Ranking of US Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on July 29, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for the United States was 3.44M. Among all US counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of deaths (88.93K), followed by Cook County (48.15K), and Maricopa County (43.80K).
On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest number of deaths (0) followed by Yakutat City and Borough (1), and King County (1).
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 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 88930 |
| 2 | Cook County, IL | 48145 |
| 3 | Maricopa County, AZ | 43801 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 36149 |
| 5 | San Diego County, CA | 26911 |
| 6 | Orange County, CA | 26407 |
| 7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 25913 |
| 8 | Riverside County, CA | 23863 |
| 9 | Clark County, NV | 22508 |
| 10 | San Bernardino County, CA | 21385 |
| 11 | Dallas County, TX | 21180 |
| 12 | Wayne County, MI | 20839 |
| 13 | Bexar County, TX | 18933 |
| 14 | Kings County, NY | 18381 |
| 15 | Broward County, FL | 18326 |
| 16 | Tarrant County, TX | 17921 |
| 17 | Palm Beach County, FL | 17492 |
| 18 | Philadelphia County, PA | 16992 |
| 19 | Queens County, NY | 16443 |
| 20 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 16416 |
| 21 | Allegheny County, PA | 15576 |
| 22 | King County, WA | 14728 |
| 23 | Sacramento County, CA | 14077 |
| 24 | Suffolk County, NY | 13749 |
| 25 | Pinellas County, FL | 13706 |
| 26 | Hillsborough County, FL | 13609 |
| 27 | Pima County, AZ | 12945 |
| 28 | Oakland County, MI | 12263 |
| 29 | St. Louis County, MO | 12071 |
| 30 | Santa Clara County, CA | 12068 |
| 31 | Middlesex County, MA | 11953 |
| 32 | Franklin County, OH | 11905 |
| 33 | Alameda County, CA | 11819 |
| 34 | Nassau County, NY | 11780 |
| 35 | Bronx County, NY | 11382 |
| 36 | New York County, NY | 11308 |
| 37 | Shelby County, TN | 11225 |
| 38 | Erie County, NY | 10955 |
| 39 | Duval County, FL | 10777 |
| 40 | Orange County, FL | 10339 |
| 41 | Macomb County, MI | 10284 |
| 42 | Jefferson County, KY | 9834 |
| 43 | Marion County, IN | 9833 |
| 44 | Baltimore County, MD | 9831 |
| 45 | Milwaukee County, WI | 9811 |
| 46 | Hennepin County, MN | 9806 |
| 47 | Fresno County, CA | 9524 |
| 48 | Hamilton County, OH | 9457 |
| 49 | Oklahoma County, OK | 9278 |
| 50 | Contra Costa County, CA | 9260 |
| 51 | Jefferson County, AL | 9170 |
| 52 | Polk County, FL | 9119 |
| 53 | Lee County, FL | 8930 |
| 54 | Brevard County, FL | 8826 |
| 55 | Volusia County, FL | 8662 |
| 56 | El Paso County, TX | 8627 |
| 57 | Montgomery County, PA | 8483 |
| 58 | Honolulu County, HI | 8386 |
| 59 | Kern County, CA | 8360 |
| 60 | Fulton County, GA | 8215 |
| 61 | Ocean County, NJ | 8203 |
| 62 | Monroe County, NY | 8068 |
| 63 | Salt Lake County, UT | 7958 |
| 64 | Westchester County, NY | 7944 |
| 65 | Baltimore city, MD | 7922 |
| 66 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 7918 |
| 67 | Prince George's County, MD | 7823 |
| 68 | Pierce County, WA | 7794 |
| 69 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7755 |
| 70 | Jackson County, MO | 7681 |
| 71 | Pasco County, FL | 7649 |
| 72 | Montgomery County, OH | 7629 |
| 73 | Bergen County, NJ | 7541 |
| 74 | San Joaquin County, CA | 7511 |
| 75 | Tulsa County, OK | 7510 |
| 76 | Worcester County, MA | 7454 |
| 77 | Essex County, MA | 7431 |
| 78 | Ventura County, CA | 7387 |
| 79 | Travis County, TX | 7378 |
| 80 | Bernalillo County, NM | 7369 |
| 81 | DuPage County, IL | 7272 |
| 82 | Montgomery County, MD | 7080 |
| 83 | Wake County, NC | 7019 |
| 84 | Sarasota County, FL | 7005 |
| 85 | Summit County, OH | 6870 |
| 86 | Middlesex County, NJ | 6857 |
| 87 | Bucks County, PA | 6849 |
| 88 | San Francisco County, CA | 6790 |
| 89 | Davidson County, TN | 6786 |
| 90 | Multnomah County, OR | 6747 |
| 91 | Essex County, NJ | 6744 |
| 92 | Marion County, FL | 6628 |
| 93 | Providence County, RI | 6477 |
| 94 | Monmouth County, NJ | 6392 |
