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US counties by death rate (July to June)

Loving County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 3144 counties in 2021, at 50 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kalawao County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.64 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 10.36 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest50Loving County
Lowest0Kalawao County
Median13.643144 counties
United States10.36History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Loving CountyLoving County: 50 per 1,000 inhabitants50Kingman CountyKingman County: 33.69 per 1,000 inhabitants33.69Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 32.5 per 1,000 inhabitants32.5Foard CountyFoard County: 30.67 per 1,000 inhabitants30.67Kent CountyKent County: 30.63 per 1,000 inhabitants30.63Alpine CountyAlpine County: 30.33 per 1,000 inhabitants30.33McMullen CountyMcMullen County: 30.2 per 1,000 inhabitants30.2Edwards CountyEdwards County: 27.4 per 1,000 inhabitants27.4Sharkey CountySharkey County: 26.48 per 1,000 inhabitants26.48Ness CountyNess County: 25.91 per 1,000 inhabitants25.91Quitman CountyQuitman County: 25.87 per 1,000 inhabitants25.87Coleman CountyColeman County: 25.84 per 1,000 inhabitants25.84Lane CountyLane County: 25.57 per 1,000 inhabitants25.57Dickens CountyDickens County: 25.21 per 1,000 inhabitants25.21Sierra CountySierra County: 25.21 per 1,000 inhabitants25.21La Paz CountyLa Paz County: 24.91 per 1,000 inhabitants24.91Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 24.65 per 1,000 inhabitants24.65Boyd CountyBoyd County: 24.49 per 1,000 inhabitants24.49Real CountyReal County: 24.46 per 1,000 inhabitants24.46San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 24.26 per 1,000 inhabitants24.26Harmon CountyHarmon County: 24.2 per 1,000 inhabitants24.2Owsley CountyOwsley County: 23.98 per 1,000 inhabitants23.98Edwards CountyEdwards County: 23.83 per 1,000 inhabitants23.83Motley CountyMotley County: 23.43 per 1,000 inhabitants23.43Greeley CountyGreeley County: 23.43 per 1,000 inhabitants23.43Harding CountyHarding County: 23.38 per 1,000 inhabitants23.38Galax cityGalax city: 23.33 per 1,000 inhabitants23.33Hickory CountyHickory County: 23.19 per 1,000 inhabitants23.19Rush CountyRush County: 23.17 per 1,000 inhabitants23.17Alexander CountyAlexander County: 23.14 per 1,000 inhabitants23.14Terrell CountyTerrell County: 23.02 per 1,000 inhabitants23.02Miller CountyMiller County: 22.96 per 1,000 inhabitants22.96Cotton CountyCotton County: 22.95 per 1,000 inhabitants22.95Monroe CountyMonroe County: 22.82 per 1,000 inhabitants22.82Grant CountyGrant County: 22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants22.7Fulton CountyFulton County: 22.62 per 1,000 inhabitants22.62Harlan CountyHarlan County: 22.61 per 1,000 inhabitants22.61De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 22.53 per 1,000 inhabitants22.53Hardin CountyHardin County: 22.46 per 1,000 inhabitants22.46Pushmataha CountyPushmataha County: 22.08 per 1,000 inhabitants22.08
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Loving County Estimated50
2Kingman County Estimated33.69
3Buffalo County Estimated32.5
4Foard County Estimated30.67
5Kent County Estimated30.63
6Alpine County Estimated30.33
7McMullen County Estimated30.2
8Edwards County Estimated27.4
9Sharkey County Estimated26.48
10Ness County Estimated25.91
11Quitman County Estimated25.87
12Coleman County Estimated25.84
13Lane County Estimated25.57
14Dickens County Estimated25.21
15Sierra County Estimated25.21
16La Paz County Estimated24.91
17Martinsville city Estimated24.65
18Boyd County Estimated24.49
19Real County Estimated24.46
20San Augustine County Estimated24.26
21Harmon County Estimated24.2
22Owsley County Estimated23.98
