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Which counties in North Dakota have the lowest unemployment?

Bowman County (1.8%), Dickey County (1.9%) and Foster County (2.0%) had the lowest unemployment in North Dakota in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 52 ranked North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Bowman County1.8%+0.1 pts2,762
2Dickey County1.9%+0.3 pts4,895
3Foster County2.0%−0.3 pts3,212
4Adams County2.1%+0.2 pts2,275
5Divide County2.1%+0.4 pts2,110
6Billings County2.2%+0.1 pts1,071
7Burke County2.2%+0.2 pts2,132
8Hettinger County2.2%+0.2 pts2,492
9Renville County2.2%+0.0 pts2,331
10Grand Forks County2.3%+0.4 pts74,501
11Griggs County2.3%+0.3 pts2,239
12Burleigh County2.4%+0.2 pts103,251
13Golden Valley County2.4%+0.9 pts1,808
14Grant County2.4%+0.2 pts2,206
15LaMoure County2.4%+0.6 pts4,135
16Cass County2.5%+0.7 pts201,794
17McIntosh County2.5%+0.1 pts2,451
18McKenzie County2.5%+0.7 pts15,192
19Ramsey County2.5%+0.0 pts11,530
20Stark County2.5%+0.4 pts34,013
21Stutsman County2.5%+0.4 pts21,414
22Dunn County2.6%+0.5 pts4,058
23Eddy County2.6%−1.3 pts2,329
24Nelson County2.6%+0.0 pts2,963
25Traill County2.6%−0.1 pts7,920
26Ward County2.6%+0.5 pts68,233
27Wells County2.6%−0.2 pts3,729
28Morton County2.7%+0.3 pts34,601
29Mountrail County2.7%+0.8 pts9,395
30Richland County2.8%+0.7 pts16,731
31Williams County2.8%+0.9 pts41,767
32McLean County2.9%−0.1 pts9,740
33Barnes County3.0%+0.4 pts10,573
34Bottineau County3.0%+0.1 pts6,284
35Logan County3.0%+0.9 pts1,859
36Pierce County3.0%+0.3 pts3,838
37Sioux County3.0%−0.3 pts3,667
38Towner County3.0%+0.3 pts2,040
39Steele County3.1%+1.0 pts1,797
40Cavalier County3.2%+0.4 pts3,497
41Mercer County3.3%−0.3 pts8,441
42Ransom County3.3%+1.6 pts5,617
43Walsh County3.4%+0.5 pts10,179
44Benson County3.5%−0.5 pts5,759
45Pembina County3.5%+0.3 pts6,568
46Oliver County3.7%+0.6 pts1,898
47McHenry County3.8%+0.3 pts5,130
48Sheridan County3.8%−0.7 pts1,296
49Kidder County4.0%+0.2 pts2,393
50Sargent County4.4%+2.4 pts3,711
51Emmons County4.5%+1.1 pts3,215
52Rolette County5.6%−1.4 pts11,688

1 of 53 North Dakota counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate?

Bowman County: 1.8%, ahead of Dickey County (1.9%) and Foster County (2.0%), of 52 North Dakota counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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