Counties in Iowa by death rate (July to June), 2025

Cherokee County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 99 counties in 2025, at 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. Dallas County had the lowest, at 5.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was 10.36 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.22Cherokee County
Lowest5.56Dallas County
Median12.699 counties
Iowa10.36History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants19.22Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 17.55 per 1,000 inhabitants17.55Monroe CountyMonroe County: 17.03 per 1,000 inhabitants17.03Cass CountyCass County: 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitants16.95Audubon CountyAudubon County: 16.82 per 1,000 inhabitants16.82Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 16.76 per 1,000 inhabitants16.76Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 15.43 per 1,000 inhabitants15.43Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Union CountyUnion County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 15.24 per 1,000 inhabitants15.24Ida CountyIda County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Lee CountyLee County: 15.16 per 1,000 inhabitants15.16Franklin CountyFranklin County: 15.02 per 1,000 inhabitants15.02Hardin CountyHardin County: 14.83 per 1,000 inhabitants14.83Greene CountyGreene County: 14.79 per 1,000 inhabitants14.79Chickasaw CountyChickasaw County: 14.62 per 1,000 inhabitants14.62Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 14.27 per 1,000 inhabitants14.27Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 14.18 per 1,000 inhabitants14.18Page CountyPage County: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06Emmet CountyEmmet County: 14.04 per 1,000 inhabitants14.04O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 14.01 per 1,000 inhabitants14.01Dickinson CountyDickinson County: 14 per 1,000 inhabitants14Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 13.96 per 1,000 inhabitants13.96Floyd CountyFloyd County: 13.94 per 1,000 inhabitants13.94Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.91 per 1,000 inhabitants13.91Adair CountyAdair County: 13.86 per 1,000 inhabitants13.86Shelby CountyShelby County: 13.72 per 1,000 inhabitants13.72Butler CountyButler County: 13.72 per 1,000 inhabitants13.72Taylor CountyTaylor County: 13.53 per 1,000 inhabitants13.53Osceola CountyOsceola County: 13.51 per 1,000 inhabitants13.51Fayette CountyFayette County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitants13.47Clinton CountyClinton County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Wright CountyWright County: 13.33 per 1,000 inhabitants13.33Webster CountyWebster County: 13.25 per 1,000 inhabitants13.25Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 13.13 per 1,000 inhabitants13.13Clay CountyClay County: 13.08 per 1,000 inhabitants13.08Marshall CountyMarshall County: 13.02 per 1,000 inhabitants13.02Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Clarke CountyClarke County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Cherokee County Estimated19.22+1.22 pts
2Montgomery County Estimated17.55+0.73 pts
3Monroe County Estimated17.03+0.5 pts
4Cass County Estimated16.95+0.56 pts
5Audubon County Estimated16.82+0.75 pts
6Calhoun County Estimated16.76+1.31 pts
7Appanoose County Estimated15.47+0.69 pts
8Pocahontas County Estimated15.43+0.34 pts
9Palo Alto County Estimated15.4+0.4 pts
10Union County Estimated15.32+0.79 pts
11Winnebago County Estimated15.24+0.59 pts
12Ida County Estimated15.21+0.04 pts
13Lee County Estimated15.16+0.2 pts
14Franklin County Estimated15.02+0.82 pts
15Hardin County Estimated14.83+1 pts
