Counties in Alabama by deaths (July to June)

Jefferson County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 67 counties in 2021, at 9,171. Greene County had the lowest, at 149. The median was 612 and the figure for Alabama was 69,137. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9,171Jefferson County
Lowest149Greene County
Median61267 counties
Alabama69,137History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 9,171 count9,171Mobile CountyMobile County: 5,441 count5,441Madison CountyMadison County: 4,062 count4,062Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 2,934 count2,934Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2,918 count2,918Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 2,355 count2,355Shelby CountyShelby County: 1,949 count1,949Etowah CountyEtowah County: 1,893 count1,893Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 1,855 count1,855Morgan CountyMorgan County: 1,836 count1,836Houston CountyHouston County: 1,556 count1,556Marshall CountyMarshall County: 1,514 count1,514Lee CountyLee County: 1,417 count1,417Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 1,414 count1,414Walker CountyWalker County: 1,394 count1,394Cullman CountyCullman County: 1,344 count1,344Talladega CountyTalladega County: 1,341 count1,341St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1,324 count1,324Limestone CountyLimestone County: 1,191 count1,191DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 1,072 count1,072Elmore CountyElmore County: 1,061 count1,061Jackson CountyJackson County: 950 count950Blount CountyBlount County: 885 count885Colbert CountyColbert County: 877 count877Russell CountyRussell County: 826 count826Coffee CountyCoffee County: 741 count741Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 716 count716Covington CountyCovington County: 710 count710Dale CountyDale County: 705 count705Dallas CountyDallas County: 703 count703Autauga CountyAutauga County: 700 count700Escambia CountyEscambia County: 662 count662Chilton CountyChilton County: 655 count655Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 612 count612Chambers CountyChambers County: 585 count585Geneva CountyGeneva County: 530 count530Marion CountyMarion County: 521 count521Franklin CountyFranklin County: 481 count481Pike CountyPike County: 452 count452Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 440 count440
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Jefferson County Estimated9,171
2Mobile County Estimated5,441
3Madison County Estimated4,062
4Baldwin County Estimated2,934
5Montgomery County Estimated2,918
6Tuscaloosa County Estimated2,355
7Shelby County Estimated1,949
8Etowah County Estimated1,893
9Calhoun County Estimated1,855
10Morgan County Estimated1,836
11Houston County Estimated1,556
12Marshall County Estimated1,514
13Lee County Estimated1,417
14Lauderdale County Estimated1,414
15Walker County Estimated1,394
16Cullman County Estimated1,344
17Talladega County Estimated1,341
18St. Clair County Estimated1,324
19Limestone County Estimated1,191
20DeKalb County Estimated1,072
21Elmore County Estimated1,061
22Jackson County Estimated950
23Blount County Estimated885
24Colbert County Estimated877
25Russell County Estimated826
26Coffee County Estimated741
27Tallapoosa County Estimated716
28Covington County Estimated710
29Dale County Estimated705
30Dallas County Estimated703
31Autauga County Estimated700
32Escambia County Estimated662
33Chilton County Estimated655
34Lawrence County Estimated612
35Chambers County Estimated585
36Geneva County Estimated530
37Marion County Estimated521
38Franklin County Estimated481
39Pike County Estimated452
40Cherokee County Estimated440
41Clarke County Estimated431
42Winston County Estimated422
43Barbour County Estimated392
44Randolph County Estimated389
45Monroe County Estimated365
46Marengo County Estimated351
47Pickens County Estimated339
48Bibb County Estimated324
49Fayette County Estimated320
50Macon County Estimated304
51Butler County Estimated292
52Henry County Estimated272
53Hale County Estimated271
54Clay County Estimated266
54Lamar County Estimated266
56Cleburne County Estimated253
57Crenshaw County Estimated237
58Washington County Estimated233
59Conecuh County Estimated224
60Choctaw County Estimated206
61Lowndes County Estimated184
62Coosa County Estimated180
63Wilcox County Estimated178
64Sumter County Estimated168
65Perry County Estimated166
66Bullock County Estimated162
67Greene County Estimated149

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.

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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Jefferson County, with 9,171 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Greene County, with 149 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: deaths, 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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