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Counties in Iowa by death rate (July to June)

Cherokee County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 99 counties in 2023, at 17.77 per 1,000 inhabitants. Johnson County had the lowest, at 5.81 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.22 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Iowa was 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.77Cherokee County
Lowest5.81Johnson County
Median12.2299 counties
Iowa10.28History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 17.77 per 1,000 inhabitants17.77Audubon CountyAudubon County: 15.86 per 1,000 inhabitants15.86Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.71 per 1,000 inhabitants15.71Palo Alto CountyPalo Alto County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Cass CountyCass County: 15.47 per 1,000 inhabitants15.47Monroe CountyMonroe County: 15.18 per 1,000 inhabitants15.18Ringgold CountyRinggold County: 14.77 per 1,000 inhabitants14.77Appanoose CountyAppanoose County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Adair CountyAdair County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65Hardin CountyHardin County: 14.46 per 1,000 inhabitants14.46Fremont CountyFremont County: 14.38 per 1,000 inhabitants14.38Decatur CountyDecatur County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Lee CountyLee County: 14.34 per 1,000 inhabitants14.34Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 14.26 per 1,000 inhabitants14.26Sac CountySac County: 14.25 per 1,000 inhabitants14.25Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 14.22 per 1,000 inhabitants14.22Floyd CountyFloyd County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitants14.17Clinton CountyClinton County: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 14.04 per 1,000 inhabitants14.04Page CountyPage County: 13.99 per 1,000 inhabitants13.99Monona CountyMonona County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitants13.95Lucas CountyLucas County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Kossuth CountyKossuth County: 13.82 per 1,000 inhabitants13.82Union CountyUnion County: 13.79 per 1,000 inhabitants13.79Wayne CountyWayne County: 13.67 per 1,000 inhabitants13.67Greene CountyGreene County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Winnebago CountyWinnebago County: 13.21 per 1,000 inhabitants13.21Emmet CountyEmmet County: 13.19 per 1,000 inhabitants13.19Marshall CountyMarshall County: 13.18 per 1,000 inhabitants13.18Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.16 per 1,000 inhabitants13.16Des Moines CountyDes Moines County: 13.12 per 1,000 inhabitants13.12O'Brien CountyO'Brien County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Tama CountyTama County: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Carroll CountyCarroll County: 12.95 per 1,000 inhabitants12.95Butler CountyButler County: 12.87 per 1,000 inhabitants12.87Van Buren CountyVan Buren County: 12.82 per 1,000 inhabitants12.82Webster CountyWebster County: 12.76 per 1,000 inhabitants12.76Ida CountyIda County: 12.71 per 1,000 inhabitants12.71Fayette CountyFayette County: 12.66 per 1,000 inhabitants12.66Boone CountyBoone County: 12.64 per 1,000 inhabitants12.64
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Cherokee County Estimated17.77+1.96 pts
2Audubon County Estimated15.86-0.73 pts
3Montgomery County Estimated15.71+0.12 pts
4Palo Alto County Estimated15.55-1.5 pts
5Cass County Estimated15.47-1.16 pts
6Monroe County Estimated15.18-0.69 pts
7Ringgold County Estimated14.77-3.7 pts
8Appanoose County Estimated14.68-2.13 pts
9Adair County Estimated14.65-3.36 pts
10Hardin County Estimated14.46-1.05 pts
11Fremont County Estimated14.38-3.07 pts
