Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Death Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 7.33. Among all Minnesota counties, Kittson County had the highest death rate (17.04), followed by Big Stone County (17.02), and Traverse County (16.53).

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

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
Kittson
Big Stone
Traverse
Lac qui Parle
Norman
Murray
Faribault
Lake of the Woods
Yellow Medicine
Renville
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Kittson County 17.04
2 Big Stone County 17.02
3 Traverse County 16.53
4 Lac qui Parle County 14.64
5 Norman County 14.32
6 Murray County 14.3
7 Faribault County 14.11
8 Lake of the Woods County 14.07
9 Yellow Medicine County 13.88
10 Renville County 13.15
11 Wadena County 12.69
12 Chippewa County 12.61
13 Lincoln County 12.28
14 Rock County 12.26
15 Cottonwood County 12.19
16 Aitkin County 12.17
17 Otter Tail County 12.09
18 Redwood County 12.06
19 Pipestone County 11.94
20 Fillmore County 11.66
21 Martin County 11.59
22 Freeborn County 11.56
23 Koochiching County 11.44
24 Polk County 11.42
25 Pope County 11.29
26 Wilkin County 11.24
27 Lake County 11.13
28 Brown County 10.85
29 Itasca County 10.84
29 Mille Lacs County 10.84
30 Clearwater County 10.8
31 Swift County 10.56
32 Douglas County 10.46
33 St. Louis County 10.41
34 Becker County 10.37
35 Crow Wing County 10.23
36 Cass County 10.21
37 Watonwan County 10.05
38 Pennington County 9.93
39 Grant County 9.9
40 Jackson County 9.85
41 Carlton County 9.76
42 Mower County 9.73
43 Goodhue County 9.71
44 Mahnomen County 9.66
45 Morrison County 9.64
46 Hubbard County 9.42
47 Red Lake County 9.34
48 Houston County 9.3
48 Meeker County 9.3
49 Sibley County 9.26
50 Waseca County 9.18
51 McLeod County 8.94
52 Kandiyohi County 8.82
53 Nobles County 8.77
54 Roseau County 8.64
55 Beltrami County 8.4
56 Benton County 8.29
56 Steele County 8.29
57 Kanabec County 8.2
57 Pine County 8.2
58 Lyon County 8.12
59 Isanti County 8.07
60 Todd County 7.84
61 Stevens County 7.82
62 Winona County 7.69
63 Marshall County 7.61
64 Wabasha County 7.6
65 Cook County 7.51
66 Ramsey County 7.34
67 Blue Earth County 7.18
68 Le Sueur County 7.14
69 Clay County 7.04
69 Rice County 7.04
70 Hennepin County 6.58
71 Dodge County 6.57
72 Stearns County 6.55
73 Chisago County 6.53
74 Olmsted County 6.32
75 Nicollet County 6.06
76 Washington County 5.51
77 Dakota County 5.29
78 Anoka County 5.17
79 Wright County 5.03
80 Sherburne County 4.81
81 Carver County 4.31
82 Scott County 4.09