23Edwards County Estimated23.83
24Motley County Estimated23.43
25Greeley County Estimated23.43
26Harding County Estimated23.38
27Galax city Estimated23.33
28Hickory County Estimated23.19
29Rush County Estimated23.17
30Alexander County Estimated23.14
31Terrell County Estimated23.02
32Miller County Estimated22.96
33Cotton County Estimated22.95
34Monroe County Estimated22.82
35Grant County Estimated22.7
36Fulton County Estimated22.62
37Harlan County Estimated22.61
38De Baca County Estimated22.53
39Hardin County Estimated22.46
40Pushmataha County Estimated22.08
41Sullivan County Estimated22.08
42McIntosh County Estimated22.05
43Candler County Estimated22.01
44Oscoda County Estimated22
45Twiggs County Estimated21.93
46Hodgeman County Estimated21.91
47Lancaster County Estimated21.8
48Gregory County Estimated21.66
49Sheridan County Estimated21.64
50Citrus County Estimated21.52
51Walker County Estimated21.49
52Sabine County Estimated21.49
53Montgomery County Estimated21.44
54Cochran County Estimated21.44
55Monona County Estimated21.43
56Baylor County Estimated21.4
57Decatur County Estimated21.38
58Wibaux County Estimated21.37
59Coke County Estimated21.37
60Franklin city Estimated21.35
61Montmorency County Estimated21.32
62Covington city Estimated21.28
63Ontonagon County Estimated21.26
64Gove County Estimated21.24
65Logan County Estimated21.22
66Hall County Estimated21.22
67Faulk County Estimated21.21
68McDowell County Estimated21.2
69Danville city Estimated21.19
70Holt County Estimated21.17
71Stonewall County Estimated21.16
72Tensas Parish Estimated21.14
73Armstrong County Estimated21.14
74Oregon County Estimated21.13
75Jefferson County Estimated21.12
76Phillips County Estimated21.09
77Livingston County Estimated21.07
78Dallas County Estimated21.03
79Unicoi County Estimated21.02
80Knox County Estimated21.01
81Montgomery County Estimated20.93
82Warren County Estimated20.93
83Hancock County Estimated20.91
84Dewey County Estimated20.89
85Clark County Estimated20.84
86Floyd County Estimated20.82
87Bienville Parish Estimated20.77
88Sedgwick County Estimated20.77
89Roosevelt County Estimated20.74
90Golden Valley County Estimated20.71
91Ringgold County Estimated20.7
92Benson County Estimated20.66
93Eddy County Estimated20.66
94Emporia city Estimated20.66
95Cass County Estimated20.59
96Benton County Estimated20.59
97Roscommon County Estimated20.57
98McCormick County Estimated20.55
99Curry County Estimated20.53
100Norton city Estimated20.51
101Marion County Estimated20.51
102McCulloch County Estimated20.49
103Sioux County Estimated20.49
104Tishomingo County Estimated20.48
105Wilkes County Estimated20.47
106Baxter County Estimated20.46
107Patrick County Estimated20.44
108Summers County Estimated20.42
109Fulton County Estimated20.42
110Jefferson County Estimated20.41
111Wayne County Estimated20.4
112Bamberg County Estimated20.39
113Fisher County Estimated20.39
114New Madrid County Estimated20.39
115Shannon County Estimated20.38
116McCurtain County Estimated20.37
117Ripley County Estimated20.36
118Wolfe County Estimated20.35
119Comanche County Estimated20.33
120Haskell County Estimated20.32
121Wichita County Estimated20.32
122McIntosh County Estimated20.28
123Crockett County Estimated20.27
124Catahoula Parish Estimated20.26
125Coal County Estimated20.21
126Newton County Estimated20.2
127Wilkinson County Estimated20.2
128Webster Parish Estimated20.18
129Grant County Estimated20.17
130Towner County Estimated20.14
131Alcona County Estimated20.12
132Nance County Estimated20.09
133Baca County Estimated20.09
134Crisp County Estimated20.07
135Carlisle County Estimated20.06
136White County Estimated20.03
137Choctaw County Estimated20.03
138Okfuskee County Estimated20.01
139Red River County Estimated19.97
140Atchison County Estimated19.96
141Clay County Estimated19.95
142Washington County Estimated19.95
