US counties by death rate (July to June)
Loving County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 3144 counties in 2023, at 43.48 per 1,000 inhabitants. Kalawao County had the lowest, at 0 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.29 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for the United States was 9.41 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2023
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| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving County Estimated | 43.48 | -14.77 pts |
| 2 | Kingman County Estimated | 31.05 | -5.95 pts |
| 3 | Garfield County Estimated | 26.55 | +2.76 pts |
| 4 | Wibaux County Estimated | 25.18 | +1.5 pts |
| 5 | Stonewall County Estimated | 24.75 | +5.01 pts |
| 6 | Throckmorton County Estimated | 24.74 | +7.73 pts |
| 7 | McMullen County Estimated | 24.33 | +2.07 pts |
| 8 | Real County Estimated | 24.03 | -3.71 pts |
| 9 | Motley County Estimated | 23.4 | -8.95 pts |
| 10 | La Paz County Estimated | 22.92 | -2.25 pts |
| 11 | Logan County Estimated | 22.71 | +4.62 pts |
| 12 | Lane County Estimated | 22.7 | +3.4 pts |
| 13 | Taliaferro County Estimated | 22.46 | -2.13 pts |
| 14 | Coleman County Estimated | 22.11 | -0.86 pts |
| 15 | Wolfe County Estimated | 21.99 | -3.54 pts |
| 16 | Owsley County Estimated | 21.95 | -1.55 pts |
| 17 | Edwards County Estimated | 21.91 | +0.67 pts |
| 18 | Covington city Estimated | 21.65 | +3.56 pts |
| 19 | Faulk County Estimated | 21.57 | +5.03 pts |
| 20 | McDowell County Estimated | 21.51 | -2.46 pts |
| 21 | Menard County Estimated | 21.33 | +3.6 pts |
| 22 | Monroe County Estimated | 21.28 | +2.2 pts |
| 23 | Lancaster County Estimated | 21.28 | +0.61 pts |
| 24 | Mineral County Estimated | 21.19 | +2.64 pts |
| 25 | Hickman County Estimated | 21.05 | +0.91 pts |
| 26 | Sierra County Estimated | 21.01 | -4.02 pts |
| 27 | Foard County Estimated | 20.58 | -4.95 pts |
| 28 | Oregon County Estimated | 20.57 | -2.07 pts |
| 29 | Twiggs County Estimated | 20.49 | +2.2 pts |
| 30 | Kent County Estimated | 20.45 | -6.5 pts |
| 30 | Martinsville city Estimated | 20.45 | -2.64 pts |
| 32 | San Augustine County Estimated | 20.32 | -0.7 pts |
| 33 | Pocahontas County Estimated | 20.26 | -0.05 pts |
| 34 | Curry County Estimated | 20.17 | -1.08 pts |
| 35 | Franklin city Estimated | 20.15 | -3.87 pts |
| 36 | Hot Springs County Estimated | 20.08 | -1.2 pts |
| 37 | Mingo County Estimated | 20.08 | -2.83 pts |
| 38 | Hodgeman County Estimated | 20.04 | -2.05 pts |
| 39 | Bristol city Estimated | 19.99 | +0.64 pts |
| 40 | Chicot County Estimated | 19.96 | +1.84 pts |
| 41 | Buchanan County Estimated | 19.9 | -3.57 pts |
| 42 | Sabine County Estimated | 19.83 | -5.09 pts |
| 43 | Sharkey County Estimated | 19.83 | -0.14 pts |
| 44 | Graham County Estimated | 19.73 | +0.13 pts |
| 45 | Norton city Estimated | 19.69 | -5.21 pts |
| 46 | McIntosh County Estimated | 19.67 | +2.12 pts |
| 47 | Baker County Estimated | 19.63 | +2.12 pts |
| 48 | Scott County Estimated | 19.48 | +2.78 pts |
| 49 | Bath County Estimated | 19.42 | +1.54 pts |
| 50 | Osborne County Estimated | 19.41 | +2.18 pts |
| 51 | Iron County Estimated | 19.29 | -2.04 pts |
| 52 | West Carroll Parish Estimated | 19.27 | +2.59 pts |
| 53 | Smyth County Estimated | 19.26 | -0.97 pts |
| 54 | Calhoun County Estimated | 19.25 | +3.13 pts |
| 55 | Jefferson County Estimated | 19.13 | +2.09 pts |
| 56 | Floyd County Estimated | 19.12 | -1.28 pts |
| 57 | Alcona County Estimated | 19.06 | -3.78 pts |
| 58 | Coke County Estimated | 19.03 | -2.55 pts |
