Counties in Iowa by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Iowa by deaths (July to June), 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Polk County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 99 counties in 2022, at 4,636. Adams County had the lowest, at 66. The median was 201 and the figure for Iowa was 35,685. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,636Polk County

Lowest66Adams County

Median20199 counties

Iowa35,685History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Polk County Estimated	4,636	+8.1%
2	Linn County Estimated	2,240	+1.4%
3	Scott County Estimated	1,868	-3.3%
4	Black Hawk County Estimated	1,503	-1.5%
5	Pottawattamie County Estimated	1,177	-1.3%
6	Woodbury County Estimated	1,110	-8.9%
7	Dubuque County Estimated	1,092	+5.7%
8	Johnson County Estimated	927	+4.2%
9	Clinton County Estimated	676	+8.2%
10	Story County Estimated	660	+9.5%
11	Dallas County Estimated	607	-1.1%
12	Cerro Gordo County Estimated	605	+0.2%
13	Lee County Estimated	574	+19.6%
14	Marshall County Estimated	568	+4%
15	Des Moines County Estimated	564	+7.2%
16	Warren County Estimated	530	-2.4%
17	Webster County Estimated	519	-3%
18	Wapello County Estimated	511	+8.5%
19	Jasper County Estimated	454	+1.1%
19	Muscatine County Estimated	454	-10.3%
21	Marion County Estimated	407	+4.1%
22	Boone County Estimated	358	+3.8%
23	Mahaska County Estimated	304	+12.2%
24	Carroll County Estimated	297	+4.2%
25	Washington County Estimated	291	+2.5%
26	Sioux County Estimated	288	-8%
27	Plymouth County Estimated	267	-7.9%
28	Fayette County Estimated	265	-8%
29	Benton County Estimated	259	-11.6%
29	Hardin County Estimated	259	-6.5%
31	Henry County Estimated	256	-8.9%
32	Cedar County Estimated	254	+19.2%
33	Jackson County Estimated	253	-9.6%
34	Bremer County Estimated	250	-14.7%
35	Jones County Estimated	243	-5.8%
36	Poweshiek County Estimated	238	+4.4%
37	Buchanan County Estimated	235	+2.2%
38	Page County Estimated	233	+12%
39	Harrison County Estimated	232	-1.7%
40	Floyd County Estimated	226	+1.8%
41	Iowa County Estimated	223	+5.2%
42	Clayton County Estimated	222	-9%
43	Tama County Estimated	221	0%
44	Cass County Estimated	218	+1.4%
45	Dickinson County Estimated	210	-11%
46	Winneshiek County Estimated	208	+0.5%
47	Appanoose County Estimated	205	-5.1%
48	Delaware County Estimated	204	+2.5%
49	Jefferson County Estimated	201	+0.5%
49	Wright County Estimated	201	+8.1%
51	Hamilton County Estimated	200	-2.4%
52	Kossuth County Estimated	198	-14.7%
53	Butler County Estimated	196	-1%
54	Buena Vista County Estimated	195	+3.7%
55	O'Brien County Estimated	193	-18.6%
56	Clay County Estimated	190	-2.1%
57	Union County Estimated	185	+3.4%
58	Madison County Estimated	183	+13%
59	Cherokee County Estimated	182	+3.4%
60	Mills County Estimated	175	+16.7%
61	Sac County Estimated	171	+22.1%
62	Crawford County Estimated	169	-11.5%
63	Shelby County Estimated	166	+3.8%
64	Grundy County Estimated	163	-1.2%
65	Chickasaw County Estimated	161	+0.6%
65	Hancock County Estimated	161	+10.3%
67	Montgomery County Estimated	160	-17.5%
68	Howard County Estimated	155	+22%
69	Calhoun County Estimated	153	+14.2%
70	Mitchell County Estimated	152	-5.6%
71	Palo Alto County Estimated	151	+11.9%
72	Franklin County Estimated	149	-11.8%
72	Keokuk County Estimated	149	-6.3%
72	Monona County Estimated	149	-19.9%
75	Guthrie County Estimated	143	+5.1%
76	Allamakee County Estimated	140	-31%
77	Emmet County Estimated	137	-4.9%
78	Louisa County Estimated	136	+3.8%
79	Adair County Estimated	135	+6.3%
80	Greene County Estimated	134	+13.6%
81	Clarke County Estimated	126	-19.2%
82	Humboldt County Estimated	122	-12.2%
83	Lucas County Estimated	121	+0.8%
84	Monroe County Estimated	120	+2.6%
85	Winnebago County Estimated	118	-21.3%
86	Fremont County Estimated	114	+35.7%
87	Ida County Estimated	108	-18.8%
88	Decatur County Estimated	103	+8.4%
89	Davis County Estimated	102	0%
90	Pocahontas County Estimated	101	-15.1%
91	Wayne County Estimated	100	+8.7%
92	Lyon County Estimated	99	-22.7%
93	Van Buren County Estimated	97	-3%
94	Audubon County Estimated	93	+2.2%
95	Osceola County Estimated	92	+2.2%
95	Taylor County Estimated	92	+1.1%
97	Worth County Estimated	91	+1.1%
98	Ringgold County Estimated	86	-10.4%
99	Adams County Estimated	66	+24.5%

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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)?

Polk County, with 4,636 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Adams County, with 66 in 2022.

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.