Missouri Death Rate By County in 2020

Updated on June 26, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the death rate for Missouri was 10.58, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Iron County: 17.18
  2. Benton County: 16.88
  3. Ripley County: 16.59

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

  1. Pulaski County: 6.46
  2. Boone County: 6.84
  3. Platte County: 7.26

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Missouri county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Missouri Death Rate By County in 2020
Missouri Death Rate By County in 2020
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County Death Rate
Adair 9
Andrew 10.43
Atchison 16.46
Audrain 11.93
Barry 11.59
Barton 12.55
Bates 12.51
Benton 16.88
Bollinger 11.63
Boone 6.84
Buchanan 10.95
Butler 13.97
Caldwell 11.5
Callaway 10.13
Camden 12.57
Cape Girardeau 10.24
Carroll 13.33
Carter 15.37
Cass 10.15
Cedar 15.65
Chariton 13.9
Christian 8.45
Clark 10.71
Clay 7.94
Clinton 11.86
Cole 9.9
Cooper 11.42
Crawford 13.95
Dade 15.22
Dallas 13.51
Daviess 11.24
DeKalb 8.74
Dent 14.76
Douglas 13.46
Dunklin 15.57
Franklin 11.26
Gasconade 15.53
Gentry 14.26
Greene 10.36
Grundy 13.32
Harrison 14.52
Henry 14.58
Hickory 16.25
Holt 16.01
Howard 9.01
Howell 13.82
Iron 17.18
Jackson 10.1
Jasper 10.62
Jefferson 10.39
Johnson 7.86
Knox 10.89
Laclede 12.04
Lafayette 11.65
Lawrence 12.71
Lewis 10.61
Lincoln 8.81
Linn 13.31
Livingston 13.13
McDonald 10.48
Macon 12.98
Madison 14.36
Maries 12.99
Marion 11.48
Mercer 9.48
Miller 11.52
Mississippi 15.29
Moniteau 10.64
Monroe 13.06
Montgomery 14.76
Morgan 14.63
New Madrid 14.88
Newton 11.17
Nodaway 8.35
Oregon 14.43
Osage 10.16
Ozark 14.26
Pemiscot 15.13
Perry 11.78
Pettis 10.32
Phelps 10.88
Pike 11.18
Platte 7.26
Polk 13.26
Pulaski 6.46
Putnam 15.36
Ralls 9.23
Randolph 10.92
Ray 12.5
Reynolds 15.86
Ripley 16.59
St. Charles 8.11
St. Clair 15.88
Ste. Genevieve 11.26
St. Francois 12.53
St. Louis 10.88
Saline 11.34
Schuyler 10.47
Scotland 9.18
Scott 12.91
Shannon 12.94
Shelby 9.97
Stoddard 14.08
Stone 13.4
Sullivan 11.74
Taney 10.74
Texas 12.71
Vernon 12.23
Warren 9.18
Washington 12.69
Wayne 14.8
Webster 10.31
Worth 11.67
Wright 13.26
St. Louis city 11.19

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Missouri

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