Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 7.98. Among all Minnesota counties, Traverse County had the highest death rate (21.22), followed by Norman County (17.45), and Wadena County (16.51).

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 2018
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Traverse County 21.22
2 Norman County 17.45
3 Wadena County 16.51
4 Big Stone County 16.04
5 Chippewa County 15.61
6 Aitkin County 14.77
7 Kittson County 14.76
8 Wilkin County 14.61
9 Swift County 14.21
10 Faribault County 14.18
11 Mahnomen County 13.75
12 Lincoln County 13.61
13 Rock County 13.55
14 Pipestone County 13.34
15 Lake County 12.99
16 Lake of the Woods County 12.88
17 Lac qui Parle County 12.76
18 Cottonwood County 12.69
19 Clearwater County 12.57
20 Freeborn County 12.53
21 Redwood County 12.26
22 Martin County 12.16
23 Otter Tail County 12.12
24 Renville County 12.08
25 Murray County 12.07
26 Grant County 11.78
27 Douglas County 11.7
28 Brown County 11.49
29 Cass County 11.48
30 Fillmore County 11.47
31 Koochiching County 11.32
32 Polk County 11.21
33 Pope County 11.15
34 Goodhue County 11.13
35 Crow Wing County 11.06
36 Houston County 11.04
37 Yellow Medicine County 10.79
38 Itasca County 10.75
39 Watonwan County 10.7
40 Becker County 10.69
41 St. Louis County 10.63
42 Meeker County 10.62
43 Carlton County 10.6
44 Mille Lacs County 10.37
45 Mower County 10.29
46 Cook County 10.16
47 Hubbard County 10.11
48 Pennington County 9.8
49 Waseca County 9.79
50 Morrison County 9.58
51 Red Lake County 9.54
52 Benton County 9.53
53 Sibley County 9.42
54 McLeod County 9.35
55 Kandiyohi County 9.11
56 Jackson County 9.07
56 Marshall County 9.07
57 Wabasha County 9.03
58 Beltrami County 8.99
58 Nobles County 8.99
59 Pine County 8.94
60 Lyon County 8.87
60 Roseau County 8.87
61 Steele County 8.64
62 Winona County 8.42
63 Ramsey County 8.25
64 Todd County 8.14
65 Stevens County 8.02
66 Kanabec County 7.97
67 Isanti County 7.96
68 Blue Earth County 7.83
69 Dodge County 7.81
70 Clay County 7.77
71 Chisago County 7.75
72 Nicollet County 7.7
72 Rice County 7.7
73 Olmsted County 7.5
74 Hennepin County 7.06
75 Le Sueur County 7.01
76 Stearns County 6.72
77 Washington County 6.5
78 Anoka County 6.34
79 Dakota County 6.11
80 Wright County 6.05
81 Sherburne County 6.01
82 Carver County 4.86
83 Scott County 4.67