Counties in North Dakota by deaths (July to June)

Cass County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 53 counties in 2024, at 1,325. Slope County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 54 and the figure for North Dakota was 6,905. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,325Cass County
Median5453 counties
North Dakota6,905History

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Cass CountyCass County: 1,325 count1,325Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 866 count866Ward CountyWard County: 526 count526Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 524 count524Morton CountyMorton County: 339 count339Stark CountyStark County: 259 count259Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 248 count248Williams CountyWilliams County: 220 count220Richland CountyRichland County: 163 count163Rolette CountyRolette County: 157 count157Barnes CountyBarnes County: 155 count155Walsh CountyWalsh County: 148 count148Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 130 count130McLean CountyMcLean County: 114 count114Pembina CountyPembina County: 95 count95Traill CountyTraill County: 91 count91McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 79 count79Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 77 count77Mercer CountyMercer County: 76 count76Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 76 count76Benson CountyBenson County: 74 count74Dickey CountyDickey County: 73 count73Wells CountyWells County: 72 count72Ransom CountyRansom County: 69 count69Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 68 count68Pierce CountyPierce County: 57 count57McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 54 count54Nelson CountyNelson County: 52 count52Foster CountyFoster County: 51 count51Dunn CountyDunn County: 47 count47Emmons CountyEmmons County: 47 count47Bowman CountyBowman County: 45 count45Sioux CountySioux County: 45 count45LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 43 count43McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 41 count41Eddy CountyEddy County: 38 count38Towner CountyTowner County: 36 count36Griggs CountyGriggs County: 35 count35Sargent CountySargent County: 33 count33Grant CountyGrant County: 30 count30Adams CountyAdams County: 29 count29Divide CountyDivide County: 28 count28Burke CountyBurke County: 27 count27Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 22 count22Renville CountyRenville County: 21 count21Kidder CountyKidder County: 18 count18Logan CountyLogan County: 18 count18Golden 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

RankCounties2024
count
Change on 2023
1Cass County Estimated1,325+4.2%
2Burleigh County Estimated866+0.2%
3Ward County Estimated526-0.4%
4Grand Forks County Estimated524-4.7%
5Morton County Estimated339+10.8%
6Stark County Estimated259-5.5%
7Stutsman County Estimated248+6%
8Williams County Estimated220-13.7%
9Richland County Estimated163-4.1%
10Rolette County Estimated157-10.8%
11Barnes County Estimated155+14%
12Walsh County Estimated148-5.1%
13Ramsey County Estimated130-13.9%
14McLean County Estimated114+1.8%
15Pembina County Estimated95+6.7%
16Traill County Estimated910%
17McKenzie County Estimated79-13.2%
18Bottineau County Estimated77+6.9%
19Mercer County Estimated76-6.2%
19Mountrail County Estimated76-11.6%
21Benson County Estimated74-8.6%
22Dickey County Estimated73+1.4%
23Wells County Estimated72+9.1%
24Ransom County Estimated69-13.8%
25Cavalier County Estimated68+23.6%
26Pierce County Estimated57-19.7%
27McHenry County Estimated54-16.9%
28Nelson County Estimated52+8.3%
29Foster County Estimated51+6.3%
30Dunn County Estimated47+11.9%
30Emmons County Estimated47-9.6%
32Bowman County Estimated45+12.5%
32Sioux County Estimated45-22.4%
34LaMoure County Estimated43+16.2%
35McIntosh County Estimated41-16.3%
36Eddy County Estimated38-5%
37Towner County Estimated36-5.3%
38Griggs County Estimated35-5.4%
39Sargent County Estimated33-5.7%
40Grant County Estimated30+3.4%
41Adams County Estimated29+31.8%
42Divide County Estimated28+7.7%
43Burke County Estimated27+22.7%
44Hettinger County Estimated22+10%
45Renville County Estimated21-4.5%
46Kidder County Estimated18-18.2%
46Logan County Estimated18-25%
48Golden Valley County Estimated170%
49Steele County Estimated16+33.3%
50Sheridan County Estimated14+600%
51Billings County Estimated8+100%
52Oliver County Estimated5+25%
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 1,325 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Slope County, with 4 in 2024.

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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