Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in May 2026, at 3.4%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest3.4Rolette County
Lowest1.1Dickey County
Median1.953 counties
North Dakota2.4History

All counties, May 2026

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 3.4 %3.4McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 2.9 %2.9Sheridan CountySheridan County: 2.8 %2.8Steele CountySteele County: 2.8 %2.8Emmons CountyEmmons County: 2.7 %2.7Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.7 %2.7Pembina CountyPembina County: 2.7 %2.7Benson CountyBenson County: 2.5 %2.5Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.4 %2.4Oliver CountyOliver County: 2.4 %2.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.3 %2.3Sioux CountySioux County: 2.3 %2.3Wells CountyWells County: 2.3 %2.3Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.3 %2.3Barnes CountyBarnes County: 2.2 %2.2Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.2 %2.2Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.2 %2.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.2 %2.2Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.2 %2.2Logan CountyLogan County: 2.1 %2.1Towner CountyTowner County: 2.1 %2.1Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2 %2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2 %2McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2 %2Richland CountyRichland County: 2 %2Stark CountyStark County: 2 %2Ransom CountyRansom County: 1.9 %1.9Renville CountyRenville County: 1.9 %1.9Ward CountyWard County: 1.9 %1.9Burke CountyBurke County: 1.8 %1.8Cass CountyCass County: 1.8 %1.8Grant CountyGrant County: 1.8 %1.8LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 1.8 %1.8McLean CountyMcLean County: 1.8 %1.8Morton CountyMorton County: 1.8 %1.8Pierce CountyPierce County: 1.8 %1.8Sargent CountySargent County: 1.8 %1.8Slope CountySlope County: 1.8 %1.8Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 1.8 %1.8Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.7 %1.7Divide CountyDivide County: 1.7 %1.7Griggs CountyGriggs County: 1.7 %1.7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 1.7 %1.7Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1.7 %1.7Adams CountyAdams County: 1.6 %1.6Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.6 %1.6Foster CountyFoster County: 1.6 %1.6Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.6 %1.6Traill CountyTraill County: 1.6 %1.6Nelson CountyNelson County: 1.5 %1.5Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.4 %1.4Billings CountyBillings County: 1.3 %1.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Rolette County3.4-0.3 pts
2McHenry County2.9-0.3 pts
3Sheridan County2.8-0.1 pts
3Steele County2.8-0.2 pts
5Emmons County2.7-1.1 pts
5Kidder County2.7-0.4 pts
5Pembina County2.7-0.3 pts
8Benson County2.5-0.7 pts
9Cavalier County2.4-0.5 pts
9Oliver County2.4-0.7 pts
11Mountrail County2.3-0.3 pts
11Sioux County2.3-0.5 pts
11Wells County2.3-0.1 pts
11Williams County2.3-0.2 pts
15Barnes County2.2-0.4 pts
15Dunn County2.2-0.1 pts
15Eddy County2.20 pts
15Mercer County2.2-0.5 pts
15Walsh County2.2-0.7 pts
20Logan County2.1-0.3 pts
20Towner County2.1-0.5 pts
22Bottineau County2-0.3 pts
22Hettinger County2+0.3 pts
22McKenzie County2-0.2 pts
22Richland County2-0.3 pts
22Stark County2-0.1 pts
27Ransom County1.9-0.3 pts
27Renville County1.90 pts
27Ward County1.9-0.3 pts
30Burke County1.8-0.4 pts
30Cass County1.8-0.4 pts
30Grant County1.8-0.4 pts
30LaMoure County1.8-0.4 pts
30McLean County1.8-0.5 pts
30Morton County1.8-0.3 pts
30Pierce County1.8-0.8 pts
30Sargent County1.8-0.6 pts
30Slope County1.8-0.7 pts
30Stutsman County1.8-0.3 pts
40Burleigh County1.7-0.3 pts
40Divide County1.7-0.3 pts
40Griggs County1.7-0.3 pts
40McIntosh County1.7-0.6 pts
40Ramsey County1.7-0.6 pts
45Adams County1.6-0.3 pts
45Bowman County1.60 pts
45Foster County1.6-0.5 pts
45Grand Forks County1.6-0.5 pts
45Traill County1.6-0.6 pts
50Nelson County1.5-0.7 pts
51Golden Valley County1.4-0.9 pts
52Billings County1.3-0.4 pts
53Dickey County1.1-0.4 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?

Rolette County, with 3.4% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.1% in May 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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