# Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 53 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sioux County | 17 |
| 2 | Hettinger County | 5.4 |
| 3 | Williams County | 4.4 |
| 4 | McHenry County | 4.1 |
| 5 | Dickey County | 4.1 |
| 6 | Rolette County | 4 |
| 7 | Stutsman County | 4 |
| 8 | Barnes County | 3.8 |
| 9 | Burke County | 3.7 |
| 10 | Grant County | 3.6 |
| 10 | Ward County | 3.6 |
| 12 | Benson County | 3.4 |
| 13 | Golden Valley County | 3.4 |
| 14 | Dunn County | 3.4 |
| 15 | Pembina County | 3.4 |
| 16 | Steele County | 3.3 |
| 17 | Bowman County | 3.1 |
| 18 | McIntosh County | 3.1 |
| 19 | Stark County | 3 |
| 20 | Cass County | 3 |
| 21 | Ransom County | 2.9 |
| 22 | Slope County | 2.7 |
| 23 | Eddy County | 2.5 |
| 24 | Mercer County | 2.5 |
| 25 | LaMoure County | 2.5 |
| 26 | Grand Forks County | 2.3 |
| 27 | Divide County | 2.3 |
| 28 | Burleigh County | 2.3 |
| 28 | Emmons County | 2.3 |
| 30 | Adams County | 2.2 |
| 30 | Traill County | 2.2 |
| 32 | Billings County | 2.1 |
| 33 | Wells County | 2 |
| 34 | Walsh County | 2 |
| 35 | Logan County | 1.7 |
| 36 | Richland County | 1.7 |
| 37 | Bottineau County | 1.7 |
| 38 | Morton County | 1.5 |
| 39 | Kidder County | 1.5 |
| 40 | Griggs County | 1.4 |
| 41 | McLean County | 1.4 |
| 42 | McKenzie County | 1.3 |
| 43 | Ramsey County | 1.2 |
| 44 | Nelson County | 1.1 |
| 45 | Mountrail County | 1.1 |
| 45 | Pierce County | 1.1 |
| 47 | Sheridan County | 1.1 |
| 48 | Cavalier County | 1 |
| 49 | Oliver County | 1 |
| 50 | Foster County | 1 |
| 50 | Renville County | 1 |
| 52 | Sargent County | 0.8 |
| 53 | Towner County | 0.7 |