Counties in North Dakota by deaths (July to June)

Cass County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 53 counties in 2022, at 1,399. Slope County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 54 and the figure for North Dakota was 7,368. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,399Cass County
Median5453 counties
North Dakota7,368History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Cass CountyCass County: 1,399 count1,399Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 868 count868Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 595 count595Ward CountyWard County: 583 count583Morton CountyMorton County: 380 count380Stark CountyStark County: 281 count281Williams CountyWilliams County: 275 count275Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 243 count243Rolette CountyRolette County: 202 count202Barnes CountyBarnes County: 160 count160Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 146 count146Richland CountyRichland County: 131 count131Walsh CountyWalsh County: 118 count118McLean CountyMcLean County: 115 count115Mercer CountyMercer County: 104 count104McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 100 count100Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 100 count100Traill CountyTraill County: 91 count91Benson CountyBenson County: 90 count90Pembina CountyPembina County: 84 count84Ransom CountyRansom County: 81 count81Dickey CountyDickey County: 79 count79Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 75 count75Wells CountyWells County: 66 count66McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 61 count61Nelson CountyNelson County: 56 count56Sioux CountySioux County: 54 count54LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 52 count52Pierce CountyPierce County: 51 count51Sargent CountySargent County: 48 count48Foster CountyFoster County: 46 count46Emmons CountyEmmons County: 45 count45Eddy CountyEddy County: 44 count44McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 44 count44Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 43 count43Dunn CountyDunn County: 41 count41Bowman CountyBowman County: 40 count40Grant CountyGrant County: 38 count38Adams CountyAdams County: 37 count37Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 36 count36Kidder CountyKidder County: 31 count31Renville CountyRenville County: 30 count30Divide CountyDivide County: 29 count29Towner CountyTowner County: 29 count29Griggs CountyGriggs County: 26 count26Steele CountySteele County: 26 count26Logan CountyLogan County: 23 count23Sheridan CountySheridan County: 22 count22Burke CountyBurke County: 14 count14Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 13 count13Oliver CountyOliver County: 12 count12Billings CountyBillings County: 7 count7Slope CountySlope County: 4 count4
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count
Change on 2021
1Cass County Estimated1,399+5%
2Burleigh County Estimated868-12.9%
3Grand Forks County Estimated595+9.8%
4Ward County Estimated583-16.8%
5Morton County Estimated380-1.3%
6Stark County Estimated281-5.1%
7Williams County Estimated275+27.3%
8Stutsman County Estimated243-16.2%
9Rolette County Estimated202-11%
10Barnes County Estimated160-7.5%
11Ramsey County Estimated146+0.7%
12Richland County Estimated131-13.2%
13Walsh County Estimated118-20.8%
14McLean County Estimated115+7.5%
15Mercer County Estimated104+35.1%
16McKenzie County Estimated100-3.8%
16Mountrail County Estimated100-24.8%
18Traill County Estimated91-12.5%
19Benson County Estimated90-25.6%
20Pembina County Estimated84-14.3%
21Ransom County Estimated81+9.5%
22Dickey County Estimated79-11.2%
23Bottineau County Estimated75-2.6%
24Wells County Estimated66+3.1%
25McHenry County Estimated61-38.4%
26Nelson County Estimated56+12%
27Sioux County Estimated54-30.8%
28LaMoure County Estimated52-10.3%
29Pierce County Estimated51-28.2%
30Sargent County Estimated48+14.3%
31Foster County Estimated46-19.3%
32Emmons County Estimated45-13.5%
33Eddy County Estimated44-8.3%
33McIntosh County Estimated44-13.7%
35Cavalier County Estimated43-10.4%
36Dunn County Estimated41+10.8%
37Bowman County Estimated40-11.1%
38Grant County Estimated38-26.9%
39Adams County Estimated37+27.6%
40Hettinger County Estimated36-7.7%
41Kidder County Estimated31-6.1%
42Renville County Estimated30-21.1%
43Divide County Estimated29+16%
43Towner County Estimated29-32.6%
45Griggs County Estimated26-16.1%
45Steele County Estimated26+23.8%
47Logan County Estimated23-30.3%
48Sheridan County Estimated22-4.3%
49Burke County Estimated14-53.3%
50Golden Valley County Estimated13-35%
51Oliver County Estimated12-33.3%
52Billings County Estimated7+16.7%
53Slope County Estimated4+100%

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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 1,399 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Slope County, with 4 in 2022.

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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