US counties by death rate (July to June)

Loving County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 3144 counties in 2022, at 58.25 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kalawao County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.81 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 10.38 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest58.25Loving County
Median13.813144 counties
United States10.38History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Loving CountyLoving County: 58.25 per 1,000 inhabitants58.25Kingman CountyKingman County: 37 per 1,000 inhabitants37Motley CountyMotley County: 32.35 per 1,000 inhabitants32.35Hooker CountyHooker County: 28.33 per 1,000 inhabitants28.33Real CountyReal County: 27.74 per 1,000 inhabitants27.74Kent CountyKent County: 26.95 per 1,000 inhabitants26.95Wolfe CountyWolfe County: 25.53 per 1,000 inhabitants25.53Foard CountyFoard County: 25.53 per 1,000 inhabitants25.53Rock CountyRock County: 25.46 per 1,000 inhabitants25.46Esmeralda CountyEsmeralda County: 25.42 per 1,000 inhabitants25.42Franklin CountyFranklin County: 25.25 per 1,000 inhabitants25.25La Paz CountyLa Paz County: 25.17 per 1,000 inhabitants25.17Sierra CountySierra County: 25.02 per 1,000 inhabitants25.02Sabine CountySabine County: 24.92 per 1,000 inhabitants24.92Norton cityNorton city: 24.91 per 1,000 inhabitants24.91Bell CountyBell County: 24.85 per 1,000 inhabitants24.85Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitants24.6Dewey CountyDewey County: 24.26 per 1,000 inhabitants24.26Rush CountyRush County: 24.19 per 1,000 inhabitants24.19Blaine CountyBlaine County: 24.1 per 1,000 inhabitants24.1Franklin cityFranklin city: 24.02 per 1,000 inhabitants24.02Baylor CountyBaylor County: 23.98 per 1,000 inhabitants23.98McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 23.97 per 1,000 inhabitants23.97Clay CountyClay County: 23.8 per 1,000 inhabitants23.8Garfield CountyGarfield County: 23.78 per 1,000 inhabitants23.78Wibaux CountyWibaux County: 23.68 per 1,000 inhabitants23.68Owsley CountyOwsley County: 23.5 per 1,000 inhabitants23.5Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 23.47 per 1,000 inhabitants23.47Ripley CountyRipley County: 23.33 per 1,000 inhabitants23.33Harlan CountyHarlan County: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitants23.2Quitman CountyQuitman County: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitants23.2Buffalo CountyBuffalo County: 23.17 per 1,000 inhabitants23.17Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 23.09 per 1,000 inhabitants23.09Edwards CountyEdwards County: 23.08 per 1,000 inhabitants23.08Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 23.07 per 1,000 inhabitants23.07Worth CountyWorth County: 23.02 per 1,000 inhabitants23.02Hickory CountyHickory County: 23.01 per 1,000 inhabitants23.01Coleman CountyColeman County: 22.98 per 1,000 inhabitants22.98Mingo CountyMingo County: 22.9 per 1,000 inhabitants22.9Fall River CountyFall River County: 22.89 per 1,000 inhabitants22.89
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Loving County Estimated58.25+8.25 pts
2Kingman County Estimated37+3.31 pts
3Motley County Estimated32.35+8.92 pts
4Hooker County Estimated28.33+15.83 pts
5Real County Estimated27.74+3.27 pts
6Kent County Estimated26.95-3.67 pts
7Wolfe County Estimated25.53+5.18 pts
8Foard County Estimated25.53-5.14 pts
