Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 9.43. Among all US counties, Loving County had the highest death rate (45.98), followed by Kingman County (36.52), and Motley County (29.21).

On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest death rate (0) followed by McPherson County (0), and King County (0).

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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Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
Loving, TX
Kingman, KS
Motley, TX
Terrell, TX
Kent, TX
Norton city, VA
Coleman, TX
Galax city, VA
Hodgeman, KS
McMullen, TX
Ranking of US Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Loving County, TX 45.98
2 Kingman County, KS 36.52
3 Motley County, TX 29.21
4 Terrell County, TX 29.09
5 Kent County, TX 27.06
6 Norton city, VA 26.27
7 Coleman County, TX 26.05
8 Galax city, VA 25.19
9 Hodgeman County, KS 25.06
10 McMullen County, TX 24.63
11 Harding County, NM 24.1
12 Sabine County, TX 23.53
13 Sierra County, NM 23.43
14 Foard County, TX 23.34
15 Wolfe County, KY 23.31
16 De Baca County, NM 23.29
17 Hardin County, IL 23.25
18 San Augustine County, TX 23.2
19 Pushmataha County, OK 23.15
20 Sharkey County, MS 22.95
21 Wibaux County, MT 22.86
22 Baylor County, TX 22.82
23 Tensas Parish, LA 22.7
24 Quitman County, MS 22.64
25 La Paz County, AZ 22.62
26 Boyd County, NE 22.58
27 Garfield County, NE 22.54
28 Van Buren County, TN 22.44
29 Sullivan County, PA 22.43
30 Lake County, TN 22.42
31 Baca County, CO 22.13
31 McDowell County, WV 22.13
32 Edwards County, TX 21.98
33 Buffalo County, SD 21.94
34 Covington city, VA 21.83
35 Alexander County, IL 21.81
36 Marion County, TX 21.76
37 Hickory County, MO 21.74
38 Pulaski County, IL 21.7
38 Martinsville city, VA 21.7
39 Trinity County, TX 21.69
40 Greeley County, KS 21.55
40 Franklin city, VA 21.55
41 Decatur County, KS 21.48
41 Edwards County, KS 21.48
42 Real County, TX 21.46
43 Owsley County, KY 21.36
44 Worth County, MO 21.32
45 Summers County, WV 21.3
46 Oregon County, MO 21.12
47 Lancaster County, VA 21.05
48 Wetzel County, WV 21.02
49 Hyde County, SD 20.96
50 McCulloch County, TX 20.91
51 Lane County, KS 20.83
52 Unicoi County, TN 20.82
53 Montmorency County, MI 20.8
54 Greenwood County, KS 20.72
55 Alcona County, MI 20.68
56 Charlotte County, VA 20.67
57 Knox County, TX 20.65
58 Calhoun County, WV 20.62
59 Jewell County, KS 20.59
60 Eddy County, ND 20.57
61 Stafford County, KS 20.56
61 Allendale County, SC 20.56
62 Alleghany County, VA 20.54
63 Monroe County, AR 20.49
64 Golden Valley County, MT 20.47
65 Ripley County, MO 20.45
66 Haskell County, TX 20.44
67 Carlisle County, KY 20.38
68 Danville city, VA 20.37
69 Elk County, KS 20.35
70 Logan County, WV 20.34
71 Bienville Parish, LA 20.26
72 Choctaw County, OK 20.22
73 Mathews County, VA 20.16
74 McIntosh County, OK 20.15
74 Mingo County, WV 20.15
75 Ness County, KS 20.1
76 Harlan County, KY 20.01
77 Curry County, OR 20
78 Leslie County, KY 19.99
79 Eastland County, TX 19.98
80 Wayne County, MO 19.97
81 Twiggs County, GA 19.91
82 Rock County, NE 19.9
83 Taliaferro County, GA 19.89
84 Morehouse Parish, LA 19.85
