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Highest unemployment, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 2.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Steele County, ND, up 34 places to #16.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01Sioux County, NDND3,66717.0%+0.2 pts
02▲1Hettinger County, NDND2,4925.4%+0.6 pts
03▲12Williams County, NDND41,7674.4%+0.9 pts
04McHenry County, NDND5,1304.1%−0.4 pts
05▲16Dickey County, NDND4,8954.1%+1.1 pts
06▼4Rolette County, NDND11,6884.0%−2.8 pts
07▼1Stutsman County, NDND21,4144.0%−0.5 pts
08▲28Barnes County, NDND10,5733.8%+2.0 pts
09▲19Burke County, NDND2,1323.7%+1.5 pts
10▲2Ward County, NDND68,2333.6%−0.4 pts
11▲33Grant County, NDND2,2063.6%+2.4 pts
12▼1Benson County, NDND5,7593.4%−0.5 pts
13▲7Golden Valley County, NDND1,8083.4%+0.4 pts
14▲21Dunn County, NDND4,0583.4%+1.7 pts
15▼10Pembina County, NDND6,5683.4%−1.1 pts
16▲34Steele County, NDND1,7973.3%+2.7 pts
17▼7Bowman County, NDND2,7623.1%−1.0 pts
18▲28McIntosh County, NDND2,4513.1%+2.3 pts
19▲6Stark County, NDND34,0133.0%+0.3 pts
20▼1Cass County, NDND201,7943.0%−0.1 pts
21▼3Ransom County, NDND5,6172.9%−0.4 pts
22▲7Slope County, NDND6282.7%+0.6 pts
23▲18Eddy County, NDND2,3292.5%+1.1 pts
24▲8Mercer County, NDND8,4412.5%+0.7 pts
25▲22LaMoure County, NDND4,1352.5%+1.7 pts
26▼13Grand Forks County, NDND74,5012.3%−1.6 pts
27▼19Divide County, NDND2,1102.3%−1.8 pts
28▼2Burleigh County, NDND103,2512.3%−0.2 pts
29▲4Emmons County, NDND3,2152.3%+0.4 pts
30▼7Traill County, NDND7,9202.2%−0.5 pts
31▲20Adams County, NDND2,2752.2%+1.9 pts
32▼23Billings County, NDND1,0712.1%−2.0 pts
33▼17Wells County, NDND3,7292.0%−1.4 pts
34▼7Walsh County, NDND10,1792.0%−0.3 pts
35▲14Logan County, NDND1,8591.7%+1.2 pts
36▼14Richland County, NDND16,7311.7%−1.3 pts
37▼23Bottineau County, NDND6,2841.6%−2.0 pts
38▼7Morton County, NDND34,6011.5%−0.5 pts
39▲6Kidder County, NDND2,3931.5%+0.5 pts
40Griggs County, NDND2,2391.4%0.0 pts
41▼2McLean County, NDND9,7401.4%−0.2 pts
42▼25McKenzie County, NDND15,1921.3%−2.0 pts
43▲5Ramsey County, NDND11,5301.2%+0.6 pts
44▲8Nelson County, NDND2,9631.1%+0.8 pts
45▼2Pierce County, NDND3,8381.1%−0.3 pts
46▼39Mountrail County, NDND9,3951.1%−3.3 pts
47▼9Sheridan County, NDND1,2961.1%−0.7 pts
48▼11Cavalier County, NDND3,4971.0%−0.7 pts
49▼25Oliver County, NDND1,8981.0%−1.7 pts
50▲3Foster County, NDND3,2121.0%+0.7 pts
51▼17Renville County, NDND2,3311.0%−0.8 pts
52▼10Sargent County, NDND3,7110.8%−0.6 pts
53▼23Towner County, NDND2,0400.7%−1.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES