Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Iowa was 35.50K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of deaths (4.29K), followed by Linn County (2.21K), and Scott County (1.95K).

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

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Polk
4.29K
Linn
2.21K
Scott
1.95K
Black Hawk
1.49K
Pottawattamie
1.19K
Woodbury
1.19K
Dubuque
1.03K
Johnson
889
Clinton
620
Cerro Gordo
609
Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Rank
County
Number of Deaths
1 Polk County 4,286
2 Linn County 2,208
3 Scott County 1,947
4 Black Hawk County 1,489
5 Pottawattamie County 1,190
6 Woodbury County 1,189
7 Dubuque County 1,034
8 Johnson County 889
9 Clinton County 620
10 Cerro Gordo County 609
11 Story County 608
12 Dallas County 605
13 Marshall County 552
14 Warren County 543
15 Webster County 540
16 Des Moines County 524
17 Muscatine County 511
18 Lee County 484
19 Wapello County 467
20 Jasper County 452
21 Marion County 390
22 Boone County 347
23 Sioux County 309
24 Bremer County 295
25 Benton County 293
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