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Counties in Minnesota by death rate (July to June)

Traverse County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 87 counties in 2021, at 19.28 per 1,000 inhabitants. Scott County had the lowest, at 5.77 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.68 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 8.99 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19.28Traverse County
Lowest5.77Scott County
Median11.6887 counties
Minnesota8.99History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Traverse CountyTraverse County: 19.28 per 1,000 inhabitants19.28Kittson CountyKittson County: 18.7 per 1,000 inhabitants18.7Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 18.03 per 1,000 inhabitants18.03Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 17.93 per 1,000 inhabitants17.93Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 16.36 per 1,000 inhabitants16.36Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 15.88 per 1,000 inhabitants15.88Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Wadena CountyWadena County: 15.21 per 1,000 inhabitants15.21Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 15.05 per 1,000 inhabitants15.05Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Faribault CountyFaribault County: 14.1 per 1,000 inhabitants14.1Renville CountyRenville County: 14.06 per 1,000 inhabitants14.06Lake CountyLake County: 13.67 per 1,000 inhabitants13.67Cass CountyCass County: 13.65 per 1,000 inhabitants13.65Martin CountyMartin County: 13.62 per 1,000 inhabitants13.62Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 13.57 per 1,000 inhabitants13.57Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitants13.47Redwood CountyRedwood County: 13.44 per 1,000 inhabitants13.44Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Grant CountyGrant County: 13.4 per 1,000 inhabitants13.4Rock CountyRock County: 13.31 per 1,000 inhabitants13.31Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 13.22 per 1,000 inhabitants13.22Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 13.07 per 1,000 inhabitants13.07Watonwan CountyWatonwan County: 12.95 per 1,000 inhabitants12.95Itasca CountyItasca County: 12.94 per 1,000 inhabitants12.94Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 12.93 per 1,000 inhabitants12.93Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 12.88 per 1,000 inhabitants12.88Polk CountyPolk County: 12.81 per 1,000 inhabitants12.81Norman CountyNorman County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Douglas CountyDouglas County: 12.65 per 1,000 inhabitants12.65Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 12.61 per 1,000 inhabitants12.61Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Becker CountyBecker County: 12.54 per 1,000 inhabitants12.54Yellow Medicine CountyYellow Medicine County: 12.46 per 1,000 inhabitants12.46Brown CountyBrown County: 12.31 per 1,000 inhabitants12.31Swift CountySwift County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Carlton CountyCarlton County: 12.25 per 1,000 inhabitants12.25Roseau CountyRoseau County: 12.23 per 1,000 inhabitants12.23St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 12.18 per 1,000 inhabitants12.18Morrison CountyMorrison County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Traverse County Estimated19.28
2Kittson County Estimated18.7
3Mahnomen County Estimated18.03
4Lac qui Parle County Estimated17.93
5Aitkin County Estimated16.36
6Big Stone County Estimated15.88
7Cottonwood County Estimated15.41
8Wadena County Estimated15.21
9Chippewa County Estimated15.05
10Koochiching County Estimated14.6
11Faribault County Estimated14.1
12Renville County Estimated14.06
13Lake County Estimated13.67
14Cass County Estimated13.65
15Martin County Estimated13.62
16Lincoln County Estimated13.57
17Kanabec County Estimated13.47
18Redwood County Estimated13.44
19Pipestone County Estimated13.42
20Grant County Estimated13.4
21Rock County Estimated13.31
22Mille Lacs County Estimated13.22
23Clearwater County Estimated13.07
24Watonwan County Estimated12.95
25Itasca County Estimated12.94
26Freeborn County Estimated12.93
27Otter Tail County Estimated12.88
28Polk County Estimated12.81
29Norman County Estimated12.73
30Douglas County Estimated12.65
31Hubbard County Estimated12.61
32Wilkin County Estimated12.57
33Becker County Estimated12.54
34Yellow Medicine County Estimated12.46
35Brown County Estimated12.31
36Swift County Estimated12.25
37Carlton County Estimated12.25
38Roseau County Estimated12.23
39St. Louis County Estimated12.18
40Morrison County Estimated12.05
40Pope County Estimated12.05
42Lake of the Woods County Estimated11.84
43Jackson County Estimated11.7
44Houston County Estimated11.68
45Pine County Estimated11.66
46Crow Wing County Estimated11.55
47Goodhue County Estimated11.45
48Murray County Estimated11.27
49McLeod County Estimated11.2
50Pennington County Estimated11.18
51Meeker County Estimated11.15
52Kandiyohi County Estimated11.06
53Beltrami County Estimated11.05
54Fillmore County Estimated10.85
55Lyon County Estimated10.8
56Marshall County Estimated10.54
57Mower County Estimated10.44
58Wabasha County Estimated10.26
59Benton County Estimated10.25
60Todd County Estimated10.24
61Cook County Estimated10.16
62Isanti County Estimated10.1
63Le Sueur County Estimated9.59
64Steele County Estimated9.52
65Nobles County Estimated9.49
66Waseca County Estimated9.42
67Rice County Estimated9.33
68Stevens County Estimated9.3
69Ramsey County Estimated9.19
70Winona County Estimated8.97
71Chisago County Estimated8.96
72Red Lake County Estimated8.88
73Stearns County Estimated8.61
74Sibley County Estimated8.53
75Clay County Estimated8.35
76Dodge County Estimated8.03
77Blue Earth County Estimated8.01
78Nicollet County Estimated7.78
79Hennepin County Estimated7.74
80Sherburne County Estimated7.57
81Anoka County Estimated7.54
82Olmsted County Estimated7.52
83Dakota County Estimated7.36
84Washington County Estimated7.36
85Wright County Estimated7.13
86Carver County Estimated5.87
87Scott County Estimated5.77

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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)?

Traverse County, with 19.28 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 5.77 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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