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

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Missouri was 10.32. Among all Missouri counties, Hickory County had the highest death rate (17.33), followed by Wayne County (16.37), and Dunklin County (16.34).

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 2018
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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Hickory County 17.33
2 Wayne County 16.37
3 Dunklin County 16.34
4 Ozark County 15.89
5 Worth County 15.8
6 Madison County 15.55
7 Benton County 15.54
8 Ripley County 15.48
9 Holt County 15.25
10 Cedar County 15.24
11 Linn County 15.15
12 Gentry County 15.14
13 New Madrid County 15.13
14 Iron County 15.12
15 Douglas County 15.05
15 Harrison County 15.05
16 Oregon County 14.96
17 Montgomery County 14.88
18 Wright County 14.87
19 Morgan County 14.81
20 Butler County 14.49
21 Stone County 14.48
22 Gasconade County 14.37
22 Reynolds County 14.37
23 Mississippi County 14.23
24 Carroll County 14.05
25 Pemiscot County 14.02
26 Shelby County 14.01
27 St. Clair County 13.92
28 Atchison County 13.84
29 Stoddard County 13.77
30 Chariton County 13.68
31 Lawrence County 13.67
32 Henry County 13.63
33 Crawford County 13.57
34 Clinton County 13.52
35 Macon County 13.48
36 Caldwell County 13.46
37 Bollinger County 13.33
37 Lewis County 13.33
38 Dade County 13.21
39 Audrain County 13.17
40 Barry County 13.05
41 Ray County 12.92
42 Carter County 12.9
43 Lafayette County 12.8
44 Pike County 12.79
45 Monroe County 12.77
46 Texas County 12.76
47 Sullivan County 12.75
48 Miller County 12.72
49 Bates County 12.69
50 Howell County 12.67
51 Laclede County 12.51
52 Ste. Genevieve County 12.5
53 Howard County 12.44
54 Washington County 12.43
55 Shannon County 12.42
56 Putnam County 12.38
57 Vernon County 12.32
58 Dallas County 12.27
59 Scott County 12.18
60 Marion County 12.14
61 Clark County 12.11
62 Schuyler County 12.1
63 St. Francois County 12.05
64 Taney County 12
65 Polk County 11.9
66 Barton County 11.89
67 Grundy County 11.74
68 DeKalb County 11.72
69 Maries County 11.71
70 Dent County 11.64
71 Buchanan County 11.49
72 Pettis County 11.47
73 Newton County 11.44
74 Osage County 11.43
74 Saline County 11.43
75 McDonald County 11.35
76 Camden County 11.06
77 Randolph County 10.93
78 Cooper County 10.9
79 St. Louis County 10.88
80 Jasper County 10.79
81 Livingston County 10.62
82 Daviess County 10.55
83 Moniteau County 10.52
84 Mercer County 10.43
85 Scotland County 10.11
86 Greene County 10.02
87 Cape Girardeau County 9.91
88 St. Louis city 9.89
89 Perry County 9.86
90 Franklin County 9.85
91 Webster County 9.7
92 Jefferson County 9.61
93 Knox County 9.6
94 Nodaway County 9.54
95 Phelps County 9.53
96 Callaway County 9.51
97 Cass County 9.47
98 Adair County 9.43
99 Cole County 9.39
100 Warren County 9.36
101 Jackson County 9.16
102 Andrew County 8.94
103 Lincoln County 8.71
104 Ralls County 8.41
105 Christian County 8.23
106 St. Charles County 7.65
107 Clay County 7.51
108 Platte County 7.43
109 Johnson County 7.36
110 Boone County 6.65
111 Pulaski County 6.47