9Rock County Estimated25.46+10.53 pts
10Esmeralda County Estimated25.42+11.9 pts
11Franklin County Estimated25.25+6.15 pts
12La Paz County Estimated25.17+0.26 pts
13Sierra County Estimated25.02-0.18 pts
14Sabine County Estimated24.92+3.44 pts
15Norton city Estimated24.91+4.4 pts
16Bell County Estimated24.85+5.38 pts
17Taliaferro County Estimated24.6+8.61 pts
18Dewey County Estimated24.26+3.37 pts
19Rush County Estimated24.19+1.02 pts
20Blaine County Estimated24.1+10.67 pts
21Franklin city Estimated24.02+2.67 pts
22Baylor County Estimated23.98+2.58 pts
23McDowell County Estimated23.97+2.77 pts
24Clay County Estimated23.8+5.09 pts
25Garfield County Estimated23.78+8.4 pts
26Wibaux County Estimated23.68+2.31 pts
27Owsley County Estimated23.5-0.48 pts
28Buchanan County Estimated23.47+5.33 pts
29Ripley County Estimated23.33+2.97 pts
30Harlan County Estimated23.2+9.23 pts
31Quitman County Estimated23.2+5.71 pts
32Buffalo County Estimated23.17-9.34 pts
33Martinsville city Estimated23.09-1.56 pts
34Edwards County Estimated23.08-0.75 pts
35Pulaski County Estimated23.07+5.35 pts
36Worth County Estimated23.02+8.28 pts
37Hickory County Estimated23.01-0.18 pts
38Coleman County Estimated22.98-2.86 pts
39Mingo County Estimated22.9+4.69 pts
40Fall River County Estimated22.89+6.11 pts
41Greenwood County Estimated22.87+5.85 pts
42Trinity County Estimated22.85+2.98 pts
43Alcona County Estimated22.83+2.71 pts
44Baca County Estimated22.83+2.74 pts
45Baxter County Estimated22.75+2.29 pts
46Oregon County Estimated22.64+1.51 pts
47Galax city Estimated22.58-0.75 pts
48Calhoun County Estimated22.55+6.88 pts
49Logan County Estimated22.53+1.31 pts
50Summers County Estimated22.5+2.07 pts
51Catron County Estimated22.39+6.55 pts
52Hyde County Estimated22.33+4.56 pts
53Citrus County Estimated22.28+0.75 pts
54Harding County Estimated22.28-1.11 pts
55McMullen County Estimated22.26-7.94 pts
56Quitman County Estimated22.26-3.61 pts
57Greeley County Estimated22.26-1.17 pts
58Cocke County Estimated22.17+2.89 pts
59Letcher County Estimated22.13+2.64 pts
60Searcy County Estimated22.13+5.36 pts
61Wetzel County Estimated22.11+3.52 pts
62Huerfano County Estimated22.1+3.35 pts
63Hodgeman County Estimated22.09+0.18 pts
64Ferry County Estimated21.86+8.19 pts
65Republic County Estimated21.83+4.14 pts
66Wayne County Estimated21.81+1.41 pts
67Tishomingo County Estimated21.78+1.3 pts
68Pushmataha County Estimated21.78-0.3 pts
69Harlan County Estimated21.72-0.89 pts
70Livingston County Estimated21.63+0.57 pts
71Coke County Estimated21.58+0.21 pts
72Greenbrier County Estimated21.55+3.84 pts
73Hardin County Estimated21.54-0.92 pts
74Nye County Estimated21.5+2.57 pts
75Clay County Estimated21.49+4.15 pts
76Cameron County Estimated21.43+5.19 pts
77Eastland County Estimated21.42+2.47 pts
78Webster County Estimated21.39+3.11 pts
79Montgomery County Estimated21.37+0.44 pts
80Leslie County Estimated21.35+3.33 pts
81Iron County Estimated21.33+2.33 pts
82Calhoun County Estimated21.33+7.22 pts
83Hot Springs County Estimated21.28+3.06 pts
84Benton County Estimated21.25+0.67 pts
85Curry County Estimated21.25+0.72 pts
86Edwards County Estimated21.25-6.15 pts
87Montmorency County Estimated21.2-0.13 pts
88Hall County Estimated21.18-0.03 pts
89McIntosh County Estimated21.12-0.93 pts
90Terrell County Estimated21.1-1.92 pts
91Fayette County Estimated21.04+3 pts
92San Augustine County Estimated21.03-3.23 pts
93Danville city Estimated20.98-0.21 pts
