Missouri Death Rate By County in 2021

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the death rate for Missouri was 12.24, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Wayne County: 21.34
  2. Ripley County: 21.23
  3. New Madrid County: 20.46

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

  1. Boone County: 7.84
  2. Pulaski County: 8.12
  3. Platte County: 8.41

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Missouri county in 2021. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Missouri Death Rate By County in 2021
Missouri Death Rate By County in 2021
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County Death Rate
Adair 10.86
Andrew 12.3
Atchison 17.47
Audrain 15.16
Barry 15.36
Barton 13.85
Bates 14.44
Benton 19.37
Bollinger 16.94
Boone 7.84
Buchanan 13.61
Butler 16.77
Caldwell 15.24
Callaway 11.64
Camden 15.29
Cape Girardeau 12.58
Carroll 15.53
Carter 17.84
Cass 11.1
Cedar 14.62
Chariton 18.18
Christian 10.59
Clark 15.82
Clay 8.91
Clinton 13.47
Cole 11.26
Cooper 12.85
Crawford 16.27
Dade 18.17
Dallas 17.91
Daviess 13.68
DeKalb 12.78
Dent 18.6
Douglas 18.07
Dunklin 19.98
Franklin 12.7
Gasconade 17.8
Gentry 17.88
Greene 11.92
Grundy 15.57
Harrison 14.95
Henry 16.11
Hickory 19.89
Holt 17.8
Howard 12.62
Howell 16.3
Iron 19.86
Jackson 11.05
Jasper 12.53
Jefferson 11.38
Johnson 9.96
Knox 15.95
Laclede 14.99
Lafayette 14.42
Lawrence 15.08
Lewis 13.78
Lincoln 9.7
Linn 16.71
Livingston 14.75
McDonald 13.4
Macon 17.13
Madison 16.92
Maries 17.9
Marion 13.79
Mercer 18.91
Miller 14.32
Mississippi 18.3
Moniteau 12.66
Monroe 14.59
Montgomery 17.79
Morgan 15.85
New Madrid 20.46
Newton 13.16
Nodaway 9.53
Oregon 19.83
Osage 11.47
Ozark 20.24
Pemiscot 19.6
Perry 13.55
Pettis 13.39
Phelps 13.27
Pike 12.74
Platte 8.41
Polk 13.44
Pulaski 8.12
Putnam 16.62
Ralls 14.28
Randolph 14.48
Ray 15.07
Reynolds 16.61
Ripley 21.23
St. Charles 9.31
St. Clair 17.49
Ste. Genevieve 12.26
St. Francois 15.4
St. Louis 12.17
Saline 14.17
Schuyler 15.19
Scotland 13.86
Scott 15.37
Shannon 19.7
Shelby 16.11
Stoddard 16.14
Stone 15.13
Sullivan 14.28
Taney 13.42
Texas 16.46
Vernon 15.74
Warren 12.29
Washington 15.96
Wayne 21.34
Webster 12.45
Worth 15.26
Wright 13.89
St. Louis city 12.17

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Missouri

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