Ranking of US Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for the United States was 3.15M. Among all US counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of deaths (72.99K), followed by Cook County (43.37K), and Maricopa County (38.46K).
On the other hand, Kalawao County had the lowest number of deaths (0) followed by McPherson County (1), and Yakutat City and Borough (2).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high number of deaths, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 US counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the ranking of counties for each state.
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Related Topics: US Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
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| 1 | Los Angeles County, CA | 72988 |
| 2 | Cook County, IL | 43366 |
| 3 | Maricopa County, AZ | 38457 |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | 30558 |
| 5 | San Diego County, CA | 24403 |
| 6 | Orange County, CA | 22850 |
| 7 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 22093 |
| 8 | Riverside County, CA | 20442 |
| 9 | Clark County, NV | 19929 |
| 10 | Wayne County, MI | 19174 |
| 11 | Dallas County, TX | 18025 |
| 12 | San Bernardino County, CA | 17251 |
| 13 | Kings County, NY | 16807 |
| 14 | Broward County, FL | 16579 |
| 15 | Palm Beach County, FL | 16025 |
| 16 | Bexar County, TX | 15916 |
| 17 | King County, WA | 15349 |
| 18 | Queens County, NY | 15333 |
| 19 | Tarrant County, TX | 15211 |
| 20 | Philadelphia County, PA | 14863 |
| 21 | Allegheny County, PA | 13918 |
| 22 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 13916 |
| 23 | Sacramento County, CA | 13262 |
| 24 | Suffolk County, NY | 13258 |
| 25 | Pinellas County, FL | 12691 |
| 26 | Hillsborough County, FL | 12357 |
| 27 | Middlesex County, MA | 11991 |
| 28 | Pima County, AZ | 11389 |
| 29 | Oakland County, MI | 11360 |
| 30 | Santa Clara County, CA | 11164 |
| 31 | Nassau County, NY | 10999 |
| 32 | Alameda County, CA | 10753 |
| 33 | St. Louis County, MO | 10654 |
| 34 | Franklin County, OH | 10647 |
| 35 | New York County, NY | 10565 |
| 36 | Bronx County, NY | 10481 |
| 37 | Erie County, NY | 10274 |
| 38 | Hennepin County, MN | 9776 |
| 39 | Orange County, FL | 9643 |
| 40 | Duval County, FL | 9501 |
| 41 | Shelby County, TN | 9291 |
| 42 | Macomb County, MI | 9242 |
| 43 | Marion County, IN | 9015 |
| 44 | Milwaukee County, WI | 9014 |
| 45 | Lee County, FL | 8932 |
| 46 | Contra Costa County, CA | 8793 |
| 47 | Jefferson County, KY | 8726 |
| 48 | Honolulu County, HI | 8716 |
| 49 | Baltimore County, MD | 8560 |
| 50 | Fresno County, CA | 8386 |
| 51 | Brevard County, FL | 8357 |
| 52 | Hamilton County, OH | 8237 |
| 53 | Polk County, FL | 8187 |
| 54 | Pierce County, WA | 8181 |
| 55 | Volusia County, FL | 8003 |
| 56 | Montgomery County, PA | 7982 |
| 57 | Oklahoma County, OK | 7965 |
| 58 | Worcester County, MA | 7778 |
| 59 | Jefferson County, AL | 7750 |
| 60 | Ocean County, NJ | 7659 |
| 61 | Salt Lake County, UT | 7512 |
| 62 | Fulton County, GA | 7509 |
| 63 | Kern County, CA | 7455 |
| 64 | Westchester County, NY | 7280 |
| 65 | Monroe County, NY | 7269 |
| 66 | Pasco County, FL | 7249 |
| 67 | Essex County, MA | 7217 |
| 68 | Jackson County, MO | 7183 |
| 69 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 7127 |
| 70 | Bergen County, NJ | 7058 |
| 71 | Prince George's County, MD | 7001 |
| 72 | DuPage County, IL | 6902 |
| 73 | Bernalillo County, NM | 6871 |
| 74 | Multnomah County, OR | 6803 |
| 75 | Tulsa County, OK | 6716 |
| 76 | El Paso County, TX | 6690 |
| 77 | Wake County, NC | 6668 |
| 78 | Montgomery County, OH | 6667 |
| 79 | Montgomery County, MD | 6661 |
| 80 | Baltimore city, MD | 6651 |
| 81 | Ventura County, CA | 6649 |
| 82 | Bucks County, PA | 6621 |
| 83 | Snohomish County, WA | 6599 |
| 84 | Travis County, TX | 6562 |
| 85 | Sarasota County, FL | 6540 |
| 86 | Summit County, OH | 6464 |
| 87 | San Francisco County, CA | 6376 |
| 88 | Essex County, NJ | 6174 |
| 89 | Middlesex County, NJ | 6144 |
| 90 | San Joaquin County, CA | 6135 |
| 91 | Marion County, FL | 6109 |
| 92 | Norfolk County, MA | 6088 |
