Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Pennsylvania was 10.61. Among all Pennsylvania counties, Sullivan County had the highest death rate (14.68), followed by Cambria County (14.54), and Cameron County (14.39).

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

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Sullivan County 14.68
2 Cambria County 14.54
3 Cameron County 14.39
4 Schuylkill County 14.35
5 Lawrence County 14.28
6 Fayette County 14.27
7 Somerset County 14
8 Montour County 13.54
9 Warren County 13.52
10 Blair County 13.44
11 Westmoreland County 13.35
12 Armstrong County 13.3
13 Jefferson County 13.22
14 Mercer County 13.18
15 Northumberland County 13.15
16 Beaver County 13.02
17 Washington County 12.82
18 Elk County 12.8
19 Wayne County 12.76
20 Bedford County 12.75
21 Venango County 12.72
22 Luzerne County 12.71
23 Lackawanna County 12.7
24 Forest County 12.69
25 Carbon County 12.68
26 Clearfield County 12.51
27 Susquehanna County 12.34
28 Mifflin County 12.27
29 Crawford County 12.08
30 Indiana County 11.96
31 McKean County 11.79
32 Tioga County 11.75
33 Wyoming County 11.68
34 Allegheny County 11.67
35 Potter County 11.6
36 Greene County 11.55
37 Butler County 11.32
38 Lycoming County 11.21
39 Bradford County 11.16
40 Lebanon County 11.15
41 Erie County 11.08
42 Clarion County 10.87
43 Huntingdon County 10.83
44 Columbia County 10.79
45 Fulton County 10.7
46 Clinton County 10.54
47 Franklin County 10.32
48 Juniata County 10.29
49 Perry County 10.11
50 Northampton County 9.95
51 Cumberland County 9.9
51 Delaware County 9.9
52 Bucks County 9.88
53 Adams County 9.82
54 Berks County 9.73
55 York County 9.65
56 Dauphin County 9.58
57 Lancaster County 9.55
58 Pike County 9.43
59 Lehigh County 9.37
60 Montgomery County 9.36
61 Philadelphia County 9.21
62 Snyder County 8.93
63 Monroe County 8.78
64 Union County 8.46
65 Chester County 7.84
66 Centre County 6.05