Counties in Minnesota by unemployment rate

Clearwater County had the highest unemployment rate of 87 counties in June 2026, at 7.6%. Stevens County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Minnesota was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.887 counties
Minnesota4.4History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 7.6 %7.6Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 7 %7Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 7 %7Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 6.9 %6.9Pine CountyPine County: 6.6 %6.6Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 6.5 %6.5Renville CountyRenville County: 6.4 %6.4Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 6.3 %6.3Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 6.2 %6.2Itasca CountyItasca County: 6.2 %6.2Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6.1 %6.1Wadena CountyWadena County: 6.1 %6.1Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 6.1 %6.1Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 5.8 %5.8Todd CountyTodd County: 5.7 %5.7Isanti CountyIsanti County: 5.5 %5.5Steele CountySteele County: 5.5 %5.5Cass CountyCass County: 5.4 %5.4Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 5.4 %5.4Morrison CountyMorrison County: 5.4 %5.4Benton CountyBenton County: 5.3 %5.3Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 5.3 %5.3Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 5.3 %5.3Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 5.3 %5.3Polk CountyPolk County: 5.3 %5.3St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 5.3 %5.3Carlton CountyCarlton County: 5.2 %5.2Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 5.2 %5.2Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 5.2 %5.2Meeker CountyMeeker County: 5.2 %5.2Faribault CountyFaribault County: 5.1 %5.1Pennington CountyPennington County: 5.1 %5.1Swift CountySwift County: 5.1 %5.1Lyon CountyLyon County: 5 %5Murray CountyMurray County: 5 %5Norman CountyNorman County: 5 %5Roseau CountyRoseau County: 5 %5Sibley CountySibley County: 5 %5Stearns CountyStearns County: 5 %5Waseca CountyWaseca County: 5 %5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Clearwater County7.6+0.6 pts
2Koochiching County7+1.5 pts
2Red Lake County7-0.5 pts
4Mahnomen County6.9+0.6 pts
5Pine County6.6+1 pts
6Kanabec County6.5+0.9 pts
7Renville County6.4+0.4 pts
8Aitkin County6.3+1 pts
9Beltrami County6.2+0.8 pts
9Itasca County6.2+0.2 pts
11Marshall County6.10 pts
11Wadena County6.1+0.9 pts
11Yellow Medicine County6.1+1.6 pts
14Mille Lacs County5.8+0.6 pts
15Todd County5.7+0.9 pts
16Isanti County5.5+0.8 pts
16Steele County5.5+0.7 pts
18Cass County5.4+0.7 pts
18Cottonwood County5.4-0.2 pts
18Morrison County5.4+0.7 pts
21Benton County5.3+0.8 pts
21Big Stone County5.3+1 pts
21Chippewa County5.3+0.5 pts
21Hubbard County5.3+0.4 pts
21Polk County5.3+0.4 pts
21St. Louis County5.3+0.3 pts
27Carlton County5.2+0.4 pts
27Kandiyohi County5.2+0.8 pts
27Lake of the Woods County5.2+0.6 pts
27Meeker County5.2+0.6 pts
31Faribault County5.1+1 pts
31Pennington County5.1-1.8 pts
31Swift County5.1+0.4 pts
34Lyon County5+0.5 pts
34Murray County50 pts
34Norman County5+0.6 pts
34Roseau County5+0.4 pts
34Sibley County5+0.6 pts
34Stearns County5+0.8 pts
34Waseca County5+0.3 pts
41Freeborn County4.9+0.6 pts
41Grant County4.90 pts
41Nobles County4.9+0.4 pts
44Chisago County4.8+0.6 pts
44Goodhue County4.8+0.8 pts
44Le Sueur County4.8+0.6 pts
44Mower County4.8+0.8 pts
44Redwood County4.8+0.4 pts
44Sherburne County4.8+0.8 pts
44Watonwan County4.8+0.2 pts
51Anoka County4.7+0.6 pts
51Crow Wing County4.7+0.8 pts
51Jackson County4.7+0.2 pts
51Kittson County4.7+0.5 pts
51Lincoln County4.7+0.7 pts
51Martin County4.7+0.4 pts
51McLeod County4.7+0.3 pts
51Otter Tail County4.7+0.7 pts
59Becker County4.6+0.7 pts
59Blue Earth County4.6+0.7 pts
59Rice County4.6+0.5 pts
59Wright County4.6+0.8 pts
63Brown County4.5+0.6 pts
63Clay County4.5+0.9 pts
63Ramsey County4.5+0.6 pts
66Dakota County4.4+0.7 pts
66Lake County4.4+0.5 pts
66Washington County4.4+0.7 pts
69Dodge County4.3+0.5 pts
69Hennepin County4.3+0.5 pts
69Winona County4.3+0.7 pts
72Scott County4.2+0.6 pts
72Wabasha County4.2+0.8 pts
74Carver County4.1+0.6 pts
74Cook County4.1+0.3 pts
74Douglas County4.1+0.8 pts
74Fillmore County4.1+0.6 pts
74Pipestone County4.1+0.3 pts
74Pope County4.1+0.3 pts
74Wilkin County4.10 pts
81Lac qui Parle County4+0.2 pts
82Nicollet County3.9+0.4 pts
82Rock County3.9+0.4 pts
82Traverse County3.9+0.3 pts
85Olmsted County3.8+0.6 pts
86Houston County3.7+0.7 pts
87Stevens County3.4+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?

Clearwater County, with 7.6% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Stevens County, with 3.4% in June 2026.

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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