Which North Dakota County Has The Highest STD Rates?

North Dakotans Gone Wild!

Just about everybody does it. We all know that safe sex is the best way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. With that being said, in the heat of the moment, it often gets overlooked. Heck, that's why some of you are hear today.

What are the most common sexually transmitted diseases in North Dakota?

According to testing.com and the CDC, the most common STD in North Dakota is Chlamydia, followed by Gonorrhea (which we come in at 20th in the nation by the way), and Syphilis, rounding out the top 3.

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What is the percentage of North Dakotans who have had an STD before?

I couldn't find any reliable information that was state-specific on this question, but several articles I read made mention that 1 in 2 people over the course of their life will experience a sexually transmitted disease. Yikes, it's not even fun to be checked.

Which counties in North Dakota have the highest STD Rates?

These are the Top 10 according to Stacker and the latest statistics from the CDC.

#10 - Ward County (notable city: Minot)

Chlamydia cases: 525.5 per 100K people (363 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 227.3 per 100K people (157 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 11.6 per 100K people (8 cases)
Primary and secondary syphilis: 7.2 per 100K people (5 cases)
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 4.3 per 100K people (3 cases)

#9 - Golden Valley County (notable city: Beach)

Chlamydia cases: 565.0 per 100K people (10 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 226.0 per 100K people (4 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 0 cases
Primary and secondary syphilis: 0 cases
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 0 cases

#8 - Cass County (notable city: Fargo)

Chlamydia cases: 611.1 per 100K people (1,140 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 249.8 per 100K people (466 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 8.6 per 100K people (16 cases)
Primary and secondary syphilis: 4.3 per 100K people (8 cases)
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 4.3 per 100K people (8 cases)

#7 - Grand Forks County (notable city: Grand Forks)

Chlamydia cases: 676.7 per 100K people (492 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 258.6 per 100K people (188 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 6.9 per 100K people (5 cases)
Primary and secondary syphilis: 5.5 per 100K people (4 cases)
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 1.4 per 100K people (1 case)

#6 - Mountrail County (notable city: Stanley)

Chlamydia cases: 710.1 per 100K people (68 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 386.4 per 100K people (37 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 41.8 per 100K people (4 cases)
Primary and secondary syphilis: 10.4 per 100K people (1 case)
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 31.3 per 100K people (3 cases)

#5 - Hettinger County (notable city: Mott)

Chlamydia cases: 740.7 per 100K people (18 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 535.0 per 100K people (13 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 0 cases
Primary and secondary syphilis: 0 cases
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 0 cases

#4 - Ramsey County (notable city: Devils Lake)

Chlamydia cases: 838.2 per 100K people (97 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 527.1 per 100K people (61 case)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 0 cases
Primary and secondary syphilis: 0 cases
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 0 cases

#3 - Sioux County (notable city: Fort Yates)

Chlamydia cases: 1,658.6 per 100K people (62 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 1,498.1 per 100K people (56 cases)
Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 0 cases
Primary and secondary syphilis: 0 cases
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 0 cases

#2 Rollette County (notable city: Belcourt)

- Chlamydia cases: 1,801.1 per 100K people (217 cases)
- Gonorrhea cases: 1,485.7 per 100K people (179 cases)
- Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 16.6 per 100K people (2 cases)
Primary and secondary syphilis: 0 cases
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 16.6 per 100K people (2 cases)

#1 Benson County (notable city: Minnewaukan)

Chlamydia cases: 2,186.3 per 100K people (127 cases)
Gonorrhea cases: 1,893.6 per 100K people (110 cases)
-Syphilis cases (non-congenital): 0 cases
Primary and secondary syphilis: 0 cases
Nonprimary and nonsecondary early syphilis: 0 cases

Other notable counties: Burliegh #11 & Morton #19.