Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on July 29, 2024.

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 states and DC, West Virginia had the highest death rate (12.22), followed by Maine (10.65), and Alabama (10.64).

On the other hand, Utah had the lowest death rate (5.9) followed by Alaska (5.98), and California (6.67).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high death rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.

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Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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1 West Virginia 12.22
2 Maine 10.65
3 Alabama 10.64
4 Kentucky 10.53
4 Mississippi 10.53
5 Arkansas 10.43
6 Pennsylvania 10.16
7 Ohio 10.11
8 Tennessee 10.07
9 Oklahoma 10.03
10 Missouri 9.73
11 South Carolina 9.59
12 Montana 9.57
13 Michigan 9.53
14 Florida 9.48
15 Indiana 9.38
16 Louisiana 9.35
17 Iowa 9.32
18 Rhode Island 9.3
18 Vermont 9.3
19 South Dakota 9.02
20 Kansas 9.01
21 Delaware 8.99
22 Wisconsin 8.9
23 North Carolina 8.84
24 New Hampshire 8.83
25 Oregon 8.71
26 New Mexico 8.67
27 Nebraska 8.5
28 Connecticut 8.4
29 Illinois 8.27
30 Massachusetts 8.22
31 Wyoming 8.18
32 Arizona 8.13
32 North Dakota 8.13
33 Nevada 8.04
34 New Jersey 8.02
35 Idaho 7.96
36 Maryland 7.88
37 Georgia 7.82
38 Virginia 7.79
39 Minnesota 7.74
40 New York 7.72
41 Hawaii 7.61
42 Washington 7.56
43 District of Columbia 7.11
44 Texas 6.82
45 Colorado 6.68
46 California 6.67
47 Alaska 5.98
48 Utah 5.9