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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 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 |