Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Kidder County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in March 2026, at 6.1%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 2.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.1Kidder County
Lowest1.5Dickey County
Median2.953 counties
North Dakota2.5History

All counties, March 2026

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Kidder CountyKidder County: 6.1 %6.1Rolette CountyRolette County: 5.5 %5.5McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 5.2 %5.2Emmons CountyEmmons County: 4.9 %4.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 4.3 %4.3Oliver CountyOliver County: 4.2 %4.2Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.1 %4.1Benson CountyBenson County: 3.9 %3.9Logan CountyLogan County: 3.9 %3.9Steele CountySteele County: 3.8 %3.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 3.8 %3.8Wells CountyWells County: 3.8 %3.8Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 3.7 %3.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.7 %3.7Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 3.4 %3.4Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 3.3 %3.3Dunn CountyDunn County: 3.3 %3.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.3 %3.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 3.1 %3.1Barnes CountyBarnes County: 3 %3Stark CountyStark County: 3 %3Williams CountyWilliams County: 3 %3McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.9 %2.9McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.9 %2.9Morton CountyMorton County: 2.9 %2.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.9 %2.9Sioux CountySioux County: 2.9 %2.9Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.8 %2.8Ward CountyWard County: 2.8 %2.8Adams CountyAdams County: 2.7 %2.7Cass CountyCass County: 2.7 %2.7Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2.7 %2.7Renville CountyRenville County: 2.7 %2.7Richland CountyRichland County: 2.7 %2.7LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 2.6 %2.6Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.6 %2.6Traill CountyTraill County: 2.6 %2.6Billings CountyBillings County: 2.5 %2.5Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2.5 %2.5Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.5 %2.5Grant CountyGrant County: 2.4 %2.4Slope CountySlope County: 2.4 %2.4Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2.3 %2.3Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.3 %2.3McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.3 %2.3Sargent CountySargent County: 2.3 %2.3Towner CountyTowner County: 2.3 %2.3Burke CountyBurke County: 2.2 %2.2Bowman CountyBowman County: 2.1 %2.1Divide CountyDivide County: 2 %2Foster CountyFoster County: 2 %2Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.9 %1.9Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Kidder County6.1+0.1 pts
2Rolette County5.5+0.1 pts
3McHenry County5.2+0.6 pts
4Emmons County4.9-1.2 pts
5Sheridan County4.3-0.2 pts
6Oliver County4.2-1.2 pts
7Pembina County4.1-0.1 pts
8Benson County3.9-0.9 pts
8Logan County3.9+0.2 pts
10Steele County3.8-0.4 pts
10Walsh County3.8-0.6 pts
10Wells County3.8+0.3 pts
13Bottineau County3.7-0.4 pts
13Mercer County3.7-0.1 pts
15Mountrail County3.4+0.2 pts
16Cavalier County3.3-0.7 pts
16Dunn County3.3+0.2 pts
16Eddy County3.3+0.3 pts
19Pierce County3.1-0.7 pts
20Barnes County3+0.1 pts
20Stark County3+0.1 pts
20Williams County3-0.1 pts
23McKenzie County2.90 pts
23McLean County2.9-0.8 pts
23Morton County2.9-0.4 pts
23Nelson County2.9-0.1 pts
23Sioux County2.9+0.2 pts
28Stutsman County2.8-0.2 pts
28Ward County2.8-0.4 pts
30Adams County2.70 pts
30Cass County2.7-0.2 pts
30Hettinger County2.7-0.3 pts
30Renville County2.7-0.1 pts
30Richland County2.7-0.6 pts
35LaMoure County2.60 pts
35Ransom County2.6-0.3 pts
35Traill County2.6-0.4 pts
38Billings County2.5-0.2 pts
38Burleigh County2.5-0.3 pts
38Ramsey County2.5-0.4 pts
41Grant County2.4-0.6 pts
41Slope County2.4-0.6 pts
43Grand Forks County2.3-0.5 pts
43Griggs County2.3-0.5 pts
43McIntosh County2.3-0.8 pts
43Sargent County2.3-1 pts
43Towner County2.3-1.6 pts
48Burke County2.2-0.7 pts
49Bowman County2.1-0.6 pts
50Divide County2-0.4 pts
50Foster County2-0.7 pts
52Golden Valley County1.9-0.7 pts
53Dickey County1.5-0.4 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 March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.5% in March 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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