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

Cass County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 53 counties in 2025, at 1,346. Slope County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 57 and the figure for North Dakota was 7,130. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,346Cass County
Median5753 counties
North Dakota7,130History

All counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Cass CountyCass County: 1,346 count1,346Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 893 count893Ward CountyWard County: 541 count541Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 535 count535Morton CountyMorton County: 355 count355Stark CountyStark County: 268 count268Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 257 count257Williams CountyWilliams County: 229 count229Richland CountyRichland County: 173 count173Barnes CountyBarnes County: 163 count163Rolette CountyRolette County: 163 count163Walsh CountyWalsh County: 155 count155Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 135 count135McLean CountyMcLean County: 119 count119Pembina CountyPembina County: 103 count103Traill CountyTraill County: 97 count97McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 84 count84Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 83 count83Mercer CountyMercer County: 79 count79Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 79 count79Wells CountyWells County: 75 count75Dickey CountyDickey County: 73 count73Ransom CountyRansom County: 73 count73Benson CountyBenson County: 72 count72Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 69 count69Pierce CountyPierce County: 62 count62McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 57 count57Foster CountyFoster County: 54 count54Nelson CountyNelson County: 53 count53Dunn CountyDunn County: 48 count48Emmons CountyEmmons County: 48 count48Bowman CountyBowman County: 45 count45Sioux CountySioux County: 45 count45LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 44 count44McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 42 count42Towner CountyTowner County: 40 count40Eddy CountyEddy County: 39 count39Sargent CountySargent County: 35 count35Griggs CountyGriggs County: 34 count34Grant CountyGrant County: 32 count32Divide CountyDivide County: 30 count30Adams CountyAdams County: 29 count29Burke CountyBurke County: 29 count29Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 22 count22Renville CountyRenville County: 21 count21Kidder CountyKidder County: 19 count19Logan CountyLogan County: 19 count19Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 17 count17Steele CountySteele County: 16 count16Sheridan CountySheridan County: 14 count14Billings CountyBillings County: 8 count8Oliver CountyOliver County: 5 count5Slope CountySlope County: 4 count4
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count
Change on 2024
1Cass County Estimated1,346+1.6%
2Burleigh County Estimated893+3.1%
3Ward County Estimated541+2.9%
4Grand Forks County Estimated535+2.1%
5Morton County Estimated355+4.7%
6Stark County Estimated268+3.5%
7Stutsman County Estimated257+3.6%
8Williams County Estimated229+4.1%
9Richland County Estimated173+6.1%
10Barnes County Estimated163+5.2%
10Rolette County Estimated163+3.8%
12Walsh County Estimated155+4.7%
13Ramsey County Estimated135+3.8%
14McLean County Estimated119+4.4%
15Pembina County Estimated103+8.4%
16Traill County Estimated97+6.6%
17McKenzie County Estimated84+6.3%
18Bottineau County Estimated83+7.8%
19Mercer County Estimated79+3.9%
19Mountrail County Estimated79+3.9%
21Wells County Estimated75+4.2%
22Dickey County Estimated730%
22Ransom County Estimated73+5.8%
24Benson County Estimated72-2.7%
25Cavalier County Estimated69+1.5%
26Pierce County Estimated62+8.8%
27McHenry County Estimated57+5.6%
28Foster County Estimated54+5.9%
29Nelson County Estimated53+1.9%
30Dunn County Estimated48+2.1%
30Emmons County Estimated48+2.1%
32Bowman County Estimated450%
32Sioux County Estimated450%
34LaMoure County Estimated44+2.3%
35McIntosh County Estimated42+2.4%
36Towner County Estimated40+11.1%
37Eddy County Estimated39+2.6%
38Sargent County Estimated35+6.1%
39Griggs County Estimated34-2.9%
40Grant County Estimated32+6.7%
41Divide County Estimated30+7.1%
42Adams County Estimated290%
42Burke County Estimated29+7.4%
44Hettinger County Estimated220%
45Renville County Estimated210%
46Kidder County Estimated19+5.6%
46Logan County Estimated19+5.6%
48Golden Valley County Estimated170%
49Steele County Estimated160%
50Sheridan County Estimated140%
51Billings County Estimated80%
52Oliver County Estimated50%
53Slope County Estimated40%

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.

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: deaths, 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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Questions

Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?

Cass County, with 1,346 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Slope County, with 4 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: deaths, 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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