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

Oregon County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 115 counties in 2025, at 22.79 per 1,000 inhabitants. Boone County had the lowest, at 6.82 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.23 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Missouri was 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.79Oregon County
Lowest6.82Boone County
Median13.23115 counties
Missouri10.9History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Oregon CountyOregon County: 22.79 per 1,000 inhabitants22.79Iron CountyIron County: 20.93 per 1,000 inhabitants20.93Ripley CountyRipley County: 19.88 per 1,000 inhabitants19.88Benton CountyBenton County: 19.77 per 1,000 inhabitants19.77Dunklin CountyDunklin County: 19.18 per 1,000 inhabitants19.18Hickory CountyHickory County: 18.51 per 1,000 inhabitants18.51Dent CountyDent County: 18.19 per 1,000 inhabitants18.19Douglas CountyDouglas County: 17.63 per 1,000 inhabitants17.63Knox CountyKnox County: 17.21 per 1,000 inhabitants17.21Dade CountyDade County: 17.1 per 1,000 inhabitants17.1St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 16.75 per 1,000 inhabitants16.75Bollinger CountyBollinger County: 16.69 per 1,000 inhabitants16.69Atchison CountyAtchison County: 16.63 per 1,000 inhabitants16.63New Madrid CountyNew Madrid County: 16.6 per 1,000 inhabitants16.6Linn CountyLinn County: 16.46 per 1,000 inhabitants16.46Stoddard CountyStoddard County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Holt CountyHolt County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Wayne CountyWayne County: 16.09 per 1,000 inhabitants16.09Shannon CountyShannon County: 16.06 per 1,000 inhabitants16.06Ozark CountyOzark County: 15.87 per 1,000 inhabitants15.87Gasconade CountyGasconade County: 15.46 per 1,000 inhabitants15.46Pemiscot CountyPemiscot County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Clark CountyClark County: 15.32 per 1,000 inhabitants15.32Cedar CountyCedar County: 15.29 per 1,000 inhabitants15.29Vernon CountyVernon County: 15.05 per 1,000 inhabitants15.05Macon CountyMacon County: 15.01 per 1,000 inhabitants15.01Maries CountyMaries County: 14.8 per 1,000 inhabitants14.8Reynolds CountyReynolds County: 14.78 per 1,000 inhabitants14.78Butler CountyButler County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Stone CountyStone County: 14.57 per 1,000 inhabitants14.57Mississippi CountyMississippi County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitants14.45Crawford CountyCrawford County: 14.29 per 1,000 inhabitants14.29Grundy CountyGrundy County: 14.26 per 1,000 inhabitants14.26DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 14.23 per 1,000 inhabitants14.23Chariton CountyChariton County: 14.22 per 1,000 inhabitants14.22Shelby CountyShelby County: 14.17 per 1,000 inhabitants14.17Laclede CountyLaclede County: 14.15 per 1,000 inhabitants14.15Caldwell CountyCaldwell County: 14.12 per 1,000 inhabitants14.12Morgan CountyMorgan County: 14.07 per 1,000 inhabitants14.07Howell CountyHowell County: 13.98 per 1,000 inhabitants13.98
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Oregon County Estimated22.79+1.03 pts
2Iron County Estimated20.93+1.11 pts
3Ripley County Estimated19.88+0.18 pts
4Benton County Estimated19.77+0.75 pts
5Dunklin County Estimated19.18+0.45 pts
6Hickory County Estimated18.51+0.42 pts
7Dent County Estimated18.19+0.72 pts
8Douglas County Estimated17.63+0.5 pts
9Knox County Estimated17.21+0.52 pts
10Dade County Estimated17.1+0.43 pts
11St. Clair County Estimated16.75+0.62 pts
12Bollinger County Estimated16.69+0.47 pts
13Atchison County Estimated16.63+0.32 pts
14New Madrid County Estimated16.6+0.5 pts
15Linn County Estimated16.46+0.24 pts
16Stoddard County Estimated16.16+0.4 pts
17Holt County Estimated16.16+0.36 pts
18Wayne County Estimated16.09+0.68 pts
19Shannon County Estimated16.06+0.51 pts
20Ozark County Estimated15.87+0.07 pts
21Gasconade County Estimated15.46+0.58 pts
22Pemiscot County Estimated15.41+0.31 pts
23Clark County Estimated15.32+0.5 pts
