US states by deaths (July to June)

Name: US states by deaths (July to June), 2021
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

California had the highest deaths (July to June) of 51 states in 2021, at 344,771. Alaska had the lowest, at 5,431. The median was 50,871 and the figure for the United States was 3.44 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest344,771California

Lowest5,431Alaska

Median50,87151 states

United States3,438,423History

All states, 2021

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2021 count
1	California Estimated	344,771
2	Texas Estimated	269,979
3	Florida Estimated	250,266
4	New York Estimated	177,237
5	Pennsylvania Estimated	155,831
6	Ohio Estimated	146,978
7	Illinois Estimated	128,445
8	North Carolina Estimated	115,540
9	Michigan Estimated	115,213
10	Georgia Estimated	109,407
11	Tennessee Estimated	89,394
12	New Jersey Estimated	84,115
13	Virginia Estimated	83,773
14	Arizona Estimated	80,332
15	Indiana Estimated	77,873
16	Missouri Estimated	75,371
17	Alabama Estimated	69,137
18	South Carolina Estimated	65,049
19	Washington Estimated	64,741
20	Wisconsin Estimated	61,969
21	Massachusetts Estimated	61,619
22	Maryland Estimated	59,034
23	Kentucky Estimated	58,343
24	Louisiana Estimated	56,899
25	Minnesota Estimated	51,365
26	Oklahoma Estimated	50,871
27	Colorado Estimated	46,505
28	Oregon Estimated	41,866
29	Mississippi Estimated	41,695
30	Arkansas Estimated	40,142
31	Iowa Estimated	35,466
32	Connecticut Estimated	34,598
33	Kansas Estimated	32,781
34	Nevada Estimated	32,360
35	West Virginia Estimated	27,581
36	New Mexico Estimated	24,722
37	Utah Estimated	22,007
38	Nebraska Estimated	19,547
39	Idaho Estimated	17,114
40	Maine Estimated	16,133
41	New Hampshire Estimated	13,729
42	Montana Estimated	12,271
43	Hawaii Estimated	12,239
44	Rhode Island Estimated	11,305
45	Delaware Estimated	11,246
46	South Dakota Estimated	9,872
47	North Dakota Estimated	7,831
48	Vermont Estimated	6,435
49	Wyoming Estimated	6,185
50	District of Columbia Estimated	5,810
51	Alaska Estimated	5,431

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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 states 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 state has the highest deaths (July to June)?

California, with 344,771 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Alaska, with 5,431 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.