143Dunklin County Estimated19.94
144Elk County Estimated19.92
145Northampton County Estimated19.91
146Mohave County Estimated19.9
147Kiowa County Estimated19.88
148Hickman County Estimated19.88
149Geneva County Estimated19.88
150Trinity County Estimated19.87
151Wheeler County Estimated19.87
152Perry County Estimated19.86
153Crosby County Estimated19.85
154Montague County Estimated19.85
155Cottle County Estimated19.83
156Highlands County Estimated19.82
157Perry County Estimated19.8
158Poinsett County Estimated19.78
159Petersburg city Estimated19.75
160Hancock County Estimated19.74
161Coahoma County Estimated19.74
162Russell County Estimated19.74
163Tazewell County Estimated19.73
164Pawnee County Estimated19.72
165Fayette County Estimated19.72
166West Carroll Parish Estimated19.71
167Mills County Estimated19.7
168Brooke County Estimated19.66
169Menifee County Estimated19.66
170Pickett County Estimated19.65
171Morehouse Parish Estimated19.65
172Gasconade County Estimated19.63
173Alleghany County Estimated19.61
174Conecuh County Estimated19.59
175Thayer County Estimated19.57
176Lee County Estimated19.56
177Richardson County Estimated19.55
178Sumter County Estimated19.52
179Winston County Estimated19.51
180Greene County Estimated19.49
181Letcher County Estimated19.49
182Lake County Estimated19.47
183Bell County Estimated19.46
184Bertie County Estimated19.45
185Allendale County Estimated19.42
186Woodson County Estimated19.42
187Corson County Estimated19.39
188Gladwin County Estimated19.35
189Pemiscot County Estimated19.34
190Pendleton County Estimated19.31
191Donley County Estimated19.3
192Lee County Estimated19.3
193Ziebach County Estimated19.28
194Traverse County Estimated19.28
195Cocke County Estimated19.28
196Hand County Estimated19.26
197Lamar County Estimated19.23
198Ottawa County Estimated19.23
199Iosco County Estimated19.23
200Grant County Estimated19.19
201Charlotte County Estimated19.19
202Seminole County Estimated19.17
203Meriwether County Estimated19.17
204Hardeman County Estimated19.14
205Fairfield County Estimated19.13
206Perkins County Estimated19.13
207Lee County Estimated19.13
208Brown County Estimated19.12
209Franklin County Estimated19.1
209Miner County Estimated19.1
211Dillon County Estimated19.09
212Red River Parish Estimated19.09
213Dallas County Estimated19.08
214Benton County Estimated19.07
215Ben Hill County Estimated19.07
216Mississippi County Estimated19.06
217Smyth County Estimated19.06
218Swain County Estimated19.05
219Cumberland County Estimated19.04
220Aransas County Estimated19.03
221Scott County Estimated19.03
222Cleburne County Estimated19.03
223Ida County Estimated19.02
224Carter County Estimated19.01
225Iron County Estimated19
226Polk County Estimated19
227Martin County Estimated18.99
228Bolivar County Estimated18.99
229Tyler County Estimated18.97
230Eastland County Estimated18.96
231Woodruff County Estimated18.95
232Ozark County Estimated18.95
233Marion County Estimated18.95
234Mercer County Estimated18.94
235Nye County Estimated18.93
236Douglas County Estimated18.93
237Covington County Estimated18.93
238Van Buren County Estimated18.92
239Rosebud County Estimated18.92
240Gibson County Estimated18.9
241Blaine County Estimated18.89
242Arkansas County Estimated18.89
243Nuckolls County Estimated18.86
244Clarke County Estimated18.86
245Gila County Estimated18.83
246Henry County Estimated18.81
247Cumberland County Estimated18.81
248Lafayette County Estimated18.8
249Clinton County Estimated18.79
250Chowan County Estimated18.79

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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)?

Loving County, with 50 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kalawao County, with 0 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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