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Counties in Iowa by death rate (July to June)

Monona County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 99 counties in 2021, at 21.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.78 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.54 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest21.43Monona County
Lowest5.78Johnson County
Median13.5499 counties
Iowa11.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Monona CountyMonona County: 21.43 per 1,000 inhabitants21.43Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 20.7 per 1,000 inhabitants20.7Ida CountyIda County: 19.02 per 1,000 inhabitants19.02Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 18.79 per 1,000 inhabitants18.79Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 16.95 per 1,000 inhabitants16.95Adair CountyAdair County: 16.9 per 1,000 inhabitants16.9Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 16.86 per 1,000 inhabitants16.86O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Hardin CountyHardin County: 16.51 per 1,000 inhabitants16.51Cass CountyCass County: 16.41 per 1,000 inhabitants16.41Harrison CountyHarrison County: 16.14 per 1,000 inhabitants16.14Audubon CountyAudubon County: 16.07 per 1,000 inhabitants16.07Clarke CountyClarke County: 16.01 per 1,000 inhabitants16.01Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 15.98 per 1,000 inhabitants15.98Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 15.83 per 1,000 inhabitants15.83Taylor CountyTaylor County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Emmet CountyEmmet County: 15.42 per 1,000 inhabitants15.42Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 15.22 per 1,000 inhabitants15.22Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.18 per 1,000 inhabitants15.18Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Fayette CountyFayette County: 14.86 per 1,000 inhabitants14.86Union CountyUnion County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Osceola CountyOsceola County: 14.54 per 1,000 inhabitants14.54Allamakee CountyAllamakee County: 14.47 per 1,000 inhabitants14.47Wright CountyWright County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitants14.45Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitants14.45Webster CountyWebster County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Adams CountyAdams County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Jackson CountyJackson County: 14.42 per 1,000 inhabitants14.42Lee CountyLee County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Clayton CountyClayton County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Sac CountySac County: 14.32 per 1,000 inhabitants14.32Floyd CountyFloyd County: 14.3 per 1,000 inhabitants14.3Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.12 per 1,000 inhabitants14.12Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 14.08 per 1,000 inhabitants14.08Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 14.08 per 1,000 inhabitants14.08Lucas CountyLucas County: 13.84 per 1,000 inhabitants13.84Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 13.81 per 1,000 inhabitants13.81
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Monona County Estimated21.43
2Ringgold County Estimated20.7
3Ida County Estimated19.02
4Montgomery County Estimated18.79
5Appanoose County Estimated17.6
6Franklin County Estimated16.95
7Adair County Estimated16.9
8Pocahontas County Estimated16.86
9O'Brien County Estimated16.8
10Hardin County Estimated16.51
11Cass County Estimated16.41
12Harrison County Estimated16.14
13Audubon County Estimated16.07
14Clarke County Estimated16.01
15Keokuk County Estimated15.98
16Kossuth County Estimated15.83
17Taylor County Estimated15.52
18Emmet County Estimated15.42
19Monroe County Estimated15.4
20Mitchell County Estimated15.22
21Cherokee County Estimated15.18
22Palo Alto County Estimated15.07
23Fayette County Estimated14.86
24Union County Estimated14.81
25Osceola County Estimated14.54
26Allamakee County Estimated14.47
27Wright County Estimated14.45
28Humboldt County Estimated14.45
29Webster County Estimated14.42
30Adams County Estimated14.42
31Jackson County Estimated14.42
32Lee County Estimated14.37
33Clayton County Estimated14.32
34Sac County Estimated14.32
35Floyd County Estimated14.3
36Wayne County Estimated14.12
37Winnebago County Estimated14.08
38Cerro Gordo County Estimated14.08
39Lucas County Estimated13.84
40Van Buren County Estimated13.81
41Butler County Estimated13.8
42Henry County Estimated13.76
43Carroll County Estimated13.74
44Hamilton County Estimated13.72
45Page County Estimated13.67
46Marshall County Estimated13.65
47Shelby County Estimated13.63
48Hancock County Estimated13.61
49Des Moines County Estimated13.59
50Calhoun County Estimated13.54
51Greene County Estimated13.5
52Clinton County Estimated13.45
53Chickasaw County Estimated13.39
54Howard County Estimated13.37
55Grundy County Estimated13.36
56Wapello County Estimated13.33
57Dickinson County Estimated13.24
58Tama County Estimated13.03
59Boone County Estimated12.9
60Guthrie County Estimated12.83
61Fremont County Estimated12.76
62Iowa County Estimated12.74
63Pottawattamie County Estimated12.74
64Jefferson County Estimated12.71
65Washington County Estimated12.61
66Jones County Estimated12.44
67Mahaska County Estimated12.28
68Decatur County Estimated12.24
69Poweshiek County Estimated12.24
70Louisa County Estimated12.15
71Worth County Estimated12.14
72Jasper County Estimated11.86
73Clay County Estimated11.83
74Muscatine County Estimated11.79
75Marion County Estimated11.69
76Bremer County Estimated11.69
77Crawford County Estimated11.67
78Black Hawk County Estimated11.67
79Cedar County Estimated11.54
80Woodbury County Estimated11.51
81Benton County Estimated11.42
82Delaware County Estimated11.37
83Plymouth County Estimated11.28
84Davis County Estimated11.17
85Buchanan County Estimated11.13
86Scott County Estimated11.08
87Lyon County Estimated10.68
88Dubuque County Estimated10.42
89Mills County Estimated10.38
90Winneshiek County Estimated10.35
91Warren County Estimated10.23
92Madison County Estimated9.69
93Linn County Estimated9.6
94Buena Vista County Estimated9.04
95Sioux County Estimated8.71
96Polk County Estimated8.66
97Story County Estimated6.08
98Dallas County Estimated6
99Johnson County Estimated5.78

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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)?

Monona County, with 21.43 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 5.78 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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