| 59 | Talbot County Estimated | 19 | +3.03 pts |
| 60 | Danville city Estimated | 18.99 | -1.99 pts |
| 61 | Lowndes County Estimated | 18.97 | +1.24 pts |
| 62 | Citrus County Estimated | 18.95 | -3.33 pts |
| 63 | Cocke County Estimated | 18.93 | -3.23 pts |
| 64 | Prairie County Estimated | 18.88 | -0.11 pts |
| 65 | Donley County Estimated | 18.87 | -1.33 pts |
| 66 | Hardin County Estimated | 18.87 | -2.67 pts |
| 67 | Baxter County Estimated | 18.82 | -3.93 pts |
| 68 | Ripley County Estimated | 18.79 | -4.55 pts |
| 69 | Knott County Estimated | 18.76 | -1.1 pts |
| 70 | Harlan County Estimated | 18.7 | -3.02 pts |
| 71 | Wirt County Estimated | 18.68 | +1.17 pts |
| 72 | Conecuh County Estimated | 18.68 | -1.2 pts |
| 73 | McCulloch County Estimated | 18.65 | -1.96 pts |
| 74 | Wilson County Estimated | 18.64 | -0.09 pts |
| 75 | Fayette County Estimated | 18.63 | -2.41 pts |
| 76 | Hickory County Estimated | 18.61 | -4.4 pts |
| 77 | Terrell County Estimated | 18.58 | -2.51 pts |
| 78 | Towner County Estimated | 18.57 | +4.71 pts |
| 79 | Alexander County Estimated | 18.57 | -2.07 pts |
| 80 | Marion County Estimated | 18.57 | -1.83 pts |
| 81 | Lafayette County Estimated | 18.52 | +1.74 pts |
| 82 | Galax city Estimated | 18.52 | -4.06 pts |
| 83 | Pushmataha County Estimated | 18.52 | -3.26 pts |
| 84 | Petersburg city Estimated | 18.5 | -1.28 pts |
| 85 | Coal County Estimated | 18.49 | +2.29 pts |
| 86 | Wyoming County Estimated | 18.46 | -1.73 pts |
| 87 | Pamlico County Estimated | 18.39 | +0.44 pts |
| 88 | Robertson County Estimated | 18.38 | +1.51 pts |
| 89 | Mills County Estimated | 18.36 | -0.56 pts |
| 90 | Scott County Estimated | 18.35 | -0.86 pts |
| 91 | Rush County Estimated | 18.35 | -5.84 pts |
| 92 | Presque Isle County Estimated | 18.34 | +1.83 pts |
| 93 | Traverse County Estimated | 18.33 | +0.29 pts |
| 94 | Sumter County Estimated | 18.27 | -1.58 pts |
| 95 | Logan County Estimated | 18.27 | -4.27 pts |
| 96 | Monroe County Estimated | 18.26 | +0.1 pts |
| 97 | Gallatin County Estimated | 18.26 | -2.3 pts |
| 98 | Lincoln County Estimated | 18.26 | -1.76 pts |
| 99 | Roscommon County Estimated | 18.25 | -1.07 pts |
| 100 | Dickenson County Estimated | 18.25 | -0.97 pts |
| 101 | Mohave County Estimated | 18.19 | -2.53 pts |
| 102 | Cloud County Estimated | 18.13 | +0.01 pts |
| 103 | Huerfano County Estimated | 18.11 | -3.99 pts |
| 104 | Pendleton County Estimated | 18.1 | -2.82 pts |
| 105 | Pierce County Estimated | 18.07 | +5.16 pts |
| 106 | Rawlins County Estimated | 18.03 | +2.28 pts |
| 107 | Wayne County Estimated | 18.02 | -3.79 pts |
| 108 | Franklin County Estimated | 18.01 | +0.76 pts |
| 109 | Tazewell County Estimated | 18 | -1.48 pts |
| 110 | Grayson County Estimated | 17.99 | -0.4 pts |
| 111 | Fisher County Estimated | 17.92 | +0.16 pts |
| 112 | Pawnee County Estimated | 17.91 | +0.13 pts |
| 113 | Benton County Estimated | 17.89 | -2.16 pts |
| 114 | Martin County Estimated | 17.87 | -0.59 pts |
| 115 | Kiowa County Estimated | 17.83 | +3.95 pts |
| 116 | Middlesex County Estimated | 17.83 | -2.97 pts |
| 117 | Fentress County Estimated | 17.81 | -2.48 pts |
| 118 | De Baca County Estimated | 17.79 | -1.69 pts |
| 119 | Lincoln County Estimated | 17.79 | -1.45 pts |
| 120 | Pickett County Estimated | 17.78 | +1.08 pts |
| 121 | Cumberland County Estimated | 17.78 | -2.65 pts |
| 122 | Cherokee County Estimated | 17.77 | +1.96 pts |
| 123 | Carlisle County Estimated | 17.75 | -2.49 pts |
| 124 | New Madrid County Estimated | 17.75 | -2.17 pts |
