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Counties in North Dakota by birth rate (July to June)

Benson County had the highest birth rate (July to June) of 53 counties in 2021, at 19.64 per 1,000 inhabitants. Nelson County had the lowest, at 6.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Dakota was 12.85 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.64Benson County
Lowest6.96Nelson County
Median11.553 counties
North Dakota12.85History

All counties, 2021

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Benson CountyBenson County: 19.64 per 1,000 inhabitants19.64Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 17.65 per 1,000 inhabitants17.65McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 17.39 per 1,000 inhabitants17.39Sioux CountySioux County: 17.33 per 1,000 inhabitants17.33Dunn CountyDunn County: 17.04 per 1,000 inhabitants17.04Williams CountyWilliams County: 16.99 per 1,000 inhabitants16.99Rolette CountyRolette County: 16.84 per 1,000 inhabitants16.84Stark CountyStark County: 15.13 per 1,000 inhabitants15.13Ward CountyWard County: 14.51 per 1,000 inhabitants14.51McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Sargent CountySargent County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27Foster CountyFoster County: 13.05 per 1,000 inhabitants13.05Cass CountyCass County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Eddy CountyEddy County: 12.91 per 1,000 inhabitants12.91Morton CountyMorton County: 12.88 per 1,000 inhabitants12.88Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 12.26 per 1,000 inhabitants12.26Steele CountySteele County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19Dickey CountyDickey County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitants11.87Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 11.79 per 1,000 inhabitants11.79Oliver CountyOliver County: 11.77 per 1,000 inhabitants11.77Towner CountyTowner County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71Walsh CountyWalsh County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Billings CountyBillings County: 11.65 per 1,000 inhabitants11.65Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Burke CountyBurke County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Renville CountyRenville County: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Adams CountyAdams County: 11.46 per 1,000 inhabitants11.46Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitants11.37Bowman CountyBowman County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Kidder CountyKidder County: 10.98 per 1,000 inhabitants10.98Griggs CountyGriggs County: 10.91 per 1,000 inhabitants10.91Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 10.34 per 1,000 inhabitants10.34LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitants10.31Pembina CountyPembina County: 10.15 per 1,000 inhabitants10.15Slope CountySlope County: 10.11 per 1,000 inhabitants10.11McLean CountyMcLean County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Richland CountyRichland County: 10.1 per 1,000 inhabitants10.1Traill CountyTraill County: 10.02 per 1,000 inhabitants10.02Ransom CountyRansom County: 10.01 per 1,000 inhabitants10.01Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 9.75 per 1,000 inhabitants9.75McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 9.64 per 1,000 inhabitants9.64Sheridan CountySheridan County: 9.5 per 1,000 inhabitants9.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitants9.35Barnes CountyBarnes County: 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitants9.17Grant CountyGrant County: 9.17 per 1,000 inhabitants9.17Emmons CountyEmmons County: 9.14 per 1,000 inhabitants9.14Divide CountyDivide County: 8.22 per 1,000 inhabitants8.22Wells CountyWells County: 8.15 per 1,000 inhabitants8.15Logan CountyLogan County: 7.47 per 1,000 inhabitants7.47Pierce CountyPierce County: 7.06 per 1,000 inhabitants7.06Nelson CountyNelson County: 6.96 per 1,000 inhabitants6.96
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Benson County Estimated19.64
2Mountrail County Estimated17.65
3McKenzie County Estimated17.39
4Sioux County Estimated17.33
5Dunn County Estimated17.04
6Williams County Estimated16.99
7Rolette County Estimated16.84
8Stark County Estimated15.13
9Ward County Estimated14.51
10McIntosh County Estimated13.52
11Sargent County Estimated13.27
12Foster County Estimated13.05
13Cass County Estimated12.97
14Eddy County Estimated12.91
15Morton County Estimated12.88
16Grand Forks County Estimated12.26
17Steele County Estimated12.19
18Dickey County Estimated11.94
19Bottineau County Estimated11.87
20Burleigh County Estimated11.79
21Oliver County Estimated11.77
22Towner County Estimated11.71
23Walsh County Estimated11.7
24Billings County Estimated11.65
25Ramsey County Estimated11.56
26Burke County Estimated11.52
27Renville County Estimated11.5
28Adams County Estimated11.46
29Cavalier County Estimated11.39
30Hettinger County Estimated11.37
31Bowman County Estimated11.25
32Kidder County Estimated10.98
33Griggs County Estimated10.91
34Stutsman County Estimated10.34
35LaMoure County Estimated10.31
36Pembina County Estimated10.15
37Slope County Estimated10.11
38McLean County Estimated10.1
39Richland County Estimated10.1
40Traill County Estimated10.02
41Ransom County Estimated10.01
42Golden Valley County Estimated9.75
43McHenry County Estimated9.64
44Sheridan County Estimated9.5
45Mercer County Estimated9.35
46Barnes County Estimated9.17
47Grant County Estimated9.17
48Emmons County Estimated9.14
49Divide County Estimated8.22
50Wells County Estimated8.15
51Logan County Estimated7.47
52Pierce County Estimated7.06
53Nelson County Estimated6.96

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About this ranking

Estimated live births from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year birth rates.

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. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest birth rate (July to June)?

Benson County, with 19.64 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest birth rate (July to June)?

Nelson County, with 6.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: birth rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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