Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in June 2026, at 7.7%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.3%. The median was 2.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.7Rolette County
Lowest1.3Dickey County
Median2.553 counties
North Dakota2.3History

All counties, June 2026

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 7.7 %7.7Sheridan CountySheridan County: 3.8 %3.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 3.7 %3.7Sioux CountySioux County: 3.6 %3.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 3.5 %3.5Benson CountyBenson County: 3.4 %3.4McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 3.4 %3.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 3.3 %3.3Steele CountySteele County: 3.3 %3.3Emmons CountyEmmons County: 3.2 %3.2Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.9 %2.9Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.9 %2.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.8 %2.8Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.8 %2.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.8 %2.8Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2.7 %2.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.7 %2.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.7 %2.7Richland CountyRichland County: 2.7 %2.7McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.6 %2.6Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.6 %2.6Sargent CountySargent County: 2.6 %2.6Stark CountyStark County: 2.6 %2.6Towner CountyTowner County: 2.6 %2.6Wells CountyWells County: 2.6 %2.6Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2.5 %2.5Logan CountyLogan County: 2.5 %2.5Ransom CountyRansom County: 2.5 %2.5Slope CountySlope County: 2.5 %2.5Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2.4 %2.4McLean CountyMcLean County: 2.4 %2.4Morton CountyMorton County: 2.4 %2.4Renville CountyRenville County: 2.4 %2.4Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2.4 %2.4Ward CountyWard County: 2.4 %2.4Cass CountyCass County: 2.3 %2.3Divide CountyDivide County: 2.3 %2.3Adams CountyAdams County: 2.2 %2.2Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 2.2 %2.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 2.2 %2.2LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 2.2 %2.2Traill CountyTraill County: 2.2 %2.2Bowman CountyBowman County: 2.1 %2.1Burke CountyBurke County: 2.1 %2.1Grant CountyGrant County: 2.1 %2.1Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2.1 %2.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 2.1 %2.1Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 2.1 %2.1Billings CountyBillings County: 1.9 %1.9Foster CountyFoster County: 1.9 %1.9Nelson CountyNelson County: 1.9 %1.9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 1.8 %1.8Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.3 %1.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Rolette County7.7-1 pts
2Sheridan County3.8-0.4 pts
3Pembina County3.7-0.4 pts
4Sioux County3.6-0.2 pts
5Oliver County3.50 pts
6Benson County3.4-0.3 pts
6McHenry County3.4-0.2 pts
8Barnes County3.3-0.7 pts
8Steele County3.3-0.2 pts
10Emmons County3.2-0.9 pts
11Kidder County2.9-0.5 pts
11Williams County2.9-0.2 pts
13Mercer County2.8-0.4 pts
13Mountrail County2.8-0.2 pts
13Walsh County2.8-1 pts
16Cavalier County2.7-0.6 pts
16Dunn County2.70 pts
16Eddy County2.7+0.4 pts
16Richland County2.7-0.4 pts
20McKenzie County2.6-0.4 pts
20Pierce County2.6-0.5 pts
20Sargent County2.6-0.3 pts
20Stark County2.60 pts
20Towner County2.6-0.9 pts
20Wells County2.6+0.1 pts
26Hettinger County2.5+0.4 pts
26Logan County2.5-0.3 pts
26Ransom County2.5-0.1 pts
26Slope County2.5-0.7 pts
30Bottineau County2.4-0.4 pts
30McLean County2.4-0.4 pts
30Morton County2.4-0.1 pts
30Renville County2.4-0.1 pts
30Stutsman County2.4-0.2 pts
30Ward County2.4-0.2 pts
36Cass County2.3-0.4 pts
36Divide County2.30 pts
38Adams County2.2-0.1 pts
38Burleigh County2.2-0.2 pts
38Grand Forks County2.2-0.4 pts
38LaMoure County2.2-0.2 pts
38Traill County2.2-1.1 pts
43Bowman County2.1+0.4 pts
43Burke County2.1-0.1 pts
43Grant County2.1-0.6 pts
43Griggs County2.1-0.4 pts
43McIntosh County2.1-0.6 pts
43Ramsey County2.1-0.4 pts
49Billings County1.90 pts
49Foster County1.9-0.2 pts
49Nelson County1.9-1 pts
52Golden Valley County1.8-0.8 pts
53Dickey County1.3-0.4 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 7.7% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.3% in June 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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