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

St. Cloud, MN had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 103 cities in 2021, at 7.9%. Hermantown, MN had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9St. Cloud, MN
Lowest1.2Hermantown, MN
Median3.9103 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2021

St. Cloud, MN: 7.9 %St. Cloud, MN7.9South St. Paul, MN: 6.7 %South St. Paul, MN6.7Faribault, MN: 6.6 %Faribault, MN6.6Brooklyn Center, MN: 6.4 %Brooklyn Center, MN6.4Grand Rapids, MN: 6.2 %Grand Rapids, MN6.2Fairmont, MN: 5.9 %Fairmont, MN5.9Robbinsdale, MN: 5.8 %Robbinsdale, MN5.8Minneapolis, MN: 5.6 %Minneapolis, MN5.6Fridley, MN: 5.6 %Fridley, MN5.6Northfield, MN: 5.6 %Northfield, MN5.6Brainerd, MN: 5.5 %Brainerd, MN5.5Cloquet, MN: 5.5 %Cloquet, MN5.5Vadnais Heights, MN: 5.4 %Vadnais Heights, MN5.4Fergus Falls, MN: 5.4 %Fergus Falls, MN5.4Duluth, MN: 5.3 %Duluth, MN5.3Hopkins, MN: 5.3 %Hopkins, MN5.3Burnsville, MN: 5.2 %Burnsville, MN5.2Richfield, MN: 5.2 %Richfield, MN5.2Little Canada, MN: 5.2 %Little Canada, MN5.2Roseville, MN: 5.1 %Roseville, MN5.1St. Paul, MN: 5.1 %St. Paul, MN5.1Albert Lea, MN: 5.1 %Albert Lea, MN5.1West St. Paul, MN: 5.1 %West St. Paul, MN5.1Forest Lake, MN: 5.1 %Forest Lake, MN5.1Oakdale, MN: 5.1 %Oakdale, MN5.1White Bear Lake, MN: 5 %White Bear Lake, MN5Anoka, MN: 5 %Anoka, MN5New Hope, MN: 4.9 %New Hope, MN4.9Bloomington, MN: 4.9 %Bloomington, MN4.9Red Wing, MN: 4.8 %Red Wing, MN4.8Hutchinson, MN: 4.7 %Hutchinson, MN4.7Moorhead, MN: 4.7 %Moorhead, MN4.7Savage, MN: 4.7 %Savage, MN4.7Ramsey, MN: 4.5 %Ramsey, MN4.5Mounds View, MN: 4.5 %Mounds View, MN4.5Buffalo, MN: 4.4 %Buffalo, MN4.4Shoreview, MN: 4.4 %Shoreview, MN4.4Coon Rapids, MN: 4.3 %Coon Rapids, MN4.3Willmar, MN: 4.3 %Willmar, MN4.3Eagan, MN: 4.3 %Eagan, MN4.3St. Cloud, MN: 7.9 %St. Cloud, MN7.9South St. Paul, MN: 6.7 %South St. Paul, MN6.7Faribault, MN: 6.6 %Faribault, MN6.6Brooklyn Center, MN: 6.4 %Brooklyn Center, MN6.4Grand Rapids, MN: 6.2 %Grand Rapids, MN6.2Fairmont, MN: 5.9 %Fairmont, MN5.9Robbinsdale, MN: 5.8 %Robbinsdale, MN5.8Minneapolis, MN: 5.6 %Minneapolis, MN5.6Fridley, MN: 5.6 %Fridley, MN5.6Northfield, MN: 5.6 %Northfield, MN5.6Brainerd, MN: 5.5 %Brainerd, MN5.5Cloquet, MN: 5.5 %Cloquet, MN5.5Vadnais Heights, MN: 5.4 %Vadnais Heights, MN5.4Fergus Falls, MN: 5.4 %Fergus Falls, MN5.4Duluth, MN: 5.3 %Duluth, MN5.3Hopkins, MN: 5.3 %Hopkins, MN5.3Burnsville, MN: 5.2 %Burnsville, MN5.2Richfield, MN: 5.2 %Richfield, MN5.2Little Canada, MN: 5.2 %Little Canada, MN5.2Roseville, MN: 5.1 %Roseville, MN5.1St. Paul, MN: 5.1 %St. Paul, MN5.1Albert Lea, MN: 5.1 %Albert Lea, MN5.1West St. Paul, MN: 5.1 %West St. Paul, MN5.1Forest Lake, MN: 5.1 %Forest Lake, MN5.1Oakdale, MN: 5.1 %Oakdale, MN5.1White Bear Lake, MN: 5 %White Bear Lake, MN5Anoka, MN: 5 %Anoka, MN5New Hope, MN: 4.9 %New Hope, MN4.9Bloomington, MN: 4.9 %Bloomington, MN4.9Red Wing, MN: 4.8 %Red Wing, MN4.8Hutchinson, MN: 4.7 %Hutchinson, MN4.7Moorhead, MN: 4.7 %Moorhead, MN4.7Savage, MN: 4.7 %Savage, MN4.7Ramsey, MN: 4.5 %Ramsey, MN4.5Mounds View, MN: 4.5 %Mounds View, MN4.5Buffalo, MN: 4.4 %Buffalo, MN4.4Shoreview, MN: 4.4 %Shoreview, MN4.4Coon Rapids, MN: 4.3 %Coon Rapids, MN4.3Willmar, MN: 4.3 %Willmar, MN4.3Eagan, MN: 4.3 %Eagan, MN4.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1St. Cloud, MN7.9
