United States Deaths By State in 2021

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the number of deaths for the United States was 3,438,423; and the top three states that had the highest number of deaths were:

  1. California: 345,550
  2. Texas: 271,120
  3. Florida: 250,785

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest number of deaths were:

  1. Alaska: 5,364
  2. District of Columbia: 5,832
  3. Wyoming: 6,194

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the number of deaths for each U.S. state in 2021.

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State Deaths
Alabama 69056
Alaska 5364
Arizona 80430
Arkansas 40174
California 345550
Colorado 46644
Connecticut 34649
Delaware 11230
Florida 250785
Georgia 109531
Hawaii 12133
Idaho 17084
Illinois 128282
Indiana 77603
Iowa 35560
Kansas 32746
Kentucky 58285
Louisiana 56590
Maine 16100
Maryland 58911
Massachusetts 61675
Michigan 115020
Minnesota 51473
Mississippi 41379
Missouri 75425
Montana 12115
Nebraska 19535
Nevada 32428
New Hampshire 13693
New Jersey 84110
New Mexico 24691
New York 177143
North Carolina 115142
North Dakota 7816
Ohio 146833
Oklahoma 50720
Oregon 41956
Pennsylvania 155784
Rhode Island 11348
South Carolina 65128
South Dakota 9867
Tennessee 89362
Texas 271120
Utah 22016
Vermont 6429
Virginia 83281
Washington 64959
West Virginia 27437
Wisconsin 61805
Wyoming 6194
District of Columbia 5832