Missouri Death Rate By County in 2018

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2018, the death rate for Missouri was 10.32, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Hickory County: 17.33
  2. Wayne County: 16.37
  3. Dunklin County: 16.34

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest death rate were:

  1. Pulaski County: 6.47
  2. Boone County: 6.65
  3. Johnson County: 7.36

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Missouri county in 2018. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Missouri Death Rate By County in 2018
Missouri Death Rate By County in 2018
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County Death Rate
Adair 9.43
Andrew 8.94
Atchison 13.84
Audrain 13.17
Barry 13.05
Barton 11.89
Bates 12.69
Benton 15.54
Bollinger 13.33
Boone 6.65
Buchanan 11.49
Butler 14.49
Caldwell 13.46
Callaway 9.51
Camden 11.06
Cape Girardeau 9.91
Carroll 14.05
Carter 12.9
Cass 9.47
Cedar 15.24
Chariton 13.68
Christian 8.23
Clark 12.11
Clay 7.51
Clinton 13.52
Cole 9.39
Cooper 10.9
Crawford 13.57
Dade 13.21
Dallas 12.27
Daviess 10.55
DeKalb 11.72
Dent 11.64
Douglas 15.05
Dunklin 16.34
Franklin 9.85
Gasconade 14.37
Gentry 15.14
Greene 10.02
Grundy 11.74
Harrison 15.05
Henry 13.63
Hickory 17.33
Holt 15.25
Howard 12.44
Howell 12.67
Iron 15.12
Jackson 9.16
Jasper 10.79
Jefferson 9.61
Johnson 7.36
Knox 9.6
Laclede 12.51
Lafayette 12.8
Lawrence 13.67
Lewis 13.33
Lincoln 8.71
Linn 15.15
Livingston 10.62
McDonald 11.35
Macon 13.48
Madison 15.55
Maries 11.71
Marion 12.14
Mercer 10.43
Miller 12.72
Mississippi 14.23
Moniteau 10.52
Monroe 12.77
Montgomery 14.88
Morgan 14.81
New Madrid 15.13
Newton 11.44
Nodaway 9.54
Oregon 14.96
Osage 11.43
Ozark 15.89
Pemiscot 14.02
Perry 9.86
Pettis 11.47
Phelps 9.53
Pike 12.79
Platte 7.43
Polk 11.9
Pulaski 6.47
Putnam 12.38
Ralls 8.41
Randolph 10.93
Ray 12.92
Reynolds 14.37
Ripley 15.48
St. Charles 7.65
St. Clair 13.92
Ste. Genevieve 12.5
St. Francois 12.05
St. Louis 10.88
Saline 11.43
Schuyler 12.1
Scotland 10.11
Scott 12.18
Shannon 12.42
Shelby 14.01
Stoddard 13.77
Stone 14.48
Sullivan 12.75
Taney 12
Texas 12.76
Vernon 12.32
Warren 9.36
Washington 12.43
Wayne 16.37
Webster 9.7
Worth 15.8
Wright 14.87
St. Louis city 9.89

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Missouri

Use the links below to find the historical death rate for each county in Missouri.