Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for Missouri was 9.89. Among all Missouri counties, Hickory County had the highest death rate (16.81), followed by St. Clair County (16.43), and Benton County (16.39).

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

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Ranking of Missouri Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Hickory County 16.81
2 St. Clair County 16.43
3 Benton County 16.39
4 Iron County 16.25
5 Worth County 16.11
6 Reynolds County 15.91
7 Chariton County 15.86
8 Atchison County 15.78
9 Cedar County 15.23
10 Dade County 15.16
11 Grundy County 15.14
12 Shelby County 15.1
13 Dunklin County 14.99
14 Henry County 14.94
15 Wayne County 14.79
16 Butler County 14.65
17 Linn County 14.63
18 Gasconade County 14.61
19 Madison County 14.44
20 Holt County 14.43
21 New Madrid County 14.38
22 Mercer County 14.17
23 Ozark County 14.13
24 Dent County 14.12
25 Stoddard County 14.07
26 Clark County 14.02
27 Morgan County 14
28 Livingston County 13.76
29 Howell County 13.72
30 Scotland County 13.63
31 Oregon County 13.55
32 Pemiscot County 13.43
33 Harrison County 13.32
34 Lewis County 13.14
35 Bates County 12.9
36 Stone County 12.84
37 Wright County 12.82
38 Barton County 12.76
39 Montgomery County 12.7
40 Carroll County 12.67
41 Clinton County 12.63
42 Vernon County 12.59
43 Gentry County 12.39
44 Ripley County 12.33
45 Texas County 12.3
46 Miller County 12.24
47 Lawrence County 12.2
48 Macon County 12.18
49 Dallas County 12.17
49 Lafayette County 12.17
50 Knox County 12.15
50 Putnam County 12.15
51 Ste. Genevieve County 12.14
52 Maries County 12.05
53 Randolph County 12.01
54 St. Francois County 11.98
55 Barry County 11.92
56 Marion County 11.9
57 Daviess County 11.69
58 Douglas County 11.67
58 Washington County 11.67
59 Laclede County 11.65
59 Pike County 11.65
60 Crawford County 11.64
61 Audrain County 11.62
62 Sullivan County 11.52
63 Bollinger County 11.4
64 Cooper County 11.37
65 Monroe County 11.28
66 Scott County 11.24
67 Caldwell County 11.23
68 Newton County 11.14
69 Buchanan County 11.01
69 Schuyler County 11.01
70 Carter County 10.98
71 Polk County 10.87
72 Shannon County 10.86
73 Perry County 10.74
74 Camden County 10.65
74 Phelps County 10.65
75 Ray County 10.58
75 Taney County 10.58
76 Howard County 10.46
76 Saline County 10.46
77 Ralls County 10.37
78 McDonald County 10.14
79 Cape Girardeau County 10.11
80 St. Louis County 10.07
81 Osage County 10.01
82 Mississippi County 9.87
83 Jasper County 9.76
84 Andrew County 9.65
85 Franklin County 9.62
86 Greene County 9.6
87 Pettis County 9.59
88 Moniteau County 9.53
89 St. Louis city 9.49
90 DeKalb County 9.32
91 Webster County 9.27
92 Jackson County 9.07
93 Cass County 9
94 Adair County 8.99
95 Callaway County 8.86
96 Jefferson County 8.85
97 Warren County 8.84
98 Nodaway County 8.76
99 Cole County 8.31
99 Lincoln County 8.31
100 Johnson County 8.17
101 Christian County 8.07
102 Clay County 7.73
103 St. Charles County 7.21
104 Platte County 6.61
105 Boone County 6.41
106 Pulaski County 6.13