Ranking of California Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for California was 6.86. Among all California counties, Alpine County had the highest death rate (13.66), followed by Lake County (13.17), and Sierra County (12.73).

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

You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.

See this for other years:
Ranking of California Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Alpine
Lake
Sierra
Shasta
Mariposa
Tuolumne
Siskiyou
Amador
Inyo
Butte
Ranking of California Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank County Death Rate
1 Alpine County 13.66
2 Lake County 13.17
3 Sierra County 12.73
4 Shasta County 12.72
5 Mariposa County 12.52
6 Tuolumne County 12.27
7 Siskiyou County 11.55
8 Amador County 11.22
9 Inyo County 11.03
10 Butte County 10.98
11 Calaveras County 10.94
12 Trinity County 10.82
13 Tehama County 10.79
14 Nevada County 10.65
15 Glenn County 10.15
16 Plumas County 10.08
17 Mendocino County 10.06
18 Humboldt County 9.72
19 Del Norte County 9.5
20 Napa County 9.23
21 Yuba County 9.05
22 Modoc County 8.82
23 San Luis Obispo County 8.72
24 Sutter County 8.71
25 Placer County 8.58
26 Sonoma County 8.38
27 El Dorado County 8.22
28 Stanislaus County 8
29 Solano County 7.95
30 Sacramento County 7.8
31 Colusa County 7.78
32 Marin County 7.68
33 San Joaquin County 7.55
34 Santa Barbara County 7.38
35 Fresno County 7.28
36 Madera County 7.17
37 Riverside County 7.15
38 Ventura County 7.09
39 Kern County 7.07
40 Contra Costa County 7.01
41 Tulare County 6.8
42 San Bernardino County 6.78
42 San Francisco County 6.78
43 San Diego County 6.59
44 Merced County 6.55
45 Santa Cruz County 6.49
46 Orange County 6.44
47 Los Angeles County 6.4
48 Yolo County 6.37
49 San Mateo County 6.27
50 Kings County 6.24
50 Lassen County 6.24
51 Imperial County 6.17
52 Monterey County 6.03
53 Alameda County 5.96
54 San Benito County 5.74
55 Santa Clara County 5.29
56 Mono County 2.23