Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Death Rate per 1K for Arkansas was 10.08. Among all Arkansas counties, Baxter County had the highest death rate (16.33), followed by Clay County (16.21), and Sharp County (15.75).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Arkansas counties.

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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Baxter County 16.33
2 Clay County 16.21
3 Sharp County 15.75
4 Dallas County 14.87
5 Searcy County 14.8
6 Phillips County 14.76
7 Lawrence County 14.45
8 Lee County 14.28
9 Montgomery County 14.19
10 Woodruff County 13.91
11 Cleburne County 13.86
12 Chicot County 13.79
12 Monroe County 13.79
13 Garland County 13.75
14 Cross County 13.74
15 Stone County 13.73
16 Franklin County 13.63
17 Ouachita County 13.57
18 Marion County 13.51
19 Izard County 13.42
20 Arkansas County 13.4
21 Jackson County 13.32
22 Poinsett County 13.25
23 Randolph County 13.18
24 Nevada County 13.06
25 Bradley County 12.96
26 Columbia County 12.91
27 Van Buren County 12.86
28 Prairie County 12.4
29 Fulton County 12.37
30 Yell County 12.29
31 Perry County 12.26
32 Desha County 12.17
33 Little River County 12.06
34 Conway County 12.02
35 Polk County 11.91
36 Lafayette County 11.89
37 Logan County 11.82
38 Howard County 11.71
39 Pike County 11.65
40 Union County 11.62
41 Mississippi County 11.46
42 Hot Spring County 11.43
43 Jefferson County 11.2
44 Carroll County 11.07
45 Scott County 11.06
46 Newton County 11.04
47 Hempstead County 10.97
48 Independence County 10.91
49 Clark County 10.81
50 Boone County 10.67
50 Grant County 10.67
51 Greene County 10.65
52 Madison County 10.55
53 White County 10.5
54 Crittenden County 10.4
55 Miller County 10.15
56 St. Francis County 9.74
57 Ashley County 9.72
57 Cleveland County 9.72
58 Johnson County 9.61
59 Sebastian County 9.59
60 Drew County 9.54
61 Calhoun County 9.51
62 Crawford County 9.44
63 Sevier County 9.36
64 Pope County 9.22
65 Craighead County 8.93
66 Pulaski County 8.69
67 Lonoke County 8.62
68 Saline County 8.22
69 Lincoln County 7.57
70 Benton County 7.16
71 Faulkner County 7.03
72 Washington County 6.74