Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Death Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 8.6. Among all Minnesota counties, Traverse County had the highest death rate (18.7), followed by Kittson County (16.48), and Wadena County (16.43).

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 2024
Traverse
Kittson
Wadena
Big Stone
Pipestone
Lac qui Parle
Koochiching
Chippewa
Grant
Lake
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Traverse County 18.7
2 Kittson County 16.48
3 Wadena County 16.43
4 Big Stone County 16.34
5 Pipestone County 16.14
6 Lac qui Parle County 16.07
7 Koochiching County 15.94
8 Chippewa County 15.8
9 Grant County 15.66
10 Lake County 15.4
11 Wilkin County 14.29
12 Martin County 14.25
13 Aitkin County 13.73
14 Lake of the Woods County 13.68
15 Cass County 13.66
16 Freeborn County 13.5
17 Polk County 13.18
18 Renville County 13.12
19 Lincoln County 13.09
20 Carlton County 12.91
21 Norman County 12.86
22 Fillmore County 12.79
23 Itasca County 12.73
24 Pope County 12.66
25 Faribault County 12.51
26 Mille Lacs County 12.29
27 Houston County 12.24
28 Otter Tail County 12.22
29 McLeod County 12.06
30 Douglas County 12.03
31 Pennington County 11.83
32 Jackson County 11.43
33 Wabasha County 11.37
34 St. Louis County 11.34
35 Waseca County 11.12
36 Red Lake County 11.03
37 Cottonwood County 10.99
38 Morrison County 10.98
39 Swift County 10.96
40 Brown County 10.93
40 Hubbard County 10.93
41 Crow Wing County 10.88
42 Watonwan County 10.72
42 Yellow Medicine County 10.72
43 Mower County 10.71
44 Cook County 10.7
45 Becker County 10.63
46 Pine County 10.59
47 Kanabec County 10.53
48 Goodhue County 10.5
49 Roseau County 10.41
50 Beltrami County 10.39
51 Mahnomen County 10.16
52 Rock County 10.14
53 Nobles County 10.07
54 Winona County 9.84
55 Lyon County 9.83
56 Meeker County 9.75
57 Kandiyohi County 9.67
58 Steele County 9.66
59 Clearwater County 9.59
60 Todd County 9.55
61 Redwood County 9.35
62 Ramsey County 8.99
63 Sibley County 8.97
64 Rice County 8.51
65 Benton County 8.48
66 Isanti County 8.36
67 Marshall County 8.3
68 Nicollet County 8.17
69 Olmsted County 8.07
70 Murray County 8.06
71 Clay County 7.86
72 Le Sueur County 7.82
73 Blue Earth County 7.61
74 Hennepin County 7.56
75 Chisago County 7.52
76 Washington County 7.37
77 Stearns County 7.29
78 Dakota County 7.14
79 Anoka County 7.1
80 Stevens County 6.72
81 Wright County 6.67
82 Dodge County 6.33
83 Carver County 6.18
84 Scott County 5.89
85 Sherburne County 5.77