Ranking of Iowa Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, the Death Rate per 1K for Iowa was 9.31. Among all Iowa counties, Monona County had the highest death rate (18.74), followed by Monroe County (15.2), and Cass County (14.98).

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

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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2014
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1 Monona County 18.74
2 Monroe County 15.2
3 Cass County 14.98
4 Sac County 14.85
5 Calhoun County 14.69
6 Montgomery County 14.62
7 Union County 14.03
8 Decatur County 13.99
9 Audubon County 13.93
10 Adair County 13.83
11 Palo Alto County 13.78
12 Greene County 13.67
13 Dickinson County 13.52
14 Cherokee County 13.51
15 Van Buren County 13.49
16 Appanoose County 13.26
17 Taylor County 13.07
18 Floyd County 13.05
18 Fremont County 13.05
19 O'Brien County 13.03
20 Fayette County 12.99
21 Shelby County 12.95
22 Ringgold County 12.89
23 Lee County 12.88
24 Tama County 12.67
25 Wright County 12.59
26 Poweshiek County 12.57
27 Clarke County 12.48
28 Carroll County 12.43
29 Butler County 12.23
30 Hardin County 12.21
31 Adams County 12.11
32 Ida County 12.1
32 Pocahontas County 12.1
33 Clay County 12.09
34 Wapello County 12.04
35 Humboldt County 12.01
36 Kossuth County 11.92
37 Wayne County 11.91
38 Cerro Gordo County 11.8
39 Hamilton County 11.71
40 Page County 11.67
41 Lucas County 11.66
42 Mitchell County 11.61
42 Webster County 11.61
43 Hancock County 11.54
44 Guthrie County 11.51
45 Des Moines County 11.47
46 Emmet County 11.46
47 Henry County 11.39
48 Jones County 11.25
48 Keokuk County 11.25
49 Jackson County 11.2
50 Boone County 11.18
50 Harrison County 11.18
51 Howard County 11.17
52 Iowa County 11.04
53 Worth County 11.03
54 Marshall County 11.02
55 Washington County 11
56 Allamakee County 10.95
56 Clinton County 10.95
57 Jasper County 10.54
58 Franklin County 10.51
59 Osceola County 10.43
60 Chickasaw County 10.36
61 Clayton County 10.35
62 Buchanan County 10.34
63 Louisa County 10.09
63 Winnebago County 10.09
64 Pottawattamie County 9.93
65 Buena Vista County 9.89
66 Delaware County 9.81
67 Dubuque County 9.77
68 Mahaska County 9.76
69 Marion County 9.74
70 Grundy County 9.63
71 Crawford County 9.62
72 Jefferson County 9.54
73 Cedar County 9.53
74 Muscatine County 9.48
75 Davis County 9.47
76 Plymouth County 9.27
77 Black Hawk County 9.17
78 Woodbury County 8.94
79 Madison County 8.74
80 Winneshiek County 8.71
81 Mills County 8.56
82 Warren County 8.44
83 Scott County 8.41
84 Lyon County 8.29
85 Bremer County 8.28
86 Benton County 8.11
87 Linn County 7.58
88 Sioux County 7.29
89 Polk County 7.03
90 Story County 5.64
91 Dallas County 5.46
92 Johnson County 4.82