Ranking of Iowa Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Iowa was 11.11. Among all Iowa counties, Monona County had the highest death rate (21.92), followed by Ringgold County (20.71), and Montgomery County (18.6).

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

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Monona County 21.92
2 Ringgold County 20.71
3 Montgomery County 18.6
4 Ida County 18.58
5 Appanoose County 17.51
6 Franklin County 17.04
7 Adair County 16.91
8 O'Brien County 16.88
9 Hardin County 16.64
10 Pocahontas County 16.59
11 Cass County 16.41
12 Clarke County 16.11
13 Harrison County 16.06
14 Keokuk County 15.98
15 Kossuth County 15.83
16 Audubon County 15.71
17 Mitchell County 15.69
17 Taylor County 15.69
18 Monroe County 15.55
19 Cherokee County 15.44
20 Emmet County 15.42
21 Palo Alto County 15.19
22 Osceola County 15.04
23 Fayette County 14.97
24 Allamakee County 14.77
25 Sac County 14.72
25 Union County 14.72
26 Wright County 14.69
27 Clayton County 14.67
28 Humboldt County 14.56
28 Webster County 14.56
29 Lee County 14.49
30 Lucas County 14.43
31 Jackson County 14.31
32 Floyd County 14.29
33 Cerro Gordo County 14.2
34 Adams County 14.16
34 Winnebago County 14.16
35 Butler County 14.09
36 Hamilton County 13.86
37 Van Buren County 13.81
38 Howard County 13.8
38 Marshall County 13.8
38 Wayne County 13.8
39 Carroll County 13.79
40 Henry County 13.77
41 Calhoun County 13.74
42 Greene County 13.73
43 Page County 13.68
44 Chickasaw County 13.66
45 Shelby County 13.61
46 Des Moines County 13.55
47 Hancock County 13.53
48 Dickinson County 13.47
49 Grundy County 13.37
50 Clinton County 13.35
51 Tama County 13.3
52 Wapello County 13.23
53 Iowa County 13.06
54 Boone County 12.98
55 Fremont County 12.93
55 Guthrie County 12.93
56 Jefferson County 12.84
57 Worth County 12.83
58 Pottawattamie County 12.72
59 Washington County 12.56
60 Poweshiek County 12.51
61 Decatur County 12.44
62 Jones County 12.34
63 Mahaska County 12.28
64 Louisa County 11.98
65 Jasper County 11.94
66 Muscatine County 11.91
67 Clay County 11.89
68 Bremer County 11.77
69 Marion County 11.67
70 Crawford County 11.62
71 Cedar County 11.54
72 Benton County 11.43
72 Buchanan County 11.43
73 Black Hawk County 11.38
74 Delaware County 11.31
75 Plymouth County 11.28
76 Woodbury County 11.24
77 Scott County 11.16
78 Davis County 10.95
79 Winneshiek County 10.51
80 Dubuque County 10.44
81 Lyon County 10.43
82 Mills County 10.32
83 Warren County 10.24
84 Madison County 9.93
85 Linn County 9.6
86 Buena Vista County 9.04
87 Polk County 8.65
88 Sioux County 8.6
89 Story County 6.13
90 Dallas County 5.91
91 Johnson County 5.77