| 125 | Rockcastle County Estimated | 17.74 | -1.55 pts |
| 126 | Breathitt County Estimated | 17.74 | -2.41 pts |
| 127 | Pulaski County Estimated | 17.72 | -5.35 pts |
| 128 | Hyde County Estimated | 17.7 | -4.63 pts |
| 128 | Letcher County Estimated | 17.7 | -4.43 pts |
| 130 | Lee County Estimated | 17.7 | -0.86 pts |
| 131 | Union County Estimated | 17.66 | +0.76 pts |
| 132 | Montmorency County Estimated | 17.65 | -3.55 pts |
| 133 | Campbell County Estimated | 17.64 | -1.79 pts |
| 134 | Menominee County Estimated | 17.64 | -1.22 pts |
| 135 | Washington County Estimated | 17.63 | -1.38 pts |
| 136 | Swain County Estimated | 17.61 | +0.61 pts |
| 137 | Sheridan County Estimated | 17.6 | +0.49 pts |
| 138 | Fulton County Estimated | 17.58 | +0.18 pts |
| 139 | Washington County Estimated | 17.58 | -1.07 pts |
| 140 | Leslie County Estimated | 17.57 | -3.77 pts |
| 141 | Dewey County Estimated | 17.57 | -2.39 pts |
| 142 | Perry County Estimated | 17.56 | -2.87 pts |
| 143 | Tishomingo County Estimated | 17.56 | -4.23 pts |
| 144 | Trinity County Estimated | 17.55 | -5.3 pts |
| 145 | Webster County Estimated | 17.55 | -2.82 pts |
| 146 | Tucker County Estimated | 17.53 | -0.48 pts |
| 147 | McIntosh County Estimated | 17.51 | -3.61 pts |
| 148 | Piscataquis County Estimated | 17.5 | -0.59 pts |
| 149 | Coos County Estimated | 17.5 | -0.49 pts |
| 150 | Ellis County Estimated | 17.48 | +3.47 pts |
| 151 | Clay County Estimated | 17.46 | -4.02 pts |
| 152 | Ritchie County Estimated | 17.44 | +0.14 pts |
| 153 | Smith County Estimated | 17.43 | -1.93 pts |
| 154 | Dunklin County Estimated | 17.42 | -0.88 pts |
| 155 | Nye County Estimated | 17.41 | -4.09 pts |
| 156 | McNairy County Estimated | 17.41 | -1.73 pts |
| 157 | Pemiscot County Estimated | 17.41 | -2.12 pts |
| 158 | Kiowa County Estimated | 17.41 | -1.11 pts |
| 159 | Harmon County Estimated | 17.39 | +0.81 pts |
| 160 | Hamilton County Estimated | 17.38 | -0.38 pts |
| 161 | Eddy County Estimated | 17.38 | -1.61 pts |
| 162 | Webster County Estimated | 17.37 | -4.03 pts |
| 163 | Greeley County Estimated | 17.36 | -4.9 pts |
| 164 | Highlands County Estimated | 17.33 | -2.03 pts |
| 165 | Haskell County Estimated | 17.3 | +2.5 pts |
| 166 | Nance County Estimated | 17.29 | -1.83 pts |
| 167 | Fannin County Estimated | 17.29 | -2.06 pts |
| 168 | Bamberg County Estimated | 17.29 | -0.89 pts |
| 169 | Republic County Estimated | 17.29 | -4.55 pts |
| 170 | Bosque County Estimated | 17.28 | +0.71 pts |
| 171 | Baylor County Estimated | 17.27 | -6.71 pts |
| 172 | Fulton County Estimated | 17.27 | -2.9 pts |
| 173 | Perry County Estimated | 17.26 | -1.99 pts |
| 174 | Clay County Estimated | 17.25 | -0.74 pts |
| 175 | Henry County Estimated | 17.23 | -2.9 pts |
| 176 | Bell County Estimated | 17.23 | -7.62 pts |
| 177 | Izard County Estimated | 17.23 | +0.55 pts |
| 178 | Iosco County Estimated | 17.23 | -3.24 pts |
| 179 | Oscoda County Estimated | 17.22 | -1.46 pts |
| 180 | Cotton County Estimated | 17.2 | +1.26 pts |
| 181 | Choctaw County Estimated | 17.2 | -3.03 pts |
| 182 | Boone County Estimated | 17.19 | -1.77 pts |
| 183 | Carter County Estimated | 17.18 | -2.07 pts |
| 184 | Greenbrier County Estimated | 17.18 | -4.37 pts |
| 185 | Craig County Estimated | 17.15 | +1.35 pts |
| 186 | Collingsworth County Estimated | 17.15 | +0.6 pts |
| 187 | Chautauqua County Estimated | 17.14 | -1.43 pts |
| 188 | Patrick County Estimated | 17.13 | -3.66 pts |
| 189 | Dallas County Estimated | 17.12 | -0.8 pts |
| 190 | Walker County Estimated | 17.1 | -1.19 pts |
