Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 10.36. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest death rate (15.42), followed by Mississippi (14.1), and Alabama (13.71).
On the other hand, Utah had the lowest death rate (6.64) followed by Alaska (7.27), and Colorado (8.01).
The chart below shows the top 10 states with high death rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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| Rank | State | Death Rate |
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| 1 | West Virginia | 15.42 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 14.1 |
| 3 | Alabama | 13.71 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 13.28 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 12.94 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 12.87 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 12.77 |
| 8 | South Carolina | 12.58 |
| 9 | Ohio | 12.47 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 12.25 |
| 11 | Missouri | 12.22 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | 11.97 |
| 13 | Maine | 11.76 |
| 14 | New Mexico | 11.64 |
| 15 | Florida | 11.53 |
| 16 | Michigan | 11.46 |
| 17 | Indiana | 11.45 |
| 18 | Delaware | 11.25 |
| 19 | Kansas | 11.15 |
| 20 | Arizona | 11.1 |
| 21 | Iowa | 11.09 |
| 22 | Montana | 11.07 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 11 |
| 24 | South Dakota | 10.95 |
| 25 | Wyoming | 10.66 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 10.53 |
| 27 | Nevada | 10.34 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | 10.33 |
| 29 | Georgia | 10.17 |
| 30 | Illinois | 10.07 |
| 31 | Vermont | 9.98 |
| 32 | North Dakota | 9.96 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 9.94 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | 9.93 |
| 35 | Oregon | 9.87 |
| 36 | Virginia | 9.67 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 9.63 |
| 38 | Maryland | 9.55 |
| 39 | Texas | 9.2 |
| 40 | Idaho | 9.12 |
| 41 | New Jersey | 9.06 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 9 |
| 43 | New York | 8.87 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 8.81 |
| 45 | California | 8.78 |
| 46 | District of Columbia | 8.72 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 8.4 |
| 47 | Washington | 8.4 |
| 48 | Colorado | 8.01 |
| 49 | Alaska | 7.27 |
| 50 | Utah | 6.64 |