Ranking of Arkansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Arkansas was 13.28. Among all Arkansas counties, Monroe County had the highest death rate (22.81), followed by Dallas County (21.02), and Montgomery County (20.91).

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 2021
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Monroe County 22.81
2 Dallas County 21.02
3 Montgomery County 20.91
4 Phillips County 20.84
5 Baxter County 20.58
6 Fulton County 20.34
7 Clay County 20.09
8 Newton County 20.05
9 Poinsett County 19.78
10 Lee County 19.54
11 Lafayette County 19.12
12 Cleburne County 19.02
13 Woodruff County 18.95
14 Arkansas County 18.83
15 Izard County 18.82
16 Ouachita County 18.69
17 Marion County 18.45
18 Prairie County 18.37
19 Little River County 18.24
20 Chicot County 18.21
21 Calhoun County 18.17
22 Stone County 17.99
23 Sharp County 17.95
24 Searcy County 17.92
25 Cleveland County 17.82
26 Scott County 17.74
27 Polk County 17.55
28 Ashley County 17.34
29 Jackson County 17.3
30 Desha County 17.26
31 Cross County 17.21
32 Logan County 17.15
33 Mississippi County 16.99
34 Van Buren County 16.98
35 Garland County 16.86
36 Hot Spring County 16.66
37 Bradley County 16.61
38 Pike County 16.49
39 Union County 16.45
40 Franklin County 16.27
41 Columbia County 16.23
42 Nevada County 16.02
43 Grant County 15.99
43 Randolph County 15.99
44 Lawrence County 15.93
45 Yell County 15.81
46 Jefferson County 15.73
47 Drew County 15.42
48 Boone County 14.98
49 Conway County 14.94
50 Howard County 14.85
51 Hempstead County 14.73
52 Miller County 14.67
53 Crittenden County 14.62
54 Independence County 14.61
55 Sevier County 14.48
56 Crawford County 14.27
57 Clark County 14.07
58 White County 14.01
59 St. Francis County 13.95
60 Madison County 13.72
61 Carroll County 13.6
62 Sebastian County 13.56
63 Lincoln County 13.5
64 Greene County 13.19
65 Johnson County 13.08
66 Perry County 13
67 Pope County 12.14
68 Pulaski County 11.84
68 Saline County 11.84
69 Lonoke County 11.09
70 Craighead County 11.06
71 Faulkner County 9.72
72 Benton County 8.45
73 Washington County 7.96