Counties in Minnesota by death rate (July to June), 2025

Lac qui Parle County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 87 counties in 2025, at 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants. Scott County had the lowest, at 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 8.69 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest5.8Scott County
Median10.887 counties
Minnesota8.69History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants16.92Wadena CountyWadena County: 16.77 per 1,000 inhabitants16.77Traverse CountyTraverse County: 16.56 per 1,000 inhabitants16.56Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 16.29 per 1,000 inhabitants16.29Kittson CountyKittson County: 15.63 per 1,000 inhabitants15.63Norman CountyNorman County: 15.19 per 1,000 inhabitants15.19Lake CountyLake County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 15.01 per 1,000 inhabitants15.01Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 14.84 per 1,000 inhabitants14.84Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 14.41 per 1,000 inhabitants14.41Martin CountyMartin County: 14.05 per 1,000 inhabitants14.05Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 14.05 per 1,000 inhabitants14.05Cass CountyCass County: 13.27 per 1,000 inhabitants13.27Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitants13.06Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 13.04 per 1,000 inhabitants13.04Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 12.98 per 1,000 inhabitants12.98Faribault CountyFaribault County: 12.95 per 1,000 inhabitants12.95Houston CountyHouston County: 12.83 per 1,000 inhabitants12.83Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 12.78 per 1,000 inhabitants12.78Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitants12.54Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Carlton CountyCarlton County: 12.23 per 1,000 inhabitants12.23Renville CountyRenville County: 12.09 per 1,000 inhabitants12.09Rock CountyRock County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05Brown CountyBrown County: 11.98 per 1,000 inhabitants11.98Itasca CountyItasca County: 11.93 per 1,000 inhabitants11.93Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 11.9 per 1,000 inhabitants11.9Meeker CountyMeeker County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71Douglas CountyDouglas County: 11.69 per 1,000 inhabitants11.69Pope CountyPope County: 11.62 per 1,000 inhabitants11.62Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Morrison CountyMorrison County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Polk CountyPolk County: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 11.38 per 1,000 inhabitants11.38Becker CountyBecker County: 11.31 per 1,000 inhabitants11.31Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 11.25 per 1,000 inhabitants11.25Red Lake CountyRed Lake County: 11.23 per 1,000 inhabitants11.23Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants11.15
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Lac qui Parle County Estimated16.92+0.56 pts
2Wadena County Estimated16.77+0.33 pts
3Traverse County Estimated16.56+0.75 pts
4Aitkin County Estimated16.29+0.25 pts
5Kittson County Estimated15.63+0.75 pts
6Norman County Estimated15.19+0.63 pts
7Lake County Estimated15.07+0.28 pts
8Mahnomen County Estimated15.01+0.79 pts
9Koochiching County Estimated14.84+0.61 pts
10Big Stone County Estimated14.41+0.46 pts
11Martin County Estimated14.05+0.66 pts
12Pipestone County Estimated14.05+0.35 pts
13Cass County Estimated13.27+0.3 pts
14Chippewa County Estimated13.06+0.6 pts
15Freeborn County Estimated13.04+0.14 pts
16Lake of the Woods County Estimated12.98+0.3 pts
17Cottonwood County Estimated12.98+0.01 pts
18Faribault County Estimated12.95+0.17 pts
19Houston County Estimated12.83+0.2 pts
20Fillmore County Estimated12.78+0.41 pts
21Otter Tail County Estimated12.54+0.17 pts
22Mille Lacs County Estimated12.38+0.08 pts
23Carlton County Estimated12.23+0.22 pts
24Renville County Estimated12.09+0.25 pts
25Rock County Estimated12.05+0.69 pts
26Brown County Estimated11.98+0.22 pts
27Itasca County Estimated11.93+0.19 pts
28Wilkin County Estimated11.9+0.37 pts
29Meeker County Estimated11.71+0.32 pts
30Douglas County Estimated11.69+0.19 pts
31Pope County Estimated11.62+0.26 pts
32Wabasha County Estimated11.56+0.4 pts
33St. Louis County Estimated11.53+0.16 pts
34Morrison County Estimated11.52+0.24 pts
35Polk County Estimated11.5+0.07 pts
36McLeod County Estimated11.38+0.14 pts
37Becker County Estimated11.31+0.14 pts
38Goodhue County Estimated11.25+0.25 pts
39Red Lake County Estimated11.23+0.48 pts
40Hubbard County Estimated11.15+0.1 pts
41Pine County Estimated11.11+0.15 pts
42Kanabec County Estimated10.95+0.37 pts
43Waseca County Estimated10.87+0.47 pts
44Grant County Estimated10.8+0.07 pts
45Swift County Estimated10.78+0.47 pts
46Crow Wing County Estimated10.73+0.04 pts
47Todd County Estimated10.65+0.33 pts
48Clearwater County Estimated10.63+0.26 pts
49Redwood County Estimated10.62+0.09 pts
50Mower County Estimated10.56-0.05 pts
51Lyon County Estimated10.53+0.25 pts
52Kandiyohi County Estimated10.53+0.25 pts
53Watonwan County Estimated10.16+0.25 pts
54Jackson County Estimated10.14+0.43 pts
55Pennington County Estimated9.99+0.31 pts
56Lincoln County Estimated9.840 pts
57Yellow Medicine County Estimated9.81+0.24 pts
58Steele County Estimated9.72+0.08 pts
59Beltrami County Estimated9.59+0.06 pts
60Isanti County Estimated9.56-0.02 pts
61Murray County Estimated9.52+0.34 pts
62Winona County Estimated9.2+0.14 pts
63Ramsey County Estimated9.08+0.09 pts
64Le Sueur County Estimated9.07+0.42 pts
65Nobles County Estimated9.06+0.21 pts
66Sibley County Estimated9.01+0.28 pts
67Chisago County Estimated8.99+0.13 pts
68Blue Earth County Estimated8.73+0.22 pts
69Roseau County Estimated8.66+0.01 pts
70Marshall County Estimated8.64+0.24 pts
71Nicollet County Estimated8.41+0.2 pts
72Benton County Estimated8.38+0.1 pts
73Cook County Estimated8.32-0.11 pts
74Clay County Estimated8.22+0.08 pts
75Stevens County Estimated8.07+0.17 pts
76Rice County Estimated7.9-0.06 pts
77Olmsted County Estimated7.84+0.05 pts
78Hennepin County Estimated7.74+0.06 pts
79Stearns County Estimated7.51+0.08 pts
80Dodge County Estimated7.5+0.15 pts
81Washington County Estimated7.4-0.05 pts
82Dakota County Estimated7.19-0.03 pts
83Anoka County Estimated6.92+0.01 pts
84Wright County Estimated6.7-0.12 pts
85Sherburne County Estimated6.56+0.02 pts
86Carver County Estimated6.12+0.03 pts
87Scott County Estimated5.8-0 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)?

Lac qui Parle County, with 16.92 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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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