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Counties in Minnesota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Mahnomen County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 87 counties in 2024, at 9.8%. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Minnesota was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.8Mahnomen County
Lowest1.1Red Lake County
Median3.687 counties
Minnesota4.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 5.8 %Anoka County: 4.3 %Becker County: 4.3 %Beltrami County: 4.7 %Benton County: 3.9 %Big Stone County: 1.8 %Blue Earth County: 4.9 %Brown County: 2.9 %Carlton County: 4.8 %Carver County: 3.1 %Cass County: 6.6 %Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chisago County: 4.1 %Clay County: 4.1 %Clearwater County: 7.7 %Cook County: 2.2 %Cottonwood County: 2.8 %Crow Wing County: 5.5 %Dakota County: 3.6 %Dodge County: 3.3 %Douglas County: 2.9 %Faribault County: 3.4 %Fillmore County: 2.7 %Freeborn County: 4.6 %Goodhue County: 3.6 %Grant County: 2.8 %Hennepin County: 4.5 %Houston County: 1.6 %Hubbard County: 4.4 %Isanti County: 4.1 %Itasca County: 5.9 %Jackson County: 2.4 %Kanabec County: 4.6 %Kandiyohi County: 3.6 %Kittson County: 5 %Koochiching County: 4.8 %Lac qui Parle County: 2 %Lake County: 2.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 1.5 %Le Sueur County: 4.2 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Lyon County: 3.2 %McLeod County: 3.3 %Mahnomen County: 9.8 %Marshall County: 3.5 %Martin County: 4.2 %Meeker County: 3.2 %Mille Lacs County: 4 %Morrison County: 4 %Mower County: 3.9 %Murray County: 2.7 %Nicollet County: 2.2 %Nobles County: 3.2 %Norman County: 5.3 %Olmsted County: 3.6 %Otter Tail County: 4.8 %Pennington County: 2.9 %Pine County: 5.6 %Pipestone County: 3.2 %Polk County: 3.6 %Pope County: 1.3 %Ramsey County: 4.9 %Red Lake County: 1.1 %Redwood County: 2.6 %Renville County: 2.6 %Rice County: 4.6 %Rock County: 2.6 %Roseau County: 3.7 %St. Louis County: 4.6 %Scott County: 3.5 %Sherburne County: 3 %Sibley County: 3.8 %Stearns County: 4.1 %Steele County: 3.4 %Stevens County: 2 %Swift County: 4.4 %Todd County: 4.1 %Traverse County: 4.6 %Wabasha County: 2.2 %Wadena County: 5.5 %Waseca County: 2.5 %Washington County: 3.4 %Watonwan County: 5.3 %Wilkin County: 4.8 %Winona County: 2.3 %Wright County: 2.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.5 %
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  • 2.6 to 3.2
  • 3.2 to 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 4.8
  • 4.8 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Mahnomen County: 9.8 %Mahnomen County9.8Clearwater County: 7.7 %Clearwater County7.7Cass County: 6.6 %Cass County6.6Itasca County: 5.9 %Itasca County5.9Aitkin County: 5.8 %Aitkin County5.8Pine County: 5.6 %Pine County5.6Wadena County: 5.5 %Wadena County5.5Crow Wing County: 5.5 %Crow Wing County5.5Norman County: 5.3 %Norman County5.3Watonwan County: 5.3 %Watonwan County5.3Kittson County: 5 %Kittson County5Blue Earth County: 4.9 %Blue Earth County4.9Ramsey County: 4.9 %Ramsey County4.9Koochiching County: 4.8 %Koochiching County4.8Wilkin County: 4.8 %Wilkin County4.8Otter Tail County: 4.8 %Otter Tail County4.8Carlton County: 4.8 %Carlton County4.8Beltrami County: 4.7 %Beltrami County4.7St. Louis County: 4.6 %St. Louis County4.6Freeborn County: 4.6 %Freeborn County4.6Kanabec County: 4.6 %Kanabec County4.6Rice County: 4.6 %Rice County4.6Traverse County: 4.6 %Traverse County4.6Hennepin County: 4.5 %Hennepin County4.5Swift County: 4.4 %Swift County4.4Hubbard County: 4.4 %Hubbard County4.4Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chippewa County4.4Becker County: 4.3 %Becker County4.3Anoka County: 4.3 %Anoka County4.3Le Sueur County: 4.2 %Le Sueur County4.2Martin County: 4.2 %Martin County4.2Clay County: 4.1 %Clay County4.1Isanti County: 4.1 %Isanti County4.1Stearns County: 4.1 %Stearns County4.1Todd County: 4.1 %Todd County4.1Chisago County: 4.1 %Chisago County4.1Morrison County: 4 %Morrison County4Mille Lacs County: 4 %Mille Lacs County4Benton County: 3.9 %Benton County3.9Mower County: 3.9 %Mower County3.9Mahnomen County: 9.8 %Mahnomen County9.8Clearwater County: 7.7 %Clearwater County7.7Cass County: 6.6 %Cass County6.6Itasca County: 5.9 %Itasca County5.9Aitkin County: 5.8 %Aitkin