Ranking of US Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for the United States was 3.07M. Among all US counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of deaths (73.51K), followed by Cook County (46.39K), and Maricopa County (36.25K).
On the other hand, Denali Borough had the lowest number of deaths (0) followed by Kalawao County (0), and Kenedy County (0).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high number of deaths, 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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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 73513 |
| 2 | Cook County, IL | 46387 |
| 3 | Maricopa County, AZ | 36247 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 31172 |
| 5 | San Diego County, CA | 25040 |
| 6 | Orange County, CA | 23233 |
| 7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 23189 |
| 8 | Riverside County, CA | 19696 |
| 9 | Wayne County, MI | 19638 |
| 10 | Clark County, NV | 19618 |
| 11 | Kings County, NY | 19573 |
| 12 | Dallas County, TX | 18457 |
| 13 | Queens County, NY | 17672 |
| 14 | Broward County, FL | 17369 |
| 15 | Palm Beach County, FL | 16781 |
| 16 | Philadelphia County, PA | 16685 |
| 17 | San Bernardino County, CA | 16533 |
| 18 | Tarrant County, TX | 15107 |
| 19 | King County, WA | 15094 |
| 20 | Bexar County, TX | 15038 |
| 21 | Allegheny County, PA | 14553 |
| 22 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 14348 |
| 23 | Suffolk County, NY | 14189 |
| 24 | Pinellas County, FL | 13821 |
| 25 | Sacramento County, CA | 13340 |
| 26 | New York County, NY | 13234 |
| 27 | Middlesex County, MA | 13015 |
| 28 | Hillsborough County, FL | 12718 |
| 29 | Nassau County, NY | 12111 |
| 30 | Santa Clara County, CA | 12110 |
| 31 | Bronx County, NY | 12017 |
| 32 | Alameda County, CA | 11948 |
| 33 | Oakland County, MI | 11862 |
| 34 | Pima County, AZ | 11132 |
| 35 | Franklin County, OH | 10851 |
| 36 | St. Louis County, MO | 10827 |
| 37 | Erie County, NY | 10469 |
| 38 | Duval County, FL | 9624 |
| 39 | Hennepin County, MN | 9617 |
| 40 | Orange County, FL | 9545 |
| 41 | Contra Costa County, CA | 9228 |
| 42 | Honolulu County, HI | 9226 |
| 43 | Shelby County, TN | 9204 |
| 44 | Macomb County, MI | 9161 |
| 45 | Baltimore County, MD | 9067 |
| 46 | Hartford County, CT | 8831 |
| 47 | Lee County, FL | 8819 |
| 48 | Marion County, IN | 8808 |
| 49 | Milwaukee County, WI | 8761 |
| 50 | New Haven County, CT | 8512 |
| 51 | Montgomery County, PA | 8416 |
| 52 | Hamilton County, OH | 8412 |
| 53 | Jefferson County, KY | 8281 |
| 54 | Westchester County, NY | 8141 |
| 55 | Fulton County, GA | 8114 |
| 56 | Brevard County, FL | 8105 |
| 57 | Polk County, FL | 8009 |
| 58 | Fresno County, CA | 7941 |
| 59 | Bergen County, NJ | 7939 |
| 60 | Pierce County, WA | 7842 |
| 61 | Ocean County, NJ | 7815 |
| 62 | Volusia County, FL | 7812 |
| 63 | Prince George's County, MD | 7791 |
| 64 | Worcester County, MA | 7785 |
| 65 | Jefferson County, AL | 7768 |
| 66 | Oklahoma County, OK | 7683 |
| 67 | Fairfield County, CT | 7423 |
| 68 | Salt Lake County, UT | 7338 |
| 69 | Essex County, MA | 7321 |
| 70 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 7302 |
| 71 | Monroe County, NY | 7288 |
| 72 | Baltimore city, MD | 7266 |
| 73 | DuPage County, IL | 7223 |
| 74 | Jackson County, MO | 7121 |
| 75 | Pasco County, FL | 7082 |
| 76 | Kern County, CA | 6980 |
| 77 | Montgomery County, MD | 6906 |
| 78 | San Francisco County, CA | 6898 |
| 79 | Travis County, TX | 6880 |
| 80 | Wake County, NC | 6757 |
| 81 | Essex County, NJ | 6750 |
| 82 | Ventura County, CA | 6741 |
| 83 | Sarasota County, FL | 6732 |
| 84 | Middlesex County, NJ | 6707 |
| 85 | Bucks County, PA | 6632 |
| 86 | Tulsa County, OK | 6617 |
| 87 | Multnomah County, OR | 6509 |
| 88 | Bernalillo County, NM | 6443 |
| 89 | Montgomery County, OH | 6441 |
| 90 | Norfolk County, MA | 6404 |
| 91 | San Joaquin County, CA | 6339 |
| 92 | Snohomish County, WA | 6318 |
| 93 | Summit County, OH | 6298 |
| 94 | Monmouth County, NJ | 6241 |
