US cities by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

East Cleveland, OH had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 3214 cities in 2022, at 19.3%. Hobart, WI had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for the United States was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.3East Cleveland, OH

Lowest0.2Hobart, WI

Median4.93214 cities

United States5.3History

Top 40 cities, 2022

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	East Cleveland, OH	19.3	-0.3 pts
2	Coolidge, AZ	19	+4.8 pts
3	Lake Station, IN	18.2	+1.3 pts
4	Brawley, CA	18.2	-2.6 pts
5	Calexico, CA	18.1	+0.5 pts
6	Flint, MI	17.6	-1 pts
7	Lindsay, CA	17.1	-3.4 pts
8	California City, CA	16.8	-1.2 pts
9	Clearlake, CA	16.7	-0.3 pts
10	Boone, NC	16.6	-0.1 pts
11	Riverdale, IL	16.3	-0.5 pts
12	Chester, PA	15.9	+0.1 pts
13	New Castle, PA	15.6	+1.8 pts
14	Crowley, LA	14.8	-2.6 pts
15	Detroit, MI	14.7	-0.6 pts
16	Harvey, IL	14.6	+0.7 pts
17	Camden, NJ	14.6	+0.4 pts
18	Blue Island, IL	14.4	+2.1 pts
19	Galena Park, TX	14.3	+2.3 pts
20	Talladega, AL	14.3	+2.3 pts
21	South Holland, IL	14.1	+0.1 pts
22	Markham, IL	14	-2.8 pts
23	Darby, PA	14	+0.7 pts
23	Roma, TX	14	+3.8 pts
25	Arcata, CA	13.9	-0.7 pts
26	Chicago Heights, IL	13.8	+0.5 pts
27	Port Townsend, WA	13.7	+2.2 pts
28	Hazel Crest, IL	13.7	-0.5 pts
29	Exeter, CA	13.6	-4.4 pts
29	Kinston, NC	13.6	-1.2 pts
31	Blytheville, AR	13.6	+0.6 pts
32	Ashtabula, OH	13.6	+2.1 pts
33	Gary, IN	13.6	+0.8 pts
34	Rio Vista, CA	13.4	-1.4 pts
35	West Memphis, AR	13.3	+0.9 pts
36	Youngstown, OH	13.2	-1 pts
37	Nogales, AZ	13.1	-0.1 pts
38	Atlantic City, NJ	13.1	-0.7 pts
39	East St. Louis, IL	13.1	+0.3 pts
40	Cheney, WA	13	+1 pts
41	College Park, GA	13	+1.1 pts
42	Selma, AL	12.9	+1.3 pts
43	Madera, CA	12.8	+0.8 pts
44	Kerman, CA	12.8	+1.8 pts
45	Dolton, IL	12.7	-3.5 pts
45	Sebring, FL	12.7	+1 pts
47	Baker, LA	12.6	+3.9 pts
48	Clarksdale, MS	12.6	+1.8 pts
49	Merced, CA	12.6	+0.7 pts
50	Raymondville, TX	12.6	+2.5 pts
51	Matteson, IL	12.5	+2.7 pts
51	Orangeburg, SC	12.5	-0.5 pts
53	Belle Glade, FL	12.5	-1.5 pts
54	Centralia, IL	12.4	-0.4 pts
55	Richton Park, IL	12.3	-3 pts
56	Eastpointe, MI	12.1	+0.9 pts
57	Niles, MI	12.1	+2.8 pts
58	Avenal, CA	12	-0.8 pts
59	Conneaut, OH	12	+1 pts
60	Pascagoula, MS	12	-1.3 pts
61	Douglas, AZ	12	-1.5 pts
61	York, PA	12	+0.4 pts
63	Cleveland, OH	11.9	-0.5 pts
64	Coachella, CA	11.9	-3 pts
65	Passaic, NJ	11.8	+0.1 pts
66	Coalinga, CA	11.8	+0.8 pts
67	Hamtramck, MI	11.7	-1.6 pts
68	Avon Park, FL	11.7	-2 pts
69	Inkster, MI	11.7	+0.4 pts
69	Saginaw, MI	11.7	+0.3 pts
71	Bogalusa, LA	11.6	-0.5 pts
72	East Orange, NJ	11.6	-0.2 pts
73	Greenville, MS	11.5	+0.6 pts
74	Portsmouth, OH	11.5	+0.4 pts
75	Adelanto, CA	11.4	-0.7 pts
75	Gulfport, MS	11.4	-0.2 pts
75	Newman, CA	11.4	+0.4 pts
78	Mendota, CA	11.4	-0.4 pts
78	Natchitoches, LA	11.4	-6.3 pts
78	Reedley, CA	11.4	-1.1 pts
81	Reading, PA	11.4	-0.5 pts
82	Perth Amboy, NJ	11.3	+1.6 pts
82	Petersburg, VA	11.3	-0.8 pts
84	Cahokia Heights, IL	11.3	n/a
85	Macomb, IL	11.3	-0.6 pts
86	Statesboro, GA	11.3	-1.5 pts
