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.
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ringgold County Estimated | 18.47 | -2.23 pts |
| 2 | Adams County Estimated | 18.23 | +3.81 pts |
| 3 | Adair County Estimated | 18.01 | +1.1 pts |
| 4 | Sac County Estimated | 17.59 | +3.27 pts |
| 5 | Fremont County Estimated | 17.45 | +4.69 pts |
| 6 | Monona County Estimated | 17.39 | -4.04 pts |
| 7 | Lee County Estimated | 17.38 | +3.01 pts |
| 8 | Palo Alto County Estimated | 17.05 | +1.99 pts |
| 9 | Appanoose County Estimated | 16.8 | -0.79 pts |
| 10 | Cass County Estimated | 16.63 | +0.22 pts |
| 11 | Audubon County Estimated | 16.59 | +0.52 pts |
| 12 | Howard County Estimated | 16.31 | +2.94 pts |
| 13 | Monroe County Estimated | 15.87 | +0.47 pts |
| 14 | Harrison County Estimated | 15.84 | -0.31 pts |
| 15 | Cherokee County Estimated | 15.81 | +0.63 pts |
| 16 | Wright County Estimated | 15.72 | +1.27 pts |
| 17 | Taylor County Estimated | 15.68 | +0.17 pts |
| 18 | Ida County Estimated | 15.6 | -3.42 pts |
| 19 | Calhoun County Estimated | 15.6 | +2.05 pts |
| 20 | Montgomery County Estimated | 15.59 | -3.2 pts |
| 21 | Hardin County Estimated | 15.51 | -1 pts |
| 22 | Union County Estimated | 15.45 | +0.64 pts |
| 23 | Wayne County Estimated | 15.39 | +1.27 pts |
| 24 | Greene County Estimated | 15.37 | +1.87 pts |
| 25 | Page County Estimated | 15.33 | +1.66 pts |
| 26 | Hancock County Estimated | 15.08 | +1.47 pts |
| 27 | Keokuk County Estimated | 15.06 | -0.91 pts |
| 28 | Osceola County Estimated | 15.02 | +0.48 pts |
| 29 | Franklin County Estimated | 15 | -1.96 pts |
| 30 | Emmet County Estimated | 14.78 | -0.64 pts |
| 31 | Des Moines County Estimated | 14.69 | +1.1 pts |
| 32 | Floyd County Estimated | 14.68 | +0.39 pts |
| 33 | Clinton County Estimated | 14.58 | +1.12 pts |
| 34 | Wapello County Estimated | 14.52 | +1.18 pts |
| 35 | Mitchell County Estimated | 14.4 | -0.83 pts |
| 36 | Carroll County Estimated | 14.38 | +0.64 pts |
| 37 | Pocahontas County Estimated | 14.31 | -2.56 pts |
| 38 | Marshall County Estimated | 14.24 | +0.59 pts |
| 39 | Cerro Gordo County Estimated | 14.21 | +0.13 pts |
| 40 | Shelby County Estimated | 14.14 | +0.51 pts |
| 41 | Webster County Estimated | 14.05 | -0.37 pts |
| 42 | Lucas County Estimated | 13.87 | +0.03 pts |
| 43 | Mahaska County Estimated | 13.85 | +1.56 pts |
| 44 | Cedar County Estimated | 13.82 | +2.28 pts |
| 45 | Fayette County Estimated | 13.73 | -1.14 pts |
| 46 | O'Brien County Estimated | 13.71 | -3.09 pts |
| 47 | Butler County Estimated | 13.7 | -0.1 pts |
| 48 | Kossuth County Estimated | 13.65 | -2.18 pts |
| 49 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 13.61 | +0.21 pts |
| 50 | Iowa County Estimated | 13.47 | +0.72 pts |
| 51 | Guthrie County Estimated | 13.45 | +0.62 pts |
| 52 | Hamilton County Estimated | 13.44 | -0.27 pts |
| 53 | Boone County Estimated | 13.42 | +0.52 pts |
| 54 | Van Buren County Estimated | 13.37 | -0.44 pts |
| 55 | Decatur County Estimated | 13.2 | +0.96 pts |
| 56 | Grundy County Estimated | 13.18 | -0.18 pts |
| 57 | Tama County Estimated | 13.07 | +0.05 pts |
| 58 | Jackson County Estimated | 13.07 | -1.35 pts |
| 59 | Clayton County Estimated | 13.02 | -1.3 pts |
| 60 | Clarke County Estimated | 12.96 | -3.05 pts |
| 61 | Washington County Estimated | 12.92 | +0.31 pts |
| 62 | Jefferson County Estimated | 12.81 | +0.11 pts |
| 63 | Poweshiek County Estimated | 12.81 | +0.57 pts |
| 64 | Louisa County Estimated | 12.73 | +0.57 pts |
| 65 | Humboldt County Estimated | 12.72 | -1.73 pts |
| 66 | Pottawattamie County Estimated | 12.62 | -0.13 pts |
| 67 | Henry County Estimated | 12.58 | -1.17 pts |
| 68 | Worth County Estimated | 12.37 | +0.22 pts |
| 69 | Marion County Estimated | 12.14 | +0.45 pts |
| 70 | Mills County Estimated | 12.05 | +1.67 pts |
| 71 | Jasper County Estimated | 11.97 | +0.11 pts |
| 72 | Dickinson County Estimated | 11.69 | -1.55 pts |
| 73 | Jones County Estimated | 11.63 | -0.81 pts |
| 74 | Delaware County Estimated | 11.61 | +0.24 pts |
| 75 | Black Hawk County Estimated | 11.54 | -0.13 pts |
| 76 | Clay County Estimated | 11.52 | -0.3 pts |
| 77 | Buchanan County Estimated | 11.35 | +0.22 pts |
| 78 | Davis County Estimated | 11.15 | -0.02 pts |
| 79 | Winnebago County Estimated | 11.07 | -3.01 pts |
| 80 | Dubuque County Estimated | 11.05 | +0.63 pts |
| 81 | Madison County Estimated | 10.81 | +1.12 pts |
| 82 | Scott County Estimated | 10.73 | -0.34 pts |
| 83 | Muscatine County Estimated | 10.66 | -1.13 pts |
| 84 | Woodbury County Estimated | 10.5 | -1.02 pts |
| 85 | Winneshiek County Estimated | 10.44 | +0.09 pts |
| 86 | Crawford County Estimated | 10.44 | -1.23 pts |
| 87 | Plymouth County Estimated | 10.38 | -0.9 pts |
| 88 | Benton County Estimated | 10.06 | -1.36 pts |
| 89 | Allamakee County Estimated | 9.97 | -4.5 pts |
| 90 | Bremer County Estimated | 9.92 | -1.76 pts |
| 91 | Warren County Estimated | 9.83 | -0.41 pts |
| 92 | Linn County Estimated | 9.77 | +0.17 pts |
| 93 | Buena Vista County Estimated | 9.41 | +0.37 pts |
| 94 | Polk County Estimated | 9.28 | +0.62 pts |
| 95 | Lyon County Estimated | 8.18 | -2.51 pts |
| 96 | Sioux County Estimated | 7.98 | -0.74 pts |
| 97 | Story County Estimated | 6.62 | +0.53 pts |
| 98 | Johnson County Estimated | 5.95 | +0.17 pts |
| 99 | Dallas County Estimated | 5.72 | -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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