2South St. Paul, MN6.7
3Faribault, MN6.6
4Brooklyn Center, MN6.4
5Grand Rapids, MN6.2
6Fairmont, MN5.9
7Robbinsdale, MN5.8
8Minneapolis, MN5.6
9Fridley, MN5.6
10Northfield, MN5.6
11Brainerd, MN5.5
12Cloquet, MN5.5
13Vadnais Heights, MN5.4
14Fergus Falls, MN5.4
15Duluth, MN5.3
16Hopkins, MN5.3
17Burnsville, MN5.2
18Richfield, MN5.2
19Little Canada, MN5.2
20Roseville, MN5.1
21St. Paul, MN5.1
22Albert Lea, MN5.1
23West St. Paul, MN5.1
24Forest Lake, MN5.1
25Oakdale, MN5.1
26White Bear Lake, MN5
27Anoka, MN5
28New Hope, MN4.9
29Bloomington, MN4.9
30Red Wing, MN4.8
31Hutchinson, MN4.7
32Moorhead, MN4.7
32Savage, MN4.7
34Ramsey, MN4.5
35Mounds View, MN4.5
36Buffalo, MN4.4
37Shoreview, MN4.4
38Coon Rapids, MN4.3
39Willmar, MN4.3
40Eagan, MN4.3
41Apple Valley, MN4.3
41Hibbing, MN4.3
43Inver Grove Heights, MN4.3
44Brooklyn Park, MN4.2
44East Bethel, MN4.2
46Victoria, MN4.2
47Blaine, MN4
47North Branch, MN4
49North St. Paul, MN4
50Alexandria, MN3.9
51Owatonna, MN3.9
52Columbia Heights, MN3.9
53Golden Valley, MN3.8
54Eden Prairie, MN3.8
55Chanhassen, MN3.8
56Bemidji, MN3.7
57Edina, MN3.6
58Worthington, MN3.5
59Mankato, MN3.5
59Rochester, MN3.5
61Marshall, MN3.4
62Champlin, MN3.4
63Woodbury, MN3.4
64Maplewood, MN3.3
65Waconia, MN3.3
66Austin, MN3.2
66Shakopee, MN3.2
68Detroit Lakes, MN3.1
68Maple Grove, MN3.1
70Cottage Grove, MN3
71New Brighton, MN3
72Farmington, MN2.9
73Crystal, MN2.9
73New Ulm, MN2.9
75Sartell, MN2.9
76Rosemount, MN2.9
77Lino Lakes, MN2.8
77Sauk Rapids, MN2.8
79Winona, MN2.8
80Lakeville, MN2.8
81Lake Elmo, MN2.8
82St. Louis Park, MN2.7
83St. Michael, MN2.6
84Monticello, MN2.5
85North Mankato, MN2.5
86Minnetonka, MN2.4
86Stillwater, MN2.4
88Big Lake, MN2.4
89Ham Lake, MN2.4
90Andover, MN2.4
91Plymouth, MN2.3
92Elk River, MN2.2
92Mendota Heights, MN2.2
94Hastings, MN2.2
95Dayton, MN2.2
96Hugo, MN2.1
97Cambridge, MN2.1
98Prior Lake, MN2.1
99Chaska, MN2
100Rogers, MN1.7
100St. Peter, MN1.7
102Otsego, MN1.5
103Hermantown, MN1.2

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Minnesota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 Minnesota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2021. 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 Minnesota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2021.

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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 Minnesota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/minnesota-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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St. Cloud, MN, with 7.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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