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

Grant County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 53 counties in 2021, at 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Slope County had the lowest, at 2.89 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for North Dakota was 10.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.7Grant County
Lowest2.89Slope County
Median13.5253 counties
North Dakota10.06History

All counties, 2021

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Grant CountyGrant County: 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants22.7Benson CountyBenson County: 20.66 per 1,000 inhabitants20.66Eddy CountyEddy County: 20.66 per 1,000 inhabitants20.66Sioux CountySioux County: 20.49 per 1,000 inhabitants20.49McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 20.28 per 1,000 inhabitants20.28Towner CountyTowner County: 20.14 per 1,000 inhabitants20.14Rolette CountyRolette County: 18.74 per 1,000 inhabitants18.74McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 18.72 per 1,000 inhabitants18.72Sheridan CountySheridan County: 18.21 per 1,000 inhabitants18.21Dickey CountyDickey County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Pierce CountyPierce County: 17.9 per 1,000 inhabitants17.9Logan CountyLogan County: 17.61 per 1,000 inhabitants17.61Foster CountyFoster County: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9Renville CountyRenville County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitants16.81Nelson CountyNelson County: 16.57 per 1,000 inhabitants16.57Wells CountyWells County: 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants16.29Barnes CountyBarnes County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Emmons CountyEmmons County: 15.84 per 1,000 inhabitants15.84Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 15.83 per 1,000 inhabitants15.83Bowman CountyBowman County: 15.34 per 1,000 inhabitants15.34Pembina CountyPembina County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Walsh CountyWalsh County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitants14.18Kidder CountyKidder County: 13.94 per 1,000 inhabitants13.94Burke CountyBurke County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 13.73 per 1,000 inhabitants13.73Griggs CountyGriggs County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 13.45 per 1,000 inhabitants13.45Adams CountyAdams County: 13.29 per 1,000 inhabitants13.29Traill CountyTraill County: 13.03 per 1,000 inhabitants13.03Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitants13.02Ransom CountyRansom County: 13 per 1,000 inhabitants13Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 12.51 per 1,000 inhabitants12.51Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 12.02 per 1,000 inhabitants12.02Steele CountySteele County: 11.63 per 1,000 inhabitants11.63Morton CountyMorton County: 11.51 per 1,000 inhabitants11.51Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 11.47 per 1,000 inhabitants11.47Divide CountyDivide County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42Sargent CountySargent County: 10.93 per 1,000 inhabitants10.93McLean CountyMcLean County: 10.92 per 1,000 inhabitants10.92Ward CountyWard County: 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants10.07Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 10.06 per 1,000 inhabitants10.06Oliver CountyOliver County: 9.63 per 1,000 inhabitants9.63Mercer CountyMercer County: 9.23 per 1,000 inhabitants9.23Dunn CountyDunn County: 9.14 per 1,000 inhabitants9.14Richland CountyRichland County: 9.13 per 1,000 inhabitants9.13Stark CountyStark County: 8.85 per 1,000 inhabitants8.85Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 7.45 per 1,000 inhabitants7.45McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 7.26 per 1,000 inhabitants7.26Cass CountyCass County: 7.12 per 1,000 inhabitants7.12Billings CountyBillings County: 6.35 per 1,000 inhabitants6.35Williams CountyWilliams County: 5.42 per 1,000 inhabitants5.42Slope CountySlope County: 2.89 per 1,000 inhabitants2.89
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Grant County Estimated22.7
2Benson County Estimated20.66
3Eddy County Estimated20.66
4Sioux County Estimated20.49
5McIntosh County Estimated20.28
6Towner County Estimated20.14
7Rolette County Estimated18.74
8McHenry County Estimated18.72
9Sheridan County Estimated18.21
10Dickey County Estimated18.01
11Pierce County Estimated17.9
12Logan County Estimated17.61
13Foster County Estimated16.9
14Renville County Estimated16.81
15Nelson County Estimated16.57
16Wells County Estimated16.29
17Barnes County Estimated16.02
18Emmons County Estimated15.84
19Hettinger County Estimated15.83
20Bowman County Estimated15.34
21Pembina County Estimated14.42
22LaMoure County Estimated14.23
23Walsh County Estimated14.18
24Kidder County Estimated13.94
25Burke County Estimated13.82
26Mountrail County Estimated13.73
27Griggs County Estimated13.52
28Stutsman County Estimated13.45
29Adams County Estimated13.29
30Traill County Estimated13.03
31Cavalier County Estimated13.02
32Ransom County Estimated13
33Ramsey County Estimated12.51
34Bottineau County Estimated12.02
35Steele County Estimated11.63
36Morton County Estimated11.51
37Golden Valley County Estimated11.47
38Divide County Estimated11.42
39Sargent County Estimated10.93
40McLean County Estimated10.92
41Ward County Estimated10.07
42Burleigh County Estimated10.06
43Oliver County Estimated9.63
44Mercer County Estimated9.23
45Dunn County Estimated9.14
46Richland County Estimated9.13
47Stark County Estimated8.85
48Grand Forks County Estimated7.45
49McKenzie County Estimated7.26
50Cass County Estimated7.12
51Billings County Estimated6.35
52Williams County Estimated5.42
53Slope County Estimated2.89

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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)?

Grant County, with 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Slope County, with 2.89 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: 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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