Counties in Florida by death rate (July to June)

Citrus County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2021, at 21.52 per 1,000 inhabitants. Orange County had the lowest, at 7.25 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Florida was 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.52Citrus County
Lowest7.25Orange County
Median13.8667 counties
Florida11.53History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Citrus CountyCitrus County: 21.52 per 1,000 inhabitants21.52Highlands CountyHighlands County: 19.82 per 1,000 inhabitants19.82Sumter CountySumter County: 19.52 per 1,000 inhabitants19.52Holmes CountyHolmes County: 17.9 per 1,000 inhabitants17.9Union CountyUnion County: 17.88 per 1,000 inhabitants17.88Putnam CountyPutnam County: 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants17.71Marion CountyMarion County: 17.35 per 1,000 inhabitants17.35Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.34 per 1,000 inhabitants17.34Gulf CountyGulf County: 17.2 per 1,000 inhabitants17.2Hernando CountyHernando County: 17.15 per 1,000 inhabitants17.15Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 17.01 per 1,000 inhabitants17.01Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9Madison CountyMadison County: 16.58 per 1,000 inhabitants16.58Levy CountyLevy County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Dixie CountyDixie County: 15.99 per 1,000 inhabitants15.99Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 15.95 per 1,000 inhabitants15.95Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 15.95 per 1,000 inhabitants15.95Sarasota CountySarasota County: 15.78 per 1,000 inhabitants15.78Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 15.74 per 1,000 inhabitants15.74Martin CountyMartin County: 15.57 per 1,000 inhabitants15.57Indian River CountyIndian River County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Taylor CountyTaylor County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Volusia CountyVolusia County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Washington CountyWashington County: 15.19 per 1,000 inhabitants15.19Columbia CountyColumbia County: 14.79 per 1,000 inhabitants14.79Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 14.67 per 1,000 inhabitants14.67Liberty CountyLiberty County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Brevard CountyBrevard County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Franklin CountyFranklin County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 14.19 per 1,000 inhabitants14.19Flagler CountyFlagler County: 13.99 per 1,000 inhabitants13.99Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 13.97 per 1,000 inhabitants13.97Escambia CountyEscambia County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants13.86Lake CountyLake County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitants13.84Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants13.74Glades CountyGlades County: 13.64 per 1,000 inhabitants13.64Bay CountyBay County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Bradford CountyBradford County: 13.21 per 1,000 inhabitants13.21
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Citrus County Estimated21.52
2Highlands County Estimated19.82
3Sumter County Estimated19.52
4Holmes County Estimated17.9
5Union County Estimated17.88
6Putnam County Estimated17.71
7Marion County Estimated17.35
8Jackson County Estimated17.34
9Gulf County Estimated17.2
10Hernando County Estimated17.15
11Charlotte County Estimated17.01
12Calhoun County Estimated16.9
13Madison County Estimated16.58
14Levy County Estimated16.02
15Dixie County Estimated15.99
16Suwannee County Estimated15.95
17Lafayette County Estimated15.95
18Sarasota County Estimated15.78
19Hamilton County Estimated15.74
20Martin County Estimated15.57
21Indian River County Estimated15.47
22Taylor County Estimated15.4
23Volusia County Estimated15.26
24Okeechobee County Estimated15.26
25Washington County Estimated15.19
26Columbia County Estimated14.79
27Jefferson County Estimated14.67
28Liberty County Estimated14.42
29Brevard County Estimated14.28
30Franklin County Estimated14.28
31Pinellas County Estimated14.19
32Flagler County Estimated13.99
33Gilchrist County Estimated13.97
34Escambia County Estimated13.86
35Lake County Estimated13.84
36Gadsden County Estimated13.74
37Glades County Estimated13.64
38Bay County Estimated13.57
39DeSoto County Estimated13.42
40Bradford County Estimated13.21
41Pasco County Estimated13.2
42St. Lucie County Estimated12.5
43Polk County Estimated12.21
44Manatee County Estimated12.13
45Nassau County Estimated12.07
46Wakulla County Estimated11.73
47Palm Beach County Estimated11.66
48Hardee County Estimated11.61
49Lee County Estimated11.38
50Baker County Estimated11.31
51Okaloosa County Estimated11.13
52Collier County Estimated11.12
53Clay County Estimated10.97
54Duval County Estimated10.75
55Hendry County Estimated10.68
56Santa Rosa County Estimated10.66
57Walton County Estimated10.39
58Miami-Dade County Estimated9.83
59Monroe County Estimated9.82
60Broward County Estimated9.49
61Hillsborough County Estimated9.22
62Seminole County Estimated9
63St. Johns County Estimated8.82
64Leon County Estimated8.77
65Alachua County Estimated8.34
66Osceola County Estimated8.19
67Orange County Estimated7.25

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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)?

Citrus County, with 21.52 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 7.25 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021.

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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