Counties in Minnesota by death rate (July to June)

Wadena County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 87 counties in 2024, at 16.44 per 1,000 inhabitants. Scott County had the lowest, at 5.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.61 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Minnesota was 8.61 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.44Wadena County
Lowest5.8Scott County
Median10.6187 counties
Minnesota8.61History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Wadena CountyWadena County: 16.44 per 1,000 inhabitants16.44Lac qui Parle CountyLac qui Parle County: 16.36 per 1,000 inhabitants16.36Aitkin CountyAitkin County: 16.04 per 1,000 inhabitants16.04Traverse CountyTraverse County: 15.8 per 1,000 inhabitants15.8Kittson CountyKittson County: 14.88 per 1,000 inhabitants14.88Lake CountyLake County: 14.79 per 1,000 inhabitants14.79Norman CountyNorman County: 14.56 per 1,000 inhabitants14.56Koochiching CountyKoochiching County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Mahnomen CountyMahnomen County: 14.22 per 1,000 inhabitants14.22Big Stone CountyBig Stone County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitants13.95Pipestone CountyPipestone County: 13.7 per 1,000 inhabitants13.7Martin CountyMartin County: 13.39 per 1,000 inhabitants13.39Cass CountyCass County: 12.97 per 1,000 inhabitants12.97Cottonwood CountyCottonwood County: 12.96 per 1,000 inhabitants12.96Freeborn CountyFreeborn County: 12.91 per 1,000 inhabitants12.91Faribault CountyFaribault County: 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitants12.79Lake of the Woods CountyLake of the Woods County: 12.68 per 1,000 inhabitants12.68Houston CountyHouston County: 12.63 per 1,000 inhabitants12.63Chippewa CountyChippewa County: 12.47 per 1,000 inhabitants12.47Fillmore CountyFillmore County: 12.38 per 1,000 inhabitants12.38Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 12.37 per 1,000 inhabitants12.37Mille Lacs CountyMille Lacs County: 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants12.29Carlton CountyCarlton County: 12.01 per 1,000 inhabitants12.01Renville CountyRenville County: 11.84 per 1,000 inhabitants11.84Brown CountyBrown County: 11.76 per 1,000 inhabitants11.76Itasca CountyItasca County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74Wilkin CountyWilkin County: 11.52 per 1,000 inhabitants11.52Douglas CountyDouglas County: 11.5 per 1,000 inhabitants11.5Polk CountyPolk County: 11.43 per 1,000 inhabitants11.43Meeker CountyMeeker County: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Pope CountyPope County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitants11.37St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 11.37 per 1,000 inhabitants11.37Rock CountyRock County: 11.36 per 1,000 inhabitants11.36Morrison CountyMorrison County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28McLeod CountyMcLeod County: 11.24 per 1,000 inhabitants11.24Becker CountyBecker County: 11.18 per 1,000 inhabitants11.18Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 11.15 per 1,000 inhabitants11.15Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 11.05 per 1,000 inhabitants11.05Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 11.01 per 1,000 inhabitants11.01Pine CountyPine County: 10.96 per 1,000 inhabitants10.96
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Wadena County Estimated16.44+0.37 pts
2Lac qui Parle County Estimated16.36-0.57 pts
3Aitkin County Estimated16.04+1.11 pts
4Traverse County Estimated15.8-2.53 pts
5Kittson County Estimated14.88-1.68 pts