24Cedar County Estimated15.29+0.5 pts
25Vernon County Estimated15.05+0.13 pts
26Macon County Estimated15.01+0.39 pts
27Maries County Estimated14.8+0.28 pts
28Reynolds County Estimated14.78+0.64 pts
29Butler County Estimated14.68+0.34 pts
30Stone County Estimated14.57+0.4 pts
31Mississippi County Estimated14.45+0.32 pts
32Crawford County Estimated14.29+0.6 pts
33Grundy County Estimated14.26+0.25 pts
34DeKalb County Estimated14.23+0.27 pts
35Chariton County Estimated14.22+0.43 pts
36Shelby County Estimated14.17+0.42 pts
37Laclede County Estimated14.15+0.27 pts
38Caldwell County Estimated14.12+0.41 pts
39Morgan County Estimated14.07+0.3 pts
40Howell County Estimated13.98+0.4 pts
41Madison County Estimated13.85+0.32 pts
42Marion County Estimated13.81+0.4 pts
43Carroll County Estimated13.78+0.07 pts
44St. Francois County Estimated13.75+0.11 pts
45Clinton County Estimated13.75+0.42 pts
46Henry County Estimated13.71+0.24 pts
47Texas County Estimated13.69+0.05 pts
48Montgomery County Estimated13.65+0.36 pts
49Washington County Estimated13.62+0.18 pts
50Putnam County Estimated13.61+0.59 pts
51Lafayette County Estimated13.56+0.54 pts
52Wright County Estimated13.47+0.37 pts
53Audrain County Estimated13.46+0.26 pts
54Dallas County Estimated13.43+0.41 pts
55Sullivan County Estimated13.39+0.48 pts
56Lewis County Estimated13.38+0.17 pts
57Barry County Estimated13.24+0.07 pts
58Bates County Estimated13.23+0.26 pts
59Scott County Estimated13.23+0.27 pts
60Camden County Estimated13.21+0.19 pts
61Buchanan County Estimated13.04+0.21 pts
62Barton County Estimated13+0.49 pts
63Carter County Estimated12.99-0.11 pts
64Mercer County Estimated12.91+0.45 pts
65Randolph County Estimated12.89+0.23 pts
66Ray County Estimated12.82+0.41 pts
67Taney County Estimated12.7+0.14 pts
68Harrison County Estimated12.59+0.08 pts
69Pike County Estimated12.56+0.43 pts
70Daviess County Estimated12.54+0.34 pts
71Ralls County Estimated12.44+0.59 pts
72Lawrence County Estimated12.42+0.15 pts
73Saline County Estimated12.39+0.66 pts
74Livingston County Estimated12.32+0.23 pts
75McDonald County Estimated12.26+0.25 pts
76Miller County Estimated12.19+0.21 pts
77Phelps County Estimated12.16+0.18 pts
78Gentry County Estimated11.97+0.4 pts
79Schuyler County Estimated11.93+0.13 pts
80Monroe County Estimated11.9+0.07 pts
81Perry County Estimated11.73+0.32 pts
82Jasper County Estimated11.4+0.17 pts
83Ste. Genevieve County Estimated11.37+0.31 pts
84Newton County Estimated11.37+0.09 pts
85Howard County Estimated11.23+0.06 pts
86Nodaway County Estimated11.22+0.78 pts
87Pettis County Estimated11.14+0.22 pts
88Polk County Estimated11.02+0.19 pts
89St. Louis city Estimated11+0.3 pts
90St. Louis County Estimated10.99+0.33 pts
91Worth County Estimated10.98+0.01 pts
92Franklin County Estimated10.82+0.08 pts
93Greene County Estimated10.68+0.27 pts
94Osage County Estimated10.56+0.39 pts
95Warren County Estimated10.45+0.18 pts
96Moniteau County Estimated10.37+0.27 pts
97Scotland County Estimated10.35-0.12 pts
98Cape Girardeau County Estimated10.33+0.01 pts
99Jefferson County Estimated10.21+0.22 pts
100Cooper County Estimated10.04+0.3 pts
101Cole County Estimated9.85+0.17 pts
102Jackson County Estimated9.79+0.23 pts
103Lincoln County Estimated9.63+0.03 pts
104Cass County Estimated9.55-0.16 pts
105Callaway County Estimated9.45-0.01 pts
106Andrew County Estimated9.3-0.03 pts
107Webster County Estimated9+0.14 pts
108Christian County Estimated8.87+0.02 pts
109Adair County Estimated8.58+0.07 pts
110St. Charles County Estimated8.33+0.13 pts
111Clay County Estimated8.24+0.08 pts
112Platte County Estimated8.15+0.05 pts
113Johnson County Estimated7.54+0.09 pts
114Pulaski County Estimated7.13+0.23 pts
115Boone County Estimated6.82+0.07 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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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Oregon County, with 22.79 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Boone County, with 6.82 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

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