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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 2023, at 76.2%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 51%. The median was 62.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 69%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.2Cass County
Lowest51Sioux County
Median62.453 counties
North Dakota69History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 57 %Barnes County: 62.4 %Benson County: 52.3 %Billings County: 62.1 %Bottineau County: 59 %Bowman County: 65.2 %Burke County: 64.7 %Burleigh County: 66.4 %Cass County: 76.2 %Cavalier County: 60.4 %Dickey County: 67 %Divide County: 59.2 %Dunn County: 63 %Eddy County: 61.2 %Emmons County: 57.4 %Foster County: 67.6 %Golden Valley County: 59.3 %Grand Forks County: 71.1 %Grant County: 58.4 %Griggs County: 60.9 %Hettinger County: 61.4 %Kidder County: 55 %LaMoure County: 63.6 %Logan County: 59.3 %McHenry County: 64.5 %McIntosh County: 60.2 %McKenzie County: 70.1 %McLean County: 58.9 %Mercer County: 56 %Morton County: 72 %Mountrail County: 63.5 %Nelson County: 55.7 %Oliver County: 61.3 %Pembina County: 59.3 %Pierce County: 60 %Ramsey County: 68.9 %Ransom County: 62.9 %Renville County: 65.3 %Richland County: 65.4 %Rolette County: 53.1 %Sargent County: 66.7 %Sheridan County: 56.7 %Sioux County: 51 %Slope County: 62.4 %Stark County: 68.2 %Steele County: 59.7 %Stutsman County: 62.9 %Towner County: 63 %Traill County: 66.5 %Walsh County: 63.8 %Ward County: 72.1 %Wells County: 59.6 %Williams County: 73.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Cass County: 76.2 %Cass County76.2Williams County: 73.2 %Williams County73.2Ward County: 72.1 %Ward County72.1Morton County: 72 %Morton County72Grand Forks County: 71.1 %Grand Forks County71.1McKenzie County: 70.1 %McKenzie County70.1Ramsey County: 68.9 %Ramsey County68.9Stark County: 68.2 %Stark County68.2Foster County: 67.6 %Foster County67.6Dickey County: 67 %Dickey County67Sargent County: 66.7 %Sargent County66.7Traill County: 66.5 %Traill County66.5Burleigh County: 66.4 %Burleigh County66.4Richland County: 65.4 %Richland County65.4Renville County: 65.3 %Renville County65.3Bowman County: 65.2 %Bowman County65.2Burke County: 64.7 %Burke County64.7McHenry County: 64.5 %McHenry County64.5Walsh County: 63.8 %Walsh County63.8LaMoure County: 63.6 %LaMoure County63.6Mountrail County: 63.5 %Mountrail County63.5Dunn County: 63 %Dunn County63Towner County: 63 %Towner County63Ransom County: 62.9 %Ransom County62.9Stutsman County: 62.9 %Stutsman County62.9Barnes County: 62.4 %Barnes County62.4Slope County: 62.4 %Slope County62.4Billings County: 62.1 %Billings County62.1Hettinger County: 61.4 %Hettinger County61.4Oliver County: 61.3 %Oliver County61.3Eddy County: 61.2 %Eddy County61.2Griggs County: 60.9 %Griggs County60.9Cavalier County: 60.4 %Cavalier County60.4McIntosh County: 60.2 %McIntosh County60.2Pierce County: 60 %Pierce County60Steele County: 59.7 %Steele County59.7Wells County: 59.6 %Wells County59.6Golden Valley County: 59.3 %Golden Valley County59.3Pembina County: 59.3 %Pembina County59.3Logan County: 59.3 %Logan County59.3Divide County: 59.2 %Divide County59.2Bottineau County: 59 %Bottineau County59McLean County: 58.9 %McLean County58.9Grant County: 58.4 %Grant County58.4Emmons County: 57.4 %Emmons County57.4Adams County: 57 %Adams County57Sheridan County: 56.7 %Sheridan County56.7Mercer County: 56 %Mercer County56Nelson County: 55.7 %Nelson County55.7Kidder County: 55 %Kidder County55Rolette County: 53.1 %Rolette County53.1Benson County: 52.3 %Benson County52.3Sioux County: 51 %Sioux County51Cass County: 76.2 %Cass County76.2Williams County: 73.2 %Williams County73.2Ward County: 72.1 %Ward County72.1Morton