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Counties in North Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Cass County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 53 counties in 2021, at 76.5%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 50.3%. The median was 63% and the figure for North Dakota was 69.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.5Cass County
Lowest50.3Sioux County
Median6353 counties
North Dakota69.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 61.1 %Barnes County: 65.5 %Benson County: 50.7 %Billings County: 63.4 %Bottineau County: 61.9 %Bowman County: 67.8 %Burke County: 66.7 %Burleigh County: 68.1 %Cass County: 76.5 %Cavalier County: 62 %Dickey County: 64.7 %Divide County: 59.3 %Dunn County: 58.9 %Eddy County: 59.7 %Emmons County: 57.8 %Foster County: 67.3 %Golden Valley County: 64.5 %Grand Forks County: 72.2 %Grant County: 59.1 %Griggs County: 62.1 %Hettinger County: 56.7 %Kidder County: 57.5 %LaMoure County: 63 %Logan County: 59.6 %McHenry County: 65.5 %McIntosh County: 63 %McKenzie County: 70.4 %McLean County: 60.1 %Mercer County: 59.6 %Morton County: 70.6 %Mountrail County: 63.5 %Nelson County: 58.7 %Oliver County: 58 %Pembina County: 62.2 %Pierce County: 60 %Ramsey County: 68.1 %Ransom County: 61.7 %Renville County: 65.9 %Richland County: 65.4 %Rolette County: 54.5 %Sargent County: 67 %Sheridan County: 55.6 %Sioux County: 50.3 %Slope County: 60.7 %Stark County: 68.1 %Steele County: 63 %Stutsman County: 65 %Towner County: 60.5 %Traill County: 64.8 %Walsh County: 64.4 %Ward County: 73.8 %Wells County: 63.1 %Williams County: 75.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Cass County: 76.5 %Cass County76.5Williams County: 75.4 %Williams County75.4Ward County: 73.8 %Ward County73.8Grand Forks County: 72.2 %Grand Forks County72.2Morton County: 70.6 %Morton County70.6McKenzie County: 70.4 %McKenzie County70.4Burleigh County: 68.1 %Burleigh County68.1Stark County: 68.1 %Stark County68.1Ramsey County: 68.1 %Ramsey County68.1Bowman County: 67.8 %Bowman County67.8Foster County: 67.3 %Foster County67.3Sargent County: 67 %Sargent County67Burke County: 66.7 %Burke County66.7Renville County: 65.9 %Renville County65.9McHenry County: 65.5 %McHenry County65.5Barnes County: 65.5 %Barnes County65.5Richland County: 65.4 %Richland County65.4Stutsman County: 65 %Stutsman County65Traill County: 64.8 %Traill County64.8Dickey County: 64.7 %Dickey County64.7Golden Valley County: 64.5 %Golden Valley County64.5Walsh County: 64.4 %Walsh County64.4Mountrail County: 63.5 %Mountrail County63.5Billings County: 63.4 %Billings County63.4Wells County: 63.1 %Wells County63.1Steele County: 63 %Steele County63McIntosh County: 63 %McIntosh County63LaMoure County: 63 %LaMoure County63Pembina County: 62.2 %Pembina County62.2Griggs County: 62.1 %Griggs County62.1Cavalier County: 62 %Cavalier County62Bottineau County: 61.9 %Bottineau County61.9Ransom County: 61.7 %Ransom County61.7Adams County: 61.1 %Adams County61.1Slope County: 60.7 %Slope County60.7Towner County: 60.5 %Towner County60.5McLean County: 60.1 %McLean County60.1Pierce County: 60 %Pierce County60Eddy County: 59.7 %Eddy County59.7Logan County: 59.6 %Logan County59.6Mercer County: 59.6 %Mercer County59.6Divide County: 59.3 %Divide County59.3Grant County: 59.1 %Grant County59.1Dunn County: 58.9 %Dunn County58.9Nelson County: 58.7 %Nelson County58.7Oliver County: 58 %Oliver County58Emmons County: 57.8 %Emmons County57.8Kidder County: 57.5 %Kidder County57.5Hettinger County: 56.7 %Hettinger County56.7Sheridan County: 55.6 %Sheridan County55.6Rolette County: 54.5 %Rolette County54.5Benson County: 50.7 %Benson County50.7Sioux