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Counties in Colorado by death rate (July to June)

Baca County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 64 counties in 2022, at 22.83 per 1,000 inhabitants. Summit County had the lowest, at 2.97 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Colorado was 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.83Baca County
Lowest2.97Summit County
Median11.164 counties
Colorado8.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Baca CountyBaca County: 22.83 per 1,000 inhabitants22.83Huerfano CountyHuerfano County: 22.1 per 1,000 inhabitants22.1Conejos CountyConejos County: 18.21 per 1,000 inhabitants18.21Las Animas CountyLas Animas County: 17.95 per 1,000 inhabitants17.95Sedgwick CountySedgwick County: 17.76 per 1,000 inhabitants17.76Dolores CountyDolores County: 17.38 per 1,000 inhabitants17.38Otero CountyOtero County: 16.97 per 1,000 inhabitants16.97Costilla CountyCostilla County: 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants16.92Cheyenne CountyCheyenne County: 16.83 per 1,000 inhabitants16.83Phillips CountyPhillips County: 16.54 per 1,000 inhabitants16.54Delta CountyDelta County: 16.13 per 1,000 inhabitants16.13Washington CountyWashington County: 15.66 per 1,000 inhabitants15.66Bent CountyBent County: 15.61 per 1,000 inhabitants15.61Rio Grande CountyRio Grande County: 15.49 per 1,000 inhabitants15.49Fremont CountyFremont County: 15.33 per 1,000 inhabitants15.33Crowley CountyCrowley County: 15.3 per 1,000 inhabitants15.3Montezuma CountyMontezuma County: 15.13 per 1,000 inhabitants15.13Pueblo CountyPueblo County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Mineral CountyMineral County: 14.13 per 1,000 inhabitants14.13Prowers CountyProwers County: 14.05 per 1,000 inhabitants14.05Montrose CountyMontrose County: 13.92 per 1,000 inhabitants13.92Kiowa CountyKiowa County: 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitants13.88Logan CountyLogan County: 13.49 per 1,000 inhabitants13.49Kit Carson CountyKit Carson County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35Saguache CountySaguache County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitants13.06Alamosa CountyAlamosa County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Custer CountyCuster County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Mesa CountyMesa County: 12.61 per 1,000 inhabitants12.61Moffat CountyMoffat County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83San Juan CountySan Juan County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitants11.69Teller CountyTeller County: 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants11.12Archuleta CountyArchuleta County: 11.09 per 1,000 inhabitants11.09Morgan CountyMorgan County: 11.07 per 1,000 inhabitants11.07Rio Blanco CountyRio Blanco County: 11.06 per 1,000 inhabitants11.06Yuma CountyYuma County: 9.76 per 1,000 inhabitants9.76Chaffee CountyChaffee County: 9.35 per 1,000 inhabitants9.35Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants9.26Hinsdale CountyHinsdale County: 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants9.05El Paso CountyEl Paso County: 9.01 per 1,000 inhabitants9.01
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2021
1Baca County Estimated22.83+2.74 pts
2Huerfano County Estimated22.1+3.35 pts
3Conejos County Estimated18.21+4.52 pts
4Las Animas County Estimated17.95+3.52 pts
5Sedgwick County Estimated17.76-3.01 pts
6Dolores County Estimated17.38+4.63 pts
7Otero County Estimated16.97-0.62 pts
8Costilla County Estimated16.92+4.54 pts
9Cheyenne County Estimated16.83+2.97 pts
10Phillips County Estimated16.54-1.84 pts
11Delta County Estimated16.13+0.35 pts
12Washington County Estimated15.66+1.19 pts
13Bent County Estimated15.61+1.36 pts
14Rio Grande County Estimated15.49+1.11 pts
15Fremont County Estimated15.33+1.28 pts
16Crowley County Estimated15.3+3.79 pts
17Montezuma County Estimated15.13+1.94 pts
18Pueblo County Estimated15.07+1.01 pts
19Mineral County Estimated14.13+6.31 pts
20Prowers County Estimated14.05-0.81 pts
21Montrose County Estimated13.92+1.51 pts
22Kiowa County Estimated13.88-0.57 pts
23Logan County Estimated13.49-1 pts
24Kit Carson County Estimated13.35-0.08 pts
25Saguache County Estimated13.06+2.69 pts
26Alamosa County Estimated12.71+2.69 pts
27Custer County Estimated12.67+0.83 pts
28Mesa County Estimated12.61+0.58 pts
29Moffat County Estimated12.21-0.2 pts
30Lincoln County Estimated11.83+0.7 pts
31San Juan County Estimated11.69+2.03 pts
32Teller County Estimated11.12+1.38 pts
33Archuleta County Estimated11.09+2.05 pts
34Morgan County Estimated11.07+0.47 pts
35Rio Blanco County Estimated11.06+0.88 pts
36Yuma County Estimated9.76-2.7 pts
37Chaffee County Estimated9.35+0.63 pts
38Jefferson County Estimated9.26+0.2 pts
39Hinsdale County Estimated9.05+2.65 pts
40El Paso County Estimated9.01+0.54 pts
41Elbert County Estimated8.29+1.17 pts
42La Plata County Estimated8.16+0.2 pts
43Clear Creek County Estimated8.13+1.21 pts
44Larimer County Estimated7.85+0.39 pts
45Park County Estimated7.84+0.68 pts
46Adams County Estimated7.72+0.6 pts
47Grand County Estimated7.71+1.38 pts
48Denver County Estimated7.58+0.22 pts
49Arapahoe County Estimated7.53+0.48 pts
50Weld County Estimated7.38+0.68 pts
51Ouray County Estimated7.29+1.05 pts
52Broomfield County Estimated6.88+0.76 pts
53Jackson County Estimated6.73-4.95 pts
54Boulder County Estimated6.67+0.21 pts
55Garfield County Estimated6.66-0.29 pts
56Lake County Estimated6.49-0.4 pts
57Gilpin County Estimated5.77-0.21 pts
58Routt County Estimated5.73+0.92 pts
59Douglas County Estimated5.69+0.5 pts
60Gunnison County Estimated5.03+0.41 pts
61San Miguel County Estimated4.97+1.75 pts
62Pitkin County Estimated3.97-0.75 pts
63Eagle County Estimated3.35+0.24 pts
64Summit County Estimated2.97+0.7 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)?

Baca County, with 22.83 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Summit County, with 2.97 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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