Counties in Iowa by death rate (July to June)

Ringgold County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 99 counties in 2022, at 18.47 per 1,000 inhabitants. Dallas County had the lowest, at 5.72 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.47Ringgold County
Lowest5.72Dallas County
Median13.4799 counties
Iowa11.15History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 18.47 per 1,000 inhabitants18.47Adams CountyAdams County: 18.23 per 1,000 inhabitants18.23Adair CountyAdair County: 18.01 per 1,000 inhabitants18.01Sac CountySac County: 17.59 per 1,000 inhabitants17.59Fremont CountyFremont County: 17.45 per 1,000 inhabitants17.45Monona CountyMonona County: 17.39 per 1,000 inhabitants17.39Lee CountyLee County: 17.38 per 1,000 inhabitants17.38Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 17.05 per 1,000 inhabitants17.05Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Cass CountyCass County: 16.63 per 1,000 inhabitants16.63Audubon CountyAudubon County: 16.59 per 1,000 inhabitants16.59Howard CountyHoward County: 16.31 per 1,000 inhabitants16.31Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.87 per 1,000 inhabitants15.87Harrison CountyHarrison County: 15.84 per 1,000 inhabitants15.84Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 15.81 per 1,000 inhabitants15.81Wright CountyWright County: 15.72 per 1,000 inhabitants15.72Taylor CountyTaylor County: 15.68 per 1,000 inhabitants15.68Ida CountyIda County: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 15.6 per 1,000 inhabitants15.6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.59 per 1,000 inhabitants15.59Hardin CountyHardin County: 15.51 per 1,000 inhabitants15.51Union CountyUnion County: 15.45 per 1,000 inhabitants15.45Wayne CountyWayne County: 15.39 per 1,000 inhabitants15.39Greene CountyGreene County: 15.37 per 1,000 inhabitants15.37Page CountyPage County: 15.33 per 1,000 inhabitants15.33Hancock CountyHancock County: 15.08 per 1,000 inhabitants15.08Keokuk CountyKeokuk County: 15.06 per 1,000 inhabitants15.06Osceola CountyOsceola County: 15.02 per 1,000 inhabitants15.02Franklin CountyFranklin County: 15 per 1,000 inhabitants15Emmet CountyEmmet County: 14.78 per 1,000 inhabitants14.78Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 14.69 per 1,000 inhabitants14.69Floyd CountyFloyd County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Clinton CountyClinton County: 14.58 per 1,000 inhabitants14.58Wapello CountyWapello County: 14.52 per 1,000 inhabitants14.52Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.38 per 1,000 inhabitants14.38Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 14.31 per 1,000 inhabitants14.31Marshall CountyMarshall County: 14.24 per 1,000 inhabitants14.24Cerro Gordo CountyCerro Gordo County: 14.21 per 1,000 inhabitants14.21Shelby CountyShelby County: 14.14 per 1,000 inhabitants14.14
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Ringgold County Estimated18.47-2.23 pts
2Adams County Estimated18.23+3.81 pts
3Adair County Estimated18.01+1.1 pts
4Sac County Estimated17.59+3.27 pts
5Fremont County Estimated17.45+4.69 pts
6Monona County Estimated17.39-4.04 pts
7Lee County Estimated17.38+3.01 pts
8Palo Alto County Estimated17.05+1.99 pts
9Appanoose County Estimated16.8-0.79 pts
10Cass County Estimated16.63+0.22 pts
11Audubon County Estimated16.59+0.52 pts
12Howard County Estimated16.31+2.94 pts
13Monroe County Estimated15.87+0.47 pts
14Harrison County Estimated15.84-0.31 pts
15Cherokee County Estimated15.81+0.63 pts
16Wright County Estimated15.72+1.27 pts
17Taylor County Estimated15.68+0.17 pts
