Counties in New York by death rate (July to June)

Montgomery County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 62 counties in 2021, at 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kings County had the lowest, at 6.88 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 11.22 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for New York was 8.87 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15.03Montgomery County
Lowest6.88Kings County
Median11.2262 counties
New York8.87History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants15.03Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 13.95 per 1,000 inhabitants13.95Chemung CountyChemung County: 13.88 per 1,000 inhabitants13.88Fulton CountyFulton County: 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants13.87Delaware CountyDelaware County: 13.81 per 1,000 inhabitants13.81Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 13.76 per 1,000 inhabitants13.76Niagara CountyNiagara County: 13.74 per 1,000 inhabitants13.74Chenango CountyChenango County: 13.71 per 1,000 inhabitants13.71Greene CountyGreene County: 13.52 per 1,000 inhabitants13.52Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 13.42 per 1,000 inhabitants13.42Schuyler CountySchuyler County: 13.41 per 1,000 inhabitants13.41Herkimer CountyHerkimer County: 13.16 per 1,000 inhabitants13.16Yates CountyYates County: 13.1 per 1,000 inhabitants13.1Genesee CountyGenesee County: 12.96 per 1,000 inhabitants12.96Broome CountyBroome County: 12.96 per 1,000 inhabitants12.96Essex CountyEssex County: 12.75 per 1,000 inhabitants12.75Oneida CountyOneida County: 12.73 per 1,000 inhabitants12.73Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 12.7 per 1,000 inhabitants12.7Steuben CountySteuben County: 12.62 per 1,000 inhabitants12.62Washington CountyWashington County: 12.32 per 1,000 inhabitants12.32Seneca CountySeneca County: 12.27 per 1,000 inhabitants12.27Warren CountyWarren County: 12.2 per 1,000 inhabitants12.2Schoharie CountySchoharie County: 12.12 per 1,000 inhabitants12.12Otsego CountyOtsego County: 11.74 per 1,000 inhabitants11.74Orleans CountyOrleans County: 11.7 per 1,000 inhabitants11.7Cortland CountyCortland County: 11.56 per 1,000 inhabitants11.56Allegany CountyAllegany County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Erie CountyErie County: 11.53 per 1,000 inhabitants11.53Columbia CountyColumbia County: 11.41 per 1,000 inhabitants11.41Tioga CountyTioga County: 11.34 per 1,000 inhabitants11.34Wayne CountyWayne County: 11.24 per 1,000 inhabitants11.24Ulster CountyUlster County: 11.21 per 1,000 inhabitants11.21Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 11.13 per 1,000 inhabitants11.13Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 11.02 per 1,000 inhabitants11.02Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 11.02 per 1,000 inhabitants11.02St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 10.95 per 1,000 inhabitants10.95Madison CountyMadison County: 10.82 per 1,000 inhabitants10.82Sullivan CountySullivan County: 10.76 per 1,000 inhabitants10.76Oswego CountyOswego County: 10.68 per 1,000 inhabitants10.68Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.67 per 1,000 inhabitants10.67
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Montgomery County Estimated15.03
2Hamilton County Estimated13.95
3Chemung County Estimated13.88
4Fulton County Estimated13.87
5Delaware County Estimated13.81
6Chautauqua County Estimated13.76
7Niagara County Estimated13.74
8Chenango County Estimated13.71
9Greene County Estimated13.52
10Cattaraugus County Estimated13.42
11Schuyler County Estimated13.41
12Herkimer County Estimated13.16
13Yates County Estimated13.1
14Genesee County Estimated12.96
15Broome County Estimated12.96
16Essex County Estimated12.75
17Oneida County Estimated12.73
18Cayuga County Estimated12.7
19Steuben County Estimated12.62
20Washington County Estimated12.32
21Seneca County Estimated12.27
22Warren County Estimated12.2
23Schoharie County Estimated12.12
24Otsego County Estimated11.74
25Orleans County Estimated11.7
26Cortland County Estimated11.56
27Allegany County Estimated11.55
28Erie County Estimated11.53
29Columbia County Estimated11.41
30Tioga County Estimated11.34
31Wayne County Estimated11.24
32Ulster County Estimated11.21
33Schenectady County Estimated11.13
34Wyoming County Estimated11.02
35Onondaga County Estimated11.02
36St. Lawrence County Estimated10.95
37Madison County Estimated10.82
38Sullivan County Estimated10.76
39Oswego County Estimated10.68
40Franklin County Estimated10.67
41Monroe County Estimated10.63
42Clinton County Estimated10.47
43Rensselaer County Estimated10.47
44Dutchess County Estimated10.41
45Livingston County Estimated10.31
46Lewis County Estimated10.13
47Albany County Estimated10.11
48Ontario County Estimated10.02
49Saratoga County Estimated9.17
50Suffolk County Estimated9.1
51Richmond County Estimated8.61
52Nassau County Estimated8.43
53Jefferson County Estimated8.14
54Putnam County Estimated8.05
55Bronx County Estimated7.95
56Westchester County Estimated7.93
57Orange County Estimated7.92
58Rockland County Estimated7.23
59Tompkins County Estimated7.11
60Queens County Estimated7.04
61New York County Estimated7.02
62Kings County Estimated6.88

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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)?

Montgomery County, with 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kings County, with 6.88 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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