Counties in Florida by death rate (July to June)

Citrus County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 67 counties in 2023, at 18.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Orange County had the lowest, at 6.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Florida was 10.23 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.95Citrus County
Lowest6.49Orange County
Median12.2867 counties
Florida10.23History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Citrus CountyCitrus County: 18.95 per 1,000 inhabitants18.95Sumter CountySumter County: 18.27 per 1,000 inhabitants18.27Union CountyUnion County: 17.66 per 1,000 inhabitants17.66Highlands CountyHighlands County: 17.33 per 1,000 inhabitants17.33Madison CountyMadison County: 16.27 per 1,000 inhabitants16.27Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 16.21 per 1,000 inhabitants16.21Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 15.84 per 1,000 inhabitants15.84Dixie CountyDixie County: 15.82 per 1,000 inhabitants15.82Indian River CountyIndian River County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Holmes CountyHolmes County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Putnam CountyPutnam County: 15.46 per 1,000 inhabitants15.46Marion CountyMarion County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 15.24 per 1,000 inhabitants15.24Hernando CountyHernando County: 14.92 per 1,000 inhabitants14.92Levy CountyLevy County: 14.64 per 1,000 inhabitants14.64Taylor CountyTaylor County: 14.55 per 1,000 inhabitants14.55Gulf CountyGulf County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Jackson CountyJackson County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Martin CountyMartin County: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 14.11 per 1,000 inhabitants14.11Sarasota CountySarasota County: 14.02 per 1,000 inhabitants14.02Volusia CountyVolusia County: 13.85 per 1,000 inhabitants13.85Washington CountyWashington County: 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants13.75Columbia CountyColumbia County: 13.64 per 1,000 inhabitants13.64Flagler CountyFlagler County: 13.51 per 1,000 inhabitants13.51Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 13.35 per 1,000 inhabitants13.35Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 13.26 per 1,000 inhabitants13.26Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 13.2 per 1,000 inhabitants13.2Bradford CountyBradford County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18Brevard CountyBrevard County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitants12.81Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Glades CountyGlades County: 12.37 per 1,000 inhabitants12.37Franklin CountyFranklin County: 12.28 per 1,000 inhabitants12.28Lake CountyLake County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Hardee CountyHardee County: 12.21 per 1,000 inhabitants12.21Pasco CountyPasco County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Escambia CountyEscambia County: 11.94 per 1,000 inhabitants11.94Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 11.87 per 1,000 inhabitants11.87DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Citrus County Estimated18.95-3.33 pts
2Sumter County Estimated18.27-1.58 pts
3Union County Estimated17.66+0.76 pts
4Highlands County Estimated17.33-2.03 pts
5Madison County Estimated16.27-2.03 pts
6Calhoun County Estimated16.21-1.53 pts
7Charlotte County Estimated15.84-1.34 pts
8Dixie County Estimated15.82-1.85 pts
9Indian River County Estimated15.47-1.17 pts
10Holmes County Estimated15.47-3.29 pts
11Putnam County Estimated15.46-3.29 pts
12Marion County Estimated15.41-2.55 pts
13Suwannee County Estimated15.24-3.3 pts
14Hernando County Estimated14.92-3.1 pts
15Levy County Estimated14.64-1.97 pts
16Taylor County Estimated14.55-2.52 pts
17Gulf County Estimated14.49-2.46 pts
18Jackson County Estimated14.3-1.52 pts
19Martin County Estimated14.15-0.73 pts
20Hamilton County Estimated14.11-2.23 pts
21Sarasota County Estimated14.02-1.39 pts
22Volusia County Estimated13.85-2.12 pts
23Washington County Estimated13.75-2.21 pts
24Columbia County Estimated13.64-3.38 pts
25Flagler County Estimated13.51-1.75 pts
26Okeechobee County Estimated13.35-2.87 pts
27Lafayette County Estimated13.26-2.12 pts
28Pinellas County Estimated13.2-1.23 pts
29Bradford County Estimated13.18-1.27 pts
30Brevard County Estimated13.07-1.9 pts
31Gadsden County Estimated12.81-2.47 pts
32Jefferson County Estimated12.45-2.61 pts
33Glades County Estimated12.37-0.86 pts
34Franklin County Estimated12.28-5.73 pts
35Lake County Estimated12.25-2.17 pts
36Hardee County Estimated12.21-1.56 pts
37Pasco County Estimated12.01-1.57 pts
38Escambia County Estimated11.94-2.04 pts
39Gilchrist County Estimated11.87-3.65 pts
40DeSoto County Estimated11.74-0.64 pts
41Baker County Estimated11.71-1.53 pts
42Nassau County Estimated11.41-1.54 pts
43Manatee County Estimated11.37-1.28 pts
44St. Lucie County Estimated11.01-1.55 pts
45Collier County Estimated10.91-0.53 pts
46Lee County Estimated10.64-1.26 pts
47Bay County Estimated10.6-2.99 pts
48Palm Beach County Estimated10.56-1.05 pts
49Polk County Estimated10.25-2.18 pts
50Walton County Estimated10.24-1.47 pts
51Wakulla County Estimated9.85-2.91 pts
52Santa Rosa County Estimated9.78-1.06 pts
53Okaloosa County Estimated9.57-1.74 pts
54Clay County Estimated9.51-2.73 pts
55Duval County Estimated9.33-1.76 pts
56Monroe County Estimated8.61-2 pts
57Hendry County Estimated8.33-2.53 pts
58Broward County Estimated8.28-1.33 pts
59St. Johns County Estimated8.23-0.78 pts
60Seminole County Estimated8.21-0.89 pts
61Alachua County Estimated8.1-0.69 pts
62Hillsborough County Estimated7.95-1.43 pts
63Miami-Dade County Estimated7.85-1.61 pts
64Liberty County Estimated7.79-5.63 pts
65Leon County Estimated7.74-0.78 pts
66Osceola County Estimated6.99-1.45 pts
67Orange County Estimated6.49-1.1 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 18.95 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orange County, with 6.49 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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