Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 10.39. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest death rate (16.86), followed by Mississippi (13.84), and Kentucky (13.62).

On the other hand, Utah had the lowest death rate (6.96) followed by California (8.14), and District of Columbia (8.32).

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 2022
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1 West Virginia 16.86
2 Mississippi 13.84
3 Kentucky 13.62
4 Arkansas 13.29
5 Alabama 13.28
6 Tennessee 13.08
7 Maine 12.99
8 Oklahoma 12.9
9 Ohio 12.67
10 Louisiana 12.34
10 South Carolina 12.34
11 Missouri 12.27
12 New Mexico 12.04
13 Pennsylvania 11.93
14 Florida 11.81
15 Michigan 11.75
16 Indiana 11.69
17 Wyoming 11.63
18 Montana 11.57
19 Delaware 11.35
20 Kansas 11.33
21 Iowa 11.16
22 Vermont 11.15
23 North Carolina 11.09
24 Oregon 10.92
25 Arizona 10.9
26 Wisconsin 10.81
27 Nevada 10.57
28 New Hampshire 10.53
29 South Dakota 10.22
30 Georgia 10.17
31 Rhode Island 10.11
32 Illinois 10.06
33 Virginia 9.96
34 Nebraska 9.9
35 Idaho 9.85
36 Connecticut 9.66
37 North Dakota 9.49
38 Minnesota 9.35
39 Maryland 9.33
40 Hawaii 9.27
41 Washington 9.13
42 Massachusetts 9.1
43 New York 8.92
44 New Jersey 8.91
45 Texas 8.79
46 Alaska 8.64
47 Colorado 8.51
48 District of Columbia 8.32
49 California 8.14
50 Utah 6.96