Ranking of Minnesota 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 Minnesota was 51.41K. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest number of deaths (9.81K), followed by Ramsey County (5.03K), and Dakota County (3.24K).

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

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Hennepin County 9810
2 Ramsey County 5033
3 Dakota County 3241
4 Anoka County 2749
5 St. Louis County 2444
6 Washington County 1994
7 Stearns County 1358
8 Olmsted County 1249
9 Wright County 1040
10 Scott County 888
11 Crow Wing County 793
12 Otter Tail County 776
13 Sherburne County 742
14 Carver County 647
15 Rice County 618
16 Itasca County 602
17 Goodhue County 576
18 Blue Earth County 552
19 Clay County 544
20 Chisago County 520
21 Beltrami County 509
22 Douglas County 489
23 Kandiyohi County 475
24 Carlton County 457
25 Winona County 448
26 Becker County 435
27 Benton County 430
28 Mower County 418
29 Isanti County 416
30 Morrison County 413
31 Cass County 411
32 McLeod County 408
33 Polk County 406
34 Freeborn County 398
35 Mille Lacs County 361
36 Steele County 355
37 Pine County 339
38 Brown County 327
39 Lyon County 276
40 Le Sueur County 273
40 Martin County 273
41 Hubbard County 266
42 Nicollet County 264
43 Meeker County 263
44 Aitkin County 261
45 Todd County 255
46 Fillmore County 238
47 Houston County 221
48 Wabasha County 217
49 Kanabec County 216
50 Nobles County 212
51 Wadena County 211
52 Redwood County 205
53 Renville County 204
54 Faribault County 196
55 Roseau County 187
56 Chippewa County 186
57 Cottonwood County 179
58 Waseca County 178
59 Koochiching County 177
60 Dodge County 171
61 Pennington County 155
62 Lake County 152
63 Watonwan County 143
64 Pope County 137
65 Rock County 136
66 Sibley County 135
67 Pipestone County 127
68 Swift County 121
69 Clearwater County 117
69 Jackson County 117
69 Lac qui Parle County 117
70 Yellow Medicine County 116
71 Marshall County 95
72 Murray County 92
73 Stevens County 90
74 Mahnomen County 85
75 Big Stone County 82
76 Norman County 81
76 Wilkin County 81
77 Grant County 79
78 Kittson County 77
79 Lincoln County 76
80 Traverse County 63
81 Cook County 57
82 Lake of the Woods County 46
83 Red Lake County 35