85 Garden County, NE 19.84
86 Letcher County, KY 19.83
87 Miller County, GA 19.79
88 Crosby County, TX 19.78
89 Benton County, TN 19.75
90 Iron County, MO 19.73
91 Dewey County, SD 19.71
92 Buchanan County, VA 19.7
93 Mills County, TX 19.68
94 Patrick County, VA 19.65
95 Searcy County, AR 19.6
96 Clay County, WV 19.59
97 Bell County, KY 19.56
98 Harmon County, OK 19.55
99 Coke County, TX 19.48
100 Traverse County, MN 19.44
101 Mineral County, NV 19.42
102 Rush County, KS 19.41
103 Dallas County, AR 19.39
104 Oscoda County, MI 19.37
105 Pemiscot County, MO 19.34
106 Red River County, TX 19.33
107 Chautauqua County, KS 19.31
107 Grant County, ND 19.31
108 Menard County, TX 19.3
109 McIntosh County, ND 19.27
110 Quay County, NM 19.25
111 Lewis County, WV 19.23
112 Gallatin County, IL 19.17
112 Catron County, NM 19.17
112 Petersburg city, VA 19.17
113 Cass County, TX 19.16
114 Citrus County, FL 19.13
114 Webster County, NE 19.13
114 Cotton County, OK 19.13
115 Huerfano County, CO 19.08
116 Smyth County, VA 19.07
117 Fulton County, KY 19.04
118 New Madrid County, MO 19.02
118 Northampton County, NC 19.02
119 Wheeler County, TX 18.98
120 Fulton County, AR 18.97
120 Republic County, KS 18.97
121 Webster County, MS 18.96
122 Quitman County, GA 18.95
123 Humphreys County, MS 18.94
124 Runnels County, TX 18.93
125 Calhoun County, IL 18.92
126 Crockett County, TX 18.91
127 Floyd County, KY 18.89
127 Union County, SC 18.89
128 Montgomery County, AR 18.88
128 Alpine County, CA 18.88
129 Calhoun County, AR 18.87
130 Tishomingo County, MS 18.85
131 Middlesex County, VA 18.83
132 Northumberland County, VA 18.81
133 Mellette County, SD 18.8
134 Pope County, IL 18.78
135 Baxter County, AR 18.77
136 Donley County, TX 18.76
137 Perry County, KY 18.75
138 Emporia city, VA 18.73
139 Magoffin County, KY 18.69
140 Fall River County, SD 18.66
141 Arkansas County, AR 18.6
142 Roscommon County, MI 18.59
143 Tazewell County, VA 18.58
144 Campbell County, SD 18.55
145 Comanche County, KS 18.54
146 Martin County, NC 18.5
147 Bath County, VA 18.49
148 Van Buren County, AR 18.48
149 Knott County, KY 18.47
150 Fairfield County, SC 18.45
151 Harlan County, NE 18.43
151 Polk County, TN 18.43
152 Iosco County, MI 18.41
152 Dewey County, OK 18.41
153 Hancock County, TN 18.4
154 Jasper County, MS 18.39
154 Tyler County, TX 18.39
155 Cumberland County, KY 18.38
155 Lincoln County, MN 18.38
156 Decatur County, TN 18.36
156 Hopewell city, VA 18.36
157 Phillips County, AR 18.34
158 Conecuh County, AL 18.31
159 Putnam County, MO 18.28
160 Logan County, KS 18.26
160 Lee County, KY 18.26
160 Wyoming County, WV 18.26
161 Livingston County, KY 18.25
161 Henry County, VA 18.25
162 Swain County, NC 18.24
162 Lee County, SC 18.24
162 Fentress County, TN 18.24
163 Mississippi County, MO 18.22
164 Cameron County, PA 18.21
165 Fayette County, WV 18.2
166 Thayer County, NE 18.18
167 Webster County, WV 18.16
168 Marion County, KS 18.15
169 Cocke County, TN 18.13
170 Scott County, AR 18.12
171 Atchison County, MO 18.11
171 Coos County, NH 18.11
172 Hot Springs County, WY 18.1
173 Webster Parish, LA 18.09
173 Hardin County, TN 18.09