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Counties in North Dakota by deaths (July to June)

Cass County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 53 counties in 2021, at 1,333. Slope County had the lowest, at 2. The median was 64 and the figure for North Dakota was 7,831. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,333Cass County
Lowest2Slope County
Median6453 counties
North Dakota7,831History

All counties, 2021

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Cass CountyCass County: 1,333 count1,333Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 996 count996Ward CountyWard County: 701 count701Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 542 count542Morton CountyMorton County: 385 count385Stark CountyStark County: 296 count296Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 290 count290Rolette CountyRolette County: 227 count227Williams CountyWilliams County: 216 count216Barnes CountyBarnes County: 173 count173Richland CountyRichland County: 151 count151Walsh CountyWalsh County: 149 count149Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 145 count145Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 133 count133Benson CountyBenson County: 121 count121McLean CountyMcLean County: 107 count107McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 104 count104Traill CountyTraill County: 104 count104McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 99 count99Pembina CountyPembina County: 98 count98Dickey CountyDickey County: 89 count89Sioux CountySioux County: 78 count78Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 77 count77Mercer CountyMercer County: 77 count77Ransom CountyRansom County: 74 count74Pierce CountyPierce County: 71 count71Wells CountyWells County: 64 count64LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 58 count58Foster CountyFoster County: 57 count57Emmons CountyEmmons County: 52 count52Grant CountyGrant County: 52 count52McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 51 count51Nelson CountyNelson County: 50 count50Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 48 count48Eddy CountyEddy County: 48 count48Bowman CountyBowman County: 45 count45Towner CountyTowner County: 43 count43Sargent CountySargent County: 42 count42Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 39 count39Renville CountyRenville County: 38 count38Dunn CountyDunn County: 37 count37Kidder CountyKidder County: 33 count33Logan CountyLogan County: 33 count33Griggs CountyGriggs County: 31 count31Burke CountyBurke County: 30 count30Adams CountyAdams County: 29 count29Divide CountyDivide County: 25 count25Sheridan CountySheridan County: 23 count23Steele CountySteele County: 21 count21Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 20 count20Oliver CountyOliver County: 18 count18Billings CountyBillings County: 6 count6Slope CountySlope County: 2 count2
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Cass County Estimated1,333
2Burleigh County Estimated996
3Ward County Estimated701
4Grand Forks County Estimated542
5Morton County Estimated385
6Stark County Estimated296
7Stutsman County Estimated290
8Rolette County Estimated227
9Williams County Estimated216
10Barnes County Estimated173
11Richland County Estimated151
12Walsh County Estimated149
13Ramsey County Estimated145
14Mountrail County Estimated133
15Benson County Estimated121
16McLean County Estimated107
17McKenzie County Estimated104
17Traill County Estimated104
19McHenry County Estimated99
20Pembina County Estimated98
21Dickey County Estimated89
22Sioux County Estimated78
23Bottineau County Estimated77
23Mercer County Estimated77
25Ransom County Estimated74
26Pierce County Estimated71
27Wells County Estimated64
28LaMoure County Estimated58
29Foster County Estimated57
30Emmons County Estimated52
30Grant County Estimated52
32McIntosh County Estimated51
33Nelson County Estimated50
34Cavalier County Estimated48
34Eddy County Estimated48
36Bowman County Estimated45
37Towner County Estimated43
38Sargent County Estimated42
39Hettinger County Estimated39
40Renville County Estimated38
41Dunn County Estimated37
42Kidder County Estimated33
42Logan County Estimated33
44Griggs County Estimated31
45Burke County Estimated30
46Adams County Estimated29
47Divide County Estimated25
48Sheridan County Estimated23
49Steele County Estimated21
50Golden Valley County Estimated20
51Oliver County Estimated18
52Billings County Estimated6
53Slope County Estimated2

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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 1,333 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Slope County, with 2 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: 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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