Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | No | 149.2 (147.5, 150.9) | N/A | 6,318 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 145.4 (145.2, 145.6) | N/A | 605,771 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.5, -1.2) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | No | 183.6 (142.3, 235.2) | 4 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable 
|
-18.8 (-38.2, 0.7) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 150.9 (119.7, 188.7) | 53 (1, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-6.1 (-21.5, -1.5) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 121.2 (92.3, 158.0) | 94 (12, 99) | 12 |
falling
|
-5.9 (-26.4, -1.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 117.8 (99.7, 138.7) | 96 (49, 99) | 32 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-11.7, -2.7) |
| Johnson County | Urban | Yes | 111.4 (103.8, 119.4) | 98 (88, 99) | 166 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-9.3, -2.5) |
| Story County | Urban | No | 126.2 (116.0, 137.0) | 93 (63, 98) | 118 |
falling
|
-3.2 (-8.8, -1.5) |
| Dallas County | Urban | Yes | 113.7 (104.5, 123.5) | 97 (83, 99) | 116 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.1, -1.6) |
| Cass County | Rural | No | 169.6 (144.8, 198.2) | 16 (1, 85) | 37 |
stable
|
-1.9 (-12.7, 0.2) |
| Wright County | Rural | No | 136.0 (113.0, 162.8) | 78 (11, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.7) |
| Crawford County | Rural | No | 139.0 (117.4, 163.7) | 74 (9, 99) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.8) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 167.2 (138.5, 200.7) | 21 (1, 91) | 25 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Harrison County | Urban | No | 160.2 (136.6, 187.1) | 34 (2, 93) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | No | 145.9 (123.1, 172.1) | 61 (6, 98) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Shelby County | Rural | No | 132.6 (110.3, 159.0) | 89 (14, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.6) |
| Cedar County | Rural | No | 134.8 (115.8, 156.3) | 83 (21, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.4) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | No | 135.2 (114.5, 159.1) | 82 (16, 99) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.6) |
| Jones County | Urban | No | 132.5 (114.7, 152.6) | 90 (26, 99) | 42 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.6) |
| Monona County | Rural | No | 144.6 (118.3, 176.3) | 63 (5, 99) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.2, -0.2) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | No | 150.0 (135.7, 165.5) | 58 (13, 88) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | Yes | 120.9 (103.8, 140.5) | 95 (49, 99) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Worth County | Rural | No | 132.7 (104.6, 167.4) | 88 (5, 99) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.1) |
| Audubon County | Rural | No | 150.4 (115.5, 194.2) | 55 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 137.2 (119.6, 157.1) | 75 (22, 98) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | No | 140.0 (131.1, 149.4) | 72 (42, 90) | 194 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Fayette County | Rural | No | 140.6 (121.6, 162.0) | 70 (14, 97) | 44 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 155.1 (140.5, 171.0) | 45 (10, 84) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.7) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 160.6 (138.8, 185.4) | 32 (2, 88) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Plymouth County | Rural | No | 133.8 (117.1, 152.3) | 86 (27, 99) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 151.0 (143.7, 158.5) | 51 (28, 72) | 338 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.1) |
| Sioux County | Rural | Yes | 107.7 (94.3, 122.6) | 99 (79, 99) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.8) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | No | 127.2 (107.8, 149.2) | 92 (29, 99) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | No | 134.1 (116.4, 154.4) | 84 (25, 99) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.2) |
| Linn County | Urban | No | 140.4 (134.3, 146.7) | 71 (51, 86) | 408 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Sac County | Rural | No | 135.6 (110.6, 165.4) | 81 (7, 99) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.8, -0.1) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | No | 146.7 (133.7, 160.7) | 60 (20, 90) | 104 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 150.6 (130.3, 173.7) | 54 (5, 93) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.2) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 164.8 (149.1, 181.8) | 24 (4, 71) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 137.1 (124.6, 150.6) | 76 (33, 95) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | No | 134.1 (108.5, 164.7) | 85 (12, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Jasper County | Urban | No | 152.2 (137.7, 167.9) | 50 (11, 86) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Mills County | Urban | No | 144.2 (120.8, 171.2) | 64 (5, 98) | 29 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 159.0 (154.1, 164.1) | 37 (20, 54) | 826 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.5, -0.9) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 158.1 (132.0, 188.3) | 39 (1, 95) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.8, 0.3) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 159.8 (144.4, 176.6) | 35 (5, 78) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | No | 153.6 (129.9, 180.7) | 46 (3, 95) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.2) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | No | 129.4 (108.8, 153.2) | 91 (20, 99) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 149.5 (119.7, 185.6) | 59 (2, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.6, 0.6) |
