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 2023, at 10.2%. Pope County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.2Mahnomen County
Lowest0.9Pope County
Median3.887 counties
Minnesota3.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 5.8 %Anoka County: 3.9 %Becker County: 4 %Beltrami County: 5.1 %Benton County: 4.1 %Big Stone County: 3 %Blue Earth County: 4.2 %Brown County: 2.6 %Carlton County: 4 %Carver County: 3.1 %Cass County: 5.9 %Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chisago County: 3.9 %Clay County: 3.9 %Clearwater County: 7.4 %Cook County: 2.5 %Cottonwood County: 3.9 %Crow Wing County: 5.2 %Dakota County: 3.6 %Dodge County: 3.1 %Douglas County: 2.7 %Faribault County: 3.8 %Fillmore County: 2.9 %Freeborn County: 3.8 %Goodhue County: 3.6 %Grant County: 3.1 %Hennepin County: 4.3 %Houston County: 1.9 %Hubbard County: 4.6 %Isanti County: 4.2 %Itasca County: 5.8 %Jackson County: 2.4 %Kanabec County: 4.9 %Kandiyohi County: 3.6 %Kittson County: 4.4 %Koochiching County: 4.2 %Lac qui Parle County: 1.8 %Lake County: 2.4 %Lake of the Woods County: 1.8 %Le Sueur County: 4.1 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Lyon County: 3.4 %McLeod County: 3.3 %Mahnomen County: 10.2 %Marshall County: 3 %Martin County: 4.4 %Meeker County: 2.6 %Mille Lacs County: 4.4 %Morrison County: 3.5 %Mower County: 3.8 %Murray County: 2.7 %Nicollet County: 1.6 %Nobles County: 2.6 %Norman County: 5.1 %Olmsted County: 3.6 %Otter Tail County: 5.1 %Pennington County: 2.8 %Pine County: 6 %Pipestone County: 3 %Polk County: 3.6 %Pope County: 0.9 %Ramsey County: 4.7 %Red Lake County: 1.5 %Redwood County: 1.9 %Renville County: 2.5 %Rice County: 4.6 %Rock County: 2.6 %Roseau County: 4.2 %St. Louis County: 4.5 %Scott County: 3 %Sherburne County: 3.3 %Sibley County: 3.9 %Stearns County: 4.3 %Steele County: 3.1 %Stevens County: 1.6 %Swift County: 4 %Todd County: 4.5 %Traverse County: 4.9 %Wabasha County: 2.3 %Wadena County: 5.8 %Waseca County: 4 %Washington County: 3.3 %Watonwan County: 5.5 %Wilkin County: 4.7 %Winona County: 3 %Wright County: 2.1 %Yellow Medicine County: 3.4 %
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  • 3.1 to 3.8
  • 3.8 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 4.7
  • 4.7 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Mahnomen County: 10.2 %Mahnomen County10.2Clearwater County: 7.4 %Clearwater County7.4Pine County: 6 %Pine County6Cass County: 5.9 %Cass County5.9Aitkin County: 5.8 %Aitkin County5.8Wadena County: 5.8 %Wadena County5.8Itasca County: 5.8 %Itasca County5.8Watonwan County: 5.5 %Watonwan County5.5Crow Wing County: 5.2 %Crow Wing County5.2Beltrami County: 5.1 %Beltrami County5.1Otter Tail County: 5.1 %Otter Tail County5.1Norman County: 5.1 %Norman County5.1Traverse County: 4.9 %Traverse County4.9Kanabec County: 4.9 %Kanabec County4.9Wilkin County: 4.7 %Wilkin County4.7Ramsey County: 4.7 %Ramsey County4.7Rice County: 4.6 %Rice County4.6Hubbard County: 4.6 %Hubbard County4.6Todd County: 4.5 %Todd County4.5St. Louis County: 4.5 %St. Louis County4.5Kittson County: 4.4 %Kittson County4.4Martin County: 4.4 %Martin County4.4Mille Lacs County: 4.4 %Mille Lacs County4.4Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chippewa County4.4Hennepin County: 4.3 %Hennepin County4.3Stearns County: 4.3 %Stearns County4.3Roseau County: 4.2 %Roseau County4.2Blue Earth County: 4.2 %Blue Earth County4.2Koochiching County: 4.2 %Koochiching County4.2Isanti County: 4.2 %Isanti County4.2Le Sueur County: 4.1 %Le Sueur County4.1Benton County: 4.1 %Benton County4.1Carlton County: 4 %Carlton County4Swift County: 4 %Swift County4Becker County: 4 %Becker County4Waseca County: 4 %Waseca County4Anoka County: 3.9 %Anoka County3.9Chisago County: 3.9 %Chisago County3.9Clay County: 3.9 %Clay County3.9Sibley County: 3.9 %Sibley County3.9Mahnomen County: 10.2 %Mahnomen County10.2Clearwater County: 7.4 %Clearwater County7.4Pine County: 6 %Pine County6Cass County: 5.9 %Cass County5.9Aitkin County: 5.8 %Aitkin County5.8Wadena County: 5.8 %Wadena County5.8Itasca County: 5.8 %Itasca County5.8Watonwan County: 5.5 %Watonwan County5.5Crow Wing County: 5.2 %Crow Wing County5.2Beltrami County: 5.1 %Beltrami County5.1Otter