Counties in Alabama by death rate (July to June)

Lowndes County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2023, at 18.97 per 1,000 inhabitants. Lee County had the lowest, at 7.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Alabama was 11.79 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.97Lowndes County
Lowest7.49Lee County
Median13.8267 counties
Alabama11.79History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 18.97 per 1,000 inhabitants18.97Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 18.68 per 1,000 inhabitants18.68Perry CountyPerry County: 17.26 per 1,000 inhabitants17.26Walker CountyWalker County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1Covington CountyCovington County: 16.43 per 1,000 inhabitants16.43Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 16.4 per 1,000 inhabitants16.4Greene CountyGreene County: 16.14 per 1,000 inhabitants16.14Geneva CountyGeneva County: 16.05 per 1,000 inhabitants16.05Winston CountyWinston County: 15.81 per 1,000 inhabitants15.81Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 15.72 per 1,000 inhabitants15.72Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 15.62 per 1,000 inhabitants15.62Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Etowah CountyEtowah County: 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants15.42Marengo CountyMarengo County: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Coosa CountyCoosa County: 15.25 per 1,000 inhabitants15.25Fayette CountyFayette County: 15.18 per 1,000 inhabitants15.18Butler CountyButler County: 15.13 per 1,000 inhabitants15.13Clarke CountyClarke County: 14.97 per 1,000 inhabitants14.97Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 14.97 per 1,000 inhabitants14.97Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 14.72 per 1,000 inhabitants14.72Clay CountyClay County: 14.67 per 1,000 inhabitants14.67Pickens CountyPickens County: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Dallas CountyDallas County: 14.57 per 1,000 inhabitants14.57Marion CountyMarion County: 14.54 per 1,000 inhabitants14.54Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants14.53Chambers CountyChambers County: 14.41 per 1,000 inhabitants14.41Lamar CountyLamar County: 14.39 per 1,000 inhabitants14.39Escambia CountyEscambia County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Randolph CountyRandolph County: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1Washington CountyWashington County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitants14.07Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14.01 per 1,000 inhabitants14.01Talladega CountyTalladega County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitants13.95Franklin CountyFranklin County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants13.74Hale CountyHale County: 13.67 per 1,000 inhabitants13.67Colbert CountyColbert County: 13.48 per 1,000 inhabitants13.48Henry CountyHenry County: 13.39 per 1,000 inhabitants13.39Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants13.23Marshall CountyMarshall County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Lowndes County Estimated18.97+1.24 pts
2Conecuh County Estimated18.68-1.2 pts
3Perry County Estimated17.26-1.99 pts
4Walker County Estimated17.1-1.19 pts
5Covington County Estimated16.43-3.13 pts
6Cherokee County Estimated16.4-1.86 pts
7Greene County Estimated16.14-2.11 pts
8Geneva County Estimated16.05-2.18 pts
9Winston County Estimated15.81-1.53 pts
10Choctaw County Estimated15.72-1.35 pts
11Crenshaw County Estimated15.62-3.04 pts
12Jackson County Estimated15.55-2.88 pts
13Etowah County Estimated15.42-2.36 pts
14Marengo County Estimated15.38-1.15 pts
15Coosa County Estimated15.25-3.54 pts
16Fayette County Estimated15.18-3.9 pts
17Butler County Estimated15.13-2.31 pts
18Clarke County Estimated14.97-2.65 pts
19Cleburne County Estimated14.97-0.83 pts
20Tallapoosa County Estimated14.75-1.46 pts
21Lawrence County Estimated14.72-0.67 pts
22Clay County Estimated14.67-1.96 pts
23Pickens County Estimated14.6-1.69 pts
24Dallas County Estimated14.57-1.65 pts
25Marion County Estimated14.54-1.93 pts
26Calhoun County Estimated14.53-2.11 pts
27Chambers County Estimated14.41-0.63 pts
28Lamar County Estimated14.39-5.44 pts
29Escambia County Estimated14.3-3.25 pts
30Randolph County Estimated14.1-1.86 pts
31Washington County Estimated14.07-2.08 pts
32Monroe County Estimated14.01-3.24 pts
33Talladega County Estimated13.95-2 pts
34Franklin County Estimated13.82-1.56 pts
35Wilcox County Estimated13.74-4.76 pts
36Hale County Estimated13.67-2.91 pts
37Colbert County Estimated13.48-1.81 pts
38Henry County Estimated13.39-2.29 pts
39Lauderdale County Estimated13.23-0.33 pts
40Marshall County Estimated13.18-1.04 pts
41Bullock County Estimated13.18+0.25 pts
42Cullman County Estimated13.12-1.31 pts
43Macon County Estimated13.06-1.09 pts
44Barbour County Estimated12.95-1.34 pts
45DeKalb County Estimated12.88-2.35 pts
46Blount County Estimated12.7-2.14 pts
47Morgan County Estimated12.25-1.52 pts
48Bibb County Estimated12.04-2.9 pts
49Dale County Estimated12.02-2.83 pts
50Chilton County Estimated12.01-2.36 pts
51Russell County Estimated11.99-2.13 pts
52Mobile County Estimated11.85-1.89 pts
53Jefferson County Estimated11.8-0.98 pts
54Sumter County Estimated11.76-2.92 pts
55Houston County Estimated11.76-2.74 pts
56St. Clair County Estimated11.75-2.42 pts
57Coffee County Estimated11.18-1.53 pts
58Baldwin County Estimated11.07-1.48 pts
59Montgomery County Estimated11.05-0.33 pts
60Pike County Estimated10.31-3.29 pts
61Elmore County Estimated10.09-2.08 pts
62Madison County Estimated9.66-0.51 pts
63Limestone County Estimated9.54-1.23 pts
64Autauga County Estimated9.48-2.46 pts
65Tuscaloosa County Estimated8.41-1.33 pts
66Shelby County Estimated7.81-0.82 pts
67Lee County Estimated7.49-0.66 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Lowndes County, with 18.97 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Lee County, with 7.49 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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