| 191 | Worth County Estimated | 17.1 | -5.92 pts |
| 192 | Red River Parish Estimated | 17.1 | +1.49 pts |
| 193 | Scioto County Estimated | 17.09 | +0.13 pts |
| 194 | Fall River County Estimated | 17.08 | -5.8 pts |
| 195 | Grundy County Estimated | 17.01 | -0.75 pts |
| 196 | Clearwater County Estimated | 17.01 | +1.09 pts |
| 197 | Tyler County Estimated | 17.01 | -2.51 pts |
| 198 | Dade County Estimated | 17.01 | +0.52 pts |
| 199 | Ness County Estimated | 17 | +0.83 pts |
| 200 | Shannon County Estimated | 17 | -0.88 pts |
| 201 | Wells County Estimated | 17 | +0.07 pts |
| 202 | Big Stone County Estimated | 16.99 | +0.31 pts |
| 203 | Russell County Estimated | 16.98 | +3.73 pts |
| 204 | Ottawa County Estimated | 16.98 | -0.34 pts |
| 205 | Seminole County Estimated | 16.96 | -1.29 pts |
| 206 | Union County Estimated | 16.95 | -1.59 pts |
| 207 | Calhoun County Estimated | 16.95 | -5.6 pts |
| 208 | Sedgwick County Estimated | 16.95 | -0.81 pts |
| 209 | Unicoi County Estimated | 16.93 | -3.96 pts |
| 210 | Marion County Estimated | 16.93 | +0.06 pts |
| 211 | Lac qui Parle County Estimated | 16.93 | +3.46 pts |
| 212 | Nowata County Estimated | 16.93 | +1.72 pts |
| 213 | Carroll County Estimated | 16.92 | -0.14 pts |
| 214 | Decatur County Estimated | 16.92 | -3.93 pts |
| 215 | Summers County Estimated | 16.92 | -5.58 pts |
| 216 | White County Estimated | 16.88 | -1.15 pts |
| 217 | Day County Estimated | 16.87 | +3.29 pts |
| 218 | Stone County Estimated | 16.86 | -3.11 pts |
| 219 | Coos County Estimated | 16.84 | -3.2 pts |
| 220 | Lawrence County Estimated | 16.84 | +0.12 pts |
| 221 | Northampton County Estimated | 16.83 | -3.98 pts |
| 222 | Pike County Estimated | 16.83 | -2.59 pts |
| 223 | Knox County Estimated | 16.83 | -2.75 pts |
| 224 | Armstrong County Estimated | 16.83 | +1.13 pts |
| 225 | Mercer County Estimated | 16.83 | -3.43 pts |
| 226 | Ontonagon County Estimated | 16.82 | -3.59 pts |
| 227 | Wilkes County Estimated | 16.82 | -0.89 pts |
| 228 | Gilliam County Estimated | 16.81 | +0.9 pts |
| 229 | Massac County Estimated | 16.81 | -1.74 pts |
| 230 | Attala County Estimated | 16.8 | -0.56 pts |
| 231 | Chase County Estimated | 16.76 | +0.19 pts |
| 232 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 16.76 | -2.7 pts |
| 233 | Adair County Estimated | 16.76 | -1.64 pts |
| 234 | Towns County Estimated | 16.73 | -3.41 pts |
| 235 | Cass County Estimated | 16.73 | -3.42 pts |
| 236 | Cumberland County Estimated | 16.72 | -2.67 pts |
| 237 | Iron County Estimated | 16.68 | +0.71 pts |
| 238 | Van Buren County Estimated | 16.66 | -3.28 pts |
| 239 | Arkansas County Estimated | 16.65 | -4.06 pts |
| 240 | Wetzel County Estimated | 16.64 | -5.47 pts |
| 241 | Iron County Estimated | 16.62 | -2.59 pts |
| 242 | Washington County Estimated | 16.61 | +0.58 pts |
| 243 | McCormick County Estimated | 16.61 | -0.24 pts |
| 244 | Stoddard County Estimated | 16.61 | -1.04 pts |
| 245 | Coahoma County Estimated | 16.6 | -1.72 pts |
| 246 | Prairie County Estimated | 16.57 | -3.91 pts |
| 247 | Mississippi County Estimated | 16.57 | -2.01 pts |
| 248 | Kittson County Estimated | 16.56 | -4.38 pts |
| 249 | Gladwin County Estimated | 16.56 | -1.28 pts |
| 250 | Eastland County Estimated | 16.56 | -4.86 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)?
Loving County, with 43.48 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, 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 2023.
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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