US states by deaths (July to June)

Name: US states by deaths (July to June), 2023
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 2023, at 303,116. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 5,050. The median was 45,204 and the figure for the United States was 3.15 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest303,116California

Lowest5,050District of Columbia

Median45,20451 states

United States3,154,285History

All states, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	States	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	California Estimated	303,116	-4.7%
2	Florida Estimated	231,949	-10.9%
3	Texas Estimated	231,625	-11.1%
4	New York Estimated	166,689	-5.6%
5	Pennsylvania Estimated	141,231	-9%
6	Ohio Estimated	131,764	-11.7%
7	Illinois Estimated	116,926	-8%
8	North Carolina Estimated	108,957	-7.9%
9	Michigan Estimated	106,173	-10%
10	Georgia Estimated	98,375	-11%
11	Tennessee Estimated	81,142	-11.4%
12	Virginia Estimated	79,649	-7.7%
13	New Jersey Estimated	77,211	-6.7%
14	Indiana Estimated	72,091	-9.6%
15	Arizona Estimated	70,826	-11.3%
16	Missouri Estimated	68,565	-9.4%
17	Washington Estimated	67,733	-4.1%
18	Massachusetts Estimated	61,772	-3%
19	Alabama Estimated	60,111	-10.6%
20	South Carolina Estimated	59,063	-8.9%
21	Wisconsin Estimated	58,672	-7.7%
22	Kentucky Estimated	54,273	-11.6%
23	Maryland Estimated	54,005	-6.4%
24	Louisiana Estimated	50,219	-11.6%
25	Minnesota Estimated	49,962	-6.5%
26	Colorado Estimated	45,204	-8.9%
27	Oklahoma Estimated	45,126	-12.5%
28	Oregon Estimated	43,482	-6.1%
29	Arkansas Estimated	36,406	-9.9%
30	Mississippi Estimated	35,712	-12.2%
31	Connecticut Estimated	33,014	-5.4%
32	Iowa Estimated	32,987	-7.6%
33	Kansas Estimated	30,221	-9.1%
34	Nevada Estimated	29,391	-12.2%
35	West Virginia Estimated	25,805	-13.8%
36	New Mexico Estimated	22,367	-12.2%
37	Utah Estimated	21,147	-9.5%
38	Nebraska Estimated	18,435	-5.1%
39	Maine Estimated	17,066	-5%
40	Idaho Estimated	16,829	-11.1%
41	New Hampshire Estimated	14,334	-2.6%
42	Hawaii Estimated	12,979	-3.8%
43	Montana Estimated	11,433	-12%
44	Delaware Estimated	10,983	-4.6%
45	Rhode Island Estimated	10,543	-4.7%
46	South Dakota Estimated	8,586	-7.5%
47	North Dakota Estimated	6,936	-5.9%
48	Vermont Estimated	6,833	-5.1%
49	Wyoming Estimated	5,701	-15.5%
50	Alaska Estimated	5,616	-13.2%
51	District of Columbia Estimated	5,050	-9.3%

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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 303,116 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 5,050 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.