Counties in North Dakota by unemployment rate

Rolette County had the highest unemployment rate of 53 counties in July 2026, at 7.1%. Dickey County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 2.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.1Rolette County
Lowest1.1Dickey County
Median2.153 counties
North Dakota2.2History

All counties, July 2026

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Rolette CountyRolette County: 7.1 %7.1Pembina CountyPembina County: 4.2 %4.2Barnes CountyBarnes County: 3.3 %3.3Sioux CountySioux County: 3.3 %3.3Sheridan CountySheridan County: 2.9 %2.9Benson CountyBenson County: 2.8 %2.8Emmons CountyEmmons County: 2.8 %2.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 2.7 %2.7Oliver CountyOliver County: 2.6 %2.6Steele CountySteele County: 2.6 %2.6McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 2.4 %2.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 2.4 %2.4Dunn CountyDunn County: 2.3 %2.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 2.3 %2.3Kidder CountyKidder County: 2.3 %2.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 2.3 %2.3Richland CountyRichland County: 2.3 %2.3Williams CountyWilliams County: 2.3 %2.3Logan CountyLogan County: 2.2 %2.2McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 2.2 %2.2Stark CountyStark County: 2.2 %2.2Adams CountyAdams County: 2.1 %2.1Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 2.1 %2.1Cass CountyCass County: 2.1 %2.1Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 2.1 %2.1Grant CountyGrant County: 2.1 %2.1Pierce CountyPierce County: 2.1 %2.1Traill CountyTraill County: 2.1 %2.1Wells CountyWells County: 2.1 %2.1Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 2 %2Griggs CountyGriggs County: 2 %2Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 2 %2McLean CountyMcLean County: 2 %2Renville CountyRenville County: 2 %2Sargent CountySargent County: 2 %2Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 2 %2Burke CountyBurke County: 1.9 %1.9Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 1.9 %1.9Divide CountyDivide County: 1.9 %1.9Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 1.9 %1.9LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 1.9 %1.9Morton CountyMorton County: 1.9 %1.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 1.9 %1.9Ransom CountyRansom County: 1.9 %1.9Towner CountyTowner County: 1.9 %1.9Ward CountyWard County: 1.9 %1.9McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 1.8 %1.8Slope CountySlope County: 1.8 %1.8Bowman CountyBowman County: 1.7 %1.7Foster CountyFoster County: 1.7 %1.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 1.7 %1.7Billings CountyBillings County: 1.6 %1.6Dickey CountyDickey County: 1.1 %1.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Rolette County7.1-1.2 pts
2Pembina County4.2+0.9 pts
3Barnes County3.3-0.4 pts
3Sioux County3.3-0.1 pts
5Sheridan County2.9-0.3 pts
6Benson County2.8-0.3 pts
6Emmons County2.8-0.4 pts
8Walsh County2.7-0.2 pts
9Oliver County2.6-0.4 pts
9Steele County2.6+0.2 pts
11McHenry County2.4-0.2 pts
11Mountrail County2.40 pts
13Dunn County2.30 pts
13Eddy County2.3+0.2 pts
13Kidder County2.3-0.6 pts
13Mercer County2.3-0.4 pts
13Richland County2.3-1.3 pts
13Williams County2.3-0.2 pts
19Logan County2.20 pts
19McKenzie County2.2-0.1 pts
19Stark County2.2-0.1 pts
22Adams County2.1+0.3 pts
22Bottineau County2.1-0.3 pts
22Cass County2.1-0.2 pts
22Golden Valley County2.1-0.1 pts
22Grant County2.10 pts
22Pierce County2.1-0.3 pts
22Traill County2.1-0.7 pts
22Wells County2.1+0.2 pts
30Cavalier County2-0.7 pts
30Griggs County2+0.1 pts
30Hettinger County2+0.2 pts
30McLean County2-0.4 pts
30Renville County20 pts
30Sargent County2-15.3 pts
30Stutsman County2-0.2 pts
37Burke County1.90 pts
37Burleigh County1.9-0.6 pts
37Divide County1.9+0.1 pts
37Grand Forks County1.9-0.3 pts
37LaMoure County1.9-1.1 pts
37Morton County1.9-0.7 pts
37Ramsey County1.9-0.2 pts
37Ransom County1.9-8.6 pts
37Towner County1.9-1.1 pts
37Ward County1.9-0.3 pts
47McIntosh County1.8-0.3 pts
47Slope County1.8-0.5 pts
49Bowman County1.7+0.2 pts
49Foster County1.7-0.2 pts
49Nelson County1.7-0.7 pts
52Billings County1.6-0.2 pts
53Dickey County1.1-3.2 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 7.1% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Dickey County, with 1.1% in July 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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