Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Female, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | N/A | No | 128.1 (126.0, 130.3) | N/A | 2,949 |
falling 
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -1.1) |
| United States | N/A | No | 126.3 (126.1, 126.6) | N/A | 287,034 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.2, -1.0) |
| Sioux County | Rural | Yes | 75.2 (60.2, 93.2) | 99 (81, 99) | 19 |
stable 
|
-1.7 (-3.5, 0.1) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 87.8 (54.5, 138.6) | 98 (11, 99) | 4 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-5.1, 2.0) |
| Shelby County | Rural | Yes | 93.0 (68.0, 126.1) | 97 (30, 99) | 10 |
stable
|
-2.0 (-4.4, 0.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | Yes | 95.7 (68.3, 131.7) | 96 (16, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.9, 1.9) |
| Dallas County | Urban | Yes | 95.9 (84.8, 108.2) | 95 (68, 99) | 55 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.0) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 97.8 (75.3, 126.1) | 94 (31, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-3.7, -0.4) |
| Johnson County | Urban | Yes | 99.5 (89.9, 109.9) | 93 (68, 98) | 82 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.2, -1.7) |
| Adams County | Rural | Yes | 100.4 (53.9, 178.0) | 92 (1, 99) | 3 |
stable
|
-2.5 (-5.7, 0.5) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | Yes | 102.7 (74.8, 139.9) | 91 (15, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-24.4, -1.3) |
| Bremer County | Urban | Yes | 103.2 (82.7, 127.7) | 90 (28, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.6, 1.1) |
| Cedar County | Rural | Yes | 103.4 (81.5, 130.5) | 89 (25, 99) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.7, -0.3) |
| Decatur County | Rural | Yes | 104.2 (71.3, 150.3) | 88 (5, 99) | 6 |
falling
|
-9.8 (-34.9, -2.7) |
| Hancock County | Rural | Yes | 104.3 (74.8, 143.3) | 87 (10, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-4.4, -0.8) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | Yes | 104.6 (82.7, 131.7) | 86 (23, 99) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.1, 0.0) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | Yes | 105.2 (83.8, 131.7) | 85 (26, 99) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.6, -0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 108.4 (87.2, 134.1) | 84 (25, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.6, 0.5) |
| Fayette County | Rural | Yes | 108.9 (86.0, 136.9) | 83 (17, 99) | 19 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.9, -0.1) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | Yes | 109.3 (81.3, 146.3) | 82 (7, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.4) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | Yes | 109.6 (82.8, 143.6) | 81 (9, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.1, 0.6) |
| Plymouth County | Rural | Yes | 111.0 (90.6, 135.2) | 80 (22, 99) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Jones County | Urban | Yes | 112.0 (89.1, 140.0) | 79 (15, 98) | 18 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.0) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | Yes | 112.5 (90.1, 140.2) | 78 (16, 98) | 21 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.6) |
| Davis County | Rural | Yes | 113.3 (75.6, 163.8) | 77 (2, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.7, 1.0) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | Yes | 114.2 (84.6, 153.7) | 76 (5, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-3.0, 2.0) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | Yes | 114.6 (89.3, 145.1) | 75 (9, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Butler County | Rural | Yes | 115.7 (88.5, 149.8) | 74 (8, 99) | 14 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.8, -0.2) |
| Warren County | Urban | Yes | 116.1 (100.6, 133.6) | 73 (27, 94) | 41 |
falling
|
-2.9 (-12.2, -1.0) |
| Story County | Urban | Yes | 117.5 (104.2, 132.2) | 72 (30, 91) | 60 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Iowa County | Rural | Yes | 117.5 (92.0, 149.0) | 71 (10, 98) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Audubon County | Rural | Yes | 117.5 (77.1, 176.0) | 70 (1, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-4.4, 0.5) |
| Crawford County | Rural | Yes | 118.6 (90.9, 152.7) | 69 (6, 98) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | Yes | 119.4 (92.6, 152.9) | 68 (4, 98) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Worth County | Rural | Yes | 119.8 (82.6, 171.0) | 67 (2, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.3, 1.1) |
| Union County | Rural | Yes | 119.9 (90.1, 157.7) | 66 (3, 99) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.4, 1.1) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | Yes | 119.9 (103.8, 138.2) | 65 (21, 93) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Delaware County | Rural | Yes | 120.4 (96.2, 150.0) | 64 (7, 98) | 18 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.4, 1.0) |
| Linn County | Urban | No | 122.9 (115.2, 131.1) | 63 (36, 79) | 196 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.9) |
| Monona County | Rural | No | 123.1 (90.3, 166.9) | 62 (2, 99) | 10 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.8, 0.4) |
| Emmet County | Rural | No | 123.2 (89.5, 167.7) | 61 (2, 99) | 10 |
falling
|
-7.9 (-33.2, -0.6) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 123.3 (101.6, 148.8) | 60 (9, 95) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.7) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 124.4 (84.2, 180.3) | 59 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.3, 2.1) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 124.4 (96.9, 158.1) | 58 (4, 97) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.2, 0.4) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 125.4 (87.6, 176.5) | 57 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.5, 2.1) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | No | 126.1 (91.3, 171.5) | 56 (1, 99) | 9 |
stable
|
3.1 (-0.5, 17.7) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 126.2 (89.0, 177.4) | 55 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.0, 0.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 126.4 (101.7, 156.1) | 54 (5, 96) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.7) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | No | 126.6 (116.0, 137.9) | 53 (23, 79) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.6) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | No | 126.8 (115.2, 139.4) | 52 (20, 81) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 128.0 (109.4, 149.3) | 51 (10, 90) | 37 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 128.2 (94.5, 171.8) | 50 (1, 98) | 11 |