18Ida County Estimated15.6-3.42 pts
19Calhoun County Estimated15.6+2.05 pts
20Montgomery County Estimated15.59-3.2 pts
21Hardin County Estimated15.51-1 pts
22Union County Estimated15.45+0.64 pts
23Wayne County Estimated15.39+1.27 pts
24Greene County Estimated15.37+1.87 pts
25Page County Estimated15.33+1.66 pts
26Hancock County Estimated15.08+1.47 pts
27Keokuk County Estimated15.06-0.91 pts
28Osceola County Estimated15.02+0.48 pts
29Franklin County Estimated15-1.96 pts
30Emmet County Estimated14.78-0.64 pts
31Des Moines County Estimated14.69+1.1 pts
32Floyd County Estimated14.68+0.39 pts
33Clinton County Estimated14.58+1.12 pts
34Wapello County Estimated14.52+1.18 pts
35Mitchell County Estimated14.4-0.83 pts
36Carroll County Estimated14.38+0.64 pts
37Pocahontas County Estimated14.31-2.56 pts
38Marshall County Estimated14.24+0.59 pts
39Cerro Gordo County Estimated14.21+0.13 pts
40Shelby County Estimated14.14+0.51 pts
41Webster County Estimated14.05-0.37 pts
42Lucas County Estimated13.87+0.03 pts
43Mahaska County Estimated13.85+1.56 pts
44Cedar County Estimated13.82+2.28 pts
45Fayette County Estimated13.73-1.14 pts
46O'Brien County Estimated13.71-3.09 pts
47Butler County Estimated13.7-0.1 pts
48Kossuth County Estimated13.65-2.18 pts
49Chickasaw County Estimated13.61+0.21 pts
50Iowa County Estimated13.47+0.72 pts
51Guthrie County Estimated13.45+0.62 pts
52Hamilton County Estimated13.44-0.27 pts
53Boone County Estimated13.42+0.52 pts
54Van Buren County Estimated13.37-0.44 pts
55Decatur County Estimated13.2+0.96 pts
56Grundy County Estimated13.18-0.18 pts
57Tama County Estimated13.07+0.05 pts
58Jackson County Estimated13.07-1.35 pts
59Clayton County Estimated13.02-1.3 pts
60Clarke County Estimated12.96-3.05 pts
61Washington County Estimated12.92+0.31 pts
62Jefferson County Estimated12.81+0.11 pts
63Poweshiek County Estimated12.81+0.57 pts
64Louisa County Estimated12.73+0.57 pts
65Humboldt County Estimated12.72-1.73 pts
66Pottawattamie County Estimated12.62-0.13 pts
67Henry County Estimated12.58-1.17 pts
68Worth County Estimated12.37+0.22 pts
69Marion County Estimated12.14+0.45 pts
70Mills County Estimated12.05+1.67 pts
71Jasper County Estimated11.97+0.11 pts
72Dickinson County Estimated11.69-1.55 pts
73Jones County Estimated11.63-0.81 pts
74Delaware County Estimated11.61+0.24 pts
75Black Hawk County Estimated11.54-0.13 pts
76Clay County Estimated11.52-0.3 pts
77Buchanan County Estimated11.35+0.22 pts
78Davis County Estimated11.15-0.02 pts
79Winnebago County Estimated11.07-3.01 pts
80Dubuque County Estimated11.05+0.63 pts
81Madison County Estimated10.81+1.12 pts
82Scott County Estimated10.73-0.34 pts
83Muscatine County Estimated10.66-1.13 pts
84Woodbury County Estimated10.5-1.02 pts
85Winneshiek County Estimated10.44+0.09 pts
86Crawford County Estimated10.44-1.23 pts
87Plymouth County Estimated10.38-0.9 pts
88Benton County Estimated10.06-1.36 pts
89Allamakee County Estimated9.97-4.5 pts
90Bremer County Estimated9.92-1.76 pts
91Warren County Estimated9.83-0.41 pts
92Linn County Estimated9.77+0.17 pts
93Buena Vista County Estimated9.41+0.37 pts
94Polk County Estimated9.28+0.62 pts
95Lyon County Estimated8.18-2.51 pts
96Sioux County Estimated7.98-0.74 pts
97Story County Estimated6.62+0.53 pts
98Johnson County Estimated5.95+0.17 pts
99Dallas County Estimated5.72-0.28 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)?

Ringgold County, with 18.47 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dallas County, with 5.72 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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