94Kittson County Estimated20.95+2.25 pts
95Blaine County Estimated20.93+2.04 pts
96Pendleton County Estimated20.92+1.61 pts
97Knox County Estimated20.92-0.09 pts
98Unicoi County Estimated20.89-0.13 pts
99Decatur County Estimated20.85+3.5 pts
100Northampton County Estimated20.82+0.91 pts
101Northumberland County Estimated20.81+2.31 pts
102Middlesex County Estimated20.8+2.56 pts
103Patrick County Estimated20.79+0.35 pts
104Marion County Estimated20.76+2.49 pts
105Mohave County Estimated20.72+0.82 pts
106Arkansas County Estimated20.7+1.81 pts
107Lancaster County Estimated20.67-1.13 pts
108Alexander County Estimated20.64-2.5 pts
109Red River County Estimated20.62+0.65 pts
110McCulloch County Estimated20.61+0.12 pts
111Estill County Estimated20.59+4.02 pts
112Roosevelt County Estimated20.57-0.17 pts
113Gallatin County Estimated20.56+4.08 pts
114Putnam County Estimated20.54+3.7 pts
115Dent County Estimated20.53+2.93 pts
116Douglas County Estimated20.5+1.57 pts
117Ozark County Estimated20.49+1.54 pts
118Prairie County Estimated20.48+1.86 pts
119Iosco County Estimated20.47+1.24 pts
120Boyd County Estimated20.46-4.03 pts
121Perry County Estimated20.44+0.58 pts
122Magoffin County Estimated20.43+4.24 pts
123Cumberland County Estimated20.43+1.38 pts
124Ontonagon County Estimated20.41-0.84 pts
125Marion County Estimated20.4-0.11 pts
126Hancock County Estimated20.4+4.3 pts
127Floyd County Estimated20.39+1.8 pts
128Webster County Estimated20.38+2.27 pts
129Pocahontas County Estimated20.31+4.05 pts
130Fentress County Estimated20.28+2.04 pts
131Quay County Estimated20.26+2.15 pts
132Mercer County Estimated20.25+1.32 pts
133Treutlen County Estimated20.25+1.78 pts
134Lee County Estimated20.25+0.69 pts
135Carlisle County Estimated20.24+0.18 pts
136Smyth County Estimated20.23+1.17 pts
137Choctaw County Estimated20.23+0.21 pts
138Donley County Estimated20.21+0.9 pts
139Haskell County Estimated20.21+4.33 pts
140Mellette County Estimated20.2+3.42 pts
141Wyoming County Estimated20.19+1.92 pts
142Bladen County Estimated20.17+2.26 pts
143Fulton County Estimated20.17-0.25 pts
144Cass County Estimated20.15-0.44 pts
145Breathitt County Estimated20.15+2.54 pts
146Towns County Estimated20.15+1.59 pts
147Hickman County Estimated20.14+0.26 pts
148Henry County Estimated20.13+1.32 pts
149Poinsett County Estimated20.1+0.32 pts
150Coos County Estimated20.05+3.32 pts
151Benton County Estimated20.05+2.23 pts
152Lincoln County Estimated20.02+3.9 pts
153Stone County Estimated19.97+1.82 pts
154Sharkey County Estimated19.96-6.52 pts
155Morgan County Estimated19.96+6.06 pts
156Dewey County Estimated19.96+1.98 pts
157Van Buren County Estimated19.94+2.97 pts
158Lewis County Estimated19.94+2.36 pts
159New Madrid County Estimated19.91-0.47 pts
160Okmulgee County Estimated19.9+2.08 pts
161Conecuh County Estimated19.88+0.29 pts
162Ogemaw County Estimated19.87+2.69 pts
163Knott County Estimated19.87+2.85 pts
164Humphreys County Estimated19.86+1.42 pts
165Sumter County Estimated19.85+0.33 pts
166Sharp County Estimated19.84+2.47 pts
167Lamar County Estimated19.84+0.6 pts
168Monroe County Estimated19.83+2.08 pts
169Petersburg city Estimated19.78+0.03 pts
170Lake County Estimated19.77+0.3 pts
171Lawrence County Estimated19.75+1.82 pts
172Stonewall County Estimated19.74-1.42 pts
173Montgomery County Estimated19.74-1.7 pts
174Keweenaw County Estimated19.73+6.77 pts
175Wood County Estimated19.67+1.67 pts
