Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 10.36. Among all US counties, Loving County had the highest death rate (50.42), followed by Kingman County (33.84), and Foard County (30.78).
On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest death rate (0) followed by Yakutat City and Borough (1.44), and Summit County (2.36).
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.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Rank | County | Death Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving County, TX | 50.42 |
| 2 | Kingman County, KS | 33.84 |
| 3 | Foard County, TX | 30.78 |
| 4 | Kent County, TX | 30.44 |
| 5 | McMullen County, TX | 30.28 |
| 6 | Buffalo County, SD | 28.18 |
| 7 | Edwards County, KS | 27.08 |
| 8 | Sharkey County, MS | 26.76 |
| 9 | Ness County, KS | 26.3 |
| 10 | Coleman County, TX | 25.96 |
| 11 | Quitman County, MS | 25.87 |
| 12 | Terrell County, TX | 25.83 |
| 13 | Lane County, KS | 25.57 |
| 14 | Edwards County, TX | 25.27 |
| 15 | Sierra County, NM | 25.22 |
| 16 | Martinsville city, VA | 24.81 |
| 17 | Dickens County, TX | 24.63 |
| 18 | Real County, TX | 24.43 |
| 19 | San Augustine County, TX | 24.39 |
| 20 | Owsley County, KY | 24.23 |
| 21 | La Paz County, AZ | 23.79 |
| 22 | Galax city, VA | 23.49 |
| 23 | Greeley County, KS | 23.47 |
| 24 | Motley County, TX | 23.45 |
| 25 | Harding County, NM | 23.36 |
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Ranking of Counties By Death Rate in 2021 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by death rate for each of the following US states.