Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Deaths for Iowa was 35.59K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of deaths (4.63K), followed by Linn County (2.24K), and Scott County (1.87K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Iowa Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Polk County | 4632 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2244 |
| 3 | Scott County | 1869 |
| 4 | Black Hawk County | 1503 |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County | 1176 |
| 6 | Woodbury County | 1111 |
| 7 | Dubuque County | 1089 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 927 |
| 9 | Clinton County | 671 |
| 10 | Story County | 659 |
| 11 | Dallas County | 604 |
| 12 | Cerro Gordo County | 601 |
| 13 | Lee County | 570 |
| 14 | Des Moines County | 563 |
| 14 | Marshall County | 563 |
| 15 | Warren County | 529 |
| 16 | Webster County | 515 |
| 17 | Wapello County | 511 |
| 18 | Jasper County | 452 |
| 19 | Muscatine County | 451 |
| 20 | Marion County | 406 |
| 21 | Boone County | 356 |
| 22 | Mahaska County | 303 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 296 |
| 24 | Washington County | 290 |
| 25 | Sioux County | 287 |
| 26 | Plymouth County | 265 |
| 27 | Fayette County | 264 |
| 28 | Benton County | 259 |
| 29 | Hardin County | 258 |
| 30 | Henry County | 255 |
| 31 | Cedar County | 254 |
| 32 | Jackson County | 252 |
| 33 | Bremer County | 251 |
| 34 | Jones County | 242 |
| 35 | Poweshiek County | 237 |
| 36 | Buchanan County | 235 |
| 37 | Harrison County | 233 |
| 38 | Page County | 232 |
| 39 | Floyd County | 224 |
| 39 | Iowa County | 224 |
| 40 | Clayton County | 221 |
| 41 | Tama County | 220 |
| 42 | Cass County | 216 |
| 43 | Dickinson County | 210 |
| 44 | Winneshiek County | 208 |
| 45 | Appanoose County | 204 |
| 46 | Delaware County | 203 |
| 47 | Jefferson County | 200 |
| 48 | Hamilton County | 199 |
| 48 | Wright County | 199 |
| 49 | Kossuth County | 197 |
| 50 | Butler County | 196 |
| 51 | Buena Vista County | 195 |
| 52 | O'Brien County | 192 |
| 53 | Clay County | 189 |
| 54 | Union County | 184 |
| 55 | Madison County | 181 |
| 56 | Cherokee County | 180 |
| 57 | Mills County | 174 |
| 58 | Sac County | 170 |
| 59 | Crawford County | 168 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 165 |
| 61 | Grundy County | 162 |
| 62 | Chickasaw County | 160 |
| 62 | Hancock County | 160 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 159 |
| 64 | Howard County | 154 |
| 65 | Calhoun County | 152 |
| 66 | Palo Alto County | 151 |
| 67 | Monona County | 150 |
| 68 | Franklin County | 149 |
| 69 | Keokuk County | 148 |
| 70 | Mitchell County | 147 |
| 71 | Guthrie County | 142 |
| 72 | Allamakee County | 139 |
| 73 | Emmet County | 136 |
| 73 | Louisa County | 136 |
| 74 | Adair County | 134 |
| 75 | Greene County | 133 |
| 76 | Clarke County | 125 |
| 77 | Humboldt County | 121 |
| 78 | Lucas County | 120 |
| 78 | Monroe County | 120 |
| 79 | Winnebago County | 116 |
| 80 | Fremont County | 113 |
| 81 | Ida County | 107 |
| 82 | Decatur County | 103 |
| 83 | Davis County | 102 |
| 84 | Pocahontas County | 100 |
| 85 | Wayne County | 99 |
| 86 | Lyon County | 98 |
| 87 | Van Buren County | 97 |
| 88 | Audubon County | 93 |
| 89 | Osceola County | 92 |
| 89 | Taylor County | 92 |
| 90 | Worth County | 91 |
| 91 | Ringgold County | 85 |
| 92 | Adams County | 66 |