falling
|
-21.5 (-33.3, -14.2) |
| Harrison County | Urban | No | 129.3 (100.6, 164.7) | 49 (2, 97) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | No | 129.6 (99.5, 167.0) | 48 (2, 97) | 15 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-4.1, -0.2) |
| Wright County | Rural | No | 130.0 (98.7, 169.2) | 47 (2, 97) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.9, 0.2) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 130.1 (103.2, 163.6) | 46 (3, 96) | 18 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 130.7 (121.7, 140.4) | 45 (21, 70) | 160 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 131.1 (113.1, 151.5) | 44 (8, 87) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Osceola County | Rural | No | 132.4 (90.0, 191.7) | 43 (1, 99) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-6.7, 0.7) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 132.9 (106.5, 165.2) | 42 (2, 94) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Lucas County | Rural | No | 133.3 (96.6, 181.9) | 41 (1, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-3.4, 0.6) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 134.0 (111.6, 160.2) | 40 (3, 90) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 134.4 (110.6, 162.4) | 39 (4, 91) | 24 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.0, 1.5) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | No | 135.3 (99.2, 181.9) | 38 (1, 98) | 10 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.3, 2.3) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | No | 136.0 (117.6, 156.6) | 37 (5, 81) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.8, -0.2) |
| Mills County | Urban | No | 136.6 (105.9, 174.4) | 36 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.8 (-3.7, 0.0) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 137.1 (107.7, 174.5) | 35 (1, 94) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 137.4 (131.3, 143.7) | 34 (18, 54) | 395 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 137.8 (109.3, 172.5) | 33 (1, 93) | 18 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.4, 2.0) |
| Ida County | Rural | No | 138.7 (100.2, 190.7) | 32 (1, 98) | 9 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.8, 0.6) |
| Grundy County | Urban | No | 139.7 (107.5, 179.8) | 31 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
0.6 (-1.4, 2.7) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | No | 140.0 (104.8, 184.3) | 30 (1, 97) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.8, 0.7) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 140.3 (107.8, 181.6) | 29 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.8, 2.1) |
| Jasper County | Urban | No | 140.4 (120.7, 162.8) | 28 (3, 80) | 40 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 141.5 (121.2, 164.6) | 27 (3, 79) | 37 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 141.8 (124.8, 160.9) | 26 (5, 74) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 141.9 (105.4, 189.7) | 25 (1, 97) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.4, 2.0) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 143.2 (122.8, 166.5) | 24 (3, 77) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.5) |
| Sac County | Rural | No | 143.5 (108.1, 189.0) | 23 (1, 96) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.4) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 143.5 (117.4, 174.6) | 22 (1, 88) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.4, 0.8) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | No | 145.6 (132.8, 159.5) | 21 (6, 57) | 100 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 145.9 (119.1, 177.6) | 20 (1, 84) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-2.1, 1.6) |
| Fremont County | Rural | No | 146.3 (102.6, 205.8) | 19 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
1.2 (-2.0, 16.0) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | No | 146.5 (127.2, 168.2) | 18 (2, 70) | 45 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.1, 0.9) |
| Clarke County | Rural | No | 148.0 (108.3, 198.7) | 17 (1, 96) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-3.3, 2.0) |
| Cass County | Rural | No | 149.1 (117.9, 187.5) | 16 (1, 89) | 18 |
stable
|
3.7 (-4.4, 13.6) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 149.2 (113.1, 195.2) | 15 (1, 95) | 12 |
stable
|
1.1 (-1.0, 3.2) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | No | 150.5 (118.3, 190.1) | 14 (1, 88) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.3, 1.1) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | No | 151.4 (100.2, 225.0) | 13 (1, 99) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-4.0, 2.1) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 151.5 (109.3, 207.2) | 12 (1, 96) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.0) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | No | 152.3 (120.4, 191.8) | 11 (1, 86) | 17 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.5, 2.9) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 155.0 (124.4, 192.2) | 10 (1, 83) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| Tama County | Rural | No | 155.2 (124.0, 192.5) | 9 (1, 81) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 0.9) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | No | 156.7 (143.2, 171.2) | 8 (2, 40) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Clayton County | Rural | No | 157.1 (126.8, 193.3) | 7 (1, 79) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.5, 0.9) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 160.1 (121.8, 208.2) | 6 (1, 88) | 13 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-4.3, 0.8) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 160.2 (121.6, 209.2) | 5 (1, 87) | 12 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Wapello County | Rural | No | 162.6 (140.8, 187.1) | 4 (1, 53) | 42 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.1) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | No | 164.9 (137.7, 196.5) | 3 (1, 63) | 28 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 170.6 (122.8, 233.0) | 2 (1, 93) | 9 |
stable
|
0.7 (-2.0, 3.2) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | No | 182.4 (138.3, 237.8) | 1 (1, 75) | 13 |
stable
|
1.2 (-1.2, 3.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 5:54 pm.
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.