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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 2023, at 18.33 per 1,000 inhabitants. Scott County had the lowest, at 5.88 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.56 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.33Traverse County
Lowest5.88Scott County
Median10.5687 counties
Minnesota8.7History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Traverse CountyTraverse County: 18.33 per 1,000 inhabitants18.33Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 16.99 per 1,000 inhabitants16.99Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 16.93 per 1,000 inhabitants16.93Kittson CountyKittson County: 16.56 per 1,000 inhabitants16.56Wadena CountyWadena County: 16.06 per 1,000 inhabitants16.06Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 15.18 per 1,000 inhabitants15.18Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 14.93 per 1,000 inhabitants14.93Lake CountyLake County: 14.48 per 1,000 inhabitants14.48Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Martin CountyMartin County: 14.26 per 1,000 inhabitants14.26Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 14.02 per 1,000 inhabitants14.02Grant CountyGrant County: 13.81 per 1,000 inhabitants13.81Cass CountyCass County: 13.58 per 1,000 inhabitants13.58Norman CountyNorman County: 13.55 per 1,000 inhabitants13.55Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 13.21 per 1,000 inhabitants13.21Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 13.06 per 1,000 inhabitants13.06Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 12.99 per 1,000 inhabitants12.99Carlton CountyCarlton County: 12.83 per 1,000 inhabitants12.83Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 12.74 per 1,000 inhabitants12.74Renville CountyRenville County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitants12.69Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 12.61 per 1,000 inhabitants12.61Itasca CountyItasca County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Polk CountyPolk County: 12.45 per 1,000 inhabitants12.45Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 12.43 per 1,000 inhabitants12.43Houston CountyHouston County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 12.17 per 1,000 inhabitants12.17Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 12.05 per 1,000 inhabitants12.05Faribault CountyFaribault County: 11.83 per 1,000 inhabitants11.83Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11.8 per 1,000 inhabitants11.8Douglas CountyDouglas County: 11.54 per 1,000 inhabitants11.54Swift CountySwift County: 11.42 per 1,000 inhabitants11.42St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 11.31 per 1,000 inhabitants11.31Brown CountyBrown County: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Morrison CountyMorrison County: 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitants11.22Pope CountyPope County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 11.19 per 1,000 inhabitants11.19Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 11.04 per 1,000 inhabitants11.04Becker CountyBecker County: 10.99 per 1,000 inhabitants10.99Kanabec CountyKanabec County: 10.93 per 1,000 inhabitants10.93Pine CountyPine County: 10.84 per 1,000 inhabitants10.84
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2022
1Traverse County Estimated18.33+0.29 pts
2Big Stone County Estimated16.99+0.31 pts
3Lac qui Parle County Estimated16.93+3.46 pts
4Kittson County Estimated16.56-4.38 pts
5Wadena County Estimated16.06+0.93 pts
6Koochiching County Estimated15.18-1.72 pts
7Aitkin County Estimated14.93-0.89 pts
8Lake County Estimated14.48-0.73 pts
9Pipestone County Estimated14.28-0.05 pts
10Martin County Estimated14.26-0.83 pts
11Chippewa County Estimated14.02+0.12 pts
12Grant County Estimated13.81+0.96 pts
13Cass County Estimated13.58-0.93 pts
14Norman County Estimated13.55-2.54 pts
15Freeborn County Estimated13.21-0.02 pts
16Wilkin County Estimated13.06-1.35 pts
17Mahnomen County Estimated12.99-6.26 pts
18Carlton County Estimated12.83-0.59 pts
19Lake of the Woods County Estimated12.74+1.36 pts
20Renville County Estimated12.69+0.06 pts
21Otter Tail County Estimated12.61-0.88 pts
22Itasca County Estimated12.47-2.42 pts
23Polk County Estimated12.45-0.69 pts
24Fillmore County Estimated12.43+0.33 pts
25Houston County Estimated12.29+0.31 pts
26Cottonwood County Estimated12.17-2.09 pts
27Mille Lacs County Estimated12.05-1.82 pts
28Faribault County Estimated11.83-1.3 pts
29Lincoln County Estimated11.8-3.41 pts
30Douglas County Estimated11.54-1.22 pts
31Swift County Estimated11.42-0.76 pts
32St. Louis County Estimated11.31-0.82 pts
33Brown County Estimated11.3-2.38 pts
34Morrison County Estimated11.22-0.57 pts
35Pope County Estimated11.21-1.75 pts
36McLeod County Estimated11.19-0.85 pts
37Wabasha County Estimated11.04+1.12 pts
38Becker County Estimated10.99-0.9 pts
39Kanabec County Estimated10.93-1.57 pts
40Pine County Estimated10.84-3.7 pts
41Goodhue County Estimated10.78-1.57 pts
42Rock County Estimated10.72-1.82 pts
43Beltrami County Estimated10.62-1.66 pts
44Crow Wing County Estimated10.56-2.25 pts
45Hubbard County Estimated10.46-1.13 pts
46Waseca County Estimated10.42-1.64 pts
47Lyon County Estimated10.41+1.67 pts
48Mower County Estimated10.34-1.71 pts
49Red Lake County Estimated10.26-0.47 pts
50Pennington County Estimated10.23-2.59 pts
51Meeker County Estimated10.2-0.66 pts
52Yellow Medicine County Estimated10.09-2.48 pts
53Kandiyohi County Estimated10.07+0.21 pts
54Watonwan County Estimated10.05-2.54 pts
55Jackson County Estimated10-1.45 pts
56Clearwater County Estimated9.92-4.84 pts
57Steele County Estimated9.85-0.43 pts
58Redwood County Estimated9.64-2.39 pts
59Todd County Estimated9.58-1.27 pts
60Cook County Estimated9.35+0.36 pts
61Murray County Estimated9.29-4.16 pts
62Ramsey County Estimated9.13-0.44 pts
63Winona County Estimated9.13+0.33 pts
64Isanti County Estimated8.94-1.57 pts
65Nobles County Estimated8.83+0.32 pts
66Le Sueur County Estimated8.76-0.88 pts
67Roseau County Estimated8.75-2.75 pts
68Benton County Estimated8.61-2.44 pts
69Marshall County Estimated8.59-3.39 pts
70Chisago County Estimated8.47-1.24 pts
71Sibley County Estimated8.42-2.4 pts
72Rice County Estimated8.42-0.16 pts
73Nicollet County Estimated8.41-0.51 pts
74Clay County Estimated8.3-0.94 pts
75Olmsted County Estimated8.05-0.45 pts
76Blue Earth County Estimated7.83-0.37 pts
77Hennepin County Estimated7.8-0.37 pts
78Washington County Estimated7.62-0.01 pts
79Stearns County Estimated7.47-0.86 pts
80Stevens County Estimated7.31-1.01 pts
81Dakota County Estimated7.28-0.18 pts
82Dodge County Estimated7.06-0.6 pts
83Anoka County Estimated7.02-0.76 pts
84Wright County Estimated6.86-0.63 pts
85Carver County Estimated6.32-0.01 pts
86Sherburne County Estimated6.25-1.2 pts
87Scott County Estimated5.88-0.25 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)?

Traverse County, with 18.33 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 5.88 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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