| 93 | Bristol County, MA | 5986 |
| 94 | Monmouth County, NJ | 5901 |
| 95 | Collin County, TX | 5819 |
| 96 | Providence County, RI | 5797 |
| 97 | Davidson County, TN | 5787 |
| 98 | Fairfax County, VA | 5723 |
| 99 | El Paso County, CO | 5721 |
| 100 | Lancaster County, PA | 5598 |
| 101 | Lake County, IN | 5478 |
| 102 | DeKalb County, GA | 5456 |
| 103 | Spokane County, WA | 5440 |
| 104 | Delaware County, PA | 5427 |
| 105 | New Castle County, DE | 5420 |
| 106 | Knox County, TN | 5409 |
| 107 | Greenville County, SC | 5403 |
| 108 | Hidalgo County, TX | 5392 |
| 109 | Sedgwick County, KS | 5306 |
| 110 | Plymouth County, MA | 5304 |
| 111 | Genesee County, MI | 5267 |
| 112 | Will County, IL | 5233 |
| 113 | Guilford County, NC | 5191 |
| 114 | Lake County, FL | 5153 |
| 115 | Jefferson County, CO | 5146 |
| 116 | Gwinnett County, GA | 5144 |
| 117 | Lake County, IL | 5136 |
| 118 | Kent County, MI | 5109 |
| 119 | San Mateo County, CA | 5084 |
| 120 | Denver County, CO | 5064 |
| 121 | Cobb County, GA | 4994 |
| 122 | Hampden County, MA | 4980 |
| 123 | Camden County, NJ | 4969 |
| 124 | Denton County, TX | 4954 |
| 125 | Horry County, SC | 4943 |
| 126 | Ramsey County, MN | 4892 |
| 127 | Stanislaus County, CA | 4890 |
| 128 | Suffolk County, MA | 4878 |
| 129 | Manatee County, FL | 4802 |
| 130 | Lucas County, OH | 4788 |
| 131 | Mobile County, AL | 4760 |
| 132 | Westmoreland County, PA | 4746 |
| 133 | Anne Arundel County, MD | 4731 |
| 134 | Montgomery County, TX | 4713 |
| 135 | Washoe County, NV | 4700 |
| 136 | Onondaga County, NY | 4693 |
| 137 | Arapahoe County, CO | 4681 |
| 138 | Douglas County, NE | 4650 |
| 139 | York County, PA | 4605 |
| 140 | Johnson County, KS | 4591 |
| 141 | Stark County, OH | 4558 |
| 142 | Sonoma County, CA | 4508 |
| 143 | Lane County, OR | 4485 |
| 144 | Clark County, WA | 4461 |
| 145 | Fort Bend County, TX | 4408 |
| 146 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 4377 |
| 147 | Collier County, FL | 4360 |
| 148 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 4289 |
| 148 | Burlington County, NJ | 4289 |
| 149 | Chester County, PA | 4282 |
| 150 | Pinal County, AZ | 4265 |
| 151 | Berks County, PA | 4209 |
| 152 | Washington County, OR | 4201 |
| 153 | Polk County, IA | 4196 |
| 154 | Luzerne County, PA | 4156 |
| 155 | Pulaski County, AR | 4093 |
| 156 | Morris County, NJ | 4086 |
| 156 | Forsyth County, NC | 4086 |
| 157 | Hamilton County, TN | 4058 |
| 158 | St. Lucie County, FL | 4041 |
| 159 | Union County, NJ | 4031 |
| 160 | Seminole County, FL | 4021 |
| 161 | Richmond County, NY | 4007 |
| 162 | Escambia County, FL | 3987 |
| 163 | Mohave County, AZ | 3972 |
| 164 | Hudson County, NJ | 3921 |
| 165 | Hillsborough County, NH | 3906 |
| 165 | Clackamas County, OR | 3906 |
| 166 | Placer County, CA | 3900 |
| 167 | Dane County, WI | 3891 |
| 168 | Passaic County, NJ | 3886 |
| 169 | Waukesha County, WI | 3843 |
| 170 | Solano County, CA | 3842 |
| 171 | Ada County, ID | 3819 |
| 172 | Williamson County, TX | 3780 |
| 173 | Madison County, AL | 3777 |
| 174 | Kane County, IL | 3750 |
| 175 | Butler County, OH | 3732 |
| 176 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 3720 |
| 177 | Spartanburg County, SC | 3671 |
| 178 | Charleston County, SC | 3664 |
| 179 | Adams County, CO | 3653 |
| 180 | Allen County, IN | 3637 |
| 181 | Yavapai County, AZ | 3605 |
| 182 | Orleans Parish, LA | 3599 |
| 183 | Tulare County, CA | 3579 |
| 184 | Lorain County, OH | 3560 |
| 185 | Lehigh County, PA | 3533 |
| 186 | Richland County, SC | 3488 |
| 187 | Marion County, OR | 3474 |
| 188 | Nueces County, TX | 3446 |
| 189 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 3440 |
| 190 | St. Charles County, MO | 3406 |
| 191 | Sussex County, DE | 3376 |
| 192 | Cameron County, TX | 3354 |
| 193 | Henrico County, VA | 3288 |
| 194 | Greene County, MO | 3287 |
| 195 | Northampton County, PA | 3286 |
| 196 | Winnebago County, IL | 3274 |
| 197 | Mahoning County, OH | 3216 |
Ranking of Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023 for each US State
Use the following links to see the ranking of counties by number of deaths for each of the following US states.