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.

Highest17.28Wabash County
Lowest6.43Hamilton County
Median13.1192 counties
Indiana11.45History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Wabash CountyWabash County: 17.28 per 1,000 inhabitants17.28Wayne CountyWayne County: 16.7 per 1,000 inhabitants16.7Grant CountyGrant County: 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants16.61Randolph CountyRandolph County: 16.51 per 1,000 inhabitants16.51Fayette CountyFayette County: 16.38 per 1,000 inhabitants16.38Scott CountyScott County: 16.27 per 1,000 inhabitants16.27Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 16.24 per 1,000 inhabitants16.24Fountain CountyFountain County: 16.2 per 1,000 inhabitants16.2Starke CountyStarke County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Blackford CountyBlackford County: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Knox CountyKnox County: 15.87 per 1,000 inhabitants15.87Union CountyUnion County: 15.74 per 1,000 inhabitants15.74Orange CountyOrange County: 15.39 per 1,000 inhabitants15.39Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06Howard CountyHoward County: 15.02 per 1,000 inhabitants15.02Pike CountyPike County: 14.91 per 1,000 inhabitants14.91Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Ohio CountyOhio County: 14.78 per 1,000 inhabitants14.78Madison CountyMadison County: 14.66 per 1,000 inhabitants14.66Tipton CountyTipton County: 14.57 per 1,000 inhabitants14.57Henry CountyHenry County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitants14.45Crawford CountyCrawford County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitants14.17Huntington CountyHuntington County: 14.13 per 1,000 inhabitants14.13Cass CountyCass County: 14.09 per 1,000 inhabitants14.09Newton CountyNewton County: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06Jay CountyJay County: 13.98 per 1,000 inhabitants13.98Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 13.96 per 1,000 inhabitants13.96Ripley CountyRipley County: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Clay CountyClay County: 13.9 per 1,000 inhabitants13.9Greene CountyGreene County: 13.85 per 1,000 inhabitants13.85Owen CountyOwen County: 13.85 per 1,000 inhabitants13.85Wells CountyWells County: 13.85 per 1,000 inhabitants13.85Warren CountyWarren County: 13.75 per 1,000 inhabitants13.75Sullivan CountySullivan County: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Rush CountyRush County: 13.63 per 1,000 inhabitants13.63Benton CountyBenton County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Miami CountyMiami County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Gibson CountyGibson County: 13.54 per 1,000 inhabitants13.54Delaware CountyDelaware County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Wabash County Estimated17.28
2Wayne County Estimated16.7
3Grant County Estimated16.61
4Randolph County Estimated16.51
5Fayette County Estimated16.38
6Scott County Estimated16.27
7Pulaski County Estimated16.24
8Fountain County Estimated16.2
9Starke County Estimated16.16
10Blackford County Estimated15.9
11Knox County Estimated15.87
12Union County Estimated15.74
13Orange County Estimated15.39
14Vermillion County Estimated15.06
15Howard County Estimated15.02
16Pike County Estimated14.91
17Lawrence County Estimated14.9
18Ohio County Estimated14.78
19Madison County Estimated14.66
20Tipton County Estimated14.57
21Henry County Estimated14.45
22Crawford County Estimated14.17
23Huntington County Estimated14.13
24Cass County Estimated14.09
25Newton County Estimated14.06
26Jay County Estimated13.98
27Jefferson County Estimated13.96
28Ripley County Estimated13.9
29Clay County Estimated13.9
30Greene County Estimated13.85
31Owen County Estimated13.85
32Wells County Estimated13.85
33Warren County Estimated13.75
34Sullivan County Estimated13.7
35Rush County Estimated13.63
36Benton County Estimated13.57
37Miami County Estimated13.57
38Gibson County Estimated13.54
39Delaware County Estimated13.53
40Vanderburgh County Estimated13.53
41Clinton County Estimated13.48
42White County Estimated13.33
43Washington County Estimated13.2
44Brown County Estimated13.14
45Vigo County Estimated13.13
46Decatur County Estimated13.11
47Fulton County Estimated13.11
48Marshall County Estimated13.02
49Spencer County Estimated13
50Harrison County Estimated12.86
51Jackson County Estimated12.82
52LaPorte County Estimated12.72
53Montgomery County Estimated12.72
54Perry County Estimated12.49
55Jennings County Estimated12.38
56Lake County Estimated12.27
57Floyd County Estimated12.25
58Martin County Estimated12.24
59St. Joseph County Estimated12.16
60DeKalb County Estimated12.14
61Clark County Estimated12.06
62Daviess County Estimated11.99
63Shelby County Estimated11.89
64Jasper County Estimated11.77
65Dubois County Estimated11.75
66Morgan County Estimated11.7
67Franklin County Estimated11.65
68Warrick County Estimated11.61
69Dearborn County Estimated11.45
70Putnam County Estimated11.39
71Parke County Estimated11.33
72Kosciusko County Estimated11.26
73Switzerland County Estimated10.92
74Posey County Estimated10.84
75Noble County Estimated10.8
76Adams County Estimated10.72
77Johnson County Estimated10.7
78Whitley County Estimated10.69
79Porter County Estimated10.66
80Bartholomew County Estimated10.6
81Allen County Estimated10.49
82Elkhart County Estimated10.31
83Steuben County Estimated10.24
84Hancock County Estimated10.13
85Marion County Estimated10.11
86Carroll County Estimated9.11
87LaGrange County Estimated8.44
88Boone County Estimated8.29
89Hendricks County Estimated8.27
90Monroe County Estimated8.13
91Tippecanoe County Estimated8
92Hamilton County Estimated6.43

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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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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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