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

Mahnomen County had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 87 counties in 2022, at 10.3%. Pope County had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.3Mahnomen County
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Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 5.8 %Anoka County: 4 %Becker County: 4.3 %Beltrami County: 5.4 %Benton County: 3.7 %Big Stone County: 2 %Blue Earth County: 3.7 %Brown County: 2.7 %Carlton County: 4.7 %Carver County: 3.1 %Cass County: 6.4 %Chippewa County: 5.2 %Chisago County: 3.7 %Clay County: 4 %Clearwater County: 7.6 %Cook County: 3.1 %Cottonwood County: 3.9 %Crow Wing County: 5 %Dakota County: 3.7 %Dodge County: 2.9 %Douglas County: 3.1 %Faribault County: 4.3 %Fillmore County: 3.2 %Freeborn County: 4.4 %Goodhue County: 4 %Grant County: 3.7 %Hennepin County: 4.3 %Houston County: 1.6 %Hubbard County: 4.3 %Isanti County: 4.2 %Itasca County: 6.2 %Jackson County: 2 %Kanabec County: 4.4 %Kandiyohi County: 3.8 %Kittson County: 3.1 %Koochiching County: 5.1 %Lac qui Parle County: 2.1 %Lake County: 2.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 2.1 %Le Sueur County: 3.6 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Lyon County: 3 %McLeod County: 3.2 %Mahnomen County: 10.3 %Marshall County: 2.9 %Martin County: 5.2 %Meeker County: 2.5 %Mille Lacs County: 4.7 %Morrison County: 4.1 %Mower County: 3.2 %Murray County: 3 %Nicollet County: 1.9 %Nobles County: 3 %Norman County: 5.1 %Olmsted County: 3.4 %Otter Tail County: 5.3 %Pennington County: 1.9 %Pine County: 5.9 %Pipestone County: 2.9 %Polk County: 3.4 %Pope County: 1 %Ramsey County: 4.7 %Red Lake County: 1.5 %Redwood County: 1.7 %Renville County: 3.1 %Rice County: 5.3 %Rock County: 2.8 %Roseau County: 4.3 %St. Louis County: 4.6 %Scott County: 3.2 %Sherburne County: 3 %Sibley County: 3.2 %Stearns County: 4.4 %Steele County: 3.4 %Stevens County: 1.4 %Swift County: 3.7 %Todd County: 4.1 %Traverse County: 4 %Wabasha County: 2.2 %Wadena County: 6.1 %Waseca County: 3.3 %Washington County: 3 %Watonwan County: 6.1 %Wilkin County: 5.1 %Winona County: 2.8 %Wright County: 2.2 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.2 %
  • Under 2.7
  • 2.7 to 3.1
  • 3.1 to 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 5.1
  • 5.1 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Mahnomen County: 10.3 %Mahnomen County10.3Clearwater County: 7.6 %Clearwater County7.6Cass County: 6.4 %Cass County6.4Itasca County: 6.2 %Itasca County6.2Wadena County: 6.1 %Wadena County6.1Watonwan County: 6.1 %Watonwan County6.1Pine County: 5.9 %Pine County5.9Aitkin County: 5.8 %Aitkin County5.8Beltrami County: 5.4 %Beltrami County5.4Rice County: 5.3 %Rice County5.3Otter Tail County: 5.3 %Otter Tail County5.3Chippewa County: 5.2 %Chippewa County5.2Martin County: 5.2 %Martin County5.2Norman County: 5.1 %Norman County5.1Koochiching County: 5.1 %Koochiching County5.1Wilkin County: 5.1 %Wilkin County5.1Crow Wing County: 5 %Crow Wing County5Ramsey County: 4.7 %Ramsey County4.7Mille Lacs County: 4.7 %Mille Lacs County4.7Carlton County: 4.7 %Carlton County4.7St. Louis County: 4.6 %St. Louis County4.6Stearns County: 4.4 %Stearns County4.4Kanabec County: 4.4 %Kanabec County4.4Freeborn County: 4.4 %Freeborn County4.4Hennepin County: 4.3 %Hennepin County4.3Roseau County: 4.3 %Roseau County4.3Hubbard County: 4.3 %Hubbard County4.3Becker County: 4.3 %Becker County4.3Faribault County: 4.3 %Faribault County4.3Isanti County: 4.2 %Isanti County4.2Morrison County: 4.1 %Morrison County4.1Todd County: 4.1 %Todd County4.1Anoka County: 4 %Anoka County4Traverse County: 4 %Traverse County4Clay County: 4 %Clay County4Goodhue County: 4 %Goodhue County4Cottonwood County: 3.9 %Cottonwood County3.9Kandiyohi County: 3.8 %Kandiyohi County3.8Blue Earth County: 3.7 %Blue Earth County3.7Grant County: 3.7 %Grant County3.7Mahnomen County: 10.3 %Mahnomen County10.3Clearwater County: 7.6 %Clearwater County7.6Cass County: 6.4 %Cass County6.4Itasca County: 6.2 %Itasca County6.2Wadena County: 6.1 %Wadena County6.1Watonwan County: 6.1 %Watonwan County6.1Pine County: 5.9 %Pine County5.9Aitkin County: 5.8 %Aitkin County5.8Beltrami County: 5.4 %Beltrami County5.4Rice