Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Death Rate per 1K for Arkansas was 11.18. Among all Arkansas counties, Monroe County had the highest death rate (18.64), followed by Marion County (17.95), and Fulton County (17.91).

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 2020
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Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Monroe County 18.64
2 Marion County 17.95
3 Fulton County 17.91
4 Baxter County 17.88
5 Montgomery County 17.73
6 Lawrence County 16.8
7 Cleburne County 16.54
7 Woodruff County 16.54
8 Prairie County 16.19
9 Chicot County 16.01
10 Polk County 15.94
11 Van Buren County 15.85
12 Desha County 15.82
13 Phillips County 15.68
14 Lafayette County 15.55
15 Poinsett County 15.48
16 Ouachita County 15.47
17 Searcy County 15.41
18 Newton County 15.02
19 Randolph County 14.94
20 Union County 14.9
21 Izard County 14.84
22 Little River County 14.83
23 Stone County 14.55
24 Logan County 14.54
25 Garland County 14.5
26 Clay County 14.41
26 Sharp County 14.41
27 Nevada County 13.98
28 Lee County 13.91
29 Ashley County 13.87
29 Pike County 13.87
30 Cross County 13.86
31 Perry County 13.79
32 Jackson County 13.59
33 Arkansas County 13.53
34 Howard County 13.45
34 St. Francis County 13.45
35 Jefferson County 13.28
36 Mississippi County 13.17
37 Boone County 13.11
38 Lincoln County 12.87
39 Columbia County 12.81
40 Scott County 12.66
41 Dallas County 12.65
42 Bradley County 12.23
43 Independence County 12.2
44 Hot Spring County 12.14
45 Crittenden County 11.87
46 Greene County 11.86
47 Yell County 11.84
48 Cleveland County 11.83
49 Drew County 11.81
50 Hempstead County 11.72
51 Carroll County 11.69
52 Clark County 11.65
53 Miller County 11.44
54 White County 11.43
55 Franklin County 11.39
56 Conway County 11.35
57 Crawford County 11.34
58 Grant County 10.94
59 Sebastian County 10.84
60 Pulaski County 10.45
61 Calhoun County 10.34
62 Lonoke County 10.23
63 Johnson County 10.21
64 Craighead County 10.07
65 Pope County 9.9
66 Sevier County 9.86
67 Saline County 9.74
68 Madison County 9.47
69 Faulkner County 8.01
70 Washington County 7.3
71 Benton County 7.03