Ranking of Kansas 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 Kansas was 11.15. Among all Kansas counties, Kingman County had the highest death rate (33.59), followed by Edwards County (27.08), and Ness County (25.86).

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

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Ranking of Kansas Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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1 Kingman County 33.59
2 Edwards County 27.08
3 Ness County 25.86
4 Lane County 24.89
5 Greeley County 23.46
6 Rush County 22.79
7 Hodgeman County 21.95
8 Sheridan County 21.25
9 Gove County 20.86
10 Clark County 20.84
11 Wichita County 20.34
12 Comanche County 20.31
13 Russell County 19.75
14 Elk County 19.58
15 Woodson County 19.08
16 Brown County 18.91
17 Cheyenne County 18.68
18 Mitchell County 18.56
19 Harper County 18.49
20 Trego County 18.23
21 Barber County 18.06
22 Republic County 17.71
23 Cherokee County 17.62
24 Decatur County 17.45
25 Phillips County 17.39
26 Ellsworth County 17.17
27 Osage County 17.08
28 Cloud County 17.02
29 Stafford County 16.86
30 Greenwood County 16.81
31 Nemaha County 16.79
32 Wilson County 16.71
33 Graham County 16.64
34 Meade County 16.63
35 Montgomery County 16.56
36 Morris County 15.99
36 Morton County 15.99
37 Scott County 15.81
38 Doniphan County 15.68
39 Cowley County 15.64
40 Pratt County 15.62
41 Rawlins County 15.58
42 Bourbon County 15.56
43 Pawnee County 15.54
44 Rice County 15.45
45 Logan County 15.4
46 Washington County 15.39
47 Sumner County 15.27
48 Smith County 15.16
49 Labette County 15.02
50 Linn County 15
51 Osborne County 14.9
52 Neosho County 14.89
53 Crawford County 14.85
54 Kiowa County 14.82
55 Harvey County 14.81
56 Dickinson County 14.77
57 Norton County 14.6
58 Rooks County 14.37
59 Reno County 14.33
60 Barton County 14.32
61 Clay County 14.3
62 McPherson County 14.28
63 Chautauqua County 14.19
63 Marion County 14.19
64 Anderson County 14.18
65 Ottawa County 14.01
66 Lincoln County 13.67
67 Allen County 13.58
68 Marshall County 13.17
69 Saline County 13.03
70 Franklin County 12.99
71 Coffey County 12.69
72 Shawnee County 12.63
73 Jewell County 12.59
74 Jackson County 12.45
75 Gray County 12.21
76 Wabaunsee County 12.12
77 Sherman County 11.99
78 Wallace County 11.9
79 Atchison County 11.86
80 Butler County 11.54
81 Miami County 11.44
82 Jefferson County 11.43
83 Lyon County 11.04
84 Sedgwick County 11.02
85 Ellis County 10.14
86 Wyandotte County 9.99
87 Stevens County 9.86
88 Grant County 9.82
89 Stanton County 9.68
90 Leavenworth County 9.36
91 Thomas County 9.19
92 Kearny County 8.91
93 Haskell County 8.9
94 Ford County 8.8
95 Finney County 8.69
96 Hamilton County 8.46
97 Pottawatomie County 8.42
98 Chase County 8.1
99 Johnson County 8.03
100 Seward County 7.84
101 Douglas County 7.34
102 Geary County 7.24
103 Riley County 5.63