North Dakota Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2012
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2012, the natural population increase rate for North Dakota was 5.69, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:
- Sioux County: 16.11
- Benson County: 13.37
- Rolette County: 12.03
On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:
- McIntosh County: -11.98
- Nelson County: -11.45
- Eddy County: -11.07
Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each North Dakota county in 2012. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.
Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.
| County | Natural Pop. Increase Rate |
|---|---|
| Adams | -4.74 |
| Barnes | -1.54 |
| Benson | 13.37 |
| Billings | 9.06 |
| Bottineau | -3.51 |
| Bowman | -0.31 |
| Burke | 3.3 |
| Burleigh | 6.52 |
| Cass | 9.82 |
| Cavalier | -6.36 |
| Dickey | -7.64 |
| Divide | -7.29 |
| Dunn | 2.6 |
| Eddy | -11.07 |
| Emmons | -5.73 |
| Foster | -2.97 |
| Golden Valley | -1.12 |
| Grand Forks | 8.01 |
| Grant | -6.8 |
| Griggs | -8.48 |
| Hettinger | -4.36 |
| Kidder | 1.23 |
| LaMoure | -2.69 |
| Logan | -3.58 |
| McHenry | 1.77 |
| McIntosh | -11.98 |
| McKenzie | 4.53 |
| McLean | 1.41 |
| Mercer | 3.08 |
| Morton | 4.59 |
| Mountrail | 8.08 |
| Nelson | -11.45 |
| Oliver | 3.79 |
| Pembina | -1.37 |
| Pierce | -6.13 |
| Ramsey | 0.52 |
| Ransom | -1.47 |
| Renville | -0.4 |
| Richland | 2.4 |
| Rolette | 12.03 |
| Sargent | -1.04 |
| Sheridan | -1.54 |
| Sioux | 16.11 |
| Slope | 4.01 |
| Stark | 7.64 |
| Steele | 0.51 |
| Stutsman | -0.86 |
| Towner | 0.88 |
| Traill | 0.25 |
| Walsh | -0.27 |
| Ward | 9.94 |
| Wells | -5.69 |
| Williams | 8.29 |
Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in North Dakota
Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in North Dakota.