Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Missouri was 10.05. Among all Missouri counties, Putnam County had the highest death rate (17.49), followed by Mercer County (16.41), and Benton County (16.24).

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

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Putnam County 17.49
2 Mercer County 16.41
3 Benton County 16.24
4 Iron County 16.15
5 Hickory County 15.99
6 Wayne County 15.53
7 Montgomery County 15.41
8 St. Clair County 15.29
9 Gasconade County 15.01
10 Wright County 15
11 Linn County 14.99
12 Cedar County 14.87
13 Shelby County 14.8
14 Morgan County 14.6
15 Dunklin County 14.58
16 Ozark County 14.43
17 Pemiscot County 14.4
18 Gentry County 14.34
19 Chariton County 14.29
20 Atchison County 14.24
21 Oregon County 14.07
22 Dade County 13.97
23 Harrison County 13.91
24 Henry County 13.89
25 New Madrid County 13.85
26 Bates County 13.73
27 Mississippi County 13.52
28 Crawford County 13.44
29 Stoddard County 13.31
30 Carter County 13.24
31 Howell County 13.19
32 Dent County 13.18
33 Madison County 13.17
34 Macon County 13.03
35 Butler County 13.01
36 Laclede County 13
37 Marion County 12.94
38 Lewis County 12.87
39 Worth County 12.84
40 Douglas County 12.82
41 Washington County 12.76
42 Randolph County 12.71
43 Clinton County 12.7
44 Dallas County 12.66
45 Grundy County 12.54
46 Polk County 12.44
47 Bollinger County 12.33
48 Carroll County 12.25
49 Ripley County 12.21
49 Schuyler County 12.21
50 Lawrence County 12.11
51 Lafayette County 12.07
52 Ste. Genevieve County 12.06
52 Stone County 12.06
53 Reynolds County 12.05
54 Livingston County 11.96
55 Scotland County 11.95
56 Barry County 11.87
57 Monroe County 11.85
58 Ray County 11.79
59 Maries County 11.7
60 Saline County 11.68
61 Phelps County 11.66
62 St. Francois County 11.65
63 Pettis County 11.54
64 Vernon County 11.5
65 Scott County 11.47
66 Texas County 11.45
67 Howard County 11.44
68 Perry County 11.43
69 Audrain County 11.42
70 Newton County 11.41
71 Cooper County 11.32
72 Knox County 11.14
73 Miller County 10.96
74 McDonald County 10.89
75 Camden County 10.85
75 Clark County 10.85
75 Sullivan County 10.85
76 Barton County 10.83
77 Pike County 10.79
78 Buchanan County 10.78
79 Taney County 10.76
80 Cape Girardeau County 10.44
81 Osage County 10.34
82 Greene County 10.32
83 Ralls County 10.16
84 Jasper County 10.14
84 St. Louis County 10.14
85 Daviess County 10.13
86 Shannon County 10.08
87 St. Louis city 10.03
88 Caldwell County 9.95
89 Moniteau County 9.93
90 Franklin County 9.76
91 Jefferson County 9.59
92 Lincoln County 9.34
93 Cass County 9.32
94 Jackson County 9.21
95 Webster County 9.18
96 DeKalb County 9.17
97 Callaway County 9.01
98 Andrew County 8.84
99 Warren County 8.78
100 Adair County 8.46
101 Nodaway County 8.42
102 Holt County 8.34
103 Cole County 8.13
104 Johnson County 7.88
105 Christian County 7.83
106 St. Charles County 7.6
107 Clay County 7.48
108 Platte County 7.31
109 Pulaski County 6.61
110 Boone County 6.17