Counties in Indiana by death rate (July to June)
Wabash County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 92 counties in 2021, at 17.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 6.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.11 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Indiana was 11.45 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wabash County Estimated | 17.28 |
| 2 | Wayne County Estimated | 16.7 |
| 3 | Grant County Estimated | 16.61 |
| 4 | Randolph County Estimated | 16.51 |
| 5 | Fayette County Estimated | 16.38 |
| 6 | Scott County Estimated | 16.27 |
| 7 | Pulaski County Estimated | 16.24 |
| 8 | Fountain County Estimated | 16.2 |
| 9 | Starke County Estimated | 16.16 |
| 10 | Blackford County Estimated | 15.9 |
| 11 | Knox County Estimated | 15.87 |
| 12 | Union County Estimated | 15.74 |
| 13 | Orange County Estimated | 15.39 |
| 14 | Vermillion County Estimated | 15.06 |
| 15 | Howard County Estimated | 15.02 |
| 16 | Pike County Estimated | 14.91 |
| 17 | Lawrence County Estimated | 14.9 |
| 18 | Ohio County Estimated | 14.78 |
| 19 | Madison County Estimated | 14.66 |
| 20 | Tipton County Estimated | 14.57 |
| 21 | Henry County Estimated | 14.45 |
| 22 | Crawford County Estimated | 14.17 |
| 23 | Huntington County Estimated | 14.13 |
| 24 | Cass County Estimated | 14.09 |
| 25 | Newton County Estimated | 14.06 |
| 26 | Jay County Estimated | 13.98 |
| 27 | Jefferson County Estimated | 13.96 |
| 28 | Ripley County Estimated | 13.9 |
| 29 | Clay County Estimated | 13.9 |
| 30 | Greene County Estimated | 13.85 |
| 31 | Owen County Estimated | 13.85 |
| 32 | Wells County Estimated | 13.85 |
| 33 | Warren County Estimated | 13.75 |
| 34 | Sullivan County Estimated | 13.7 |
| 35 | Rush County Estimated | 13.63 |
| 36 | Benton County Estimated | 13.57 |
| 37 | Miami County Estimated | 13.57 |
| 38 | Gibson County Estimated | 13.54 |
| 39 | Delaware County Estimated | 13.53 |
| 40 | Vanderburgh County Estimated | 13.53 |
| 41 | Clinton County Estimated | 13.48 |
| 42 | White County Estimated | 13.33 |
| 43 | Washington County Estimated | 13.2 |
| 44 | Brown County Estimated | 13.14 |
| 45 | Vigo County Estimated | 13.13 |
| 46 | Decatur County Estimated | 13.11 |
| 47 | Fulton County Estimated | 13.11 |
| 48 | Marshall County Estimated | 13.02 |
| 49 | Spencer County Estimated | 13 |
| 50 | Harrison County Estimated | 12.86 |
| 51 | Jackson County Estimated | 12.82 |
| 52 | LaPorte County Estimated | 12.72 |
| 53 | Montgomery County Estimated | 12.72 |
| 54 | Perry County Estimated | 12.49 |
| 55 | Jennings County Estimated | 12.38 |
| 56 | Lake County Estimated | 12.27 |
| 57 | Floyd County Estimated | 12.25 |
| 58 | Martin County Estimated | 12.24 |
| 59 | St. Joseph County Estimated | 12.16 |
| 60 | DeKalb County Estimated | 12.14 |
| 61 | Clark County Estimated | 12.06 |
| 62 | Daviess County Estimated | 11.99 |
| 63 | Shelby County Estimated | 11.89 |
| 64 | Jasper County Estimated | 11.77 |
| 65 | Dubois County Estimated | 11.75 |
| 66 | Morgan County Estimated | 11.7 |
| 67 | Franklin County Estimated | 11.65 |
| 68 | Warrick County Estimated | 11.61 |
| 69 | Dearborn County Estimated | 11.45 |
| 70 | Putnam County Estimated | 11.39 |
| 71 | Parke County Estimated | 11.33 |
| 72 | Kosciusko County Estimated | 11.26 |
| 73 | Switzerland County Estimated | 10.92 |
| 74 | Posey County Estimated | 10.84 |
| 75 | Noble County Estimated | 10.8 |
| 76 | Adams County Estimated | 10.72 |
| 77 | Johnson County Estimated | 10.7 |
| 78 | Whitley County Estimated | 10.69 |
| 79 | Porter County Estimated | 10.66 |
| 80 | Bartholomew County Estimated | 10.6 |
| 81 | Allen County Estimated | 10.49 |
| 82 | Elkhart County Estimated | 10.31 |
| 83 | Steuben County Estimated | 10.24 |
| 84 | Hancock County Estimated | 10.13 |
| 85 | Marion County Estimated | 10.11 |
| 86 | Carroll County Estimated | 9.11 |
| 87 | LaGrange County Estimated | 8.44 |
| 88 | Boone County Estimated | 8.29 |
| 89 | Hendricks County Estimated | 8.27 |
| 90 | Monroe County Estimated | 8.13 |
| 91 | Tippecanoe County Estimated | 8 |
| 92 | Hamilton County Estimated | 6.43 |
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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)?
Wabash County, with 17.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Hamilton County, with 6.43 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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