Counties in North Dakota by depression in adults, local model estimate

Sioux County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 53 counties in 2021, at 21.6%. McLean County had the lowest, at 16.1%. The median was 17.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.6Sioux County
Lowest16.1McLean County
Median17.753 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 17.3 %Barnes County: 18.3 %Benson County: 20.5 %Billings County: 16.2 %Bottineau County: 17.7 %Bowman County: 17.8 %Burke County: 16.9 %Burleigh County: 19.5 %Cass County: 19.5 %Cavalier County: 16.7 %Dickey County: 18.3 %Divide County: 17.4 %Dunn County: 17.5 %Eddy County: 18.7 %Emmons County: 17.2 %Foster County: 17.3 %Golden Valley County: 17.7 %Grand Forks County: 20.7 %Grant County: 16.5 %Griggs County: 16.4 %Hettinger County: 18.6 %Kidder County: 17.9 %LaMoure County: 17.4 %Logan County: 17.7 %McHenry County: 17.2 %McIntosh County: 17.1 %McKenzie County: 19 %McLean County: 16.1 %Mercer County: 18.1 %Morton County: 18.7 %Mountrail County: 18.7 %Nelson County: 17.9 %Oliver County: 17.5 %Pembina County: 16.9 %Pierce County: 17.2 %Ramsey County: 18.5 %Ransom County: 17.8 %Renville County: 17.4 %Richland County: 19.2 %Rolette County: 21.3 %Sargent County: 17 %Sheridan County: 16.5 %Sioux County: 21.6 %Slope County: 16.5 %Stark County: 19.5 %Steele County: 17.1 %Stutsman County: 19.5 %Towner County: 17.9 %Traill County: 19.2 %Walsh County: 17.4 %Ward County: 18.2 %Wells County: 17.6 %Williams County: 18.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Sioux County: 21.6 %Sioux County21.6Rolette County: 21.3 %Rolette County21.3Grand Forks County: 20.7 %Grand Forks County20.7Benson County: 20.5 %Benson County20.5Burleigh County: 19.5 %Burleigh County19.5Cass County: 19.5 %Cass County19.5Stark County: 19.5 %Stark County19.5Stutsman County: 19.5 %Stutsman County19.5Richland County: 19.2 %Richland County19.2Traill County: 19.2 %Traill County19.2McKenzie County: 19 %McKenzie County19Eddy County: 18.7 %Eddy County18.7Morton County: 18.7 %Morton County18.7Mountrail County: 18.7 %Mountrail County18.7Hettinger County: 18.6 %Hettinger County18.6Ramsey County: 18.5 %Ramsey County18.5Barnes County: 18.3 %Barnes County18.3Dickey County: 18.3 %Dickey County18.3Ward County: 18.2 %Ward County18.2Mercer County: 18.1 %Mercer County18.1Williams County: 18.1 %Williams County18.1Kidder County: 17.9 %Kidder County17.9Nelson County: 17.9 %Nelson County17.9Towner County: 17.9 %Towner County17.9Bowman County: 17.8 %Bowman County17.8Ransom County: 17.8 %Ransom County17.8Bottineau County: 17.7 %Bottineau County17.7Golden Valley County: 17.7 %Golden Valley County17.7Logan County: 17.7 %Logan County17.7Wells County: 17.6 %Wells County17.6Dunn County: 17.5 %Dunn County17.5Oliver County: 17.5 %Oliver County17.5Divide County: 17.4 %Divide County17.4LaMoure County: 17.4 %LaMoure County17.4Renville County: 17.4 %Renville County17.4Walsh County: 17.4 %Walsh County17.4Adams County: 17.3 %Adams County17.3Foster County: 17.3 %Foster County17.3Emmons County: 17.2 %Emmons County17.2McHenry County: 17.2 %McHenry County17.2Pierce County: 17.2 %Pierce County17.2McIntosh County: 17.1 %McIntosh County17.1Steele County: 17.1 %Steele County17.1Sargent County: 17 %Sargent County17Burke County: 16.9 %Burke County16.9Pembina County: 16.9 %Pembina County16.9Cavalier County: 16.7 %Cavalier County16.7Grant County: 16.5 %Grant County16.5Sheridan County: 16.5 %Sheridan County16.5Slope County: 16.5 %Slope County16.5Griggs County: 16.4 %Griggs County16.4Billings County: 16.2 %Billings County16.2McLean County: 16.1 %McLean County16.1Sioux County: 21.6 %Sioux County21.6Rolette County: 21.3 %Rolette County21.3Grand Forks County: 20.7 %Grand Forks County20.7Benson County: 20.5 %Benson County20.5Burleigh County: 19.5 %Burleigh County19.5Cass County: 19.5 %Cass County19.5Stark County: 19.5 %Stark County19.5Stutsman County: 19.5 %Stutsman County19.5Richland County: 19.2 %Richland County19.2Traill County: 19.2 %Traill County19.2McKenzie County: 19 %McKenzie County19Eddy County: 18.7 %Eddy County18.7Morton County: 18.7 %Morton County18.7Mountrail County: 18.7 %Mountrail County18.7Hettinger County: 18.6 %Hettinger County18.6Ramsey County: 18.5 %Ramsey County18.5Barnes County: 18.3 %Barnes County18.3Dickey County: 18.3 %Dickey County18.3Ward County: 18.2 %Ward County18.2Mercer County: 18.1 %Mercer County18.1Williams County: 18.1 %Williams County18.1Kidder County: 17.9 %Kidder County17.9Nelson County: 17.9 %Nelson County17.9Towner County: 17.9 %Towner County17.9Bowman County: 17.8 %Bowman County17.8Ransom County: 17.8 %Ransom County17.8Bottineau County: 17.7 %Bottineau County17.7Golden Valley County: 17.7 %Golden Valley County17.7Logan County: 17.7 %Logan County17.7Wells County: 17.6 %Wells County17.6Dunn County: 17.5 %Dunn County17.5Oliver County: 17.5 %Oliver County17.5Divide County: 17.4 %Divide County17.4LaMoure County: 17.4 %LaMoure County17.4Renville County: 17.4 %Renville County17.4Walsh County: 17.4 %Walsh County17.4Adams County: 17.3 %Adams County17.3Foster County: 17.3 %Foster County17.3Emmons County: 17.2 %Emmons County17.2McHenry County: 17.2 %McHenry County17.2Pierce County: 17.2 %Pierce County17.2McIntosh County: 17.1 %McIntosh County17.1Steele County: 17.1 %Steele County17.1Sargent County: 17 %Sargent County17Burke County: 16.9 %Burke County16.9Pembina County: 16.9 %Pembina County16.9Cavalier County: 16.7 %Cavalier County16.7Grant County: 16.5 %Grant County16.5Sheridan County: 16.5 %Sheridan County16.5Slope County: 16.5 %Slope County16.5Griggs County: 16.4 %Griggs County16.4Billings County: 16.2 %Billings County16.2McLean County: 16.1 %McLean County16.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had a depressive disorder. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in North Dakota by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Dakota by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/north-dakota-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Sioux County, with 21.6% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?

McLean County, with 16.1% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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