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Counties in Illinois by death rate (July to June)

Hardin County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 102 counties in 2023, at 18.87 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kendall County had the lowest, at 5.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.5 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Illinois was 9.26 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.87Hardin County
Lowest5.16Kendall County
Median12.5102 counties
Illinois9.26History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Hardin CountyHardin County: 18.87 per 1,000 inhabitants18.87Alexander CountyAlexander County: 18.57 per 1,000 inhabitants18.57Gallatin CountyGallatin County: 18.26 per 1,000 inhabitants18.26Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 17.72 per 1,000 inhabitants17.72White CountyWhite County: 16.88 per 1,000 inhabitants16.88Massac CountyMassac County: 16.81 per 1,000 inhabitants16.81Greene CountyGreene County: 16.55 per 1,000 inhabitants16.55Pope CountyPope County: 16.35 per 1,000 inhabitants16.35Saline CountySaline County: 15.91 per 1,000 inhabitants15.91Edgar CountyEdgar County: 15.59 per 1,000 inhabitants15.59Franklin CountyFranklin County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Mason CountyMason County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.14 per 1,000 inhabitants15.14Fulton CountyFulton County: 14.96 per 1,000 inhabitants14.96Macoupin CountyMacoupin County: 14.82 per 1,000 inhabitants14.82Marshall CountyMarshall County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Pike CountyPike County: 14.75 per 1,000 inhabitants14.75Knox CountyKnox County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Vermilion CountyVermilion County: 14.66 per 1,000 inhabitants14.66Marion CountyMarion County: 14.64 per 1,000 inhabitants14.64Ford CountyFord County: 14.62 per 1,000 inhabitants14.62Union CountyUnion County: 14.56 per 1,000 inhabitants14.56Stark CountyStark County: 14.56 per 1,000 inhabitants14.56Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants14.53Jasper CountyJasper County: 14.41 per 1,000 inhabitants14.41Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Clay CountyClay County: 14.08 per 1,000 inhabitants14.08Clark CountyClark County: 14.05 per 1,000 inhabitants14.05Shelby CountyShelby County: 14.04 per 1,000 inhabitants14.04Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.98 per 1,000 inhabitants13.98Moultrie CountyMoultrie County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Whiteside CountyWhiteside County: 13.83 per 1,000 inhabitants13.83Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Stephenson CountyStephenson County: 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitants13.76Morgan CountyMorgan County: 13.73 per 1,000 inhabitants13.73De Witt CountyDe Witt County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Iroquois CountyIroquois County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitants13.47Bureau CountyBureau County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Henderson CountyHenderson County: 13.36 per 1,000 inhabitants13.36Richland CountyRichland County: 13.34 per 1,000 inhabitants13.34
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Hardin County Estimated18.87-2.67 pts
2Alexander County Estimated18.57-2.07 pts
3Gallatin County Estimated18.26-2.3 pts
4Pulaski County Estimated17.72-5.35 pts
5White County Estimated16.88-1.15 pts
6Massac County Estimated16.81-1.74 pts
7Greene County Estimated16.55-0.57 pts
8Pope County Estimated16.35-0.96 pts
9Saline County Estimated15.91-0.59 pts
10Edgar County Estimated15.59-2.4 pts
11Franklin County Estimated15.32-2.31 pts
12Mason County Estimated15.26-2.44 pts
13Wayne County Estimated15.14-2 pts
14Fulton County Estimated14.96-0.82 pts