87	Johnson City, NY	11.3	-1.1 pts
88	Corcoran, CA	11.2	+0.1 pts
89	Melvindale, MI	11.2	-1.3 pts
90	Laurinburg, NC	11.2	-1 pts
91	Monroe, GA	11.2	+1.1 pts
92	Bay City, TX	11.1	+1 pts
93	Arvin, CA	11.1	-0.3 pts
94	Atwater, CA	11	-0.7 pts
95	Lemoore, CA	11	+1.1 pts
96	Opelousas, LA	11	+1.2 pts
97	Dinuba, CA	11	+0.9 pts
98	Lansing, IL	10.9	-0.1 pts
99	New Carrollton, MD	10.9	-0.6 pts
100	Oxford, OH	10.9	+0.2 pts
101	Killeen, TX	10.9	+0.3 pts
102	Jackson, MI	10.9	+0.5 pts
103	Worth, IL	10.8	+0.5 pts
104	Bessemer, AL	10.8	-2.1 pts
104	Lincoln Park, NJ	10.8	-0.3 pts
106	Newark, NJ	10.7	-0.5 pts
107	Monroe, LA	10.7	+1.4 pts
108	Kent, OH	10.7	-0.5 pts
109	DeKalb, IL	10.7	-0.7 pts
109	Imperial, CA	10.7	+3.1 pts
111	Oswego, NY	10.7	-0 pts
112	Whitehall, OH	10.6	+0.1 pts
113	Hartford, CT	10.6	-0.9 pts
114	Crossville, TN	10.6	-0.8 pts
115	Rancho Mirage, CA	10.6	+0.4 pts
116	Conyers, GA	10.5	+0.9 pts
117	Fulton, MO	10.5	-1.3 pts
117	Prichard, AL	10.5	+0.8 pts
119	Ceres, CA	10.5	-0.2 pts
119	Liberty Hill, TX	10.5	+0.3 pts
121	Paterson, NJ	10.5	+1.1 pts
122	West Chicago, IL	10.4	+0.1 pts
123	Fort Pierce, FL	10.4	+2.4 pts
124	Gautier, MS	10.4	-0.7 pts
124	Leesburg, FL	10.4	+1.4 pts
126	Lawrence, MA	10.4	+0.3 pts
127	Muskegon, MI	10.4	+0.1 pts
128	Ridgefield Park, NJ	10.3	+1.7 pts
129	Robstown, TX	10.3	-1.5 pts
129	Selma, CA	10.3	+1.2 pts
129	South River, NJ	10.3	-1.3 pts
132	Albany, GA	10.3	-0.2 pts
133	Plainfield, NJ	10.3	+0.2 pts
133	Victorville, CA	10.3	-0.3 pts
135	El Centro, CA	10.2	-2.2 pts
135	Trenton, NJ	10.2	+0.1 pts
137	Richmond Heights, OH	10.2	+2 pts
138	Jennings, MO	10.2	+1.8 pts
138	San Luis, AZ	10.2	+0.3 pts
138	Warrensville Heights, OH	10.2	-0.4 pts
141	Chowchilla, CA	10.1	+2.4 pts
142	Palatka, FL	10.1	-3.1 pts
143	Binghamton, NY	10.1	-1.2 pts
144	Ozark, AL	10.1	-1.4 pts
145	Eureka, CA	10.1	-0.1 pts
146	Huntington Park, CA	10.1	+0.1 pts
146	Livingston, CA	10.1	-0.1 pts
146	Porterville, CA	10.1	-2.3 pts
149	Newport, RI	10.1	+1 pts
149	Reidsville, NC	10.1	+0.7 pts
151	Horizon City, TX	10	+0.8 pts
151	Lebanon, PA	10	-0.3 pts
153	Bullhead City, AZ	10	+0.9 pts
154	Vermillion, SD	10	+2.4 pts
155	Dayton, OH	10	-0.3 pts
156	Center Point, AL	10	-0.5 pts
157	Ansonia, CT	10	+0.3 pts
158	Oak Park, MI	9.9	+2.3 pts
159	Salisbury, MD	9.9	-0.7 pts
160	Morgantown, WV	9.9	-0.8 pts
160	Moss Point, MS	9.9	+0.9 pts
162	Columbus, MS	9.9	-1.5 pts
162	Delano, CA	9.9	-1.2 pts
164	Elmira, NY	9.8	-0.3 pts
165	Romulus, MI	9.8	+0.5 pts
166	Garfield Heights, OH	9.8	+0.1 pts
166	Pine Bluff, AR	9.8	-1.7 pts
166	Waterbury, CT	9.8	+0.8 pts
169	Farmersville, CA	9.8	-1.8 pts
170	Hesperia, CA	9.8	-0.3 pts
171	Burlington, NJ	9.7	-0.4 pts
172	Wasilla, AK	9.7	+0.2 pts
173	Troy, NY	9.7	+1.1 pts
174	Sebastian, FL	9.7	+1.8 pts
175	Lynwood, CA	9.6	+0.1 pts
176	Airway Heights, WA	9.6	+3.2 pts
177	Carbondale, IL	9.6	-0.9 pts
178	North Plainfield, NJ	9.6	+0.3 pts
179	Hazelwood, MO	9.6	+0.5 pts
180	Fountain Inn, SC	9.6	+0.5 pts
181	Hemet, CA	9.6	-1.1 pts
181	Pottsville, PA	9.6	+0.2 pts
183	Bridgeport, CT	9.5	-0.3 pts
184	North Chicago, IL	9.5	+0.5 pts
185	Pontiac, MI	9.5	-1.1 pts
