Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in North Dakota
Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in North Dakota
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
Researchers around the world have reported that Omicron is more transmissible than Delta, making breakthrough and repeat infections more likely. Early research suggests this strain may cause less severe illness than Delta and the original virus, however, health officials have warned an Omicron-driven surge could still increase hospitalization and death ratesâ€"especially in areas with less vaccinated populations.
The United States as of Feb. 24 reached 942,985 COVID-19-related deaths and nearly 78.7 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 64.8% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 43.4% have received booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the lowest in-patient bed capacity in North Dakota using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and vaccination data from Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the percent of in-patient hospital beds filled as of Feb. 23, with the percent of hospital beds filled by COVID-19 patients serving as a tiebreaker. Hospitalization data was available for about 77% of counties in the U.S. Keep reading to see what hospital capacity looks like in your county.
#35. Sioux County, ND
--- 98.5% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 189 (8 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#34. Mountrail County, ND
--- 82.1% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 190 (20 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (4,379 fully vaccinated)
--- -23.7% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#33. McIntosh County, ND
--- 82.1% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 0 (0 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#32. Pembina County, ND
--- 77.6% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 162 (11 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#31. Stutsman County, ND
--- 61.2% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 10.0% (0.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 84.1% more availability than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 295 (61 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.7% (10,912 fully vaccinated)
--- -3.1% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#30. Emmons County, ND
--- 61.2% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 62 (2 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#29. Rolette County, ND
--- 40.3% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 0.0% (0.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 100.0% more availability than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 698 (99 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 67.7% (9,592 fully vaccinated)
--- 24.4% higher vaccination rate than North Dakota
#28. Williams County, ND
--- 31.3% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 43.0% (25.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 31.7% more availability than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 181 (68 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 29.8% (11,186 fully vaccinated)
--- -45.2% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#27. Nelson County, ND
--- 31.3% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 243 (7 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#26. Dickey County, ND
--- 29.9% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 185 (9 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#25. Griggs County, ND
--- 28.4% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 45 (1 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#24. McKenzie County, ND
--- 26.9% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 100 (15 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#23. Cavalier County, ND
--- 25.4% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 292 (11 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#22. Barnes County, ND
--- 22.4% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 154 (16 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#21. Walsh County, ND
--- 20.9% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 235 (25 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.4% (6,111 fully vaccinated)
--- 5.5% higher vaccination rate than North Dakota
#20. Foster County, ND
--- 17.9% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 218 (7 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#19. Divide County, ND
--- 14.9% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 0 (0 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#18. McLean County, ND
--- 7.5% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 95 (9 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#17. Pierce County, ND
--- 6.0% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 201 (8 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#16. Stark County, ND
--- 3.0% more availability than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 57.0% (4.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 9.5% more availability than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 210 (66 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.9% (11,314 fully vaccinated)
--- -34.0% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#15. Adams County, ND
--- 1.5% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 677 (15 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#14. Bottineau County, ND
--- 3.0% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 159 (10 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#13. Morton County, ND
--- 6.0% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 156 (49 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.7% (14,035 fully vaccinated)
--- -17.8% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#12. Ramsey County, ND
--- 6.0% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 408 (47 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.2% (6,473 fully vaccinated)
--- 3.3% higher vaccination rate than North Dakota
#11. Ransom County, ND
--- 10.4% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 249 (13 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#10. Grant County, ND
--- 16.4% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 44 (1 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#9. Traill County, ND
--- 17.9% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 560 (45 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 53.5% (4,299 fully vaccinated)
--- -1.7% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#8. Cass County, ND
--- 20.9% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 66.0% (18.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 4.8% more full than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 206 (374 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.7% (108,560 fully vaccinated)
--- 9.7% higher vaccination rate than North Dakota
#7. Burleigh County, ND
--- 23.9% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 55.0% (20.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 12.7% more availability than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 221 (211 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.1% (47,885 fully vaccinated)
--- -7.9% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#6. Ward County, ND
--- 25.4% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 82.0% (17.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 30.2% more full than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 213 (144 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.5% (32,796 fully vaccinated)
--- -10.8% lower vaccination rate than North Dakota
#5. Mercer County, ND
--- 31.3% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 195 (16 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#4. Bowman County, ND
--- 38.8% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 132 (4 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#3. Grand Forks County, ND
--- 43.3% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: 91.0% (29.0% by COVID-19 patients)
--- 44.4% more full than North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 261 (181 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.0% (40,275 fully vaccinated)
--- 6.6% higher vaccination rate than North Dakota
#2. Towner County, ND
--- 49.3% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 183 (4 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available
#1. Wells County, ND
--- 49.3% more full than North Dakota overall
- ICU beds occupied: data not available
--- 63% full in North Dakota overall
- Cases per 100k in last 7 days: 183 (7 cases)
- Population that is fully vaccinated: not available