Counties in Florida by death rate (July to June)

Citrus County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2022, at 22.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Orange County had the lowest, at 7.58 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.43 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Florida was 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.28Citrus County
Lowest7.58Orange County
Median14.4367 counties
Florida11.76History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Citrus CountyCitrus County: 22.28 per 1,000 inhabitants22.28Sumter CountySumter County: 19.85 per 1,000 inhabitants19.85Highlands CountyHighlands County: 19.35 per 1,000 inhabitants19.35Holmes CountyHolmes County: 18.75 per 1,000 inhabitants18.75Putnam CountyPutnam County: 18.75 per 1,000 inhabitants18.75Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 18.54 per 1,000 inhabitants18.54Madison CountyMadison County: 18.3 per 1,000 inhabitants18.3Hernando CountyHernando County: 18.02 per 1,000 inhabitants18.02Franklin CountyFranklin County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Marion CountyMarion County: 17.96 per 1,000 inhabitants17.96Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 17.74 per 1,000 inhabitants17.74Dixie CountyDixie County: 17.66 per 1,000 inhabitants17.66Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 17.17 per 1,000 inhabitants17.17Taylor CountyTaylor County: 17.07 per 1,000 inhabitants17.07Columbia CountyColumbia County: 17.02 per 1,000 inhabitants17.02Gulf CountyGulf County: 16.94 per 1,000 inhabitants16.94Union CountyUnion County: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9Indian River CountyIndian River County: 16.64 per 1,000 inhabitants16.64Levy CountyLevy County: 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants16.61Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 16.34 per 1,000 inhabitants16.34Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 16.21 per 1,000 inhabitants16.21Volusia CountyVolusia County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Washington CountyWashington County: 15.96 per 1,000 inhabitants15.96Jackson CountyJackson County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Sarasota CountySarasota County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 15.29 per 1,000 inhabitants15.29Flagler CountyFlagler County: 15.27 per 1,000 inhabitants15.27Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06Brevard CountyBrevard County: 14.97 per 1,000 inhabitants14.97Martin CountyMartin County: 14.88 per 1,000 inhabitants14.88Bradford CountyBradford County: 14.46 per 1,000 inhabitants14.46Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 14.43 per 1,000 inhabitants14.43Lake CountyLake County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Escambia CountyEscambia County: 13.99 per 1,000 inhabitants13.99Hardee CountyHardee County: 13.77 per 1,000 inhabitants13.77Bay CountyBay County: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59Pasco CountyPasco County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants13.58Liberty CountyLiberty County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Citrus County Estimated22.28+0.75 pts
2Sumter County Estimated19.85+0.33 pts
3Highlands County Estimated19.35-0.47 pts
4Holmes County Estimated18.75+0.85 pts
5Putnam County Estimated18.75+1.04 pts
6Suwannee County Estimated18.54+2.58 pts
7Madison County Estimated18.3+1.72 pts
8Hernando County Estimated18.02+0.87 pts
9Franklin County Estimated18.01+3.73 pts
10Marion County Estimated17.96+0.61 pts
11Calhoun County Estimated17.74+0.84 pts
12Dixie County Estimated17.66+1.67 pts
13Charlotte County Estimated17.17+0.16 pts
14Taylor County Estimated17.07+1.68 pts
15Columbia County Estimated17.02+2.23 pts
16Gulf County Estimated16.94-0.26 pts
17Union County Estimated16.9-0.98 pts
18Indian River County Estimated16.64+1.17 pts
19Levy County Estimated16.61+0.59 pts
20Hamilton County Estimated16.34+0.6 pts
21Okeechobee County Estimated16.21+0.95 pts
22Volusia County Estimated15.97+0.71 pts
23Washington County Estimated15.96+0.77 pts
24Jackson County Estimated15.82-1.52 pts
25Gilchrist County Estimated15.53+1.56 pts
26Sarasota County Estimated15.41-0.37 pts
27Lafayette County Estimated15.38-0.56 pts
28Gadsden County Estimated15.29+1.55 pts
29Flagler County Estimated15.27+1.28 pts
30Jefferson County Estimated15.06+0.39 pts
31Brevard County Estimated14.97+0.69 pts
32Martin County Estimated14.88-0.69 pts
33Bradford County Estimated14.46+1.24 pts
34Pinellas County Estimated14.43+0.24 pts
35Lake County Estimated14.42+0.58 pts
36Escambia County Estimated13.99+0.13 pts
37Hardee County Estimated13.77+2.16 pts
38Bay County Estimated13.59+0.03 pts
39Pasco County Estimated13.58+0.39 pts
40Liberty County Estimated13.42-1 pts
41Baker County Estimated13.24+1.93 pts
42Glades County Estimated13.23-0.4 pts
43Nassau County Estimated12.95+0.88 pts
44Wakulla County Estimated12.76+1.03 pts
45Manatee County Estimated12.64+0.52 pts
46St. Lucie County Estimated12.55+0.06 pts
47Polk County Estimated12.44+0.23 pts
48DeSoto County Estimated12.38-1.03 pts
49Clay County Estimated12.24+1.28 pts
50Lee County Estimated11.9+0.52 pts
51Walton County Estimated11.72+1.32 pts
52Palm Beach County Estimated11.6-0.06 pts
53Collier County Estimated11.44+0.32 pts
54Okaloosa County Estimated11.31+0.17 pts
55Duval County Estimated11.09+0.34 pts
56Hendry County Estimated10.86+0.18 pts
57Santa Rosa County Estimated10.84+0.19 pts
58Monroe County Estimated10.61+0.79 pts
59Broward County Estimated9.61+0.12 pts
60Miami-Dade County Estimated9.47-0.37 pts
61Hillsborough County Estimated9.38+0.16 pts
62Seminole County Estimated9.1+0.11 pts
63St. Johns County Estimated9.01+0.19 pts
64Alachua County Estimated8.78+0.44 pts
65Leon County Estimated8.52-0.26 pts
66Osceola County Estimated8.44+0.26 pts
67Orange County Estimated7.58+0.33 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)?

Citrus County, with 22.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 7.58 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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