Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for Iowa was 30.86K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of deaths (3.97K), followed by Linn County (1.92K), and Scott County (1.57K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 3966 |
| 2 | Linn County | 1921 |
| 3 | Scott County | 1571 |
| 4 | Black Hawk County | 1282 |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County | 1042 |
| 6 | Dubuque County | 970 |
| 7 | Woodbury County | 968 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 835 |
| 9 | Story County | 564 |
| 10 | Cerro Gordo County | 541 |
| 11 | Dallas County | 538 |
| 12 | Clinton County | 529 |
| 13 | Marshall County | 476 |
| 14 | Des Moines County | 475 |
| 15 | Warren County | 463 |
| 16 | Lee County | 462 |
| 17 | Webster County | 442 |
| 18 | Wapello County | 405 |
| 19 | Jasper County | 401 |
| 20 | Muscatine County | 392 |
| 21 | Marion County | 365 |
| 22 | Boone County | 318 |
| 23 | Sioux County | 263 |
| 24 | Benton County | 259 |
| 25 | Mahaska County | 250 |
| 26 | Carroll County | 242 |
| 26 | Jackson County | 242 |
| 27 | Bremer County | 239 |
| 28 | Plymouth County | 236 |
| 29 | Hardin County | 234 |
| 30 | Fayette County | 233 |
| 31 | Jones County | 230 |
| 32 | Washington County | 226 |
| 33 | Poweshiek County | 221 |
| 34 | Iowa County | 214 |
| 35 | Henry County | 211 |
| 36 | Clayton County | 210 |
| 37 | Page County | 206 |
| 38 | Buchanan County | 203 |
| 39 | Winneshiek County | 198 |
| 40 | Cedar County | 195 |
| 41 | Allamakee County | 192 |
| 41 | Butler County | 192 |
| 42 | Clay County | 191 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | 191 |
| 43 | Delaware County | 190 |
| 43 | Harrison County | 190 |
| 44 | Tama County | 188 |
| 45 | Dickinson County | 186 |
| 46 | Cass County | 184 |
| 47 | O'Brien County | 181 |
| 48 | Hamilton County | 178 |
| 48 | Kossuth County | 178 |
| 49 | Floyd County | 176 |
| 50 | Wright County | 174 |
| 51 | Appanoose County | 172 |
| 52 | Cherokee County | 170 |
| 53 | Crawford County | 157 |
| 54 | Madison County | 156 |
| 55 | Mills County | 151 |
| 56 | Montgomery County | 150 |
| 57 | Buena Vista County | 147 |
| 57 | Monona County | 147 |
| 58 | Calhoun County | 142 |
| 59 | Grundy County | 140 |
| 60 | Union County | 139 |
| 61 | Shelby County | 138 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County | 131 |
| 63 | Guthrie County | 129 |
| 63 | Mitchell County | 129 |
| 64 | Winnebago County | 128 |
| 65 | Louisa County | 125 |
| 66 | Howard County | 124 |
| 66 | Humboldt County | 124 |
| 67 | Palo Alto County | 123 |
| 68 | Hancock County | 119 |
| 68 | Sac County | 119 |
| 69 | Franklin County | 114 |
| 69 | Keokuk County | 114 |
| 70 | Emmet County | 113 |
| 71 | Clarke County | 111 |
| 72 | Greene County | 110 |
| 73 | Ida County | 108 |
| 73 | Lyon County | 108 |
| 74 | Van Buren County | 97 |
| 75 | Adair County | 96 |
| 75 | Fremont County | 96 |
| 75 | Lucas County | 96 |
| 76 | Wayne County | 92 |
| 77 | Pocahontas County | 85 |
| 78 | Davis County | 84 |
| 79 | Decatur County | 78 |
| 80 | Monroe County | 77 |
| 81 | Osceola County | 75 |
| 82 | Audubon County | 74 |
| 83 | Taylor County | 69 |
| 84 | Ringgold County | 66 |
| 84 | Worth County | 66 |
| 85 | Adams County | 39 |