Ranking of Minnesota 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 Minnesota was 8.3. Among all Minnesota counties, Aitkin County had the highest death rate (15.65), followed by Big Stone County (14.76), and Lincoln County (14.66).

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

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
Aitkin
Big Stone
Lincoln
Lac qui Parle
Kittson
Cottonwood
Norman
Wadena
Koochiching
Renville
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2020
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Aitkin County 15.65
2 Big Stone County 14.76
3 Lincoln County 14.66
4 Lac qui Parle County 14.14
5 Kittson County 13.65
6 Cottonwood County 13.53
7 Norman County 13.36
8 Wadena County 13.32
9 Koochiching County 13.27
10 Renville County 12.99
11 Brown County 12.41
12 Douglas County 12.38
13 Rock County 12.34
14 Pope County 12.27
14 Wilkin County 12.27
15 Martin County 12.01
16 Chippewa County 11.99
17 Freeborn County 11.85
17 Lake County 11.85
18 Faribault County 11.73
19 Otter Tail County 11.68
20 Cass County 11.65
21 Kanabec County 11.6
22 Becker County 11.58
23 Mille Lacs County 11.55
24 Itasca County 11.49
24 Morrison County 11.49
24 Pipestone County 11.49
25 Fillmore County 11.47
26 Crow Wing County 11.36
27 Redwood County 11.25
28 Jackson County 11.24
29 Goodhue County 11.2
30 St. Louis County 11.19
31 Swift County 11.15
32 Carlton County 10.97
33 Murray County 10.89
33 Pine County 10.89
34 Yellow Medicine County 10.87
35 Watonwan County 10.54
36 McLeod County 10.51
37 Polk County 10.45
38 Mower County 10.38
39 Traverse County 10.19
40 Meeker County 10.02
41 Clearwater County 9.74
42 Mahnomen County 9.63
43 Lake of the Woods County 9.61
44 Wabasha County 9.54
45 Pennington County 9.52
46 Hubbard County 9.45
47 Stevens County 9.39
48 Grant County 9.33
49 Lyon County 9.28
50 Sibley County 9.26
51 Houston County 9.22
52 Le Sueur County 9.2
53 Winona County 9.12
54 Marshall County 9.11
54 Roseau County 9.11
55 Todd County 9.1
56 Steele County 9.06
57 Cook County 9.05
58 Beltrami County 9
59 Kandiyohi County 8.97
60 Benton County 8.91
61 Waseca County 8.89
62 Isanti County 8.72
63 Nicollet County 8.61
64 Ramsey County 8.32
65 Chisago County 8.05
66 Nobles County 7.95
67 Rice County 7.88
68 Hennepin County 7.59
69 Dodge County 7.58
70 Blue Earth County 7.3
71 Olmsted County 7.23
72 Washington County 7.21
73 Red Lake County 7.18
74 Stearns County 7.08
75 Dakota County 6.96
76 Wright County 6.86
77 Anoka County 6.77
78 Clay County 6.51
79 Sherburne County 6.19
80 Carver County 5.84
81 Scott County 5.18