Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Iowa was 33.12K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of deaths (4.14K), followed by Linn County (2.06K), and Scott County (1.72K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Polk County 4143
2 Linn County 2063
3 Scott County 1722
4 Black Hawk County 1352
5 Pottawattamie County 1079
6 Dubuque County 1018
7 Woodbury County 1017
8 Johnson County 877
9 Story County 625
10 Clinton County 618
11 Dallas County 599
12 Cerro Gordo County 546
13 Marshall County 537
14 Warren County 514
15 Des Moines County 509
16 Lee County 485
17 Webster County 476
18 Wapello County 471
19 Muscatine County 468
20 Jasper County 424
21 Marion County 374
22 Boone County 350
23 Carroll County 286
24 Sioux County 267
25 Mahaska County 266
26 Plymouth County 264
27 Washington County 263
28 Fayette County 262
29 Bremer County 256
30 Hardin County 252
31 Benton County 247
32 Henry County 243
33 Jackson County 237
34 Poweshiek County 234
35 Cedar County 227
35 Jones County 227
36 Buchanan County 223
37 Clayton County 222
38 Page County 215
39 Tama County 213
40 Iowa County 210
40 Winneshiek County 210
41 Dickinson County 208
42 Floyd County 204
43 Cass County 200
44 Hamilton County 194
44 Kossuth County 194
45 Butler County 192
46 Appanoose County 190
46 Clay County 190
47 Jefferson County 189
48 Delaware County 186
49 Harrison County 185
50 O'Brien County 183
51 Buena Vista County 181
51 Wright County 181
52 Cherokee County 174
53 Union County 170
54 Madison County 169
55 Crawford County 161
56 Mills County 160
57 Montgomery County 157
58 Allamakee County 155
59 Clarke County 154
60 Shelby County 152
61 Monona County 150
62 Grundy County 149
62 Hancock County 149
62 Sac County 149
63 Chickasaw County 147
64 Mitchell County 146
65 Calhoun County 141
66 Keokuk County 138
67 Palo Alto County 134
68 Guthrie County 133
69 Howard County 131
70 Greene County 129
71 Winnebago County 125
72 Emmet County 124
72 Lucas County 124
73 Franklin County 122
74 Adair County 120
74 Humboldt County 120
74 Louisa County 120
75 Monroe County 111
76 Pocahontas County 103
77 Decatur County 98
78 Ida County 97
79 Lyon County 96
80 Fremont County 95
81 Van Buren County 93
81 Worth County 93
82 Davis County 88
83 Taylor County 86
84 Osceola County 84
84 Wayne County 84
85 Audubon County 83
86 Ringgold County 81
87 Adams County 56