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Counties in Arkansas by death rate (July to June)

Monroe County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 75 counties in 2023, at 21.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Washington County had the lowest, at 7.53 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.85 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Arkansas was 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.28Monroe County
Lowest7.53Washington County
Median14.8575 counties
Arkansas11.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.28 per 1,000 inhabitants21.28Chicot CountyChicot County: 19.96 per 1,000 inhabitants19.96Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 19.25 per 1,000 inhabitants19.25Baxter CountyBaxter County: 18.82 per 1,000 inhabitants18.82Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 18.52 per 1,000 inhabitants18.52Scott CountyScott County: 18.35 per 1,000 inhabitants18.35Fulton CountyFulton County: 17.27 per 1,000 inhabitants17.27Clay CountyClay County: 17.25 per 1,000 inhabitants17.25Izard CountyIzard County: 17.23 per 1,000 inhabitants17.23Dallas CountyDallas County: 17.12 per 1,000 inhabitants17.12Stone CountyStone County: 16.86 per 1,000 inhabitants16.86Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 16.84 per 1,000 inhabitants16.84Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 16.66 per 1,000 inhabitants16.66Arkansas CountyArkansas County: 16.65 per 1,000 inhabitants16.65Prairie CountyPrairie County: 16.57 per 1,000 inhabitants16.57Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 16.42 per 1,000 inhabitants16.42Logan CountyLogan County: 16.38 per 1,000 inhabitants16.38Phillips CountyPhillips County: 16.36 per 1,000 inhabitants16.36Woodruff CountyWoodruff County: 16.36 per 1,000 inhabitants16.36Garland CountyGarland County: 16.15 per 1,000 inhabitants16.15Poinsett CountyPoinsett County: 16.11 per 1,000 inhabitants16.11Polk CountyPolk County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Pike CountyPike County: 15.85 per 1,000 inhabitants15.85Nevada CountyNevada County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Ouachita CountyOuachita County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Conway CountyConway County: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Hot Spring CountyHot Spring County: 15.25 per 1,000 inhabitants15.25Hempstead CountyHempstead County: 15.24 per 1,000 inhabitants15.24Sharp CountySharp County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Marion CountyMarion County: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Union CountyUnion County: 15.17 per 1,000 inhabitants15.17Howard CountyHoward County: 15.1 per 1,000 inhabitants15.1Lee CountyLee County: 15.09 per 1,000 inhabitants15.09Newton CountyNewton County: 14.97 per 1,000 inhabitants14.97Little River CountyLittle River County: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Searcy CountySearcy County: 14.85 per 1,000 inhabitants14.85Ashley CountyAshley County: 14.77 per 1,000 inhabitants14.77Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 14.73 per 1,000 inhabitants14.73
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Monroe County Estimated21.28+2.2 pts
2Chicot County Estimated19.96+1.84 pts
3Calhoun County Estimated19.25+3.13 pts
4Baxter County Estimated18.82-3.93 pts
5Lafayette County Estimated18.52+1.74 pts
6Scott County Estimated18.35-0.86 pts
7Fulton County Estimated17.27-2.9 pts
8Clay County Estimated17.25-0.74 pts
9Izard County Estimated17.23+0.55 pts
10Dallas County Estimated17.12-0.8 pts
11Stone County Estimated16.86-3.11 pts
12Lawrence County Estimated16.84+0.12 pts
13Van Buren County Estimated16.66-3.28 pts
14Arkansas County Estimated16.65-4.06 pts
15Prairie County Estimated16.57-3.91 pts
16Cleveland County Estimated16.42-0.29 pts
17Logan County Estimated16.38-1.47 pts
18Phillips County Estimated16.36-2.07 pts
19Woodruff County Estimated16.36-1.56 pts
20Garland County Estimated16.15-1.61 pts
21Poinsett County Estimated16.11-3.99 pts
22Polk County Estimated16.02-2.18 pts
23Cleburne County Estimated15.97-2.42 pts
24Pike County Estimated15.85-3.03 pts
25Nevada County Estimated15.82+0.42 pts
26Ouachita County Estimated15.67-2.05 pts
27Conway County Estimated15.6+1.17 pts
28Franklin County Estimated15.45-0.02 pts
29Hot Spring County Estimated15.25-0.06 pts
30Hempstead County Estimated15.24+0.57 pts
31Sharp County Estimated15.21-4.63 pts
32Marion County Estimated15.2-5.56 pts
33Union County Estimated15.17-0.21 pts
34Howard County Estimated15.1+0.23 pts
35Lee County Estimated15.09-2.63 pts
36Newton County Estimated14.97-4.12 pts
37Little River County Estimated14.9-2.95 pts
38Searcy County Estimated14.85-7.28 pts
39Ashley County Estimated14.77-4.07 pts
40Montgomery County Estimated14.73-6.65 pts
41Boone County Estimated14.63-1.27 pts
42Bradley County Estimated14.57-1.13 pts
43Cross County Estimated14.54-1.52 pts
44St. Francis County Estimated14.49-1.17 pts
45Yell County Estimated14.41-0.4 pts
46Randolph County Estimated14.28-0.88 pts
47Columbia County Estimated14.11+0.49 pts
48Desha County Estimated14.03-2.2 pts
49Clark County Estimated13.71-0.64 pts
50Mississippi County Estimated13.61-2.86 pts
51Jefferson County Estimated13.6-1.87 pts
52Johnson County Estimated13.47+0.3 pts
53Jackson County Estimated13.32-3.59 pts
54Miller County Estimated13.16-1.6 pts
55Crawford County Estimated12.98-1.12 pts
56Perry County Estimated12.94-3.42 pts
57White County Estimated12.84-1.6 pts
58Lincoln County Estimated12.78-0.86 pts
59Drew County Estimated12.73-0.98 pts
60Crittenden County Estimated12.53-1.62 pts
61Grant County Estimated12.43-3.47 pts
62Independence County Estimated12.38-2.45 pts
63Carroll County Estimated12.17-3.31 pts
64Sebastian County Estimated11.74-1.22 pts
65Madison County Estimated11.67-3.31 pts
66Sevier County Estimated11.6-1.72 pts
67Greene County Estimated11.49-2.52 pts
68Saline County Estimated10.88-1.67 pts
69Lonoke County Estimated10.69-1.05 pts
70Pulaski County Estimated10.57-0.89 pts
71Craighead County Estimated10.12-0.42 pts
72Pope County Estimated9.87-2.31 pts
73Faulkner County Estimated8.78-1.08 pts
74Benton County Estimated7.65-0.79 pts
75Washington County Estimated7.53-0.85 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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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Monroe County, with 21.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 7.53 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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