Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for North Dakota was 7.76K. Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest number of deaths (1.35K), followed by Burleigh County (991), and Ward County (682).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Dakota counties.

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Burleigh
Ward
Grand Forks
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Stutsman
Williams
Rolette
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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Cass County 1345
2 Burleigh County 991
3 Ward County 682
4 Grand Forks County 546
5 Morton County 390
6 Stark County 294
7 Stutsman County 286
8 Williams County 225
9 Rolette County 207
10 Barnes County 171
11 Richland County 148
12 Walsh County 144
13 Ramsey County 142
14 Benson County 118
15 McLean County 117
15 Mountrail County 117
16 Traill County 107
17 McKenzie County 98
18 McHenry County 96
19 Pembina County 95
20 Dickey County 83
21 Bottineau County 76
21 Mercer County 76
22 Ransom County 74
23 Pierce County 72
24 Sioux County 69
25 Wells County 63
26 Foster County 56
26 LaMoure County 56
27 Emmons County 52
27 McIntosh County 52
28 Cavalier County 51
29 Nelson County 50
30 Grant County 49
31 Eddy County 48
32 Bowman County 44
33 Sargent County 42
34 Towner County 41
35 Hettinger County 39
36 Renville County 38
37 Dunn County 36
38 Kidder County 33
39 Logan County 32
40 Griggs County 31
41 Burke County 30
42 Adams County 29
43 Divide County 25
44 Sheridan County 23
45 Steele County 22
46 Golden Valley County 21
47 Oliver County 18
48 Billings County 6
49 Slope County 2