Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in April 2026, at 4.5%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest4.5Rolette County
Lowest1.1Dickey County
Median2.253 counties
North Dakota2.4History

All counties, April 2026

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 4.5 %4.5Sheridan CountySheridan County: 4.2 %4.2McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 4.1 %4.1Kidder CountyKidder County: 3.7 %3.7Steele CountySteele County: 3.7 %3.7Emmons CountyEmmons County: 3.4 %3.4Wells CountyWells County: 3.2 %3.2Benson CountyBenson County: 3.1 %3.1Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 3 %3Oliver CountyOliver County: 3 %3Pembina CountyPembina County: 3 %3Logan CountyLogan County: 2.8 %2.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.8 %2.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.7 %2.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.7 %2.7Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.7 %2.7Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.7 %2.7Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2.6 %2.6Sioux CountySioux County: 2.6 %2.6McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.5 %2.5Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.4 %2.4Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.4 %2.4Renville CountyRenville County: 2.4 %2.4Stark CountyStark County: 2.4 %2.4Divide CountyDivide County: 2.3 %2.3Ward CountyWard County: 2.3 %2.3Cass CountyCass County: 2.2 %2.2Grant CountyGrant County: 2.2 %2.2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.2 %2.2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2.2 %2.2Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.2 %2.2Towner CountyTowner County: 2.2 %2.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 2.1 %2.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.1 %2.1McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.1 %2.1Morton CountyMorton County: 2.1 %2.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 2.1 %2.1Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.1 %2.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.1 %2.1Richland CountyRichland County: 2.1 %2.1Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.1 %2.1Burke CountyBurke County: 1.9 %1.9Slope CountySlope County: 1.9 %1.9Traill CountyTraill County: 1.9 %1.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.8 %1.8Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.8 %1.8Adams CountyAdams County: 1.7 %1.7Billings CountyBillings County: 1.7 %1.7Foster CountyFoster County: 1.6 %1.6Sargent CountySargent County: 1.6 %1.6Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.5 %1.5Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.2 %1.2Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Rolette County4.5-0.2 pts
2Sheridan County4.20 pts
3McHenry County4.1+0.1 pts
4Kidder County3.7-0.7 pts
4Steele County3.7-0.2 pts
6Emmons County3.4-1.9 pts
7Wells County3.20 pts
8Benson County3.1-1 pts
9Cavalier County3-0.6 pts
9Oliver County3-0.3 pts
9Pembina County3-0.7 pts
12Logan County2.8-0.4 pts
12Walsh County2.8-0.7 pts
14Eddy County2.7-0.3 pts
14Mercer County2.7-0.2 pts
14Mountrail County2.7-0.1 pts
14Williams County2.7+0.1 pts
18Bottineau County2.6-0.8 pts
18Sioux County2.6+0.3 pts
20McKenzie County2.5+0.1 pts
21Barnes County2.4-1 pts
21Dunn County2.4-0.1 pts
21Renville County2.40 pts
21Stark County2.40 pts
25Divide County2.30 pts
25Ward County2.3-0.3 pts
27Cass County2.2-0.4 pts
27Grant County2.2-0.3 pts
27Griggs County2.2-0.3 pts
27Hettinger County2.2+0.2 pts
27Ransom County2.2-0.1 pts
27Towner County2.2-1.1 pts
33LaMoure County2.1-0.4 pts
33McIntosh County2.1-0.8 pts
33McLean County2.1-0.6 pts
33Morton County2.1-0.3 pts
33Nelson County2.1-0.7 pts
33Pierce County2.1-1.3 pts
33Ramsey County2.1-0.5 pts
33Richland County2.1-0.8 pts
33Stutsman County2.1-0.4 pts
42Burke County1.9-0.4 pts
42Slope County1.9-1.1 pts
42Traill County1.9-0.6 pts
45Burleigh County1.8-0.5 pts
45Grand Forks County1.8-0.5 pts
47Adams County1.7-0.1 pts
47Billings County1.7-1.2 pts
49Foster County1.6-0.4 pts
49Sargent County1.6-1.2 pts
51Bowman County1.5-0.5 pts
52Golden Valley County1.2-1.1 pts
53Dickey County1.1-0.5 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Rolette County, with 4.5% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.1% in April 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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