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North Dakota Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 53 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Dickey County, North Dakota 0.0%
2 Logan County, North Dakota 0.0%
3 Foster County, North Dakota 0.1%
4 Oliver County, North Dakota 0.9%
5 McIntosh County, North Dakota 1.0%
6 Sargent County, North Dakota 1.1%
7 Sheridan County, North Dakota 1.1%
8 Morton County, North Dakota 1.4%
9 Towner County, North Dakota 1.4%
10 Kidder County, North Dakota 1.5%
11 Billings County, North Dakota 1.6%
12 Bottineau County, North Dakota 1.6%
13 McLean County, North Dakota 1.6%
14 LaMoure County, North Dakota 1.6%
15 Wells County, North Dakota 1.7%
16 Richland County, North Dakota 1.8%
17 Benson County, North Dakota 1.9%
18 Emmons County, North Dakota 1.9%
19 Ramsey County, North Dakota 1.9%
20 Ransom County, North Dakota 2.1%
21 Eddy County, North Dakota 2.1%
22 Walsh County, North Dakota 2.1%
23 Traill County, North Dakota 2.2%
24 Divide County, North Dakota 2.4%
25 Bowman County, North Dakota 2.6%
26 Burleigh County, North Dakota 2.6%
27 Dunn County, North Dakota 2.6%
28 Grand Forks County, North Dakota 2.7%
29 Adams County, North Dakota 2.9%
30 Cass County, North Dakota 3.1%
31 Stark County, North Dakota 3.1%
32 Barnes County, North Dakota 3.1%
33 Ward County, North Dakota 3.4%
34 Steele County, North Dakota 3.5%
35 Stutsman County, North Dakota 3.6%
36 Rolette County, North Dakota 3.9%
37 Burke County, North Dakota 4.4%
38 Golden Valley County, North Dakota 4.6%
39 Nelson County, North Dakota 4.7%
40 Slope County, North Dakota 5.4%
41 Pierce County, North Dakota 5.8%
42 McKenzie County, North Dakota 5.9%
43 Mercer County, North Dakota 5.9%
44 Cavalier County, North Dakota 6.0%
45 McHenry County, North Dakota 7.5%
46 Hettinger County, North Dakota 8.8%
47 Renville County, North Dakota 9.2%
48 Williams County, North Dakota 9.2%
49 Griggs County, North Dakota 9.8%
50 Grant County, North Dakota 10.3%
51 Mountrail County, North Dakota 15.5%
52 Pembina County, North Dakota 16.7%
53 Sioux County, North Dakota 21.5%