Counties in North Dakota by death rate (July to June), 2025

Wells County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 53 counties in 2025, at 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. Oliver County had the lowest, at 2.64 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Dakota was 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.96Wells County
Lowest2.64Oliver County
Median11.9953 counties
North Dakota8.95History

All counties, 2025

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Wells CountyWells County: 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants19.96Towner CountyTowner County: 19.62 per 1,000 inhabitants19.62Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 19.59 per 1,000 inhabitants19.59Nelson CountyNelson County: 17.94 per 1,000 inhabitants17.94McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 17.08 per 1,000 inhabitants17.08Eddy CountyEddy County: 16.74 per 1,000 inhabitants16.74Foster CountyFoster County: 16.65 per 1,000 inhabitants16.65Pierce CountyPierce County: 16.07 per 1,000 inhabitants16.07Bowman CountyBowman County: 16.07 per 1,000 inhabitants16.07Pembina CountyPembina County: 15.66 per 1,000 inhabitants15.66Barnes CountyBarnes County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Griggs CountyGriggs County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitants15.23Walsh CountyWalsh County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Emmons CountyEmmons County: 14.93 per 1,000 inhabitants14.93Dickey CountyDickey County: 14.88 per 1,000 inhabitants14.88Grant CountyGrant County: 14.47 per 1,000 inhabitants14.47Divide CountyDivide County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitants14.18Rolette CountyRolette County: 13.96 per 1,000 inhabitants13.96Burke CountyBurke County: 13.6 per 1,000 inhabitants13.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 13.15 per 1,000 inhabitants13.15Ransom CountyRansom County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Adams CountyAdams County: 12.9 per 1,000 inhabitants12.9Benson CountyBenson County: 12.53 per 1,000 inhabitants12.53Traill CountyTraill County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Sioux CountySioux County: 12.19 per 1,000 inhabitants12.19McLean CountyMcLean County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 11.99 per 1,000 inhabitants11.99Dunn CountyDunn County: 11.95 per 1,000 inhabitants11.95Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Sheridan CountySheridan County: 10.89 per 1,000 inhabitants10.89LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 10.73 per 1,000 inhabitants10.73Richland CountyRichland County: 10.35 per 1,000 inhabitants10.35Morton CountyMorton County: 10.31 per 1,000 inhabitants10.31Logan CountyLogan County: 10.15 per 1,000 inhabitants10.15Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 9.49 per 1,000 inhabitants9.49Sargent CountySargent County: 9.41 per 1,000 inhabitants9.41Mercer CountyMercer County: 9.41 per 1,000 inhabitants9.41Renville CountyRenville County: 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants9.05Steele CountySteele County: 8.92 per 1,000 inhabitants8.92Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 8.87 per 1,000 inhabitants8.87Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 8.68 per 1,000 inhabitants8.68Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 8.37 per 1,000 inhabitants8.37Kidder CountyKidder County: 7.94 per 1,000 inhabitants7.94Ward CountyWard County: 7.93 per 1,000 inhabitants7.93Stark CountyStark County: 7.92 per 1,000 inhabitants7.92Billings CountyBillings County: 7.54 per 1,000 inhabitants7.54Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 7.22 per 1,000 inhabitants7.22Cass CountyCass County: 6.71 per 1,000 inhabitants6.71Slope CountySlope County: 6.29 per 1,000 inhabitants6.29McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 5.6 per 1,000 inhabitants5.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 5.55 per 1,000 inhabitants5.55Oliver CountyOliver County: 2.64 per 1,000 inhabitants2.64
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Wells County Estimated19.96+1.12 pts
2Towner County Estimated19.62+1.92 pts
3Cavalier County Estimated19.59+0.53 pts
4Nelson County Estimated17.94+0.39 pts
5McIntosh County Estimated17.08+0.51 pts
6Eddy County Estimated16.74+0.29 pts
7Foster County Estimated16.65+1.15 pts
8Pierce County Estimated16.07+1.44 pts
9Bowman County Estimated16.07+0.26 pts
10Pembina County Estimated15.66+1.34 pts
11Barnes County Estimated15.34+0.86 pts
12Griggs County Estimated15.23-0.42 pts
13Walsh County Estimated15.21+0.76 pts
14Emmons County Estimated14.93+0.36 pts
15Dickey County Estimated14.88+0.06 pts
16Grant County Estimated14.47+0.98 pts
17Divide County Estimated14.18+1.06 pts
18Rolette County Estimated13.96+0.52 pts
19Burke County Estimated13.6+0.96 pts
20Bottineau County Estimated13.15+0.98 pts
21Ransom County Estimated12.97+0.72 pts
22Adams County Estimated12.9-0.25 pts
23Benson County Estimated12.53-0.34 pts
24Traill County Estimated12.21+0.78 pts
25Sioux County Estimated12.19-0.04 pts
26McLean County Estimated12.18+0.56 pts
27Stutsman County Estimated11.99+0.45 pts
28Dunn County Estimated11.95+0.2 pts
29Ramsey County Estimated11.71+0.42 pts
30McHenry County Estimated11.09+0.62 pts
31Sheridan County Estimated10.89-0 pts
32LaMoure County Estimated10.73+0.18 pts
33Richland County Estimated10.35+0.56 pts
34Morton County Estimated10.31+0.39 pts
35Logan County Estimated10.15+0.58 pts
36Golden Valley County Estimated9.49-0.14 pts
37Sargent County Estimated9.41+0.64 pts
38Mercer County Estimated9.41+0.3 pts
39Renville County Estimated9.05-0.08 pts
40Steele County Estimated8.92-0.02 pts
41Hettinger County Estimated8.87-0.05 pts
42Burleigh County Estimated8.68+0.17 pts
43Mountrail County Estimated8.37+0.33 pts
44Kidder County Estimated7.94+0.37 pts
45Ward County Estimated7.93+0.22 pts
46Stark County Estimated7.92+0.16 pts
47Billings County Estimated7.54-0.13 pts
48Grand Forks County Estimated7.22+0.07 pts
49Cass County Estimated6.71+0.03 pts
50Slope County Estimated6.29+0.19 pts
51McKenzie County Estimated5.6+0.17 pts
52Williams County Estimated5.55+0.05 pts
53Oliver County Estimated2.64-0.02 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths 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 death 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: death 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 death rate (July to June)?

Wells County, with 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oliver County, with 2.64 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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: death 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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