %Schererville, IN4.7Cedar Lake, IN: 4.7 %Cedar Lake, IN4.7Hobart, IN: 4.6 %Hobart, IN4.6Madison, IN: 4.5 %Madison, IN4.5Kendallville, IN: 4.5 %Kendallville, IN4.5Goshen, IN: 4.4 %Goshen, IN4.4Lake Station, IN: 14.9 %Lake Station, IN14.9Gary, IN: 13 %Gary, IN13Peru, IN: 10.2 %Peru, IN10.2Muncie, IN: 8.6 %Muncie, IN8.6Marion, IN: 8 %Marion, IN8East Chicago, IN: 7.9 %East Chicago, IN7.9Chesterton, IN: 7.8 %Chesterton, IN7.8Terre Haute, IN: 7.7 %Terre Haute, IN7.7Anderson, IN: 7.5 %Anderson, IN7.5Portage, IN: 7.3 %Portage, IN7.3Bargersville, IN: 7.2 %Bargersville, IN7.2Richmond, IN: 7.2 %Richmond, IN7.2Michigan City, IN: 7.1 %Michigan City, IN7.1Merrillville, IN: 6.9 %Merrillville, IN6.9Hammond, IN: 6.8 %Hammond, IN6.8Mishawaka, IN: 6.7 %Mishawaka, IN6.7Sellersburg, IN: 6.6 %Sellersburg, IN6.6Bloomington, IN: 6.2 %Bloomington, IN6.2South Bend, IN: 6 %South Bend, IN6Kokomo, IN: 5.8 %Kokomo, IN5.8New Castle, IN: 5.7 %New Castle, IN5.7Fort Wayne, IN: 5.6 %Fort Wayne, IN5.6Lowell, IN: 5.5 %Lowell, IN5.5Auburn, IN: 5.5 %Auburn, IN5.5Munster, IN: 5.3 %Munster, IN5.3New Albany, IN: 5.3 %New Albany, IN5.3Evansville, IN: 5.3 %Evansville, IN5.3Crawfordsville, IN: 5.2 %Crawfordsville, IN5.2Indianapolis, IN: 5.2 %Indianapolis, IN5.2Connersville, IN: 5.2 %Connersville, IN5.2Wabash, IN: 5.1 %Wabash, IN5.1Highland, IN: 5 %Highland, IN5Speedway, IN: 4.9 %Speedway, IN4.9Martinsville, IN: 4.9 %Martinsville, IN4.9Schererville, IN: 4.7 %Schererville, IN4.7Cedar Lake, IN: 4.7 %Cedar Lake, IN4.7Hobart, IN: 4.6 %Hobart, IN4.6Madison, IN: 4.5 %Madison, IN4.5Kendallville, IN: 4.5 %Kendallville, IN4.5Goshen, IN: 4.4 %Goshen, IN4.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake Station, IN14.9-3.4 pts
2Gary, IN13-0.6 pts
3Peru, IN10.2+3.8 pts
4Muncie, IN8.6+0.4 pts
5Marion, IN8-1.5 pts
6East Chicago, IN7.9+1.4 pts
7Chesterton, IN7.8-0.4 pts
8Terre Haute, IN7.7+0.2 pts
9Anderson, IN7.5+0.5 pts
10Portage, IN7.3+0.7 pts
11Bargersville, IN7.2-0.4 pts
12Richmond, IN7.2+1.2 pts
13Michigan City, IN7.1-0 pts
14Merrillville, IN6.9-1.4 pts
15Hammond, IN6.8+0.5 pts
16Mishawaka, IN6.7-0.2 pts
17Sellersburg, IN6.6-0.5 pts
18Bloomington, IN6.2-0.3 pts
19South Bend, IN6+0.5 pts
20Kokomo, IN5.8-0.3 pts
21New Castle, IN5.7+0.2 pts
22Fort Wayne, IN5.6-0.2 pts
23Lowell, IN5.5+0.2 pts
24Auburn, IN5.5-0 pts
25Munster, IN5.3+1.5 pts
26New Albany, IN5.3+0.4 pts
27Evansville, IN5.3-0.4 pts
28Crawfordsville, IN5.2-0.1 pts
29Indianapolis, IN5.2-0.4 pts
30Connersville, IN5.2-0.6 pts
31Wabash, IN5.1+0.9 pts
32Highland, IN5-0.1 pts
33Speedway, IN4.9-0.2 pts
34Martinsville, IN4.9+0.3 pts
35Schererville, IN4.7+0.2 pts
36Cedar Lake, IN4.7-1 pts
37Hobart, IN4.6-2.1 pts
38Madison, IN4.5+1.1 pts
39Kendallville, IN4.5-1.4 pts
40Goshen, IN4.4-0.4 pts
41Avon, IN4.3+0.5 pts
42Huntington, IN4.3-0.9 pts
43Columbus, IN4.3+0.2 pts
44Lawrence, IN4.3-1.1 pts
45Clarksville, IN4.2-0.2 pts
46Columbia City, IN4.2+0.1 pts
47Crown Point, IN4.1-0.2 pts
47New Haven, IN4.1-0.3 pts
49Frankfort, IN4-0.4 pts
50Vincennes, IN4-1.4 pts
51Beech Grove, IN3.9-1.5 pts
52Franklin, IN3.9-0.8 pts
53Plymouth, IN3.8-0.8 pts
53Zionsville, IN3.8-0.3 pts
55Jeffersonville, IN3.7+0.1 pts
56West Lafayette, IN3.6+0.4 pts
57Elkhart, IN3.5-0.4 pts
58Griffith, IN3.5-0.9 pts
59Valparaiso, IN3.4+0.3 pts
59Washington, IN3.4+0.3 pts
61La Porte, IN3.4-2.1 pts
62Lafayette, IN3.3-1.1 pts
63Shelbyville, IN3.3+0.5 pts
64St. John, IN3.2-0.3 pts
65Noblesville, IN3.2-0.3 pts
66Dyer, IN3.1-0.4 pts
67Plainfield, IN3-0.4 pts
68Lebanon, IN2.9+0.2 pts
69Bluffton, IN2.9-1.1 pts
70Greensburg, IN2.9-0.6 pts
71Fishers, IN2.8+0.3 pts
72Jasper, IN2.8+0.8 pts
73Greenfield, IN2.8-0.4 pts
74Carmel, IN2.7+0.2 pts
75McCordsville, IN2.6-0.1 pts
76Greenwood, IN2.5-0.7 pts
77Mooresville, IN2.4+0.7 pts
78Logansport, IN2.3-0.9 pts
79Bedford, IN2.2-0.9 pts
80Warsaw, IN2.2-1 pts
81Westfield, IN2.2+0.2 pts
82Decatur, IN2.1-0.8 pts
83Seymour, IN2.1-0 pts
84Danville, IN1.6+0.1 pts
85Brownsburg, IN1.5+0.3 pts
86Yorktown, IN1.5+0.5 pts
87Whitestown, IN1.2-0 pts
88Huntertown, IN0.6-0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2023 (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 14.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Huntertown, IN, with 0.6% in 2023.

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