Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 8.4. Among all US counties, Hooker County had the highest death rate (34.34), followed by Galax city (28.35), and Sierra County (24.75).
On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest death rate (0) followed by Grant County (1.52), and Summit County (2.08).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high death rate, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Hooker County, NE | 34.34 |
| 2 | Galax city, VA | 28.35 |
| 3 | Sierra County, NM | 24.75 |
| 4 | Martinsville city, VA | 24.4 |
| 5 | Armstrong County, TX | 23 |
| 6 | Rush County, KS | 21.14 |
| 7 | Covington city, VA | 20.79 |
| 8 | Treasure County, MT | 20.62 |
| 9 | Rock County, NE | 20.55 |
| 10 | Prairie County, MT | 20.01 |
| 11 | Osborne County, KS | 19.89 |
| 12 | Wibaux County, MT | 19.87 |
| 13 | Lane County, KS | 19.84 |
| 14 | Worth County, MO | 19.26 |
| 15 | Lancaster County, VA | 18.98 |
| 16 | De Baca County, NM | 18.84 |
| 17 | Trego County, KS | 18.43 |
| 18 | Chautauqua County, KS | 18.37 |
| 19 | Cottle County, TX | 18.34 |
| 20 | Foard County, TX | 18.19 |
| 21 | Iron County, MI | 18.05 |
| 22 | Potter County, SD | 17.99 |
| 23 | Comanche County, KS | 17.97 |
| 24 | Mineral County, NV | 17.94 |
| 25 | Monona County, IA | 17.91 |
| 26 | Curry County, OR | 17.88 |
| 27 | Taliaferro County, GA | 17.81 |
| 28 | Citrus County, FL | 17.7 |
| 28 | Ness County, KS | 17.7 |
| 28 | Owsley County, KY | 17.7 |
| 28 | Alcona County, MI | 17.7 |
| 29 | McIntosh County, ND | 17.68 |
| 30 | Hyde County, SD | 17.67 |
| 31 | Griggs County, ND | 17.62 |
| 32 | Trinity County, TX | 17.61 |
| 33 | Wolfe County, KY | 17.58 |
| 34 | Huerfano County, CO | 17.55 |
| 35 | Baca County, CO | 17.49 |
| 35 | Roscommon County, MI | 17.49 |
| 36 | Baxter County, AR | 17.35 |
| 36 | Clay County, TN | 17.35 |
| 36 | McDowell County, WV | 17.35 |
| 37 | Warren County, GA | 17.34 |
| 37 | Greenwood County, KS | 17.34 |
| 38 | Hickory County, MO | 17.28 |
| 39 | Hamilton County, TX | 17.27 |
| 40 | Fall River County, SD | 17.22 |
| 41 | Rawlins County, KS | 17.21 |
| 42 | St. Clair County, MO | 17.08 |
| 42 | Nye County, NV | 17.08 |
| 43 | Monroe County, AR | 17.07 |
| 43 | Boyd County, NE | 17.07 |
| 44 | Decatur County, KS | 17.03 |
| 45 | Hand County, SD | 17.02 |
| 46 | San Augustine County, TX | 16.96 |
| 47 | Harper County, KS | 16.94 |
| 48 | Nelson County, ND | 16.89 |
| 48 | Sabine County, TX | 16.89 |
| 49 | Montmorency County, MI | 16.86 |
| 50 | Petersburg city, VA | 16.82 |
| 51 | Cimarron County, OK | 16.8 |
| 51 | Franklin city, VA | 16.8 |
| 52 | Throckmorton County, TX | 16.77 |
| 53 | Coal County, OK | 16.72 |
| 54 | Harlan County, KY | 16.63 |
| 55 | Ransom County, ND | 16.61 |
| 56 | Ontonagon County, MI | 16.54 |
| 56 | Menard County, TX | 16.54 |
| 57 | Logan County, WV | 16.53 |
| 58 | Eddy County, ND | 16.51 |
| 59 | Stark County, IL | 16.5 |
| 60 | Garfield County, NE | 16.48 |
| 60 | Choctaw County, OK | 16.48 |
| 61 | Marion County, TX | 16.47 |
| 61 | Colonial Heights city, VA | 16.47 |
| 62 | Buffalo County, SD | 16.45 |
| 63 | Benton County, MO | 16.42 |
| 63 | Faulk County, SD | 16.42 |
| 63 | Danville city, VA | 16.42 |
| 64 | Hot Springs County, WY | 16.41 |
| 65 | Holt County, MO | 16.32 |
| 66 | Sullivan County, PA | 16.31 |
| 67 | Hutchinson County, SD | 16.3 |
| 68 | Baylor County, TX | 16.29 |
| 69 | Greeley County, KS | 16.27 |
| 70 | Monroe County, KY | 16.26 |
| 71 | Kingman County, KS | 16.22 |
| 71 | Sherman County, NE | 16.22 |
| 72 | Carlisle County, KY | 16.2 |
| 73 | Wadena County, MN | 16.17 |
| 74 | Hardin County, IL | 16.13 |
| 75 | Attala County, MS | 16.12 |
| 76 | Adair County, IA | 16.11 |
| 76 | Iosco County, MI | 16.11 |
| 77 | Mitchell County, NC | 16.1 |
| 78 | Coke County, TX | 16.06 |
| 79 | Ringgold County, IA | 16.05 |