176Hand County Estimated19.66+0.4 pts
177Comanche County Estimated19.66-0.67 pts
178Graham County Estimated19.6+2.96 pts
179Knox County Estimated19.58+4.27 pts
180Covington County Estimated19.56+0.64 pts
181Garden County Estimated19.55+0.8 pts
182Pemiscot County Estimated19.53+0.2 pts
183Tyler County Estimated19.52+4.01 pts
184Mathews County Estimated19.51+1.93 pts
185De Baca County Estimated19.49-3.05 pts
186Tazewell County Estimated19.47-0.26 pts
187Mecklenburg County Estimated19.46+2.21 pts
188Mason County Estimated19.45+3 pts
189Van Buren County Estimated19.44+0.52 pts
190Bienville Parish Estimated19.44-1.33 pts
191Morris County Estimated19.43+0.76 pts
192Campbell County Estimated19.43+1.05 pts
193Butte County Estimated19.42+7.22 pts
194Pike County Estimated19.42+2.11 pts
195Gila County Estimated19.42+0.59 pts
196Cumberland County Estimated19.39+0.59 pts
197Tyler County Estimated19.38+0.4 pts
198Smith County Estimated19.36+3.95 pts
199Alleghany County Estimated19.35-0.25 pts
200Fannin County Estimated19.35+2.78 pts
201Bristol city Estimated19.35+0.58 pts
202Highlands County Estimated19.35-0.47 pts
203Lewis County Estimated19.34+3.59 pts
204Corson County Estimated19.33-0.05 pts
205Roscommon County Estimated19.32-1.25 pts
206Vinton County Estimated19.32+3.95 pts
207Lane County Estimated19.3-6.27 pts
208Rockcastle County Estimated19.29+2.09 pts
209Trigg County Estimated19.26+3.86 pts
210Carter County Estimated19.26+4.67 pts
211Perry County Estimated19.25-0.55 pts
212Stewart County Estimated19.25+4.96 pts
213Mahnomen County Estimated19.25+1.21 pts
214Lincoln County Estimated19.24+5.2 pts
215Glascock County Estimated19.23+0.6 pts
216Dickenson County Estimated19.22+2.83 pts
217Iron County Estimated19.21+0.63 pts
218Scott County Estimated19.21+1.57 pts
219McNairy County Estimated19.14+1.32 pts
220Clay County Estimated19.13+2.08 pts
221Mason County Estimated19.12+1.4 pts
222Nance County Estimated19.12-0.97 pts
223Decatur County Estimated19.11-2.27 pts
224Adams County Estimated19.09+3.03 pts
225Newton County Estimated19.09-1.11 pts
226Fayette County Estimated19.09-0.63 pts
227Wilkinson County Estimated19.09-1.11 pts
228Monroe County Estimated19.08-3.74 pts
229Houston County Estimated19.08+1.83 pts
230Atchison County Estimated19.07-0.89 pts
231Mitchell County Estimated19.05+0.51 pts
232Reynolds County Estimated19.05+2.6 pts
233Blackford County Estimated19.04+3.14 pts
234Brooke County Estimated19.04-0.62 pts
235Fayette County Estimated19.03+2.65 pts
236Giles County Estimated19.02+0.68 pts
237Washington County Estimated19.02+2.61 pts
238Harrison County Estimated19+0.3 pts
239Fairfield County Estimated19-0.14 pts
240Eddy County Estimated18.99-1.67 pts
241Prairie County Estimated18.99+4.4 pts
242Braxton County Estimated18.97+3.99 pts
243Boone County Estimated18.96+1.66 pts
244Scott County Estimated18.95+2.68 pts
245Raleigh County Estimated18.94+1.32 pts
246Montgomery County Estimated18.93+3.46 pts
247Nicholas County Estimated18.93+3.26 pts
248McCurtain County Estimated18.93-1.44 pts
249Morrill County Estimated18.93+1.82 pts
250Pike County Estimated18.93+3.23 pts

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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)?

Loving County, with 58.25 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, 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 2022.

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