Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Iowa was 35.43K. 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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 4287 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2214 |
| 3 | Scott County | 1949 |
| 4 | Black Hawk County | 1495 |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County | 1195 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 1190 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 1035 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 889 |
| 9 | Clinton County | 620 |
| 10 | Cerro Gordo County | 608 |
| 11 | Story County | 607 |
| 12 | Dallas County | 602 |
| 13 | Marshall County | 551 |
| 14 | Warren County | 546 |
| 15 | Webster County | 538 |
| 16 | Des Moines County | 522 |
| 17 | Muscatine County | 509 |
| 18 | Lee County | 482 |
| 19 | Wapello County | 464 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 452 |
| 21 | Marion County | 386 |
| 22 | Boone County | 346 |
| 23 | Sioux County | 306 |
| 24 | Bremer County | 294 |
| 25 | Benton County | 291 |
| 26 | Fayette County | 290 |
| 27 | Plymouth County | 287 |
| 28 | Carroll County | 284 |
| 29 | Washington County | 281 |
| 30 | Henry County | 280 |
| 31 | Hardin County | 276 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 275 |
| 33 | Mahaska County | 269 |
| 34 | Jones County | 254 |
| 35 | Clayton County | 249 |
| 36 | Dickinson County | 240 |
| 37 | Buchanan County | 235 |
| 37 | O'Brien County | 235 |
| 38 | Poweshiek County | 234 |
| 39 | Harrison County | 233 |
| 40 | Kossuth County | 230 |
| 41 | Tama County | 228 |
| 42 | Floyd County | 221 |
| 43 | Iowa County | 218 |
| 44 | Appanoose County | 213 |
| 44 | Cass County | 213 |
| 45 | Cedar County | 211 |
| 46 | Winneshiek County | 210 |
| 47 | Allamakee County | 209 |
| 48 | Hamilton County | 208 |
| 49 | Page County | 207 |
| 50 | Butler County | 202 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 201 |
| 52 | Delaware County | 196 |
| 53 | Clay County | 193 |
| 54 | Monona County | 192 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 190 |
| 56 | Crawford County | 189 |
| 56 | Wright County | 189 |
| 57 | Buena Vista County | 188 |
| 58 | Cherokee County | 178 |
| 59 | Union County | 177 |
| 60 | Franklin County | 169 |
| 61 | Madison County | 168 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 165 |
| 63 | Grundy County | 164 |
| 64 | Chickasaw County | 163 |
| 65 | Keokuk County | 158 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 158 |
| 66 | Clarke County | 155 |
| 67 | Winnebago County | 150 |
| 68 | Mills County | 148 |
| 69 | Hancock County | 144 |
| 69 | Sac County | 144 |
| 70 | Emmet County | 142 |
| 71 | Humboldt County | 140 |
| 72 | Guthrie County | 135 |
| 72 | Palo Alto County | 135 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 134 |
| 74 | Howard County | 129 |
| 75 | Ida County | 128 |
| 75 | Louisa County | 128 |
| 76 | Lucas County | 127 |
| 77 | Adair County | 126 |
| 78 | Lyon County | 125 |
| 79 | Greene County | 120 |
| 80 | Monroe County | 118 |
| 81 | Pocahontas County | 117 |
| 82 | Davis County | 100 |
| 83 | Van Buren County | 99 |
| 84 | Ringgold County | 95 |
| 85 | Decatur County | 94 |
| 85 | Worth County | 94 |
| 86 | Osceola County | 92 |
| 87 | Taylor County | 91 |
| 88 | Wayne County | 90 |
| 89 | Audubon County | 88 |
| 90 | Fremont County | 85 |
| 91 | Adams County | 51 |