Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Minnesota was 8.7. Among all Minnesota counties, Kittson County had the highest death rate (19.31), followed by Big Stone County (16.99), and Traverse County (16.78).

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 2023
Kittson
Big Stone
Traverse
Koochiching
Wadena
Pipestone
Chippewa
Lake
Lac qui Parle
Norman
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Kittson County 19.31
2 Big Stone County 16.99
3 Traverse County 16.78
4 Koochiching County 15.85
5 Wadena County 15.12
6 Pipestone County 14.98
7 Chippewa County 14.72
8 Lake County 14.33
9 Lac qui Parle County 14.21
9 Norman County 14.21
10 Aitkin County 13.82
11 Mahnomen County 13.66
12 Martin County 13.6
13 Wilkin County 13.55
14 Cass County 13.37
15 Grant County 13.35
16 Freeborn County 13.26
17 Itasca County 12.93
18 Carlton County 12.7
19 Houston County 12.6
20 Polk County 12.58
21 Pope County 12.43
22 Faribault County 12.41
23 Fillmore County 12.38
24 Douglas County 12.32
25 Otter Tail County 12.29
26 Pennington County 12.26
27 Mille Lacs County 12.22
28 Cottonwood County 12.09
29 Swift County 11.92
30 Jackson County 11.71
31 Brown County 11.65
31 Crow Wing County 11.65
32 Pine County 11.51
33 Yellow Medicine County 11.5
34 McLeod County 11.49
35 Rock County 11.46
36 Watonwan County 11.42
37 St. Louis County 11.41
38 Renville County 11.36
39 Goodhue County 11.3
40 Clearwater County 11.09
41 Mower County 10.95
42 Waseca County 10.9
43 Hubbard County 10.74
44 Lincoln County 10.7
45 Lake of the Woods County 10.64
46 Kanabec County 10.63
47 Becker County 10.58
48 Beltrami County 10.55
49 Morrison County 10.49
50 Wabasha County 10.43
51 Red Lake County 10.26
52 Roseau County 10.24
53 Redwood County 10.17
54 Murray County 10.04
55 Meeker County 9.91
56 Cook County 9.85
57 Todd County 9.78
58 Kandiyohi County 9.37
59 Benton County 9.35
60 Steele County 9.34
61 Winona County 9.31
62 Isanti County 9.24
63 Lyon County 9.17
64 Ramsey County 9.09
65 Marshall County 9.03
66 Sibley County 8.84
67 Clay County 8.78
68 Nobles County 8.56
69 Nicollet County 8.41
70 Olmsted County 8.32
71 Le Sueur County 8.27
72 Rice County 8.2
73 Chisago County 8.15
74 Stevens County 7.78
75 Hennepin County 7.75
75 Stearns County 7.75
76 Blue Earth County 7.51
77 Dodge County 7.17
78 Anoka County 7.15
79 Washington County 7.14
80 Dakota County 7.09
81 Wright County 6.6
82 Sherburne County 6.34
83 Carver County 6.12
84 Scott County 5.89