County5.8Pine County: 5.6 %Pine County5.6Wadena County: 5.5 %Wadena County5.5Crow Wing County: 5.5 %Crow Wing County5.5Norman County: 5.3 %Norman County5.3Watonwan County: 5.3 %Watonwan County5.3Kittson County: 5 %Kittson County5Blue Earth County: 4.9 %Blue Earth County4.9Ramsey County: 4.9 %Ramsey County4.9Koochiching County: 4.8 %Koochiching County4.8Wilkin County: 4.8 %Wilkin County4.8Otter Tail County: 4.8 %Otter Tail County4.8Carlton County: 4.8 %Carlton County4.8Beltrami County: 4.7 %Beltrami County4.7St. Louis County: 4.6 %St. Louis County4.6Freeborn County: 4.6 %Freeborn County4.6Kanabec County: 4.6 %Kanabec County4.6Rice County: 4.6 %Rice County4.6Traverse County: 4.6 %Traverse County4.6Hennepin County: 4.5 %Hennepin County4.5Swift County: 4.4 %Swift County4.4Hubbard County: 4.4 %Hubbard County4.4Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chippewa County4.4Becker County: 4.3 %Becker County4.3Anoka County: 4.3 %Anoka County4.3Le Sueur County: 4.2 %Le Sueur County4.2Martin County: 4.2 %Martin County4.2Clay County: 4.1 %Clay County4.1Isanti County: 4.1 %Isanti County4.1Stearns County: 4.1 %Stearns County4.1Todd County: 4.1 %Todd County4.1Chisago County: 4.1 %Chisago County4.1Morrison County: 4 %Morrison County4Mille Lacs County: 4 %Mille Lacs County4Benton County: 3.9 %Benton County3.9Mower County: 3.9 %Mower County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mahnomen County9.8-0.4 pts
2Clearwater County7.7+0.3 pts
3Cass County6.6+0.6 pts
4Itasca County5.9+0.1 pts
5Aitkin County5.8-0 pts
6Pine County5.6-0.4 pts
7Wadena County5.5-0.3 pts
8Crow Wing County5.5+0.3 pts
9Norman County5.3+0.2 pts
9Watonwan County5.3-0.3 pts
11Kittson County5+0.6 pts
12Blue Earth County4.9+0.7 pts
13Ramsey County4.9+0.2 pts
14Koochiching County4.8+0.7 pts
15Wilkin County4.8+0.1 pts
16Otter Tail County4.8-0.3 pts
17Carlton County4.8+0.7 pts
18Beltrami County4.7-0.5 pts
19St. Louis County4.6+0.2 pts
20Freeborn County4.6+0.8 pts
21Kanabec County4.6-0.3 pts
22Rice County4.6-0.1 pts
22Traverse County4.6-0.4 pts
24Hennepin County4.5+0.2 pts
25Swift County4.4+0.4 pts
26Hubbard County4.4-0.2 pts
27Chippewa County4.40 pts
28Becker County4.3+0.4 pts
29Anoka County4.3+0.3 pts
30Le Sueur County4.2+0.1 pts
31Martin County4.2-0.2 pts
32Clay County4.1+0.2 pts
33Isanti County4.1-0 pts
33Stearns County4.1-0.2 pts
35Todd County4.1-0.4 pts
36Chisago County4.1+0.2 pts
37Morrison County4+0.5 pts
38Mille Lacs County4-0.4 pts
39Benton County3.9-0.1 pts
40Mower County3.9+0.2 pts
41Sibley County3.8-0.1 pts
42Roseau County3.7-0.5 pts
43Kandiyohi County3.60 pts
44Dakota County3.6-0 pts
45Polk County3.60 pts
46Goodhue County3.6-0 pts
47Olmsted County3.6-0 pts
48Yellow Medicine County3.5+0.1 pts
49Marshall County3.5+0.5 pts
50Scott County3.5+0.5 pts
51Steele County3.4+0.4 pts
52Washington County3.4+0.1 pts
53Faribault County3.4-0.5 pts
54McLeod County3.30 pts
55Dodge County3.3+0.2 pts
56Nobles County3.2+0.6 pts
57Lyon County3.2-0.1 pts
57Pipestone County3.2+0.2 pts
59Meeker County3.2+0.6 pts
60Carver County3.1-0 pts
61Sherburne County3-0.3 pts
62Douglas County2.9+0.2 pts
63Brown County2.9+0.3 pts
64Pennington County2.9+0.1 pts
65Cottonwood County2.8-1 pts
66Grant County2.8-0.4 pts
67Wright County2.7+0.6 pts
68Fillmore County2.7-0.2 pts
69Murray County2.70 pts
70Lincoln County2.7-0.1 pts
71Lake County2.6+0.2 pts
72Rock County2.60 pts
73Redwood County2.6+0.6 pts
74Renville County2.6+0.1 pts
75Waseca County2.5-1.5 pts
76Jackson County2.40 pts
77Winona County2.3-0.7 pts
78Cook County2.2-0.2 pts
79Wabasha County2.2-0 pts
80Nicollet County2.2+0.5 pts
81Lac qui Parle County2+0.2 pts
82Stevens County2+0.4 pts
83Big Stone County1.8-1.2 pts
84Houston County1.6-0.3 pts
85Lake of the Woods County1.5-0.4 pts
86Pope County1.3+0.4 pts
87Red Lake County1.1-0.4 pts

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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 counties 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. 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 (Counties in Minnesota 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, Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Mahnomen County, with 9.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Red Lake County, with 1.1% in 2024.

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