16Greene County Estimated14.79+0.3 pts
17Chickasaw County Estimated14.62+0.46 pts
18Des Moines County Estimated14.27+0.25 pts
19Keokuk County Estimated14.18+0.81 pts
20Page County Estimated14.06+0.46 pts
21Emmet County Estimated14.04+0.25 pts
22O'Brien County Estimated14.01+0.27 pts
23Dickinson County Estimated14+0.44 pts
24Kossuth County Estimated13.96+0.48 pts
25Floyd County Estimated13.94+0.78 pts
26Wayne County Estimated13.91+0.25 pts
27Adair County Estimated13.86+0.01 pts
28Shelby County Estimated13.72+0.31 pts
29Butler County Estimated13.72+0.63 pts
30Taylor County Estimated13.53+0.27 pts
31Osceola County Estimated13.51+0.37 pts
32Fayette County Estimated13.47+0.53 pts
33Clinton County Estimated13.41+0.38 pts
34Wright County Estimated13.33+0.32 pts
35Webster County Estimated13.25+0.43 pts
36Ringgold County Estimated13.13-0.18 pts
37Clay County Estimated13.08+0.62 pts
38Marshall County Estimated13.02+0.21 pts
39Van Buren County Estimated12.99+0.11 pts
40Clarke County Estimated12.94+0.57 pts
41Wapello County Estimated12.94+0.37 pts
42Decatur County Estimated12.92+0.23 pts
43Sac County Estimated12.85+0.53 pts
44Mitchell County Estimated12.81+0.03 pts
45Adams County Estimated12.75+0.18 pts
46Cerro Gordo County Estimated12.68+0.36 pts
47Lucas County Estimated12.67+0.63 pts
48Henry County Estimated12.66+0.7 pts
49Fremont County Estimated12.6+0.25 pts
50Harrison County Estimated12.6+0.08 pts
51Monona County Estimated12.57+0.35 pts
52Guthrie County Estimated12.48+0.44 pts
53Clayton County Estimated12.36+0.53 pts
54Grundy County Estimated12.29+0.5 pts
55Hamilton County Estimated12.29+0.32 pts
56Washington County Estimated12.24+0.42 pts
57Boone County Estimated12.22+0.36 pts
58Poweshiek County Estimated12.07+0.42 pts
59Worth County Estimated12.02+0.13 pts
60Jackson County Estimated11.96+0.33 pts
61Jefferson County Estimated11.92+0.26 pts
62Mahaska County Estimated11.92+0.38 pts
63Delaware County Estimated11.91+0.76 pts
64Iowa County Estimated11.77+0.4 pts
65Carroll County Estimated11.73+0.4 pts
66Buchanan County Estimated11.68+0.53 pts
67Tama County Estimated11.67+0.13 pts
68Pottawattamie County Estimated11.59+0.11 pts
69Allamakee County Estimated11.53+0.18 pts
70Humboldt County Estimated11.53+0.17 pts
71Marion County Estimated11.48+0.18 pts
72Muscatine County Estimated11.36+0.34 pts
73Plymouth County Estimated11.29+0.39 pts
74Hancock County Estimated11.16+0.53 pts
75Louisa County Estimated11.15+0.44 pts
76Howard County Estimated11.14+0.31 pts
77Cedar County Estimated11.13+0.31 pts
78Black Hawk County Estimated10.76+0.12 pts
79Bremer County Estimated10.7+0.28 pts
80Dubuque County Estimated10.61+0.11 pts
81Lyon County Estimated10.5+0.3 pts
82Davis County Estimated10.32+0.18 pts
83Jones County Estimated10.14+0.21 pts
84Jasper County Estimated10.07+0.21 pts
85Benton County Estimated9.95+0.19 pts
86Scott County Estimated9.93+0.02 pts
87Crawford County Estimated9.78+0.34 pts
88Woodbury County Estimated9.55+0.1 pts
89Linn County Estimated9.55+0.08 pts
90Mills County Estimated9.41+0.08 pts
91Winneshiek County Estimated9.34+0.25 pts
92Warren County Estimated9.19+0.05 pts
93Madison County Estimated9.01+0.23 pts
94Polk County Estimated8.23+0.1 pts
95Buena Vista County Estimated8.03+0.43 pts
96Sioux County Estimated7.31+0.25 pts
97Story County Estimated6.28+0.2 pts
98Johnson County Estimated5.6+0.03 pts
99Dallas County Estimated5.56-0.08 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)?

Cherokee County, with 19.22 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dallas County, with 5.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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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