Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Kidder County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in February 2026, at 6.1%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.6%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.1Kidder County
Lowest1.6Dickey County
Median3.153 counties
North Dakota2.6History

All counties, February 2026

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Kidder CountyKidder County: 6.1 %6.1Rolette CountyRolette County: 6.1 %6.1McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 6 %6Sheridan CountySheridan County: 5.6 %5.6Emmons CountyEmmons County: 5.4 %5.4Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.8 %4.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.5 %4.5Benson CountyBenson County: 4.4 %4.4Logan CountyLogan County: 4.4 %4.4Walsh CountyWalsh County: 4.3 %4.3Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 4.2 %4.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 4.2 %4.2Oliver CountyOliver County: 4 %4Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 3.8 %3.8Steele CountySteele County: 3.8 %3.8Wells CountyWells County: 3.8 %3.8Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 3.6 %3.6Dunn CountyDunn County: 3.5 %3.5Billings CountyBillings County: 3.3 %3.3Morton CountyMorton County: 3.3 %3.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 3.3 %3.3Williams CountyWilliams County: 3.3 %3.3Adams CountyAdams County: 3.2 %3.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 3.2 %3.2Stark CountyStark County: 3.2 %3.2Ward CountyWard County: 3.2 %3.2Barnes CountyBarnes County: 3.1 %3.1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 3.1 %3.1McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 3 %3Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 3 %3Cass CountyCass County: 2.9 %2.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.9 %2.9Renville CountyRenville County: 2.9 %2.9Richland CountyRichland County: 2.9 %2.9Traill CountyTraill County: 2.9 %2.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2.8 %2.8Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.8 %2.8Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.8 %2.8Sargent CountySargent County: 2.8 %2.8Sioux CountySioux County: 2.8 %2.8Divide CountyDivide County: 2.7 %2.7Grant CountyGrant County: 2.7 %2.7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.7 %2.7Towner CountyTowner County: 2.6 %2.6Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2.4 %2.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 2.4 %2.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.3 %2.3Burke CountyBurke County: 2.1 %2.1Foster CountyFoster County: 2.1 %2.1Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.1 %2.1Slope CountySlope County: 2 %2Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.8 %1.8Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.6 %1.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1Kidder County6.1-0.1 pts
1Rolette County6.1+0.3 pts
3McHenry County6+0.4 pts
4Sheridan County5.6+0.4 pts
5Emmons County5.4-1.6 pts
6Pembina County4.8+0.4 pts
7Mercer County4.5+0.3 pts
8Benson County4.4-0.1 pts
8Logan County4.4-0.3 pts
10Walsh County4.3-0.4 pts
11Bottineau County4.2-0.1 pts
11Eddy County4.2+0.3 pts
13Oliver County4-1.4 pts
14Cavalier County3.80 pts
14Steele County3.8-0.3 pts
14Wells County3.80 pts
17Mountrail County3.6+0.6 pts
18Dunn County3.5+0.3 pts
19Billings County3.30 pts
19Morton County3.3-0.4 pts
19Pierce County3.3-0.5 pts
19Williams County3.3+0.3 pts
23Adams County3.2+0.6 pts
23McLean County3.2-0.8 pts
23Stark County3.2+0.1 pts
23Ward County3.2-0.1 pts
27Barnes County3.1-0.1 pts
27Hettinger County3.10 pts
29McKenzie County3+0.1 pts
29Stutsman County3-0.2 pts
31Cass County2.9-0.1 pts
31Ramsey County2.90 pts
31Renville County2.9+0.3 pts
31Richland County2.9-0.4 pts
31Traill County2.9-0.1 pts
36Burleigh County2.8-0.2 pts
36Nelson County2.8-0.8 pts
36Ransom County2.8-0.2 pts
36Sargent County2.8-0.5 pts
36Sioux County2.80 pts
41Divide County2.7+0.5 pts
41Grant County2.7-0.4 pts
41McIntosh County2.7-0.2 pts
44Towner County2.6-1 pts
45Grand Forks County2.4-0.3 pts
45LaMoure County2.4-0.2 pts
47Griggs County2.3-0.4 pts
48Burke County2.1-0.5 pts
48Foster County2.1-0.4 pts
48Golden Valley County2.1-0.5 pts
51Slope County2-1.7 pts
52Bowman County1.8-1 pts
53Dickey County1.6-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Kidder County, with 6.1% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.6% in February 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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