Ranking of Kansas 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 Kansas was 9.01. Among all Kansas counties, Rush County had the highest death rate (21.14), followed by Osborne County (19.89), and Lane County (19.84).

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 2016
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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Rush County 21.14
2 Osborne County 19.89
3 Lane County 19.84
4 Trego County 18.43
5 Chautauqua County 18.37
6 Comanche County 17.97
7 Ness County 17.7
8 Greenwood County 17.34
9 Rawlins County 17.21
10 Decatur County 17.03
11 Harper County 16.94
12 Greeley County 16.27
13 Kingman County 16.22
14 Smith County 15.79
15 Cheyenne County 15.35
16 Morris County 15.2
17 Graham County 15.15
18 Gove County 15.04
19 Elk County 14.94
20 Cloud County 14.88
21 Woodson County 14.86
22 Clark County 14.46
23 Phillips County 14.42
24 Chase County 14.38
25 Ottawa County 14.37
26 Mitchell County 14.25
27 Montgomery County 14.18
28 Marion County 14.13
29 Republic County 14.12
30 Labette County 14.01
31 Lincoln County 13.84
32 Clay County 13.66
33 Dickinson County 13.46
34 Bourbon County 13.36
35 Pratt County 13.09
36 Anderson County 13.03
37 Rooks County 13.01
38 McPherson County 12.92
39 Morton County 12.87
40 Coffey County 12.86
41 Barber County 12.85
41 Ellsworth County 12.85
42 Allen County 12.7
43 Cowley County 12.57
44 Osage County 12.55
45 Wilson County 12.53
46 Edwards County 12.31
46 Pawnee County 12.31
47 Neosho County 12.21
48 Stafford County 12.13
49 Rice County 12.08
50 Atchison County 12.07
51 Norton County 11.95
52 Sumner County 11.85
53 Reno County 11.76
54 Sheridan County 11.69
55 Harvey County 11.61
56 Washington County 11.5
57 Sherman County 11.41
58 Cherokee County 11.36
59 Hodgeman County 11.32
59 Wallace County 11.32
60 Marshall County 11.09
61 Meade County 11.02
62 Linn County 10.95
63 Crawford County 10.94
64 Franklin County 10.93
64 Jewell County 10.93
65 Wichita County 10.7
66 Barton County 10.69
67 Thomas County 10.42
68 Jackson County 10.32
69 Doniphan County 10.19
70 Shawnee County 10.16
71 Nemaha County 10
72 Russell County 9.97
73 Scott County 9.87
74 Saline County 9.74
75 Brown County 9.72
76 Butler County 9.59
77 Stanton County 9.56
78 Miami County 9.49
79 Jefferson County 9.46
80 Gray County 9.07
81 Wabaunsee County 8.87
82 Hamilton County 8.86
83 Sedgwick County 8.73
84 Lyon County 8.72
85 Ellis County 8.45
86 Stevens County 8.39
87 Wyandotte County 8.33
88 Kearny County 8.17
89 Pottawatomie County 7.95
90 Kiowa County 7.88
91 Logan County 7.85
92 Leavenworth County 7.75
93 Haskell County 7.64
94 Ford County 7.27
95 Finney County 6.46
96 Grant County 6.37
97 Johnson County 6.34
98 Douglas County 5.96
99 Geary County 5.93
100 Seward County 5.72
101 Riley County 4.64