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Counties with the highest premature death rates in North Dakota
Among 51 North Dakota counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Sioux County, ND (35,129.3, 3.58 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Benson County, ND (35,011.3, 3.56 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Rolette County, ND (22,508.3, 2.29 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All North Dakota counties, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux County | ND | 35,129.3 | 9,824.9 | 3.58x |
| 2 | Benson County | ND | 35,011.3 | 9,824.9 | 3.56x |
| 3 | Rolette County | ND | 22,508.3 | 9,824.9 | 2.29x |
| 4 | Mountrail County | ND | 18,735.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.91x |
| 5 | Sheridan County | ND | 15,039.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 6 | McKenzie County | ND | 13,744.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 7 | Adams County | ND | 11,263.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 8 | Ramsey County | ND | 10,641.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 9 | Dunn County | ND | 10,631.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 10 | McIntosh County | ND | 10,581.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 11 | McLean County | ND | 10,091.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 12 | Emmons County | ND | 10,037.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.02x |
| 13 | Oliver County | ND | 9,686.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 14 | Eddy County | ND | 9,683.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 15 | Pembina County | ND | 9,577.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 16 | Foster County | ND | 9,030.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 17 | Sargent County | ND | 8,706.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 18 | Grant County | ND | 8,581.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.87x |
| 19 | Renville County | ND | 8,408.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 20 | Kidder County | ND | 8,403.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 21 | McHenry County | ND | 8,291.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.84x |
| 22 | Williams County | ND | 8,179.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 23 | Mercer County | ND | 7,937.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 24 | Ward County | ND | 7,781.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.79x |
| 25 | Pierce County | ND | 7,690.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 26 | Barnes County | ND | 7,642.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 27 | Stark County | ND | 7,622.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.78x |
| 28 | Ransom County | ND | 7,447 | 9,824.9 | 0.76x |
| 29 | Morton County | ND | 7,420.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.76x |
| 30 | Stutsman County | ND | 7,082.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.72x |
| 31 | Richland County | ND | 7,004.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.71x |
| 32 | Traill County | ND | 6,991.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.71x |
| 33 | Hettinger County | ND | 6,977.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.71x |
| 34 | Dickey County | ND | 6,934.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.71x |
| 35 | Towner County | ND | 6,909.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.7x |
| 36 | Burleigh County | ND | 6,798 | 9,824.9 | 0.69x |
| 37 | Walsh County | ND | 6,772.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.69x |
| 38 | Cass County | ND | 6,730 | 9,824.9 | 0.68x |
| 39 | Grand Forks County | ND | 6,700.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.68x |
| 40 | Logan County | ND | 6,386.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.65x |
| 41 | Golden Valley County | ND | 6,249.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.64x |
| 42 | Nelson County | ND | 6,162.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.63x |
| 43 | Steele County | ND | 6,084 | 9,824.9 | 0.62x |
| 44 | LaMoure County | ND | 5,759.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.59x |
| 45 | Cavalier County | ND | 5,632.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.57x |
| 46 | Bottineau County | ND | 5,598.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.57x |
| 47 | Bowman County | ND | 5,433.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.55x |
| 48 | Divide County | ND | 5,323.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.54x |
| 49 | Burke County | ND | 5,188.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.53x |
| 50 | Wells County | ND | 4,966.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.51x |
| 51 | Griggs County | ND | 4,660.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.47x |