Data / Rankings / Crude death rate, July to June / Counties in Washington

Counties in Washington by death rate (July to June)

Columbia County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 39 counties in 2021, at 17.05 per 1,000 inhabitants. Franklin County had the lowest, at 5.41 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 10.22 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Washington was 8.37 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest17.05Columbia County
Lowest5.41Franklin County
Median10.2239 counties
Washington8.37History

All counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Columbia CountyColumbia County: 17.05 per 1,000 inhabitants17.05Pacific CountyPacific County: 14.94 per 1,000 inhabitants14.94Clallam CountyClallam County: 14.74 per 1,000 inhabitants14.74Garfield CountyGarfield County: 14.65 per 1,000 inhabitants14.65Pend Oreille CountyPend Oreille County: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Ferry CountyFerry County: 13.66 per 1,000 inhabitants13.66Asotin CountyAsotin County: 13.39 per 1,000 inhabitants13.39Grays Harbor CountyGrays Harbor County: 13.28 per 1,000 inhabitants13.28Cowlitz CountyCowlitz County: 12.69 per 1,000 inhabitants12.69Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 12.67 per 1,000 inhabitants12.67Lewis CountyLewis County: 12.57 per 1,000 inhabitants12.57Okanogan CountyOkanogan County: 12.44 per 1,000 inhabitants12.44Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 12.16 per 1,000 inhabitants12.16Wahkiakum CountyWahkiakum County: 11.73 per 1,000 inhabitants11.73Mason CountyMason County: 11.55 per 1,000 inhabitants11.55Klickitat CountyKlickitat County: 11.39 per 1,000 inhabitants11.39Stevens CountyStevens County: 11.17 per 1,000 inhabitants11.17Skagit CountySkagit County: 10.9 per 1,000 inhabitants10.9Walla Walla CountyWalla Walla County: 10.44 per 1,000 inhabitants10.44Spokane CountySpokane County: 10.22 per 1,000 inhabitants10.22Island CountyIsland County: 9.94 per 1,000 inhabitants9.94Chelan CountyChelan County: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Yakima CountyYakima County: 9.22 per 1,000 inhabitants9.22Kitsap CountyKitsap County: 9.05 per 1,000 inhabitants9.05Skamania CountySkamania County: 8.91 per 1,000 inhabitants8.91Thurston CountyThurston County: 8.86 per 1,000 inhabitants8.86Whatcom CountyWhatcom County: 8.82 per 1,000 inhabitants8.82San Juan CountySan Juan County: 8.72 per 1,000 inhabitants8.72Benton CountyBenton County: 8.64 per 1,000 inhabitants8.64Grant CountyGrant County: 8.62 per 1,000 inhabitants8.62Clark CountyClark County: 8.47 per 1,000 inhabitants8.47Pierce CountyPierce County: 8.34 per 1,000 inhabitants8.34Whitman CountyWhitman County: 7.84 per 1,000 inhabitants7.84Kittitas CountyKittitas County: 7.83 per 1,000 inhabitants7.83Douglas CountyDouglas County: 7.8 per 1,000 inhabitants7.8Snohomish CountySnohomish County: 7.37 per 1,000 inhabitants7.37Adams CountyAdams County: 7.22 per 1,000 inhabitants7.22King CountyKing County: 6.51 per 1,000 inhabitants6.51Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.41 per 1,000 inhabitants5.41
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 1,000 inhabitants
1Columbia County Estimated17.05
2Pacific County Estimated14.94
3Clallam County Estimated14.74
4Garfield County Estimated14.65
5Pend Oreille County Estimated14.6
6Ferry County Estimated13.66
7Asotin County Estimated13.39
8Grays Harbor County Estimated13.28
9Cowlitz County Estimated12.69
10Jefferson County Estimated12.67
11Lewis County Estimated12.57
12Okanogan County Estimated12.44
13Lincoln County Estimated12.16
14Wahkiakum County Estimated11.73
15Mason County Estimated11.55
16Klickitat County Estimated11.39
17Stevens County Estimated11.17
18Skagit County Estimated10.9
19Walla Walla County Estimated10.44
20Spokane County Estimated10.22
21Island County Estimated9.94
22Chelan County Estimated9.8
23Yakima County Estimated9.22
24Kitsap County Estimated9.05
25Skamania County Estimated8.91
26Thurston County Estimated8.86
27Whatcom County Estimated8.82
28San Juan County Estimated8.72
29Benton County Estimated8.64
30Grant County Estimated8.62
31Clark County Estimated8.47
32Pierce County Estimated8.34
33Whitman County Estimated7.84
34Kittitas County Estimated7.83
35Douglas County Estimated7.8
36Snohomish County Estimated7.37
37Adams County Estimated7.22
38King County Estimated6.51
39Franklin County Estimated5.41

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Washington by death rate (July to June) using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"crude_death_rate_july_june","level":"province","within":"Washington","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=crude_death_rate_july_june&level=province&within=Washington&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Columbia County, with 17.05 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Franklin County, with 5.41 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.

Crude death rate, July to June: other rankings

Counties in Washington: more rankings