6Lake County Estimated14.79+0.3 pts
7Norman County Estimated14.56+1.01 pts
8Koochiching County Estimated14.23-0.95 pts
9Mahnomen County Estimated14.22+1.23 pts
10Big Stone County Estimated13.95-3.04 pts
11Pipestone County Estimated13.7-0.58 pts
12Martin County Estimated13.39-0.87 pts
13Cass County Estimated12.97-0.61 pts
14Cottonwood County Estimated12.96+0.79 pts
15Freeborn County Estimated12.91-0.3 pts
16Faribault County Estimated12.79+0.96 pts
17Lake of the Woods County Estimated12.68-0.07 pts
18Houston County Estimated12.63+0.34 pts
19Chippewa County Estimated12.47-1.56 pts
20Fillmore County Estimated12.38-0.05 pts
21Otter Tail County Estimated12.37-0.23 pts
22Mille Lacs County Estimated12.29+0.24 pts
23Carlton County Estimated12.01-0.81 pts
24Renville County Estimated11.84-0.85 pts
25Brown County Estimated11.76+0.46 pts
26Itasca County Estimated11.74-0.73 pts
27Wilkin County Estimated11.52-1.54 pts
28Douglas County Estimated11.5-0.04 pts
29Polk County Estimated11.43-1.02 pts
30Meeker County Estimated11.39+1.2 pts
31Pope County Estimated11.37+0.15 pts
32St. Louis County Estimated11.37+0.06 pts
33Rock County Estimated11.36+0.65 pts
34Morrison County Estimated11.28+0.05 pts
35McLeod County Estimated11.24+0.05 pts
36Becker County Estimated11.18+0.19 pts
37Wabasha County Estimated11.15+0.12 pts
38Hubbard County Estimated11.05+0.59 pts
39Goodhue County Estimated11.01+0.22 pts
40Pine County Estimated10.96+0.12 pts
41Red Lake County Estimated10.76+0.5 pts
42Grant County Estimated10.73-3.08 pts
43Crow Wing County Estimated10.69+0.13 pts
44Mower County Estimated10.61+0.27 pts
45Kanabec County Estimated10.58-0.35 pts
46Redwood County Estimated10.54+0.89 pts
47Waseca County Estimated10.39-0.02 pts
48Clearwater County Estimated10.37+0.45 pts
49Todd County Estimated10.32+0.74 pts
50Swift County Estimated10.31-1.11 pts
51Lyon County Estimated10.28-0.13 pts
52Kandiyohi County Estimated10.27+0.21 pts
53Watonwan County Estimated9.91-0.14 pts
54Lincoln County Estimated9.84-1.95 pts
55Jackson County Estimated9.71-0.29 pts
56Pennington County Estimated9.68-0.55 pts
57Steele County Estimated9.64-0.21 pts
58Isanti County Estimated9.58+0.64 pts
59Yellow Medicine County Estimated9.57-0.52 pts
60Beltrami County Estimated9.53-1.08 pts
61Murray County Estimated9.18-0.1 pts
62Winona County Estimated9.06-0.07 pts
63Ramsey County Estimated8.99-0.14 pts
64Chisago County Estimated8.86+0.39 pts
65Nobles County Estimated8.85+0.02 pts
66Sibley County Estimated8.73+0.31 pts
67Le Sueur County Estimated8.65-0.11 pts
68Roseau County Estimated8.65-0.1 pts
69Blue Earth County Estimated8.51+0.68 pts
70Cook County Estimated8.43-0.92 pts
71Marshall County Estimated8.4-0.19 pts
72Benton County Estimated8.28-0.34 pts
73Nicollet County Estimated8.2-0.2 pts
74Clay County Estimated8.14-0.16 pts
75Rice County Estimated7.96-0.46 pts
76Stevens County Estimated7.9+0.59 pts
77Olmsted County Estimated7.79-0.26 pts
78Hennepin County Estimated7.68-0.12 pts
79Washington County Estimated7.46-0.16 pts
80Stearns County Estimated7.43-0.04 pts
81Dodge County Estimated7.35+0.29 pts
82Dakota County Estimated7.22-0.06 pts
83Anoka County Estimated6.91-0.11 pts
84Wright County Estimated6.81-0.05 pts
85Sherburne County Estimated6.54+0.29 pts
86Carver County Estimated6.09-0.23 pts
87Scott County Estimated5.8-0.08 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)?

Wadena County, with 16.44 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, 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 2024.

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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