| 95 | Snohomish County, WA | 6235 |
| 96 | Collin County, TX | 6214 |
| 97 | Bristol County, MA | 6178 |
| 98 | Lake County, IN | 6107 |
| 99 | DeKalb County, GA | 6060 |
| 100 | Gwinnett County, GA | 6043 |
| 101 | Delaware County, PA | 6023 |
| 102 | Norfolk County, MA | 5991 |
| 103 | Fairfax County, VA | 5910 |
| 104 | El Paso County, CO | 5877 |
| 105 | Lancaster County, PA | 5869 |
| 106 | New Castle County, DE | 5801 |
| 107 | Sedgwick County, KS | 5781 |
| 108 | Kent County, MI | 5770 |
| 109 | Stanislaus County, CA | 5765 |
| 110 | Camden County, NJ | 5761 |
| 111 | Greenville County, SC | 5757 |
| 112 | Knox County, TN | 5731 |
| 113 | Will County, IL | 5617 |
| 114 | Guilford County, NC | 5600 |
| 115 | Spokane County, WA | 5532 |
| 116 | Cobb County, GA | 5523 |
| 117 | Genesee County, MI | 5496 |
| 118 | Lucas County, OH | 5487 |
| 119 | Mobile County, AL | 5456 |
| 120 | Lake County, FL | 5429 |
| 121 | Stark County, OH | 5405 |
| 122 | Jefferson County, CO | 5402 |
| 123 | Westmoreland County, PA | 5363 |
| 124 | Denton County, TX | 5349 |
| 125 | Lake County, IL | 5310 |
| 126 | San Mateo County, CA | 5299 |
| 126 | York County, PA | 5299 |
| 127 | Onondaga County, NY | 5220 |
| 128 | Hampden County, MA | 5188 |
| 129 | Plymouth County, MA | 5181 |
| 130 | Horry County, SC | 5152 |
| 131 | Denver County, CO | 5138 |
| 132 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 5026 |
| 133 | Ramsey County, MN | 5023 |
| 134 | Suffolk County, MA | 4993 |
| 135 | Manatee County, FL | 4965 |
| 136 | Montgomery County, TX | 4958 |
| 137 | Fort Bend County, TX | 4918 |
| 138 | Johnson County, KS | 4911 |
| 139 | Douglas County, NE | 4906 |
| 140 | Washoe County, NV | 4902 |
| 141 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 4890 |
| 142 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 4872 |
| 143 | Pulaski County, AR | 4723 |
| 144 | Luzerne County, PA | 4709 |
| 145 | Arapahoe County, CO | 4703 |
| 146 | Berks County, PA | 4689 |
| 147 | Pinal County, AZ | 4661 |
| 148 | Sonoma County, CA | 4657 |
| 149 | Union County, NJ | 4512 |
| 150 | Burlington County, NJ | 4508 |
| 151 | Hudson County, NJ | 4507 |
| 152 | Hamilton County, TN | 4471 |
| 153 | Escambia County, FL | 4464 |
| 154 | Cameron County, TX | 4462 |
| 155 | Chester County, PA | 4452 |
| 156 | Butler County, OH | 4333 |
| 157 | Spartanburg County, SC | 4316 |
| 158 | Passaic County, NJ | 4305 |
| 159 | Clark County, WA | 4287 |
| 160 | Polk County, IA | 4286 |
| 161 | Collier County, FL | 4274 |
| 162 | Seminole County, FL | 4270 |
| 163 | Mohave County, AZ | 4267 |
| 164 | Richmond County, NY | 4252 |
| 165 | Lane County, OR | 4251 |
| 166 | St. Lucie County, FL | 4241 |
| 167 | Waukesha County, WI | 4237 |
| 168 | Morris County, NJ | 4214 |
| 169 | Forsyth County, NC | 4183 |
| 170 | Tulare County, CA | 4164 |
| 171 | Madison County, AL | 4100 |
| 172 | Nueces County, TX | 4090 |
| 173 | Allen County, IN | 4039 |
| 174 | Charleston County, SC | 4036 |
| 175 | Kane County, IL | 4023 |
| 176 | Solano County, CA | 3995 |
| 177 | Richland County, SC | 3970 |
| 178 | Ada County, ID | 3962 |
| 179 | Washington County, OR | 3958 |
| 180 | Williamson County, TX | 3926 |
| 181 | Yavapai County, AZ | 3925 |
| 182 | Lehigh County, PA | 3909 |
| 183 | Dane County, WI | 3879 |
| 184 | Adams County, CO | 3869 |
| 185 | Orleans Parish, LA | 3864 |
| 186 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 3862 |
| 187 | Lorain County, OH | 3861 |
| 188 | Hillsborough County, NH | 3859 |
| 189 | St. Charles County, MO | 3844 |
| 190 | Clackamas County, OR | 3810 |
| 191 | Placer County, CA | 3803 |
| 192 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 3733 |
| 193 | Mahoning County, OH | 3657 |
| 194 | St. Louis city, MO | 3602 |
| 195 | Greene County, MO | 3588 |
| 195 | Galveston County, TX | 3588 |
| 196 | Caddo Parish, LA | 3558 |
| 197 | Henrico County, VA | 3540 |
| 198 | Winnebago County, IL | 3528 |
Ranking of Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021 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.