Counties in Utah by death rate (July to June)

Wayne County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 29 counties in 2021, at 16.19 per 1,000 inhabitants. Summit County had the lowest, at 4.25 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 8.28 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Utah was 6.64 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16.19Wayne County
Lowest4.25Summit County
Median8.2829 counties
Utah6.64History

All counties, 2021

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Wayne CountyWayne County: 16.19 per 1,000 inhabitants16.19Garfield CountyGarfield County: 15.05 per 1,000 inhabitants15.05Carbon CountyCarbon County: 13.47 per 1,000 inhabitants13.47San Juan CountySan Juan County: 12.13 per 1,000 inhabitants12.13Emery CountyEmery County: 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants11.71Piute CountyPiute County: 11.58 per 1,000 inhabitants11.58Kane CountyKane County: 11.35 per 1,000 inhabitants11.35Sevier CountySevier County: 11.28 per 1,000 inhabitants11.28Millard CountyMillard County: 10.28 per 1,000 inhabitants10.28Beaver CountyBeaver County: 10.07 per 1,000 inhabitants10.07Washington CountyWashington County: 9.69 per 1,000 inhabitants9.69Uintah CountyUintah County: 9.54 per 1,000 inhabitants9.54Sanpete CountySanpete County: 9.16 per 1,000 inhabitants9.16Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 8.47 per 1,000 inhabitants8.47Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 8.28 per 1,000 inhabitants8.28Weber CountyWeber County: 7.95 per 1,000 inhabitants7.95Grand CountyGrand County: 7.85 per 1,000 inhabitants7.85Juab CountyJuab County: 7.24 per 1,000 inhabitants7.24Iron CountyIron County: 6.83 per 1,000 inhabitants6.83Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 6.72 per 1,000 inhabitants6.72Tooele CountyTooele County: 6.25 per 1,000 inhabitants6.25Daggett CountyDaggett County: 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitants6.2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 6.15 per 1,000 inhabitants6.15Davis CountyDavis County: 6.1 per 1,000 inhabitants6.1Rich CountyRich County: 5.88 per 1,000 inhabitants5.88Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 5.39 per 1,000 inhabitants5.39Cache CountyCache County: 5 per 1,000 inhabitants5Utah CountyUtah County: 4.73 per 1,000 inhabitants4.73Summit CountySummit County: 4.25 per 1,000 inhabitants4.25
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Wayne County Estimated16.19
2Garfield County Estimated15.05
3Carbon County Estimated13.47
4San Juan County Estimated12.13
5Emery County Estimated11.71
6Piute County Estimated11.58
7Kane County Estimated11.35
8Sevier County Estimated11.28
9Millard County Estimated10.28
10Beaver County Estimated10.07
11Washington County Estimated9.69
12Uintah County Estimated9.54
13Sanpete County Estimated9.16
14Duchesne County Estimated8.47
15Box Elder County Estimated8.28
16Weber County Estimated7.95
17Grand County Estimated7.85
18Juab County Estimated7.24
19Iron County Estimated6.83
20Salt Lake County Estimated6.72
21Tooele County Estimated6.25
22Daggett County Estimated6.2
23Morgan County Estimated6.15
24Davis County Estimated6.1
25Rich County Estimated5.88
26Wasatch County Estimated5.39
27Cache County Estimated5
28Utah County Estimated4.73
29Summit County Estimated4.25

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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)?

Wayne County, with 16.19 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Summit County, with 4.25 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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