Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 9.33. Among all Minnesota counties, Kittson County had the highest death rate (20.93), followed by Traverse County (18.04), and Mahnomen County (17.64).

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 2022
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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Kittson County 20.93
2 Traverse County 18.04
3 Mahnomen County 17.64
4 Koochiching County 16.9
5 Big Stone County 16.48
6 Norman County 16.1
7 Aitkin County 15.83
8 Lake County 15.33
9 Itasca County 15.05
10 Martin County 15.04
11 Clearwater County 15
12 Lincoln County 14.98
13 Wadena County 14.91
14 Pine County 14.54
15 Pipestone County 14.46
16 Wilkin County 14.4
17 Cass County 14.3
18 Mille Lacs County 14.21
19 Cottonwood County 14.16
20 Chippewa County 13.84
21 Brown County 13.58
22 Carlton County 13.55
23 Otter Tail County 13.48
24 Murray County 13.35
25 Lac qui Parle County 13.29
26 Freeborn County 13.18
27 Polk County 13.09
28 Faribault County 13.06
29 Grant County 12.87
29 Pope County 12.87
30 Crow Wing County 12.84
31 Douglas County 12.71
32 Pennington County 12.67
33 Rock County 12.54
34 Watonwan County 12.5
35 Renville County 12.49
36 Yellow Medicine County 12.47
37 Kanabec County 12.38
38 Goodhue County 12.34
39 St. Louis County 12.22
40 Beltrami County 12.18
41 Swift County 12.16
42 Fillmore County 12.05
43 Redwood County 12.03
44 Mower County 12.01
45 Houston County 12
46 McLeod County 11.96
47 Becker County 11.93
48 Marshall County 11.84
49 Morrison County 11.73
50 Waseca County 11.72
51 Roseau County 11.62
52 Hubbard County 11.45
53 Lake of the Woods County 11.38
54 Jackson County 11.35
55 Benton County 11
56 Sibley County 10.84
57 Meeker County 10.83
58 Todd County 10.82
59 Red Lake County 10.72
60 Isanti County 10.53
61 Steele County 10.23
62 Wabasha County 9.96
63 Kandiyohi County 9.85
64 Chisago County 9.68
65 Le Sueur County 9.6
65 Ramsey County 9.6
66 Clay County 9.24
67 Cook County 8.98
68 Nicollet County 8.9
69 Winona County 8.79
70 Lyon County 8.74
71 Rice County 8.55
72 Olmsted County 8.51
73 Nobles County 8.43
74 Stearns County 8.36
75 Stevens County 8.26
76 Blue Earth County 8.17
77 Hennepin County 8.15
78 Anoka County 7.79
79 Dodge County 7.62
79 Washington County 7.62
80 Dakota County 7.46
80 Sherburne County 7.46
80 Wright County 7.46
81 Carver County 6.31
82 Scott County 6.13