County: 50.3 %Sioux County50.3Cass County: 76.5 %Cass County76.5Williams County: 75.4 %Williams County75.4Ward County: 73.8 %Ward County73.8Grand Forks County: 72.2 %Grand Forks County72.2Morton County: 70.6 %Morton County70.6McKenzie County: 70.4 %McKenzie County70.4Burleigh County: 68.1 %Burleigh County68.1Stark County: 68.1 %Stark County68.1Ramsey County: 68.1 %Ramsey County68.1Bowman County: 67.8 %Bowman County67.8Foster County: 67.3 %Foster County67.3Sargent County: 67 %Sargent County67Burke County: 66.7 %Burke County66.7Renville County: 65.9 %Renville County65.9McHenry County: 65.5 %McHenry County65.5Barnes County: 65.5 %Barnes County65.5Richland County: 65.4 %Richland County65.4Stutsman County: 65 %Stutsman County65Traill County: 64.8 %Traill County64.8Dickey County: 64.7 %Dickey County64.7Golden Valley County: 64.5 %Golden Valley County64.5Walsh County: 64.4 %Walsh County64.4Mountrail County: 63.5 %Mountrail County63.5Billings County: 63.4 %Billings County63.4Wells County: 63.1 %Wells County63.1Steele County: 63 %Steele County63McIntosh County: 63 %McIntosh County63LaMoure County: 63 %LaMoure County63Pembina County: 62.2 %Pembina County62.2Griggs County: 62.1 %Griggs County62.1Cavalier County: 62 %Cavalier County62Bottineau County: 61.9 %Bottineau County61.9Ransom County: 61.7 %Ransom County61.7Adams County: 61.1 %Adams County61.1Slope County: 60.7 %Slope County60.7Towner County: 60.5 %Towner County60.5McLean County: 60.1 %McLean County60.1Pierce County: 60 %Pierce County60Eddy County: 59.7 %Eddy County59.7Logan County: 59.6 %Logan County59.6Mercer County: 59.6 %Mercer County59.6Divide County: 59.3 %Divide County59.3Grant County: 59.1 %Grant County59.1Dunn County: 58.9 %Dunn County58.9Nelson County: 58.7 %Nelson County58.7Oliver County: 58 %Oliver County58Emmons County: 57.8 %Emmons County57.8Kidder County: 57.5 %Kidder County57.5Hettinger County: 56.7 %Hettinger County56.7Sheridan County: 55.6 %Sheridan County55.6Rolette County: 54.5 %Rolette County54.5Benson County: 50.7 %Benson County50.7Sioux County: 50.3 %Sioux County50.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Cass County76.5
2Williams County75.4
3Ward County73.8
4Grand Forks County72.2
5Morton County70.6
6McKenzie County70.4
7Burleigh County68.1
8Stark County68.1
9Ramsey County68.1
10Bowman County67.8
11Foster County67.3
12Sargent County67
13Burke County66.7
14Renville County65.9
15McHenry County65.5
16Barnes County65.5
17Richland County65.4
18Stutsman County65
19Traill County64.8
20Dickey County64.7
21Golden Valley County64.5
22Walsh County64.4
23Mountrail County63.5
24Billings County63.4
25Wells County63.1
26Steele County63
27McIntosh County63
28LaMoure County63
29Pembina County62.2
30Griggs County62.1
31Cavalier County62
32Bottineau County61.9
33Ransom County61.7
34Adams County61.1
35Slope County60.7
36Towner County60.5
37McLean County60.1
38Pierce County60
39Eddy County59.7
40Logan County59.6
41Mercer County59.6
42Divide County59.3
43Grant County59.1
44Dunn County58.9
45Nelson County58.7
46Oliver County58
47Emmons County57.8
48Kidder County57.5
49Hettinger County56.7
50Sheridan County55.6
51Rolette County54.5
52Benson County50.7
53Sioux County50.3

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About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in North Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in North Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in North Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in North Dakota by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cass County, with 76.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 50.3% in 2021.

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