Counties in Minnesota by unemployment rate

Kanabec County had the highest unemployment rate of 87 counties in November 2025, at 7.6%. Stevens County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4% and the figure for Minnesota was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.6Kanabec County
Median487 counties
Minnesota4.2History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 7.6 %7.6Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 7.4 %7.4Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 7.2 %7.2Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 7.2 %7.2Cass CountyCass County: 7.1 %7.1Pine CountyPine County: 6.9 %6.9Cook CountyCook County: 6.4 %6.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6.4 %6.4Itasca CountyItasca County: 6.3 %6.3Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 6.2 %6.2Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 6.2 %6.2Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 6.1 %6.1Morrison CountyMorrison County: 5.9 %5.9Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 5.5 %5.5Todd CountyTodd County: 5.5 %5.5Wadena CountyWadena County: 5.4 %5.4Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 5.3 %5.3St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 5 %5Carlton CountyCarlton County: 4.9 %4.9Faribault CountyFaribault County: 4.9 %4.9Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 4.8 %4.8Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 4.8 %4.8Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 4.8 %4.8Benton CountyBenton County: 4.7 %4.7Isanti CountyIsanti County: 4.7 %4.7Renville CountyRenville County: 4.7 %4.7Lake CountyLake County: 4.6 %4.6Pennington CountyPennington County: 4.6 %4.6Chisago CountyChisago County: 4.5 %4.5Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 4.5 %4.5Becker CountyBecker County: 4.4 %4.4Steele CountySteele County: 4.4 %4.4Swift CountySwift County: 4.3 %4.3Murray CountyMurray County: 4.2 %4.2Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 4.1 %4.1Pope CountyPope County: 4.1 %4.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 4.1 %4.1Waseca CountyWaseca County: 4.1 %4.1Anoka CountyAnoka County: 4 %4Grant CountyGrant County: 4 %4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Kanabec County7.6+2.4 pts
2Aitkin County7.4+2.4 pts
3Clearwater County7.2+1.8 pts
3Lake of the Woods County7.2+2.5 pts
5Cass County7.1+2.4 pts
6Pine County6.9+2.3 pts
7Cook County6.4+2.3 pts
7Marshall County6.4+3.1 pts
9Itasca County6.3+1.9 pts
10Hubbard County6.2+1.9 pts
10Koochiching County6.2+1.9 pts
12Mille Lacs County6.1+2.1 pts
13Morrison County5.9+2.3 pts
14Mahnomen County5.5+1.8 pts
14Todd County5.5+1.4 pts
16Wadena County5.4+1.6 pts
17Crow Wing County5.3+1.7 pts
18St. Louis County5+1.9 pts
19Carlton County4.9+1.6 pts
19Faribault County4.9+2 pts
21Beltrami County4.8+1.5 pts
21Le Sueur County4.8+1.5 pts
21Red Lake County4.8+0.7 pts
24Benton County4.7+1.3 pts
24Isanti County4.7+1.3 pts
24Renville County4.7+1.3 pts
27Lake County4.6+1.2 pts
27Pennington County4.6+1.4 pts
29Chisago County4.5+1.4 pts
29Otter Tail County4.5+1.5 pts
31Becker County4.4+1.3 pts
31Steele County4.4+1.5 pts
33Swift County4.3+1.8 pts
34Murray County4.2+1.5 pts
35Freeborn County4.1+1.7 pts
35Pope County4.1+1.2 pts
35Ramsey County4.1+1.3 pts
35Waseca County4.1+0.9 pts
39Anoka County4+1.2 pts
39Grant County4+1 pts
39Hennepin County4+1.3 pts
39Kittson County4+1.5 pts
39McLeod County4+1.1 pts
39Roseau County4+1.2 pts
39Sherburne County4+1.3 pts
46Cottonwood County3.9+0.8 pts
46Goodhue County3.9+1.4 pts
46Lincoln County3.9+1.7 pts
46Martin County3.9+1.2 pts
46Meeker County3.9+0.8 pts
46Rice County3.9+1.3 pts
46Stearns County3.9+1.1 pts
46Yellow Medicine County3.9+1.5 pts
54Dakota County3.8+1.3 pts
54Douglas County3.8+1.3 pts
54Jackson County3.8+1.1 pts
54Kandiyohi County3.8+1.3 pts
54Polk County3.8+1.2 pts
54Sibley County3.8+0.6 pts
54Wright County3.8+1.2 pts
61Big Stone County3.7+1.4 pts
61Chippewa County3.7+1.7 pts
61Redwood County3.7+1.2 pts
61Scott County3.7+1.3 pts
61Wabasha County3.7+1.2 pts
61Washington County3.7+1.3 pts
67Carver County3.6+1.3 pts
67Mower County3.6+1.3 pts
69Norman County3.5+0.9 pts
70Dodge County3.4+1 pts
70Lyon County3.4+1.3 pts
70Watonwan County3.4+0.9 pts
73Brown County3.3+0.9 pts
73Clay County3.3+1.2 pts
73Traverse County3.3+1 pts
76Blue Earth County3.2+1 pts
76Fillmore County3.2+0.7 pts
76Olmsted County3.2+0.9 pts
76Pipestone County3.2+1.2 pts
80Houston County3.1+0.6 pts
80Nobles County3.1+1.1 pts
80Winona County3.1+1 pts
83Nicollet County3+0.9 pts
83Wilkin County3+0.7 pts
85Lac qui Parle County2.9+1 pts
86Rock County2.8+1.2 pts
86Stevens County2.8+0.9 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?

Kanabec County, with 7.6% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Stevens County, with 2.8% in November 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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