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Counties in Illinois by death rate (July to June)

Alexander County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 102 counties in 2021, at 23.14 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kendall County had the lowest, at 5.74 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Illinois was 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.14Alexander County
Lowest5.74Kendall County
Median13.9102 counties
Illinois10.07History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Alexander CountyAlexander County: 23.14 per 1,000 inhabitants23.14Hardin CountyHardin County: 22.46 per 1,000 inhabitants22.46White CountyWhite County: 20.03 per 1,000 inhabitants20.03Mason CountyMason County: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Saline CountySaline County: 18.42 per 1,000 inhabitants18.42Marion CountyMarion County: 18.12 per 1,000 inhabitants18.12Ford CountyFord County: 17.99 per 1,000 inhabitants17.99Franklin CountyFranklin County: 17.78 per 1,000 inhabitants17.78Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 17.72 per 1,000 inhabitants17.72Pike CountyPike County: 17.51 per 1,000 inhabitants17.51Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 16.96 per 1,000 inhabitants16.96Edgar CountyEdgar County: 16.94 per 1,000 inhabitants16.94Henderson CountyHenderson County: 16.91 per 1,000 inhabitants16.91Marshall CountyMarshall County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Knox CountyKnox County: 16.53 per 1,000 inhabitants16.53Pope CountyPope County: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 16.48 per 1,000 inhabitants16.48Massac CountyMassac County: 16.37 per 1,000 inhabitants16.37Wayne CountyWayne County: 16.25 per 1,000 inhabitants16.25Greene CountyGreene County: 16.24 per 1,000 inhabitants16.24Fulton CountyFulton County: 16.23 per 1,000 inhabitants16.23Stark CountyStark County: 16.12 per 1,000 inhabitants16.12Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 16.09 per 1,000 inhabitants16.09Union CountyUnion County: 16.07 per 1,000 inhabitants16.07Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 15.94 per 1,000 inhabitants15.94Iroquois CountyIroquois County: 15.71 per 1,000 inhabitants15.71Whiteside CountyWhiteside County: 15.61 per 1,000 inhabitants15.61Richland CountyRichland County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Macoupin CountyMacoupin County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Stephenson CountyStephenson County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Wabash CountyWabash County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Jersey CountyJersey County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Hancock CountyHancock County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Bureau CountyBureau County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 15.13 per 1,000 inhabitants15.13Clark CountyClark County: 15.05 per 1,000 inhabitants15.05Mercer CountyMercer County: 14.92 per 1,000 inhabitants14.92Clay CountyClay County: 14.91 per 1,000 inhabitants14.91Randolph CountyRandolph County: 14.89 per 1,000 inhabitants14.89De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 14.85 per 1,000 inhabitants14.85
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Alexander County Estimated23.14
2Hardin County Estimated22.46
3White County Estimated20.03
4Mason County Estimated18.7
5Saline County Estimated18.42
6Marion County Estimated18.12
7Ford County Estimated17.99
8Franklin County Estimated17.78
9Pulaski County Estimated17.72
10Pike County Estimated17.51
11Montgomery County Estimated16.96
12Edgar County Estimated16.94
13Henderson County Estimated16.91
14Marshall County Estimated16.68
15Knox County Estimated16.53
16Pope County Estimated16.5
17Gallatin County Estimated16.48
18Massac County Estimated16.37
19Wayne County Estimated16.25
20Greene County Estimated16.24
21Fulton County Estimated16.23
22Stark County Estimated16.12
23Hamilton County Estimated16.09
24Union County Estimated16.07
25Vermilion County Estimated15.94
26Iroquois County Estimated15.71
27Whiteside County Estimated15.61
28Richland County Estimated15.51
29Macoupin County Estimated15.32
30Stephenson County Estimated15.26
31Wabash County Estimated15.26
32Jersey County Estimated15.21
33Hancock County Estimated15.21
34Bureau County Estimated15.14
35Jefferson County Estimated15.13
36Clark County Estimated15.05
37Mercer County Estimated14.92
38Clay County Estimated14.91
39Randolph County Estimated14.89
40De Witt County Estimated14.85
41Christian County Estimated14.81
42Logan County Estimated14.76
43Edwards County Estimated14.65
44Macon County Estimated14.16
45Adams County Estimated14.13
46Moultrie County Estimated14.11
47Calhoun County Estimated14.11
48Schuyler County Estimated14.02
49Perry County Estimated14
50Lawrence County Estimated13.97
51Livingston County Estimated13.93
52Morgan County Estimated13.86
53LaSalle County Estimated13.82
54Warren County Estimated13.81
55Crawford County Estimated13.72
56Rock Island County Estimated13.64
57Williamson County Estimated13.64
58Tazewell County Estimated13.54
59Effingham County Estimated13.47
60Lee County Estimated13.46
61Carroll County Estimated13.44
62Henry County Estimated13.35
63Madison County Estimated13.25
64Douglas County Estimated13.22
65Scott County Estimated13.13
66Shelby County Estimated13.06
67Washington County Estimated13
68Coles County Estimated12.77
69Cumberland County Estimated12.7
70McDonough County Estimated12.65
71Fayette County Estimated12.64
72Jasper County Estimated12.57
73Piatt County Estimated12.55
74Cass County Estimated12.5
75Kankakee County Estimated12.48
76Menard County Estimated12.44
77Winnebago County Estimated12.33
78Jo Daviess County Estimated12.33
79Johnson County Estimated12.32
80Bond County Estimated12.3
81Ogle County Estimated12.16
82St. Clair County Estimated12.1
83Woodford County Estimated12.06
84Peoria County Estimated11.84
85Jackson County Estimated11.79
86Sangamon County Estimated11.2
87Brown County Estimated11.05
88Clinton County Estimated10.65
89Grundy County Estimated10.59
90Monroe County Estimated10.2
91Putnam County Estimated10.17
92Boone County Estimated9.29
93Cook County Estimated9.26
94DeKalb County Estimated8.77
95McLean County Estimated8.71
96McHenry County Estimated8.13
97Will County Estimated8.03
98Champaign County Estimated7.87
99Kane County Estimated7.81
100DuPage County Estimated7.81
101Lake County Estimated7.43
102Kendall County Estimated5.74

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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)?

Alexander County, with 23.14 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kendall County, with 5.74 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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