Tail County: 5.1 %Otter Tail County5.1Norman County: 5.1 %Norman County5.1Traverse County: 4.9 %Traverse County4.9Kanabec County: 4.9 %Kanabec County4.9Wilkin County: 4.7 %Wilkin County4.7Ramsey County: 4.7 %Ramsey County4.7Rice County: 4.6 %Rice County4.6Hubbard County: 4.6 %Hubbard County4.6Todd County: 4.5 %Todd County4.5St. Louis County: 4.5 %St. Louis County4.5Kittson County: 4.4 %Kittson County4.4Martin County: 4.4 %Martin County4.4Mille Lacs County: 4.4 %Mille Lacs County4.4Chippewa County: 4.4 %Chippewa County4.4Hennepin County: 4.3 %Hennepin County4.3Stearns County: 4.3 %Stearns County4.3Roseau County: 4.2 %Roseau County4.2Blue Earth County: 4.2 %Blue Earth County4.2Koochiching County: 4.2 %Koochiching County4.2Isanti County: 4.2 %Isanti County4.2Le Sueur County: 4.1 %Le Sueur County4.1Benton County: 4.1 %Benton County4.1Carlton County: 4 %Carlton County4Swift County: 4 %Swift County4Becker County: 4 %Becker County4Waseca County: 4 %Waseca County4Anoka County: 3.9 %Anoka County3.9Chisago County: 3.9 %Chisago County3.9Clay County: 3.9 %Clay County3.9Sibley County: 3.9 %Sibley County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Mahnomen County10.2-0.1 pts
2Clearwater County7.4-0.2 pts
3Pine County6+0.1 pts
4Cass County5.9-0.5 pts
5Aitkin County5.80 pts
6Wadena County5.8-0.3 pts
7Itasca County5.8-0.4 pts
8Watonwan County5.5-0.6 pts
9Crow Wing County5.2+0.1 pts
10Beltrami County5.1-0.2 pts
10Otter Tail County5.1-0.2 pts
12Norman County5.1-0.1 pts
13Traverse County4.9+0.9 pts
14Kanabec County4.9+0.5 pts
15Wilkin County4.7-0.3 pts
16Ramsey County4.7-0.1 pts
17Rice County4.6-0.7 pts
18Hubbard County4.6+0.3 pts
19Todd County4.5+0.5 pts
20St. Louis County4.5-0.1 pts
21Kittson County4.4+1.4 pts
22Martin County4.4-0.8 pts
23Mille Lacs County4.4-0.3 pts
24Chippewa County4.4-0.9 pts
25Hennepin County4.3-0 pts
25Stearns County4.3-0.1 pts
27Roseau County4.2-0.1 pts
28Blue Earth County4.2+0.5 pts
29Koochiching County4.2-0.9 pts
30Isanti County4.2-0.1 pts
31Le Sueur County4.1+0.5 pts
32Benton County4.1+0.3 pts
33Carlton County4-0.6 pts
34Swift County4+0.3 pts
35Becker County4-0.3 pts
36Waseca County4+0.7 pts
37Anoka County3.9-0.1 pts
38Chisago County3.9+0.2 pts
38Clay County3.9-0.1 pts
38Sibley County3.9+0.7 pts
41Cottonwood County3.9-0.1 pts
42Faribault County3.8-0.4 pts
43Freeborn County3.8-0.6 pts
44Mower County3.8+0.6 pts
45Dakota County3.6-0.1 pts
46Goodhue County3.6-0.4 pts
46Kandiyohi County3.6-0.3 pts
48Olmsted County3.6+0.1 pts
49Polk County3.6+0.1 pts
50Morrison County3.5-0.6 pts
51Yellow Medicine County3.4+0.2 pts
52Lyon County3.4+0.3 pts
53McLeod County3.3+0.1 pts
54Washington County3.3+0.3 pts
55Sherburne County3.3+0.3 pts
56Grant County3.1-0.6 pts
57Carver County3.10 pts
58Steele County3.1-0.4 pts
59Dodge County3.1+0.2 pts
60Winona County3+0.2 pts
61Pipestone County3+0.1 pts
62Marshall County3+0.1 pts
63Big Stone County3+1 pts
64Scott County3-0.2 pts
65Fillmore County2.9-0.3 pts
66Pennington County2.8+0.9 pts
67Lincoln County2.70 pts
68Douglas County2.7-0.3 pts
69Murray County2.7-0.3 pts
70Nobles County2.6-0.4 pts
71Brown County2.6-0.2 pts
71Rock County2.6-0.2 pts
73Meeker County2.60 pts
74Renville County2.5-0.6 pts
75Cook County2.5-0.6 pts
76Lake County2.4-0.3 pts
77Jackson County2.4+0.4 pts
78Wabasha County2.30 pts
79Wright County2.1-0 pts
80Redwood County1.9+0.2 pts
81Houston County1.9+0.3 pts
82Lake of the Woods County1.8-0.2 pts
83Lac qui Parle County1.8-0.3 pts
84Nicollet County1.6-0.2 pts
85Stevens County1.6+0.2 pts
86Red Lake County1.5+0.1 pts
87Pope County0.9-0.1 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 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/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 (Counties in Minnesota 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, Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?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. Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?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, Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mahnomen County, with 10.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pope County, with 0.9% in 2023.

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