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Best Health Counties in North Dakota

Life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access Compare rankings across all 53 counties.

Average Health Score
72/100
Top County
Oliver County
Counties Ranked
53

Top 10

#1
Oliver County
ND
91/100
#2
Cavalier County
ND
91/100
#3
Steele County
ND
91/100
#4
Burleigh County
ND
90/100
#5
Griggs County
ND
90/100
#6
Burke County
ND
87/100
#7
Wells County
ND
87/100
#8
Pierce County
ND
85/100
#9
Traill County
ND
84/100
#10
Mercer County
ND
84/100

All North Dakota Counties Ranked

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Oliver County, ND
91.4
74.1
2Cavalier County, ND
91
66
3Steele County, ND
90.7
75.8
4Burleigh County, ND
90.4
45.4
5Griggs County, ND
89.5
70
6Burke County, ND
87
72.5
7Wells County, ND
86.6
68.2
8Pierce County, ND
84.8
63.9
9Traill County, ND
83.9
64.5
10Mercer County, ND
83.7
60.6
11Divide County, ND
83.3
72.2
12Slope County, ND
83.3
77.4
13Cass County, ND
82.8
38.9
14Barnes County, ND
81.6
56.2
15Sargent County, ND
81.2
60.6
16Golden Valley County, ND
81.1
68.1
17Richland County, ND
80.8
51.7
18Grand Forks County, ND
80.5
40.5
19LaMoure County, ND
79.3
70.4
20Nelson County, ND
79.2
71.5
21Ward County, ND
79
48.2
22McHenry County, ND
78.9
69.3
23Stutsman County, ND
78.4
48.3
24Billings County, ND
78.3
84.1
25Logan County, ND
78.1
67.4
26Ransom County, ND
78
66.7
27Kidder County, ND
77.1
69.8
28Morton County, ND
76.3
38.5
29McLean County, ND
76.1
60.1
30Foster County, ND
74.4
64.3
31Stark County, ND
74
46.8
32Bottineau County, ND
73.8
61.3
33Emmons County, ND
73.1
60.4
34Pembina County, ND
73.1
69
35Hettinger County, ND
71.3
62.1
36Renville County, ND
70
66.8
37Bowman County, ND
69.3
64.9
38Grant County, ND
67.8
66.7
39Williams County, ND
66.9
42.7
40Ramsey County, ND
66.3
50.4
41Sheridan County, ND
66.3
62.1
42Adams County, ND
65.5
62.2
43Dickey County, ND
65.5
62.6
44Dunn County, ND
65.2
61.5
45McIntosh County, ND
61.4
60.7
46Towner County, ND
59.8
60.4
47Walsh County, ND
59.5
54.6
48Eddy County, ND
54.3
60.3
49McKenzie County, ND
53.2
48.8
50Mountrail County, ND
30.8
60.7
51Benson County, ND
30.1
63.2
52Sioux County, ND
24.9
68.4
53Rolette County, ND
16.5
57.6

Data Source

Health data from HealthByCounty. See full details at HealthByCounty. Data updated February 2026.