15Macoupin County Estimated14.82+0.14 pts
16Marshall County Estimated14.75-1.45 pts
17Pike County Estimated14.75-2.34 pts
18Knox County Estimated14.68-0.94 pts
19Vermilion County Estimated14.66-2.03 pts
20Marion County Estimated14.64-1.47 pts
21Ford County Estimated14.62-2.95 pts
22Union County Estimated14.56-0.75 pts
23Stark County Estimated14.56-3.17 pts
24Lawrence County Estimated14.53+1.13 pts
25Jasper County Estimated14.41-0.5 pts
26Calhoun County Estimated14.32-7.01 pts
27Clay County Estimated14.08-1.03 pts
28Clark County Estimated14.05-0.91 pts
29Shelby County Estimated14.04-2.26 pts
30Hamilton County Estimated13.98+0.02 pts
31Moultrie County Estimated13.87-0.93 pts
32Whiteside County Estimated13.83-0.13 pts
33Schuyler County Estimated13.82-3.11 pts
34Stephenson County Estimated13.76-1.79 pts
35Morgan County Estimated13.73-0.44 pts
36De Witt County Estimated13.52-0.54 pts
37Iroquois County Estimated13.47-4.73 pts
38Bureau County Estimated13.41-0.35 pts
39Henderson County Estimated13.36-4.1 pts
40Richland County Estimated13.34-5.5 pts
41Macon County Estimated13.34-1.58 pts
42Jefferson County Estimated13.28-1.58 pts
43Crawford County Estimated13.24-1.26 pts
44Jo Daviess County Estimated13.15-0.53 pts
45Fayette County Estimated12.95+0.06 pts
46Livingston County Estimated12.95-1.71 pts
47Logan County Estimated12.79-0.46 pts
48Hancock County Estimated12.77-1.59 pts
49Jersey County Estimated12.74-2.2 pts
50Mercer County Estimated12.72-1.95 pts
51Adams County Estimated12.54-1.77 pts
52Williamson County Estimated12.45-1.08 pts
53LaSalle County Estimated12.39-1.27 pts
54Randolph County Estimated12.39-1.31 pts
55Rock Island County Estimated12.37-0.14 pts
56Montgomery County Estimated12.31-2.6 pts
57Wabash County Estimated12.2-4.13 pts
58Henry County Estimated12.19-0.09 pts
59Perry County Estimated12.15-2.9 pts
60Christian County Estimated12.07-3.02 pts
61Carroll County Estimated12.02-5.36 pts
62Lee County Estimated11.95-0.75 pts
63Madison County Estimated11.95-0.99 pts
64McDonough County Estimated11.91-0.82 pts
65Johnson County Estimated11.88-1.37 pts
66Tazewell County Estimated11.78-1.57 pts
67Washington County Estimated11.75-1.43 pts
68Bond County Estimated11.58-0.9 pts
69Coles County Estimated11.56-1.15 pts
70Warren County Estimated11.53-2.57 pts
71Douglas County Estimated11.46-1.33 pts
72Winnebago County Estimated11.44-1.35 pts
73Piatt County Estimated11.43-0.77 pts
74Kankakee County Estimated11.3-1.75 pts
75Woodford County Estimated11.29+0.54 pts
76Cumberland County Estimated11.28-4.31 pts
77Peoria County Estimated11.19-0.74 pts
78Sangamon County Estimated11.06-0.54 pts
79St. Clair County Estimated11.03-0.74 pts
80Menard County Estimated10.96-2.07 pts
81Putnam County Estimated10.77-0.35 pts
82Edwards County Estimated10.76-4.72 pts
83Ogle County Estimated10.72-1.09 pts
84Effingham County Estimated10.67-2.14 pts
85Monroe County Estimated10.64+0.46 pts
86Jackson County Estimated10.43-1.27 pts
87Cass County Estimated10.33-0.92 pts
88Scott County Estimated10.04-7.58 pts
89Clinton County Estimated9.95-0.19 pts
90Grundy County Estimated9.32-0.67 pts
91Boone County Estimated8.45-1.57 pts
92Cook County Estimated8.45-0.7 pts
93DeKalb County Estimated8.31-0.41 pts
94McHenry County Estimated8.18-0.26 pts
95McLean County Estimated8.01-0.39 pts
96Will County Estimated7.56-0.58 pts
97DuPage County Estimated7.5-0.33 pts
98Lake County Estimated7.33-0.33 pts
99Kane County Estimated7.28-0.54 pts
100Champaign County Estimated7.24-0.47 pts
101Brown County Estimated6.35-5.46 pts
102Kendall County Estimated5.16-0.84 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)?

Hardin County, with 18.87 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kendall County, with 5.16 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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