186	Lodi, CA	9.5	-0.1 pts
187	Bainbridge, GA	9.5	+1.1 pts
188	Portales, NM	9.5	-0.5 pts
189	Mount Pleasant, MI	9.5	-0.7 pts
190	Calabasas, CA	9.5	-0.5 pts
191	Marion, IN	9.4	+0.2 pts
192	Gaffney, SC	9.4	-3 pts
192	Sandusky, OH	9.4	+0.3 pts
192	Watsonville, CA	9.4	+1.3 pts
195	Alamo, TX	9.4	-0.5 pts
195	Butler, PA	9.4	-1 pts
197	Schenectady, NY	9.4	-0.6 pts
198	Jackson, MS	9.3	-1.4 pts
199	Irondale, AL	9.3	+0.4 pts
199	Lantana, FL	9.3	-0.6 pts
199	Pleasantville, NJ	9.3	-2.5 pts
202	Amherst Town, MA	9.3	-0.7 pts
203	Hallandale Beach, FL	9.3	+0.5 pts
203	Madisonville, KY	9.3	+0.9 pts
205	Alton, TX	9.3	-0.6 pts
205	Circleville, OH	9.3	+1.1 pts
205	Forrest City, AR	9.3	+1.2 pts
205	Lawrenceburg, TN	9.3	-2 pts
209	Rialto, CA	9.3	-0.8 pts
210	Grand Terrace, CA	9.3	+0.2 pts
210	Port Huron, MI	9.3	+0.8 pts
212	South Houston, TX	9.2	-0 pts
213	Cudahy, CA	9.2	+0.6 pts
213	Danville, IL	9.2	+0.2 pts
215	Allentown, PA	9.2	-0.4 pts
215	Bay St. Louis, MS	9.2	-1.3 pts
217	Coshocton, OH	9.2	+1.2 pts
217	Greeneville, TN	9.2	+0.3 pts
217	Shreveport, LA	9.2	+0.2 pts
217	Southbridge Town, MA	9.2	+0.1 pts
217	Wayne, MI	9.2	-2 pts
222	Peekskill, NY	9.2	+2.3 pts
223	Amsterdam, NY	9.2	+0.9 pts
223	Okmulgee, OK	9.2	+0.4 pts
223	Pleasant Hill, IA	9.2	+1.2 pts
223	Ridgecrest, CA	9.2	+1.5 pts
227	Apple Valley, CA	9.2	-1 pts
227	Morro Bay, CA	9.2	-0.6 pts
227	Riviera Beach, FL	9.2	-0.1 pts
227	Somers Point, NJ	9.2	+0.1 pts
231	Baytown, TX	9.2	-1.2 pts
232	Barstow, CA	9.1	-2 pts
232	St. Marys, PA	9.1	+1.2 pts
234	Brunswick, GA	9.1	+2.1 pts
234	Radcliff, KY	9.1	+0.3 pts
236	Martinsburg, WV	9.1	-1.4 pts
237	Springfield, OH	9.1	-0.3 pts
238	Calumet City, IL	9.1	-2.9 pts
238	Cumberland, MD	9.1	-0.1 pts
240	Jamestown, NY	9.1	+1 pts
240	Niagara Falls, NY	9.1	+0.9 pts
242	Artesia, CA	9.1	+0.3 pts
243	Streator, IL	9.1	+0.5 pts
244	Canton, OH	9	-1 pts
244	Dania Beach, FL	9	+0.6 pts
244	Fresno, CA	9	-0.3 pts
244	Fulton, NY	9	+1.3 pts
244	Jackson, TN	9	+0.5 pts
249	Lauderdale Lakes, FL	9	+1.3 pts
250	Rockford, IL	9	-0.5 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 cities are compared on one definition. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities 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/us-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities 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/us-cities?period=2022.

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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), US cities by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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@misc{census_us_cities_by_unemployment_2022,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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): US cities by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/us-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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East Cleveland, OH, with 19.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hobart, WI, with 0.2% in 2022.

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