County: 72 %Morton County72Grand Forks County: 71.1 %Grand Forks County71.1McKenzie County: 70.1 %McKenzie County70.1Ramsey County: 68.9 %Ramsey County68.9Stark County: 68.2 %Stark County68.2Foster County: 67.6 %Foster County67.6Dickey County: 67 %Dickey County67Sargent County: 66.7 %Sargent County66.7Traill County: 66.5 %Traill County66.5Burleigh County: 66.4 %Burleigh County66.4Richland County: 65.4 %Richland County65.4Renville County: 65.3 %Renville County65.3Bowman County: 65.2 %Bowman County65.2Burke County: 64.7 %Burke County64.7McHenry County: 64.5 %McHenry County64.5Walsh County: 63.8 %Walsh County63.8LaMoure County: 63.6 %LaMoure County63.6Mountrail County: 63.5 %Mountrail County63.5Dunn County: 63 %Dunn County63Towner County: 63 %Towner County63Ransom County: 62.9 %Ransom County62.9Stutsman County: 62.9 %Stutsman County62.9Barnes County: 62.4 %Barnes County62.4Slope County: 62.4 %Slope County62.4Billings County: 62.1 %Billings County62.1Hettinger County: 61.4 %Hettinger County61.4Oliver County: 61.3 %Oliver County61.3Eddy County: 61.2 %Eddy County61.2Griggs County: 60.9 %Griggs County60.9Cavalier County: 60.4 %Cavalier County60.4McIntosh County: 60.2 %McIntosh County60.2Pierce County: 60 %Pierce County60Steele County: 59.7 %Steele County59.7Wells County: 59.6 %Wells County59.6Golden Valley County: 59.3 %Golden Valley County59.3Pembina County: 59.3 %Pembina County59.3Logan County: 59.3 %Logan County59.3Divide County: 59.2 %Divide County59.2Bottineau County: 59 %Bottineau County59McLean County: 58.9 %McLean County58.9Grant County: 58.4 %Grant County58.4Emmons County: 57.4 %Emmons County57.4Adams County: 57 %Adams County57Sheridan County: 56.7 %Sheridan County56.7Mercer County: 56 %Mercer County56Nelson County: 55.7 %Nelson County55.7Kidder County: 55 %Kidder County55Rolette County: 53.1 %Rolette County53.1Benson County: 52.3 %Benson County52.3Sioux County: 51 %Sioux County51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cass County76.2+0.3 pts
2Williams County73.2-0.8 pts
3Ward County72.1-0.4 pts
4Morton County72+0.7 pts
5Grand Forks County71.1-0.1 pts
6McKenzie County70.1+0.9 pts
7Ramsey County68.9+2.6 pts
8Stark County68.2-0.8 pts
9Foster County67.6+1.2 pts
10Dickey County67-0.1 pts
11Sargent County66.7-0.9 pts
12Traill County66.5+0.7 pts
13Burleigh County66.4-0.7 pts
14Richland County65.4-0.2 pts
15Renville County65.3-1.2 pts
16Bowman County65.2+0.4 pts
17Burke County64.7+0.9 pts
18McHenry County64.5+0.3 pts
19Walsh County63.8-0.5 pts
20LaMoure County63.6+0.9 pts
21Mountrail County63.5+0.1 pts
22Dunn County63+1 pts
22Towner County63-0.6 pts
24Ransom County62.9+1.7 pts
25Stutsman County62.9-1 pts
26Barnes County62.4-1 pts
27Slope County62.4-0.5 pts
28Billings County62.1-1.2 pts
29Hettinger County61.4+3.2 pts
30Oliver County61.3+3.6 pts
31Eddy County61.2+2.6 pts
32Griggs County60.9-0 pts
33Cavalier County60.4+1.8 pts
34McIntosh County60.2-1.3 pts
35Pierce County60+1.4 pts
36Steele County59.7-1.4 pts
37Wells County59.6-2.7 pts
38Golden Valley County59.3-1 pts
39Pembina County59.3-0.6 pts
40Logan County59.3+1.5 pts
41Divide County59.2+0.4 pts
42Bottineau County59-2 pts
43McLean County58.9+0.8 pts
44Grant County58.4+0.1 pts
45Emmons County57.4-1 pts
46Adams County57-3.5 pts
47Sheridan County56.7+2.7 pts
48Mercer County56-1.1 pts
49Nelson County55.70 pts
50Kidder County55-0.1 pts
51Rolette County53.1-1.8 pts
52Benson County52.3+0.9 pts
53Sioux County51+0.9 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
  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=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 76.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Sioux County, with 51% in 2023.

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