| Adams County | Rural | No | 142.0 (99.0, 199.7) | 67 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.7, 1.4) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | No | 153.4 (144.9, 162.3) | 47 (21, 73) | 253 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Butler County | Rural | No | 141.3 (119.7, 166.1) | 68 (10, 99) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Delaware County | Rural | No | 143.7 (123.8, 166.4) | 65 (10, 98) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | No | 145.7 (120.6, 175.4) | 62 (4, 99) | 26 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 135.9 (111.5, 164.9) | 80 (6, 99) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-4.4, 7.1) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | No | 174.7 (164.2, 185.7) | 12 (2, 41) | 217 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 156.6 (136.9, 178.7) | 42 (3, 91) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.2, 0.4) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | No | 139.4 (121.0, 160.4) | 73 (16, 98) | 42 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 141.0 (123.9, 160.1) | 69 (18, 96) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.0) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 167.6 (153.9, 182.3) | 18 (3, 62) | 115 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | No | 172.2 (157.1, 188.6) | 15 (2, 60) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 155.2 (135.6, 177.2) | 44 (4, 91) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Lucas County | Rural | No | 160.4 (131.7, 194.6) | 33 (1, 96) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Osceola County | Rural | No | 156.0 (122.8, 197.1) | 43 (1, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 157.4 (122.9, 199.6) | 40 (1, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.7) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | No | 163.1 (152.9, 173.8) | 26 (8, 62) | 198 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.4) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 152.6 (127.9, 181.4) | 49 (2, 96) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.6) |
| Ida County | Rural | No | 160.8 (129.9, 198.4) | 31 (1, 97) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Iowa County | Rural | No | 158.5 (136.4, 183.6) | 38 (2, 91) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | No | 150.0 (122.6, 182.5) | 57 (2, 99) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Wapello County | Rural | No | 181.9 (164.8, 200.3) | 5 (1, 43) | 87 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 162.9 (141.7, 186.6) | 27 (2, 87) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 151.0 (124.6, 182.2) | 52 (3, 98) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.7) |
| Clayton County | Rural | No | 172.3 (150.5, 197.0) | 14 (1, 75) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 136.2 (115.6, 159.9) | 77 (16, 99) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 175.8 (142.9, 215.5) | 9 (1, 89) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | No | 159.6 (135.7, 187.2) | 36 (2, 92) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.2) |
| Grundy County | Urban | No | 162.2 (136.9, 191.3) | 29 (1, 91) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 1.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 132.8 (108.9, 160.9) | 87 (14, 99) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 167.5 (151.2, 185.1) | 19 (2, 67) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 167.8 (149.2, 188.4) | 17 (2, 76) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 166.8 (137.6, 201.1) | 22 (1, 93) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 174.5 (141.1, 214.5) | 13 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Tama County | Rural | No | 163.8 (141.2, 189.3) | 25 (2, 88) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | No | 167.3 (140.8, 197.9) | 20 (1, 89) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | No | 176.1 (155.3, 199.3) | 8 (1, 64) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.5) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 184.8 (149.9, 226.5) | 3 (1, 87) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Clarke County | Rural | No | 186.9 (154.9, 224.0) | 2 (1, 84) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.2, 2.0) |
| Emmet County | Rural | No | 180.3 (149.4, 216.4) | 6 (1, 83) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.4, 1.2) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 161.2 (138.9, 186.6) | 30 (2, 88) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.0, 0.8) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 153.0 (127.3, 183.3) | 48 (3, 96) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 162.7 (135.5, 194.5) | 28 (1, 93) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 178.2 (147.5, 214.3) | 7 (1, 85) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 175.0 (150.4, 202.8) | 11 (1, 78) | 37 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.5) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 142.6 (124.6, 162.7) | 66 (15, 96) | 48 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.4) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | No | 156.9 (130.3, 188.0) | 41 (2, 96) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Bremer County | Urban | No | 136.0 (118.8, 155.1) | 79 (20, 98) | 48 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 2.9) |
| Davis County | Rural | No | 150.3 (118.9, 187.7) | 56 (1, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 175.1 (146.2, 208.8) | 10 (1, 88) | 27 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.6, 2.1) |
| Fremont County | Rural | No | 166.6 (132.8, 207.8) | 23 (1, 97) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.5, 8.6) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | No | 206.6 (172.8, 246.0) | 1 (1, 52) | 29 |
rising 
|
3.2 (0.2, 14.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 11:48 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.