County: 5.3 %Rice County5.3Otter Tail County: 5.3 %Otter Tail County5.3Chippewa County: 5.2 %Chippewa County5.2Martin County: 5.2 %Martin County5.2Norman County: 5.1 %Norman County5.1Koochiching County: 5.1 %Koochiching County5.1Wilkin County: 5.1 %Wilkin County5.1Crow Wing County: 5 %Crow Wing County5Ramsey County: 4.7 %Ramsey County4.7Mille Lacs County: 4.7 %Mille Lacs County4.7Carlton County: 4.7 %Carlton County4.7St. Louis County: 4.6 %St. Louis County4.6Stearns County: 4.4 %Stearns County4.4Kanabec County: 4.4 %Kanabec County4.4Freeborn County: 4.4 %Freeborn County4.4Hennepin County: 4.3 %Hennepin County4.3Roseau County: 4.3 %Roseau County4.3Hubbard County: 4.3 %Hubbard County4.3Becker County: 4.3 %Becker County4.3Faribault County: 4.3 %Faribault County4.3Isanti County: 4.2 %Isanti County4.2Morrison County: 4.1 %Morrison County4.1Todd County: 4.1 %Todd County4.1Anoka County: 4 %Anoka County4Traverse County: 4 %Traverse County4Clay County: 4 %Clay County4Goodhue County: 4 %Goodhue County4Cottonwood County: 3.9 %Cottonwood County3.9Kandiyohi County: 3.8 %Kandiyohi County3.8Blue Earth County: 3.7 %Blue Earth County3.7Grant County: 3.7 %Grant County3.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mahnomen County10.3+1.3 pts
2Clearwater County7.6-0.4 pts
3Cass County6.4-0.3 pts
4Itasca County6.2-0.4 pts
5Wadena County6.1-1 pts
6Watonwan County6.1+0.2 pts
7Pine County5.9-0.3 pts
8Aitkin County5.8+0.2 pts
9Beltrami County5.4-0.2 pts
10Rice County5.3+0.1 pts
11Otter Tail County5.3+0.9 pts
12Chippewa County5.2-0.1 pts
13Martin County5.2-0.3 pts
14Norman County5.1-0.6 pts
15Koochiching County5.1-0.2 pts
16Wilkin County5.1+1.1 pts
17Crow Wing County5+0.3 pts
18Ramsey County4.7-0.1 pts
19Mille Lacs County4.7-1.1 pts
20Carlton County4.7-0.3 pts
21St. Louis County4.6-0.3 pts
22Stearns County4.4-0.4 pts
23Kanabec County4.4-0.1 pts
24Freeborn County4.4+0.2 pts
25Hennepin County4.3-0 pts
25Roseau County4.3-0.1 pts
27Hubbard County4.3-0.1 pts
28Becker County4.3+0.7 pts
29Faribault County4.3-0.2 pts
30Isanti County4.2-0.3 pts
31Morrison County4.1-0.4 pts
32Todd County4.1+0.3 pts
33Anoka County4+0.2 pts
34Traverse County4-0.2 pts
35Clay County40 pts
36Goodhue County4+0.3 pts
37Cottonwood County3.9-0.3 pts
38Kandiyohi County3.8+0.5 pts
39Blue Earth County3.7+0.4 pts
39Grant County3.7-0.4 pts
41Chisago County3.7+0.3 pts
42Benton County3.7-0.2 pts
43Swift County3.7+0.3 pts
44Dakota County3.7-0.3 pts
45Le Sueur County3.6-0.1 pts
46Olmsted County3.4+0.2 pts
47Polk County3.4-1 pts
47Steele County3.4-0.4 pts
49Waseca County3.3-0.5 pts
50Yellow Medicine County3.2-0.2 pts
51Sibley County3.2-0.2 pts
52Mower County3.2+0.2 pts
53McLeod County3.2-0.1 pts
53Scott County3.2-0 pts
55Fillmore County3.2-0.2 pts
56Carver County3.10 pts
56Renville County3.1-0.3 pts
58Cook County3.1+1.3 pts
59Kittson County3.1-0.4 pts
60Douglas County3.1-0.2 pts
61Lyon County3-0.3 pts
62Sherburne County3+0.3 pts
62Washington County3-0.2 pts
64Nobles County3+0.2 pts
65Murray County3+0.2 pts
66Pipestone County2.9-0.2 pts
67Dodge County2.9+0.1 pts
67Marshall County2.9-0 pts
69Winona County2.8+0.1 pts
70Rock County2.8+0.5 pts
71Lake County2.8-0.6 pts
72Brown County2.7-0.1 pts
73Lincoln County2.7+0.6 pts
74Meeker County2.5+0.2 pts
75Wabasha County2.2-1.5 pts
76Wright County2.2-0.2 pts
77Lac qui Parle County2.1-0.2 pts
78Lake of the Woods County2.1-3.1 pts
79Jackson County2-1.1 pts
80Big Stone County2-0.4 pts
81Pennington County1.9-1.1 pts
82Nicollet County1.9-0 pts
83Redwood County1.7-0.4 pts
84Houston County1.6-0 pts
85Red Lake County1.5-0.5 pts
86Stevens County1.4-0.5 pts
87Pope County1-0.2 pts

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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/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 (Counties in Minnesota 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, Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?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. Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022.

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

Mahnomen County, with 10.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pope County, with 1% in 2022.

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