Counties in Indiana by death rate (July to June)

Blackford County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 92 counties in 2022, at 19.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 6.81 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Indiana was 11.67 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.04Blackford County
Lowest6.81Hamilton County
Median13.0292 counties
Indiana11.67History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Blackford CountyBlackford County: 19.04 per 1,000 inhabitants19.04Fayette CountyFayette County: 19.03 per 1,000 inhabitants19.03Scott CountyScott County: 18.95 per 1,000 inhabitants18.95Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 17.83 per 1,000 inhabitants17.83Wabash CountyWabash County: 17.67 per 1,000 inhabitants17.67Grant CountyGrant County: 17.42 per 1,000 inhabitants17.42Fountain CountyFountain County: 17.11 per 1,000 inhabitants17.11Newton CountyNewton County: 16.79 per 1,000 inhabitants16.79Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 16.43 per 1,000 inhabitants16.43Crawford CountyCrawford County: 16.08 per 1,000 inhabitants16.08Pike CountyPike County: 15.81 per 1,000 inhabitants15.81Tipton CountyTipton County: 15.65 per 1,000 inhabitants15.65Vermillion CountyVermillion County: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Howard CountyHoward County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Fulton CountyFulton County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.44 per 1,000 inhabitants15.44Orange CountyOrange County: 15.33 per 1,000 inhabitants15.33Henry CountyHenry County: 15.31 per 1,000 inhabitants15.31Washington CountyWashington County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Starke CountyStarke County: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06Owen CountyOwen County: 14.96 per 1,000 inhabitants14.96Greene CountyGreene County: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Miami CountyMiami County: 14.88 per 1,000 inhabitants14.88Madison CountyMadison County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Jay CountyJay County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Huntington CountyHuntington County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitants14.45Jasper CountyJasper County: 14.41 per 1,000 inhabitants14.41Ripley CountyRipley County: 14.38 per 1,000 inhabitants14.38Knox CountyKnox County: 14.31 per 1,000 inhabitants14.31Ohio CountyOhio County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Delaware CountyDelaware County: 14.22 per 1,000 inhabitants14.22Clinton CountyClinton County: 13.91 per 1,000 inhabitants13.91Martin CountyMartin County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Jennings CountyJennings County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants13.86Clay CountyClay County: 13.68 per 1,000 inhabitants13.68Harrison CountyHarrison County: 13.59 per 1,000 inhabitants13.59White CountyWhite County: 13.48 per 1,000 inhabitants13.48Switzerland CountySwitzerland County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Blackford County Estimated19.04+3.14 pts
2Fayette County Estimated19.03+2.65 pts
3Scott County Estimated18.95+2.68 pts
4Pulaski County Estimated17.83+1.59 pts
5Wabash County Estimated17.67+0.39 pts
6Grant County Estimated17.42+0.8 pts
7Fountain County Estimated17.11+0.92 pts
8Newton County Estimated16.79+2.73 pts
9Lawrence County Estimated16.6+1.69 pts
10Randolph County Estimated16.43-0.08 pts
11Crawford County Estimated16.08+1.91 pts
12Pike County Estimated15.81+0.9 pts
13Tipton County Estimated15.65+1.08 pts
14Vermillion County Estimated15.6+0.54 pts
15Howard County Estimated15.55+0.54 pts
16Fulton County Estimated15.51+2.39 pts
17Wayne County Estimated15.44-1.26 pts
18Orange County Estimated15.33-0.06 pts
19Henry County Estimated15.31+0.86 pts
20Washington County Estimated15.07+1.87 pts
21Starke County Estimated15.06-1.1 pts
22Owen County Estimated14.96+1.1 pts
23Greene County Estimated14.9+1.05 pts
24Miami County Estimated14.88+1.32 pts
25Madison County Estimated14.68+0.02 pts
26Jay County Estimated14.49+0.51 pts
27Huntington County Estimated14.49+0.36 pts
28Jefferson County Estimated14.45+0.49 pts
29Jasper County Estimated14.41+2.64 pts
30Ripley County Estimated14.38+0.48 pts
31Knox County Estimated14.31-1.55 pts
32Ohio County Estimated14.25-0.53 pts
33Delaware County Estimated14.22+0.69 pts
34Clinton County Estimated13.91+0.43 pts
35Martin County Estimated13.87+1.63 pts
36Jennings County Estimated13.86+1.48 pts
37Clay County Estimated13.68-0.21 pts
38Harrison County Estimated13.59+0.73 pts
39White County Estimated13.48+0.16 pts
40Switzerland County Estimated13.41+2.49 pts
41Rush County Estimated13.38-0.25 pts
42Montgomery County Estimated13.28+0.56 pts
43Vigo County Estimated13.23+0.1 pts
44Clark County Estimated13.12+1.06 pts
45Carroll County Estimated13.07+3.97 pts
46Morgan County Estimated13.03+1.33 pts
47Benton County Estimated13.02-0.55 pts
48Vanderburgh County Estimated13.01-0.52 pts
49Cass County Estimated12.98-1.11 pts
50Decatur County Estimated12.97-0.14 pts
51Wells County Estimated12.96-0.89 pts
52LaPorte County Estimated12.91+0.19 pts
53Putnam County Estimated12.73+1.34 pts
54Parke County Estimated12.7+1.37 pts
55Jackson County Estimated12.67-0.15 pts
56Dearborn County Estimated12.53+1.07 pts
57Steuben County Estimated12.44+2.21 pts
58Shelby County Estimated12.41+0.52 pts
59Spencer County Estimated12.38-0.62 pts
60Marshall County Estimated12.31-0.71 pts
61Lake County Estimated12.25-0.01 pts
62Floyd County Estimated12.2-0.05 pts
63Brown County Estimated12.13-1.01 pts
64Gibson County Estimated12.04-1.5 pts
65Dubois County Estimated11.99+0.24 pts
66DeKalb County Estimated11.94-0.2 pts
67Noble County Estimated11.94+1.14 pts
68Sullivan County Estimated11.92-1.78 pts
69Perry County Estimated11.84-0.65 pts
70Kosciusko County Estimated11.66+0.4 pts
71Franklin County Estimated11.65+0.01 pts
72Hancock County Estimated11.6+1.46 pts
73St. Joseph County Estimated11.53-0.64 pts
74Whitley County Estimated11.46+0.76 pts
75Union County Estimated11.43-4.31 pts
76Warrick County Estimated11.12-0.5 pts
77Porter County Estimated11.09+0.43 pts
78Posey County Estimated11.07+0.22 pts
79Bartholomew County Estimated10.91+0.31 pts
80Warren County Estimated10.64-3.11 pts
81Johnson County Estimated10.58-0.12 pts
82Marion County Estimated10.54+0.43 pts
83Elkhart County Estimated10.53+0.22 pts
84Allen County Estimated10.35-0.13 pts
85Daviess County Estimated10.29-1.71 pts
86Adams County Estimated10.2-0.52 pts
87Boone County Estimated8.9+0.62 pts
88Monroe County Estimated8.23+0.09 pts
89Hendricks County Estimated8.03-0.24 pts
90LaGrange County Estimated8.02-0.42 pts
91Tippecanoe County Estimated7.76-0.25 pts
92Hamilton County Estimated6.81+0.38 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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Questions

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

Blackford County, with 19.04 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamilton County, with 6.81 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

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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