Counties in Iowa by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Iowa by deaths (July to June), 2024
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 2024, at 4,151. Adams County had the lowest, at 45. The median was 185 and the figure for Iowa was 32,751. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,151Polk County

Lowest45Adams County

Median18599 counties

Iowa32,751History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Polk County Estimated	4,151	-0.4%
2	Linn County Estimated	2,175	-4.9%
3	Scott County Estimated	1,731	-1%
4	Black Hawk County Estimated	1,395	0%
5	Pottawattamie County Estimated	1,071	-0.7%
6	Dubuque County Estimated	1,040	-2.1%
7	Woodbury County Estimated	1,008	+2.6%
8	Johnson County Estimated	881	-3.5%
9	Dallas County Estimated	637	-0.2%
10	Story County Estimated	615	-2.1%
11	Clinton County Estimated	600	-7.8%
12	Des Moines County Estimated	536	+6.8%
13	Cerro Gordo County Estimated	522	+3.4%
14	Marshall County Estimated	514	-2.5%
15	Warren County Estimated	511	-2.7%
16	Lee County Estimated	486	+3.8%
17	Webster County Estimated	471	+0.6%
18	Muscatine County Estimated	465	-4.7%
19	Wapello County Estimated	445	+2.1%
20	Marion County Estimated	382	+4.7%
21	Jasper County Estimated	375	-4.1%
22	Boone County Estimated	316	-6%
23	Plymouth County Estimated	280	+2.6%
24	Washington County Estimated	267	+3.9%
25	Bremer County Estimated	264	+7.3%
26	Sioux County Estimated	259	-1.1%
27	Mahaska County Estimated	253	+1.6%
28	Benton County Estimated	252	0%
29	Fayette County Estimated	248	+1.6%
30	Dickinson County Estimated	245	+16.7%
31	Henry County Estimated	233	-0.4%
32	Carroll County Estimated	232	-12.8%
33	Buchanan County Estimated	231	+0.4%
34	Hardin County Estimated	228	-5%
35	Jackson County Estimated	225	+3.2%
36	Poweshiek County Estimated	215	-5.7%
37	Cass County Estimated	214	+5.4%
38	Jones County Estimated	209	+5.6%
39	Cherokee County Estimated	208	+1.5%
40	Clay County Estimated	206	+4%
41	Page County Estimated	204	-3.3%
42	Clayton County Estimated	201	-2%
43	Floyd County Estimated	200	-7.8%
44	Cedar County Estimated	198	-3.4%
45	Delaware County Estimated	196	-4.4%
46	Kossuth County Estimated	195	-2.5%
47	O'Brien County Estimated	194	+5.4%
47	Tama County Estimated	194	-11.4%
49	Iowa County Estimated	187	-1.1%
50	Butler County Estimated	185	+1.1%
51	Harrison County Estimated	183	+12.3%
52	Jefferson County Estimated	180	-2.7%
53	Appanoose County Estimated	179	+0.6%
53	Hamilton County Estimated	179	-8.7%
53	Winneshiek County Estimated	179	-13.5%
56	Union County Estimated	173	+5.5%
57	Montgomery County Estimated	170	+6.3%
58	Wright County Estimated	167	+5%
59	Chickasaw County Estimated	166	+13.7%
60	Allamakee County Estimated	161	+1.9%
61	Shelby County Estimated	158	-4.2%
62	Buena Vista County Estimated	157	-1.3%
63	Crawford County Estimated	153	-6.7%
63	Winnebago County Estimated	153	+9.3%
65	Calhoun County Estimated	150	+7.9%
65	Madison County Estimated	150	-2%
67	Grundy County Estimated	146	-5.8%
68	Franklin County Estimated	141	+12.8%
69	Mills County Estimated	137	-18%
70	Mitchell County Estimated	135	+5.5%
71	Palo Alto County Estimated	133	-2.9%
72	Keokuk County Estimated	132	+9.1%
73	Guthrie County Estimated	129	-1.5%
74	Emmet County Estimated	127	+4.1%
75	Lyon County Estimated	126	-1.6%
76	Greene County Estimated	125	+6.8%
77	Monroe County Estimated	123	+7.9%
78	Clarke County Estimated	119	0%
78	Sac County Estimated	119	-13.8%
80	Hancock County Estimated	113	-5%
80	Louisa County Estimated	113	+6.6%
82	Humboldt County Estimated	108	-2.7%
83	Lucas County Estimated	106	-12.4%
84	Pocahontas County Estimated	105	+5%
85	Monona County Estimated	104	-12.6%
86	Adair County Estimated	103	-5.5%
86	Ida County Estimated	103	+18.4%
88	Howard County Estimated	102	0%
89	Decatur County Estimated	98	-12.5%
90	Davis County Estimated	93	+14.8%
90	Van Buren County Estimated	93	0%
92	Wayne County Estimated	90	+1.1%
93	Audubon County Estimated	89	+1.1%
94	Worth County Estimated	87	+7.4%
95	Fremont County Estimated	80	-14%
96	Osceola County Estimated	79	+17.9%
97	Taylor County Estimated	78	+6.8%
98	Ringgold County Estimated	62	-10.1%
99	Adams County Estimated	45	+21.6%

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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 4,151 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Adams County, with 45 in 2024.

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.