| 95 | Fairfax County, VA | 6215 |
| 96 | Suffolk County, MA | 5967 |
| 97 | Davidson County, TN | 5962 |
| 98 | Providence County, RI | 5904 |
| 99 | Delaware County, PA | 5884 |
| 100 | El Paso County, TX | 5844 |
| 101 | Collin County, TX | 5752 |
| 102 | Bristol County, MA | 5745 |
| 103 | Marion County, FL | 5608 |
| 104 | Lancaster County, PA | 5565 |
| 105 | San Mateo County, CA | 5556 |
| 106 | DeKalb County, GA | 5495 |
| 107 | Denver County, CO | 5406 |
| 108 | Lake County, IN | 5384 |
| 109 | El Paso County, CO | 5259 |
| 110 | Camden County, NJ | 5251 |
| 111 | New Castle County, DE | 5242 |
| 112 | Kent County, MI | 5226 |
| 113 | Plymouth County, MA | 5223 |
| 114 | Cobb County, GA | 5210 |
| 115 | Will County, IL | 5185 |
| 116 | Lake County, IL | 5168 |
| 117 | Gwinnett County, GA | 5160 |
| 118 | Spokane County, WA | 5147 |
| 119 | Hidalgo County, TX | 5110 |
| 120 | Denton County, TX | 5077 |
| 121 | Guilford County, NC | 5065 |
| 122 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 5025 |
| 123 | Mobile County, AL | 5011 |
| 124 | Jefferson County, CO | 5002 |
| 125 | Lake County, FL | 4968 |
| 126 | Genesee County, MI | 4916 |
| 127 | Greenville County, SC | 4894 |
| 128 | Knox County, TN | 4888 |
| 129 | Sedgwick County, KS | 4863 |
| 130 | Manatee County, FL | 4839 |
| 131 | Lucas County, OH | 4808 |
| 132 | Montgomery County, TX | 4800 |
| 133 | Sonoma County, CA | 4751 |
| 134 | Westmoreland County, PA | 4744 |
| 135 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 4679 |
| 136 | Stanislaus County, CA | 4676 |
| 137 | Hampden County, MA | 4654 |
| 138 | Ramsey County, MN | 4563 |
| 139 | Chester County, PA | 4549 |
| 140 | Onondaga County, NY | 4546 |
| 141 | Arapahoe County, CO | 4531 |
| 142 | Richmond County, NY | 4496 |
| 143 | York County, PA | 4460 |
| 144 | Hudson County, NJ | 4459 |
| 145 | Stark County, OH | 4443 |
| 146 | Washoe County, NV | 4440 |
| 147 | Johnson County, KS | 4438 |
| 148 | Union County, NJ | 4423 |
| 149 | Burlington County, NJ | 4404 |
| 150 | Horry County, SC | 4357 |
| 151 | Fort Bend County, TX | 4331 |
| 152 | Douglas County, NE | 4329 |
| 153 | Collier County, FL | 4286 |
| 154 | Clark County, WA | 4207 |
| 155 | Morris County, NJ | 4204 |
| 155 | Berks County, PA | 4204 |
| 155 | Luzerne County, PA | 4204 |
| 156 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 4199 |
| 157 | Passaic County, NJ | 4130 |
| 158 | Pulaski County, AR | 4104 |
| 159 | Hamilton County, TN | 4042 |
| 160 | Lane County, OR | 4016 |
| 161 | Seminole County, FL | 3972 |
| 162 | Polk County, IA | 3966 |
| 163 | Orleans Parish, LA | 3961 |
| 164 | Solano County, CA | 3953 |
| 165 | Escambia County, FL | 3925 |
| 166 | St. Lucie County, FL | 3913 |
| 167 | Charleston County, SC | 3890 |
| 168 | Washington County, OR | 3878 |
| 169 | Clackamas County, OR | 3871 |
| 170 | Kane County, IL | 3815 |
| 171 | Pinal County, AZ | 3777 |
| 172 | Waukesha County, WI | 3765 |
| 173 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 3751 |
| 174 | Butler County, OH | 3747 |
| 175 | Forsyth County, NC | 3714 |
| 176 | Hillsborough County, NH | 3708 |
| 177 | Placer County, CA | 3692 |
| 178 | Mohave County, AZ | 3656 |
| 179 | Madison County, AL | 3585 |
| 180 | Lehigh County, PA | 3571 |
| 181 | Dane County, WI | 3565 |
| 182 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 3550 |
| 183 | Spartanburg County, SC | 3518 |
| 184 | Adams County, CO | 3458 |
| 185 | Richland County, SC | 3440 |
| 186 | Ada County, ID | 3426 |
| 187 | Allen County, IN | 3415 |
| 188 | Tulare County, CA | 3404 |
| 189 | St. Louis city, MO | 3348 |
| 190 | Lorain County, OH | 3323 |
| 191 | Yavapai County, AZ | 3298 |
| 192 | Williamson County, TX | 3288 |
| 193 | St. Charles County, MO | 3274 |
| 194 | Galveston County, TX | 3265 |
| 195 | Nueces County, TX | 3227 |
| 196 | Mercer County, NJ | 3219 |
| 197 | Northampton County, PA | 3214 |
| 198 | Sussex County, DE | 3179 |
Ranking of Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by number of deaths for each of the following US states.