Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Death Rate per 1K for Arkansas was 10.43. Among all Arkansas counties, Baxter County had the highest death rate (17.35), followed by Monroe County (17.07), and Sharp County (16.02).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Baxter County 17.35
2 Monroe County 17.07
3 Sharp County 16.02
4 Clay County 15.99
5 Woodruff County 15.6
6 Montgomery County 15.35
7 Marion County 15.32
8 Cleburne County 15.11
9 Searcy County 14.94
10 Little River County 14.81
11 Randolph County 14.61
12 Lawrence County 14.57
13 Cleveland County 14.39
14 Prairie County 14.36
15 Van Buren County 14.33
16 Fulton County 14.1
17 Poinsett County 14.08
18 Phillips County 14.05
19 Garland County 14
20 Ouachita County 13.98
21 Dallas County 13.79
22 Chicot County 13.78
23 Nevada County 13.75
24 Calhoun County 13.73
25 Desha County 13.71
26 Franklin County 13.55
27 Perry County 13.32
28 Logan County 13.25
29 Stone County 13.08
30 Scott County 13.04
31 Polk County 13.03
32 Arkansas County 12.79
33 Boone County 12.78
33 Cross County 12.78
34 Union County 12.77
35 Izard County 12.74
36 Drew County 12.69
37 Bradley County 12.66
38 Jackson County 12.57
39 Conway County 12.44
40 Jefferson County 12.37
40 Yell County 12.37
41 Lafayette County 12.23
42 Columbia County 12.18
43 Ashley County 12.17
44 Miller County 12.14
45 Howard County 11.99
46 Hot Spring County 11.83
47 Lee County 11.8
48 Newton County 11.72
49 Mississippi County 11.37
50 Grant County 11.3
51 Carroll County 11.1
52 Independence County 11.06
53 Greene County 11.01
54 Pike County 10.89
55 Madison County 10.55
56 White County 10.54
57 Sebastian County 10.12
58 Hempstead County 10.06
59 Crawford County 9.98
60 Johnson County 9.91
61 St. Francis County 9.79
62 Crittenden County 9.75
63 Lincoln County 9.49
64 Lonoke County 9.38
65 Saline County 9.24
66 Clark County 9.21
67 Sevier County 9.12
68 Pulaski County 9.11
69 Pope County 9.03
70 Craighead County 8.51
71 Faulkner County 8.02
72 Benton County 6.94
73 Washington County 6.92