12Decatur County Estimated14.37+1.17 pts
13Lee County Estimated14.34-3.04 pts
14Calhoun County Estimated14.26-1.34 pts
15Sac County Estimated14.25-3.34 pts
16Pocahontas County Estimated14.22-0.09 pts
17Floyd County Estimated14.17-0.51 pts
18Clinton County Estimated14.1-0.48 pts
19Shelby County Estimated14.04-0.1 pts
20Page County Estimated13.99-1.34 pts
21Monona County Estimated13.95-3.44 pts
22Lucas County Estimated13.82-0.05 pts
23Kossuth County Estimated13.82+0.17 pts
24Union County Estimated13.79-1.66 pts
25Wayne County Estimated13.67-1.72 pts
26Greene County Estimated13.52-1.85 pts
27Winnebago County Estimated13.21+2.13 pts
28Emmet County Estimated13.19-1.59 pts
29Marshall County Estimated13.18-1.05 pts
30Hamilton County Estimated13.16-0.29 pts
31Des Moines County Estimated13.12-1.57 pts
32O'Brien County Estimated13.07-0.64 pts
33Tama County Estimated12.98-0.1 pts
34Carroll County Estimated12.95-1.43 pts
35Butler County Estimated12.87-0.83 pts
36Van Buren County Estimated12.82-0.54 pts
37Webster County Estimated12.76-1.29 pts
38Ida County Estimated12.71-2.89 pts
39Fayette County Estimated12.66-1.06 pts
40Boone County Estimated12.64-0.78 pts
41Franklin County Estimated12.62-2.37 pts
42Grundy County Estimated12.53-0.66 pts
43Chickasaw County Estimated12.44-1.17 pts
44Wright County Estimated12.43-3.29 pts
45Taylor County Estimated12.38-3.3 pts
46Wapello County Estimated12.38-2.14 pts
47Poweshiek County Estimated12.31-0.49 pts
48Clarke County Estimated12.31-0.65 pts
49Guthrie County Estimated12.23-1.21 pts
50Keokuk County Estimated12.22-2.85 pts
51Mitchell County Estimated12.14-2.26 pts
52Clayton County Estimated12.04-0.98 pts
53Clay County Estimated11.98+0.46 pts
54Jefferson County Estimated11.92-0.89 pts
55Cerro Gordo County Estimated11.91-2.3 pts
56Henry County Estimated11.73-0.85 pts
57Delaware County Estimated11.66+0.05 pts
58Humboldt County Estimated11.65-1.08 pts
59Dickinson County Estimated11.62-0.06 pts
60Pottawattamie County Estimated11.57-1.05 pts
61Muscatine County Estimated11.51+0.85 pts
62Iowa County Estimated11.47-1.99 pts
63Mills County Estimated11.45-0.6 pts
64Washington County Estimated11.4-1.52 pts
65Mahaska County Estimated11.35-2.5 pts
66Jackson County Estimated11.27-1.79 pts
67Cedar County Estimated11.19-2.62 pts
68Allamakee County Estimated11.18+1.21 pts
69Hancock County Estimated11.17-3.9 pts
70Harrison County Estimated11.14-4.7 pts
71Buchanan County Estimated11.1-0.24 pts
72Osceola County Estimated11.09-3.94 pts
73Worth County Estimated11.05-1.32 pts
74Marion County Estimated10.86-1.29 pts
75Howard County Estimated10.79-5.51 pts
76Dubuque County Estimated10.75-0.3 pts
77Black Hawk County Estimated10.7-0.84 pts
78Plymouth County Estimated10.62+0.24 pts
79Lyon County Estimated10.45+2.28 pts
80Winneshiek County Estimated10.45+0.01 pts
81Adams County Estimated10.34-7.9 pts
82Jasper County Estimated10.3-1.67 pts
83Crawford County Estimated10.16-0.27 pts
84Scott County Estimated10.05-0.68 pts
85Louisa County Estimated10.02-2.71 pts
86Linn County Estimated9.99+0.22 pts
87Benton County Estimated9.78-0.28 pts
88Bremer County Estimated9.72-0.2 pts
89Warren County Estimated9.57-0.26 pts
90Jones County Estimated9.45-2.17 pts
91Woodbury County Estimated9.25-1.24 pts
92Madison County Estimated8.98-1.83 pts
93Davis County Estimated8.85-2.3 pts
94Polk County Estimated8.27-1.01 pts
95Buena Vista County Estimated7.7-1.72 pts
96Sioux County Estimated7.2-0.77 pts
97Story County Estimated6.25-0.36 pts
98Dallas County Estimated5.82+0.1 pts
99Johnson County Estimated5.81-0.14 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 17.77 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 5.81 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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