Counties in Iowa by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Iowa by deaths (July to June), 2023
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 2023, at 4,167. Adams County had the lowest, at 37. The median was 189 and the figure for Iowa was 32,987. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,167Polk County

Lowest37Adams County

Median18999 counties

Iowa32,987History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Polk County Estimated	4,167	-10.1%
2	Linn County Estimated	2,286	+2.1%
3	Scott County Estimated	1,749	-6.4%
4	Black Hawk County Estimated	1,395	-7.2%
5	Pottawattamie County Estimated	1,079	-8.3%
6	Dubuque County Estimated	1,062	-2.7%
7	Woodbury County Estimated	982	-11.5%
8	Johnson County Estimated	913	-1.5%
9	Clinton County Estimated	651	-3.7%
10	Dallas County Estimated	638	+5.1%
11	Story County Estimated	628	-4.8%
12	Marshall County Estimated	527	-7.2%
13	Warren County Estimated	525	-0.9%
14	Cerro Gordo County Estimated	505	-16.5%
15	Des Moines County Estimated	502	-11%
16	Muscatine County Estimated	488	+7.5%
17	Lee County Estimated	468	-18.5%
17	Webster County Estimated	468	-9.8%
19	Wapello County Estimated	436	-14.7%
20	Jasper County Estimated	391	-13.9%
21	Marion County Estimated	365	-10.3%
22	Boone County Estimated	336	-6.1%
23	Plymouth County Estimated	273	+2.2%
24	Carroll County Estimated	266	-10.4%
25	Sioux County Estimated	262	-9%
26	Washington County Estimated	257	-11.7%
27	Benton County Estimated	252	-2.7%
28	Mahaska County Estimated	249	-18.1%
29	Bremer County Estimated	246	-1.6%
30	Fayette County Estimated	244	-7.9%
31	Hardin County Estimated	240	-7.3%
32	Henry County Estimated	234	-8.6%
33	Buchanan County Estimated	230	-2.1%
34	Poweshiek County Estimated	228	-4.2%
35	Tama County Estimated	219	-0.9%
36	Jackson County Estimated	218	-13.8%
37	Floyd County Estimated	217	-4%
38	Page County Estimated	211	-9.4%
39	Dickinson County Estimated	210	0%
40	Winneshiek County Estimated	207	-0.5%
41	Cedar County Estimated	205	-19.3%
41	Cherokee County Estimated	205	+12.6%
41	Clayton County Estimated	205	-7.7%
41	Delaware County Estimated	205	+0.5%
45	Cass County Estimated	203	-6.9%
46	Kossuth County Estimated	200	+1%
47	Clay County Estimated	198	+4.2%
47	Jones County Estimated	198	-18.5%
49	Hamilton County Estimated	196	-2%
50	Iowa County Estimated	189	-15.2%
51	Jefferson County Estimated	185	-8%
52	O'Brien County Estimated	184	-4.7%
53	Butler County Estimated	183	-6.6%
54	Appanoose County Estimated	178	-13.2%
55	Mills County Estimated	167	-4.6%
56	Shelby County Estimated	165	-0.6%
57	Crawford County Estimated	164	-3%
57	Union County Estimated	164	-11.4%
59	Harrison County Estimated	163	-29.7%
60	Montgomery County Estimated	160	0%
61	Buena Vista County Estimated	159	-18.5%
61	Wright County Estimated	159	-20.9%
63	Allamakee County Estimated	158	+12.9%
64	Grundy County Estimated	155	-4.9%
65	Madison County Estimated	153	-16.4%
66	Chickasaw County Estimated	146	-9.3%
67	Winnebago County Estimated	140	+18.6%
68	Calhoun County Estimated	139	-9.2%
69	Sac County Estimated	138	-19.3%
70	Palo Alto County Estimated	137	-9.3%
71	Guthrie County Estimated	131	-8.4%
72	Lyon County Estimated	128	+29.3%
72	Mitchell County Estimated	128	-15.8%
74	Franklin County Estimated	125	-16.1%
75	Emmet County Estimated	122	-10.9%
76	Keokuk County Estimated	121	-18.8%
76	Lucas County Estimated	121	0%
78	Clarke County Estimated	119	-5.6%
78	Hancock County Estimated	119	-26.1%
78	Monona County Estimated	119	-20.1%
81	Greene County Estimated	117	-12.7%
82	Monroe County Estimated	114	-5%
83	Decatur County Estimated	112	+8.7%
84	Humboldt County Estimated	111	-9%
85	Adair County Estimated	109	-19.3%
86	Louisa County Estimated	106	-22.1%
87	Howard County Estimated	102	-34.2%
88	Pocahontas County Estimated	100	-1%
89	Fremont County Estimated	93	-18.4%
89	Van Buren County Estimated	93	-4.1%
91	Wayne County Estimated	89	-11%
92	Audubon County Estimated	88	-5.4%
93	Ida County Estimated	87	-19.4%
94	Davis County Estimated	81	-20.6%
94	Worth County Estimated	81	-11%
96	Taylor County Estimated	73	-20.7%
97	Ringgold County Estimated	69	-19.8%
98	Osceola County Estimated	67	-27.2%
99	Adams County Estimated	37	-43.9%

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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 4,167 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Adams County, with 37 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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.