Unemployment Rate in Dakota County, MN
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Dakota County Compares
National Distribution
Where Dakota County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Dakota County: 3.6%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,046 | Richland County, WI | 3.6% |
| #1,047 | Salem city, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,048 | Grayson County, VA | 3.6% |
| #1,049 | Dakota County, MN | 3.6% |
| #1,050 | Jo Daviess County, IL | 3.6% |
| #1,051 | Warren County, IL | 3.6% |
| #1,052 | Logan County, OK | 3.6% |
Unemployment Rate in Dakota County, Minnesota
Dakota County, Minnesota has a unemployment rate of 3.6%, which ranks #1,049 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 32.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Minnesota, Dakota County ranks #44 of 87 out of 87 counties. This places it in the 67th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.