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Lowest unemployment, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by the lowest 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: Mountrail County, ND, up 39 places to #8.

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