Counties in Minnesota by unemployment rate

Red Lake County had the highest unemployment rate of 87 counties in August 2025, at 6.3%. Stevens County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 4% and the figure for Minnesota was 3.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.3Red Lake County
Median487 counties
Minnesota3.9History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 6.3 %6.3Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 6.1 %6.1Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 6 %6Itasca CountyItasca County: 5.7 %5.7Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 5.7 %5.7Pine CountyPine County: 5.7 %5.7Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 5.5 %5.5Wadena CountyWadena County: 5.3 %5.3Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 5.2 %5.2Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 5.2 %5.2Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 5 %5Isanti CountyIsanti County: 4.9 %4.9Marshall CountyMarshall County: 4.9 %4.9Todd CountyTodd County: 4.9 %4.9Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 4.8 %4.8Morrison CountyMorrison County: 4.8 %4.8Renville CountyRenville County: 4.8 %4.8St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 4.8 %4.8Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 4.7 %4.7Roseau CountyRoseau County: 4.7 %4.7Steele CountySteele County: 4.7 %4.7Benton CountyBenton County: 4.6 %4.6Carlton CountyCarlton County: 4.5 %4.5Cass CountyCass County: 4.5 %4.5Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 4.5 %4.5Grant CountyGrant County: 4.5 %4.5Waseca CountyWaseca County: 4.4 %4.4Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 4.3 %4.3Martin CountyMartin County: 4.3 %4.3McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 4.3 %4.3Meeker CountyMeeker County: 4.3 %4.3Nobles CountyNobles County: 4.3 %4.3Anoka CountyAnoka County: 4.2 %4.2Polk CountyPolk County: 4.2 %4.2Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 4.2 %4.2Chisago CountyChisago County: 4.1 %4.1Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.1 %4.1Murray CountyMurray County: 4.1 %4.1Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 4.1 %4.1Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 4 %4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Red Lake County6.3+1.7 pts
2Clearwater County6.1+0.9 pts
3Mahnomen County6+1 pts
4Itasca County5.7+1.2 pts
4Kanabec County5.7+1.2 pts
4Pine County5.7+0.9 pts
7Aitkin County5.5+1.1 pts
8Wadena County5.3+1.2 pts
9Beltrami County5.2+0.6 pts
9Koochiching County5.2+1.1 pts
11Mille Lacs County5+0.8 pts
12Isanti County4.9+0.8 pts
12Marshall County4.9+1.1 pts
12Todd County4.9+0.9 pts
15Hubbard County4.8+1.1 pts
15Morrison County4.8+0.9 pts
15Renville County4.8+0.9 pts
15St. Louis County4.8+1.1 pts
19Lake of the Woods County4.7+0.5 pts
19Roseau County4.7+0.9 pts
19Steele County4.7+0.7 pts
22Benton County4.6+0.7 pts
23Carlton County4.5+0.6 pts
23Cass County4.5+0.5 pts
23Cottonwood County4.5-0.3 pts
23Grant County4.5+0.9 pts
27Waseca County4.4+0.8 pts
28Chippewa County4.3+1 pts
28Martin County4.3+1 pts
28McLeod County4.3+0.7 pts
28Meeker County4.3+0.7 pts
28Nobles County4.3+0.9 pts
33Anoka County4.2+0.6 pts
33Polk County4.2+0.6 pts
33Ramsey County4.2+0.6 pts
36Chisago County4.1+0.5 pts
36Jackson County4.1+0.8 pts
36Murray County4.1+0.4 pts
36Watonwan County4.1+0.5 pts
40Crow Wing County4+0.6 pts
40Hennepin County4+0.7 pts
40Lyon County4+0.6 pts
40Rice County4+0.5 pts
40Sherburne County4+0.5 pts
40Stearns County4+0.6 pts
40Swift County4+1.2 pts
47Dakota County3.9+0.7 pts
47Faribault County3.9+0.9 pts
47Goodhue County3.9+0.6 pts
47Kandiyohi County3.9+0.7 pts
47Le Sueur County3.9+0.3 pts
47Pennington County3.9-0.2 pts
47Sibley County3.9+0.5 pts
54Kittson County3.8+0.7 pts
54Mower County3.8+0.7 pts
54Otter Tail County3.8+0.5 pts
54Wilkin County3.8+0.8 pts
54Wright County3.8+0.6 pts
59Becker County3.7+0.4 pts
59Dodge County3.7+0.5 pts
59Freeborn County3.7+0.6 pts
59Lincoln County3.7+1.2 pts
59Redwood County3.7+0.5 pts
59Washington County3.7+0.5 pts
59Yellow Medicine County3.7+0.4 pts
66Big Stone County3.6+0.1 pts
66Blue Earth County3.6+0.5 pts
66Brown County3.6+0.2 pts
66Scott County3.6+0.5 pts
70Carver County3.5+0.5 pts
70Clay County3.5+0.7 pts
70Lake County3.5+0.5 pts
70Pope County3.5+0.3 pts
74Cook County3.3+0.4 pts
74Douglas County3.3+0.7 pts
74Pipestone County3.3+0.8 pts
74Traverse County3.3+0.5 pts
74Winona County3.3+0.5 pts
79Fillmore County3.2+0.4 pts
79Nicollet County3.2+0.3 pts
79Rock County3.2+0.7 pts
79Wabasha County3.2+0.3 pts
83Houston County3.1+0.5 pts
83Norman County3.1+0.1 pts
83Olmsted County3.1+0.4 pts
86Lac qui Parle County2.80 pts
87Stevens County2.4+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Red Lake County, with 6.3% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Stevens County, with 2.4% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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