Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2019

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 8.69. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest death rate (12.64), followed by Alabama (11.03), and Maine (10.94).

On the other hand, Utah had the lowest death rate (5.67) followed by Alaska (6.46), and Colorado (6.86).

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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2019

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Rank	State	Death Rate
1	West Virginia	12.64
2	Alabama	11.03
3	Maine	10.94
4	Kentucky	10.57
5	Mississippi	10.51
6	Pennsylvania	10.47
7	Arkansas	10.43
8	Ohio	10.31
9	Tennessee	10.26
10	Oklahoma	10.24
11	South Carolina	10.04
12	Missouri	9.93
13	Louisiana	9.9
14	Florida	9.88
15	Delaware	9.82
16	Michigan	9.74
17	Indiana	9.5
18	Rhode Island	9.44
19	Vermont	9.36
20	Montana	9.31
21	New Hampshire	9.26
22	Iowa	9.21
23	North Carolina	9.11
24	New Mexico	9
25	Wisconsin	8.91
26	Kansas	8.84
27	Connecticut	8.81
28	Hawaii	8.78
29	Oregon	8.69
30	New Jersey	8.63
31	Illinois	8.62
31	Wyoming	8.62
32	Massachusetts	8.61
33	Maryland	8.54
34	Arizona	8.45
35	South Dakota	8.44
36	Nevada	8.36
37	New York	8.31
38	Virginia	8.21
39	Nebraska	8.2
40	Georgia	8.13
41	North Dakota	8.11
42	Minnesota	7.84
43	Idaho	7.77
44	Washington	7.73
45	District of Columbia	7.67
46	Texas	7.06
47	California	7.04
48	Colorado	6.86
49	Alaska	6.46
50	Utah	5.67