Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Arkansas was 10.78. Among all Arkansas counties, Monroe County had the highest death rate (19.71), followed by Dallas County (17.54), and Clay County (17.18).

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 2017
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1 Monroe County 19.71
2 Dallas County 17.54
3 Clay County 17.18
4 Montgomery County 16.93
5 Baxter County 16.85
6 Marion County 16.31
7 Sharp County 16.27
8 Woodruff County 16.07
9 Lafayette County 16.06
10 Nevada County 15.84
11 Lawrence County 15.82
12 Fulton County 15.75
13 Cross County 15.67
14 Calhoun County 15.47
15 Searcy County 15.36
16 Cleburne County 15.24
17 Van Buren County 15.1
18 Jackson County 15.02
19 Poinsett County 14.98
20 Ouachita County 14.84
21 Izard County 14.72
22 Bradley County 14.42
23 Cleveland County 14.36
24 Scott County 14.32
25 Conway County 14.2
26 Garland County 14.12
27 Stone County 14.04
28 Madison County 13.99
29 Arkansas County 13.84
30 Little River County 13.7
31 Randolph County 13.53
32 Desha County 13.44
33 Franklin County 13.41
34 Phillips County 13.28
35 Union County 13.05
36 Columbia County 13.04
36 Polk County 13.04
37 Ashley County 13.02
38 Perry County 13.01
39 Yell County 12.96
40 Chicot County 12.88
41 Mississippi County 12.71
42 Logan County 12.56
43 Hot Spring County 12.49
44 Lee County 12.47
45 Boone County 12.37
46 Prairie County 12.34
47 Carroll County 12.3
48 Jefferson County 12.28
49 Independence County 12.26
50 Howard County 12.21
51 Newton County 12.12
52 Clark County 11.99
53 Miller County 11.46
54 Greene County 11.43
55 Drew County 11.42
56 Lincoln County 11.24
57 Pike County 11.13
58 Crittenden County 11.12
59 White County 10.95
60 Johnson County 10.84
61 Grant County 10.83
62 Hempstead County 10.79
63 St. Francis County 10.75
64 Sevier County 10.63
65 Crawford County 10.17
66 Sebastian County 10.07
67 Pope County 9.61
68 Saline County 9.59
69 Lonoke County 9.58
70 Pulaski County 9.55
71 Craighead County 9.09
72 Faulkner County 7.58
73 Washington County 7.12
74 Benton County 6.64