Ranking of Kansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Death Rate per 1K for Kansas was 8.86. Among all Kansas counties, Elk County had the highest death rate (20.77), followed by Woodson County (20.35), and Smith County (19.32).

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

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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013
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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Elk County 20.77
2 Woodson County 20.35
3 Smith County 19.32
4 Osborne County 17.61
5 Gove County 17.27
6 Rawlins County 16.96
7 Republic County 16.68
8 Decatur County 16.22
9 Comanche County 16.13
10 Cheyenne County 15.36
11 Greenwood County 15.17
12 Mitchell County 15.07
13 Allen County 14.94
14 Barber County 14.73
14 Rush County 14.73
15 Harper County 14.69
16 Stafford County 14.5
17 Wilson County 14.39
18 Pratt County 14.13
19 Sheridan County 14.03
20 Kingman County 13.95
21 Coffey County 13.77
22 Marshall County 13.7
23 Wallace County 13.62
24 Nemaha County 13.59
25 Logan County 13.29
26 Chautauqua County 13.25
27 Cloud County 13.21
28 Labette County 13.13
29 McPherson County 13.1
30 Rice County 13.03
31 Lane County 13.02
32 Rooks County 12.87
33 Jewell County 12.75
33 Russell County 12.75
34 Dickinson County 12.72
35 Wichita County 12.67
36 Morris County 12.62
37 Trego County 12.58
38 Montgomery County 12.56
39 Greeley County 12.54
39 Hamilton County 12.54
40 Norton County 12.49
41 Brown County 12.43
42 Cherokee County 12.39
43 Graham County 12.38
44 Washington County 12.33
45 Linn County 12.3
46 Marion County 12.28
47 Bourbon County 12.12
48 Scott County 12.09
49 Kearny County 11.92
50 Reno County 11.86
51 Cowley County 11.84
52 Neosho County 11.82
53 Sherman County 11.79
54 Harvey County 11.71
55 Ellsworth County 11.68
56 Osage County 11.65
57 Clay County 11.61
58 Chase County 11.42
59 Phillips County 11.37
60 Clark County 11.05
61 Sumner County 11.03
62 Anderson County 10.9
63 Lincoln County 10.73
64 Ness County 10.71
65 Kiowa County 10.7
66 Edwards County 10.44
67 Barton County 10.12
68 Pawnee County 10.05
69 Shawnee County 9.99
70 Atchison County 9.98
71 Jackson County 9.81
72 Butler County 9.65
73 Crawford County 9.64
73 Doniphan County 9.64
74 Morton County 9.62
75 Saline County 9.5
76 Meade County 9.47
77 Wabaunsee County 9.42
78 Jefferson County 9.3
79 Ottawa County 9.28
80 Ellis County 9.18
81 Franklin County 9.15
82 Thomas County 9.07
83 Gray County 8.88
84 Hodgeman County 8.83
85 Wyandotte County 8.47
86 Lyon County 8.36
87 Sedgwick County 8.21
88 Grant County 8.16
89 Stevens County 7.97
90 Miami County 7.87
91 Pottawatomie County 7.75
92 Leavenworth County 7.44
93 Stanton County 7.38
94 Ford County 7.08
95 Johnson County 6.62
96 Douglas County 6.24
97 Finney County 6.15
98 Haskell County 6
99 Geary County 5.75
100 Seward County 4.8
101 Riley County 3.91