Ranking of US States By Death Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Death Rate per 1K for the United States was 9.12. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest death rate (13.85), followed by Mississippi (12.18), and Maine (11.96).

On the other hand, Utah had the lowest death rate (6.25) followed by District of Columbia (7.18), and California (7.38).

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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Rank	State	Death Rate
1	West Virginia	13.85
2	Mississippi	12.18
3	Maine	11.96
4	Arkansas	11.66
5	Kentucky	11.63
6	Alabama	11.54
7	Tennessee	11.11
8	Oklahoma	10.91
9	Louisiana	10.85
10	South Carolina	10.77
11	Ohio	10.71
12	Missouri	10.61
13	Pennsylvania	10.49
14	New Mexico	10.48
15	Vermont	10.43
16	Indiana	10.18
17	Michigan	10.13
18	New Hampshire	10.06
19	Iowa	10.05
20	Delaware	10.02
21	Oregon	9.97
22	Montana	9.92
23	North Carolina	9.91
24	Florida	9.85
25	Kansas	9.7
26	Wisconsin	9.65
27	Wyoming	9.61
28	South Dakota	9.47
29	Rhode Island	9.28
30	Nebraska	9.17
31	Arizona	9.12
32	Illinois	9.02
33	Connecticut	8.96
34	Virginia	8.94
35	Nevada	8.91
36	Georgia	8.74
37	North Dakota	8.66
38	Maryland	8.65
39	Massachusetts	8.61
40	Hawaii	8.6
40	Minnesota	8.6
41	Idaho	8.38
42	Washington	8.3
43	New York	8.16
44	New Jersey	7.97
45	Alaska	7.64
46	Colorado	7.62
47	Texas	7.4
48	California	7.38
49	District of Columbia	7.18
50	Utah	6.25