Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Iowa was 32.98K. Among all Iowa counties, Polk County had the highest number of deaths (4.20K), followed by Linn County (2.19K), and Scott County (1.69K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Iowa Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polk County | 4196 |
| 2 | Linn County | 2190 |
| 3 | Scott County | 1693 |
| 4 | Black Hawk County | 1357 |
| 5 | Pottawattamie County | 1091 |
| 6 | Dubuque County | 1044 |
| 7 | Woodbury County | 997 |
| 8 | Johnson County | 892 |
| 9 | Clinton County | 662 |
| 10 | Story County | 634 |
| 11 | Dallas County | 615 |
| 12 | Marshall County | 543 |
| 13 | Cerro Gordo County | 520 |
| 14 | Warren County | 515 |
| 15 | Des Moines County | 488 |
| 16 | Lee County | 486 |
| 17 | Wapello County | 462 |
| 18 | Webster County | 459 |
| 19 | Muscatine County | 444 |
| 20 | Jasper County | 409 |
| 21 | Marion County | 378 |
| 22 | Boone County | 359 |
| 23 | Carroll County | 284 |
| 24 | Plymouth County | 277 |
| 25 | Sioux County | 274 |
| 26 | Mahaska County | 267 |
| 27 | Benton County | 256 |
| 28 | Washington County | 255 |
| 29 | Bremer County | 245 |
| 30 | Fayette County | 242 |
| 31 | Hardin County | 237 |
| 32 | Cedar County | 236 |
| 33 | Henry County | 231 |
| 34 | Poweshiek County | 224 |
| 35 | Jackson County | 219 |
| 36 | Buchanan County | 218 |
| 36 | Winneshiek County | 218 |
| 37 | Clayton County | 215 |
| 37 | Floyd County | 215 |
| 38 | Jones County | 213 |
| 39 | Tama County | 210 |
| 40 | Page County | 208 |
| 41 | Iowa County | 200 |
| 42 | Jefferson County | 199 |
| 43 | Appanoose County | 197 |
| 44 | Hamilton County | 196 |
| 45 | Cass County | 195 |
| 45 | Dickinson County | 195 |
| 46 | Delaware County | 190 |
| 47 | O'Brien County | 186 |
| 48 | Butler County | 182 |
| 49 | Clay County | 181 |
| 50 | Kossuth County | 179 |
| 51 | Harrison County | 178 |
| 52 | Mills County | 177 |
| 53 | Crawford County | 174 |
| 54 | Buena Vista County | 173 |
| 55 | Wright County | 172 |
| 56 | Cherokee County | 169 |
| 57 | Union County | 168 |
| 58 | Sac County | 161 |
| 59 | Chickasaw County | 158 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 156 |
| 61 | Grundy County | 154 |
| 61 | Madison County | 154 |
| 61 | Montgomery County | 154 |
| 62 | Allamakee County | 143 |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 143 |
| 63 | Monona County | 142 |
| 64 | Hancock County | 137 |
| 64 | Palo Alto County | 137 |
| 65 | Guthrie County | 135 |
| 66 | Calhoun County | 128 |
| 67 | Clarke County | 124 |
| 67 | Howard County | 124 |
| 68 | Emmet County | 121 |
| 69 | Lucas County | 120 |
| 69 | Winnebago County | 120 |
| 70 | Greene County | 118 |
| 70 | Louisa County | 118 |
| 71 | Keokuk County | 117 |
| 71 | Monroe County | 117 |
| 72 | Lyon County | 116 |
| 73 | Adair County | 111 |
| 74 | Decatur County | 105 |
| 75 | Humboldt County | 103 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 102 |
| 77 | Davis County | 98 |
| 78 | Pocahontas County | 93 |
| 79 | Fremont County | 92 |
| 80 | Ida County | 91 |
| 81 | Audubon County | 87 |
| 81 | Van Buren County | 87 |
| 82 | Wayne County | 84 |
| 83 | Worth County | 78 |
| 84 | Ringgold County | 76 |
| 85 | Taylor County | 71 |
| 86 | Osceola County | 68 |
| 87 | Adams County | 47 |