Counties in Kansas by death rate (July to June)
Kingman County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 105 counties in 2021, at 33.69 per 1,000 inhabitants. Riley County had the lowest, at 5.68 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.98 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Kansas was 11.16 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingman County Estimated | 33.69 |
| 2 | Edwards County Estimated | 27.4 |
| 3 | Ness County Estimated | 25.91 |
| 4 | Lane County Estimated | 25.57 |
| 5 | Greeley County Estimated | 23.43 |
| 6 | Rush County Estimated | 23.17 |
| 7 | Hodgeman County Estimated | 21.91 |
| 8 | Sheridan County Estimated | 21.64 |
| 9 | Gove County Estimated | 21.24 |
| 10 | Clark County Estimated | 20.84 |
| 11 | Comanche County Estimated | 20.33 |
| 12 | Wichita County Estimated | 20.32 |
| 13 | Elk County Estimated | 19.92 |
| 14 | Russell County Estimated | 19.74 |
| 15 | Woodson County Estimated | 19.42 |
| 16 | Brown County Estimated | 19.12 |
| 17 | Mitchell County Estimated | 18.75 |
| 18 | Cheyenne County Estimated | 18.67 |
| 19 | Harper County Estimated | 18.65 |
| 20 | Trego County Estimated | 18.56 |
| 21 | Barber County Estimated | 18.04 |
| 22 | Republic County Estimated | 17.7 |
| 23 | Cherokee County Estimated | 17.61 |
| 24 | Phillips County Estimated | 17.35 |
| 25 | Decatur County Estimated | 17.35 |
| 26 | Ellsworth County Estimated | 17.34 |
| 27 | Cloud County Estimated | 17.14 |
| 28 | Osage County Estimated | 17.14 |
| 29 | Stafford County Estimated | 17.08 |
| 30 | Greenwood County Estimated | 17.02 |
| 31 | Nemaha County Estimated | 16.88 |
| 32 | Wilson County Estimated | 16.84 |
| 33 | Graham County Estimated | 16.64 |
| 34 | Meade County Estimated | 16.64 |
| 35 | Montgomery County Estimated | 16.49 |
| 36 | Morton County Estimated | 16.03 |
| 37 | Rawlins County Estimated | 16.01 |
| 38 | Morris County Estimated | 16.01 |
| 39 | Cowley County Estimated | 15.82 |
| 40 | Scott County Estimated | 15.78 |
| 41 | Pratt County Estimated | 15.73 |
| 42 | Pawnee County Estimated | 15.68 |
| 43 | Doniphan County Estimated | 15.68 |
| 44 | Bourbon County Estimated | 15.62 |
| 45 | Rice County Estimated | 15.45 |
| 46 | Smith County Estimated | 15.41 |
| 47 | Logan County Estimated | 15.4 |
| 48 | Washington County Estimated | 15.33 |
| 49 | Sumner County Estimated | 15.26 |
| 50 | Osborne County Estimated | 15.21 |
| 51 | Labette County Estimated | 15.07 |
| 52 | Neosho County Estimated | 15.01 |
| 53 | Crawford County Estimated | 14.98 |
| 54 | Linn County Estimated | 14.88 |
| 55 | Harvey County Estimated | 14.84 |
| 56 | Dickinson County Estimated | 14.81 |
| 57 | Kiowa County Estimated | 14.79 |
| 58 | Norton County Estimated | 14.6 |
| 59 | Barton County Estimated | 14.47 |
| 60 | Reno County Estimated | 14.42 |
| 61 | Clay County Estimated | 14.42 |
| 62 | Rooks County Estimated | 14.36 |
| 63 | McPherson County Estimated | 14.31 |
| 64 | Marion County Estimated | 14.28 |
| 65 | Ottawa County Estimated | 14.19 |
| 66 | Anderson County Estimated | 14.18 |
| 67 | Lincoln County Estimated | 13.99 |
| 68 | Chautauqua County Estimated | 13.87 |
| 69 | Allen County Estimated | 13.66 |
| 70 | Marshall County Estimated | 13.17 |
| 71 | Franklin County Estimated | 13.14 |
| 72 | Saline County Estimated | 13.04 |
| 73 | Jewell County Estimated | 12.94 |
| 74 | Coffey County Estimated | 12.69 |
| 75 | Shawnee County Estimated | 12.6 |
| 76 | Gray County Estimated | 12.38 |
| 77 | Wabaunsee County Estimated | 12.26 |
| 78 | Jackson County Estimated | 12.23 |
| 79 | Sherman County Estimated | 12.15 |
| 80 | Atchison County Estimated | 11.98 |
| 81 | Wallace County Estimated | 11.9 |
| 82 | Butler County Estimated | 11.61 |
| 83 | Miami County Estimated | 11.47 |
| 84 | Jefferson County Estimated | 11.31 |
| 85 | Lyon County Estimated | 11.13 |
| 86 | Sedgwick County Estimated | 10.97 |
| 87 | Ellis County Estimated | 10.17 |
| 88 | Wyandotte County Estimated | 9.97 |
| 89 | Grant County Estimated | 9.96 |
| 90 | Stevens County Estimated | 9.87 |
| 91 | Stanton County Estimated | 9.71 |
| 92 | Leavenworth County Estimated | 9.43 |
| 93 | Thomas County Estimated | 9.33 |
| 94 | Haskell County Estimated | 8.91 |
| 95 | Kearny County Estimated | 8.89 |
| 96 | Hamilton County Estimated | 8.86 |
| 97 | Ford County Estimated | 8.71 |
| 98 | Finney County Estimated | 8.64 |
| 99 | Pottawatomie County Estimated | 8.46 |
| 100 | Johnson County Estimated | 8 |
| 101 | Seward County Estimated | 7.89 |
| 102 | Chase County Estimated | 7.72 |
| 103 | Geary County Estimated | 7.32 |
| 104 | Douglas County Estimated | 7.32 |
| 105 | Riley County Estimated | 5.68 |
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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)?
Kingman County, with 33.69 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?
Riley County, with 5.68 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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