| 80 | Sharp County, AR | 16.02 |
| 80 | Briscoe County, TX | 16.02 |
| 81 | Perry County, TN | 16.01 |
| 82 | Brooke County, WV | 16 |
| 83 | Clay County, AR | 15.99 |
| 84 | Norman County, MN | 15.96 |
| 85 | Union County, FL | 15.86 |
| 85 | Thayer County, NE | 15.86 |
| 86 | Shoshone County, ID | 15.84 |
| 87 | Smith County, KS | 15.79 |
| 88 | Burt County, NE | 15.77 |
| 89 | Emmons County, ND | 15.76 |
| 89 | Miner County, SD | 15.76 |
| 90 | Northumberland County, VA | 15.73 |
| 91 | Northampton County, VA | 15.7 |
| 92 | Edwards County, TX | 15.68 |
| 93 | Lamar County, AL | 15.65 |
| 94 | White County, IL | 15.63 |
| 95 | Webster County, NE | 15.62 |
| 96 | Cedar County, MO | 15.61 |
| 97 | Woodruff County, AR | 15.6 |
| 98 | Gila County, AZ | 15.56 |
| 99 | Seminole County, GA | 15.55 |
| 99 | Grundy County, TN | 15.55 |
| 100 | Twiggs County, GA | 15.53 |
| 101 | Middlesex County, VA | 15.49 |
| 102 | Wyoming County, WV | 15.47 |
| 103 | Robertson County, KY | 15.44 |
| 103 | Mathews County, VA | 15.44 |
| 104 | Ogemaw County, MI | 15.43 |
| 105 | Union County, SC | 15.42 |
| 106 | Carroll County, TN | 15.41 |
| 106 | Unicoi County, TN | 15.41 |
| 107 | Towns County, GA | 15.38 |
| 107 | Oscoda County, MI | 15.38 |
| 108 | Kiowa County, CO | 15.37 |
| 109 | Montgomery County, AR | 15.35 |
| 109 | Cheyenne County, KS | 15.35 |
| 109 | Benton County, TN | 15.35 |
| 110 | Morgan County, MO | 15.33 |
| 110 | Dickey County, ND | 15.33 |
| 111 | Marion County, AR | 15.32 |
| 112 | Tishomingo County, MS | 15.31 |
| 112 | Kiowa County, OK | 15.31 |
| 113 | Alexander County, IL | 15.29 |
| 113 | Staunton city, VA | 15.29 |
| 113 | Iron County, WI | 15.29 |
| 114 | Montgomery County, MO | 15.28 |
| 115 | Henry County, TN | 15.26 |
| 116 | Saline County, IL | 15.23 |
| 116 | Breathitt County, KY | 15.23 |
| 116 | Wilkinson County, MS | 15.23 |
| 117 | Wells County, ND | 15.22 |
| 118 | Walker County, AL | 15.2 |
| 118 | Morris County, KS | 15.2 |
| 119 | Mohave County, AZ | 15.19 |
| 119 | Miller County, GA | 15.19 |
| 120 | Knox County, TX | 15.16 |
| 121 | Graham County, KS | 15.15 |
| 121 | Jefferson County, NE | 15.15 |
| 122 | Livingston County, KY | 15.14 |
| 123 | Perry County, KY | 15.13 |
| 124 | Cleburne County, AR | 15.11 |
| 124 | Latimer County, OK | 15.11 |
| 125 | Sedgwick County, CO | 15.09 |
| 125 | Pulaski County, IL | 15.09 |
| 125 | Salem city, VA | 15.09 |
| 126 | Leslie County, KY | 15.08 |
| 126 | Patrick County, VA | 15.08 |
| 127 | Summers County, WV | 15.07 |
| 128 | Gove County, KS | 15.04 |
| 129 | Lewis County, WV | 15.03 |
| 130 | Webster County, WV | 15.01 |
| 131 | Russell County, KY | 15 |
| 132 | Dewey County, OK | 14.98 |
| 132 | Stonewall County, TX | 14.98 |
| 133 | Benewah County, ID | 14.97 |
| 134 | Iron County, MO | 14.96 |
| 135 | Massac County, IL | 14.95 |
| 135 | Cherokee County, IA | 14.95 |
| 135 | Waupaca County, WI | 14.95 |
| 136 | Searcy County, AR | 14.94 |
| 136 | Elk County, KS | 14.94 |
| 136 | Floyd County, KY | 14.94 |
| 137 | Sumter County, FL | 14.93 |
| 138 | Campbell County, TN | 14.92 |
| 139 | Eastland County, TX | 14.9 |
| 140 | Kittson County, MN | 14.89 |
| 140 | Nuckolls County, NE | 14.89 |
| 140 | Van Buren County, TN | 14.89 |
| 141 | Cloud County, KS | 14.88 |
| 141 | Craig County, OK | 14.88 |
| 142 | Woodson County, KS | 14.86 |
| 142 | Putnam County, MO | 14.86 |
| 142 | Fillmore County, NE | 14.86 |
| 143 | Clarke County, MS | 14.85 |
| 143 | Greensville County, VA | 14.85 |
| 144 | Cass County, IA | 14.84 |
| 145 | Linn County, MO | 14.83 |
| 145 | Shelby County, MO | 14.83 |
| 145 | Sheridan County, MT | 14.83 |
| 146 | Little River County, AR | 14.81 |
| 146 | Coos County, NH | 14.81 |
Ranking of Counties By Death Rate in 2016 for each US State
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