Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Iowa by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
|
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 | 150.4 (148.7, 152.2) | N/A | 6,033 |
falling 
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -1.2) |
| United States | N/A | No | 151.2 (151.0, 151.4) | N/A | 464,032 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| Palo Alto County | Rural | No | 210.8 (175.8, 251.6) | 1 (1, 52) | 29 |
rising 
|
3.5 (0.4, 14.9) |
| Clarke County | Rural | No | 194.1 (160.1, 234.3) | 2 (1, 70) | 24 |
stable 
|
0.0 (-2.1, 2.1) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 188.0 (152.4, 230.7) | 3 (1, 90) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.4, 2.1) |
| Wapello County | Rural | No | 187.7 (169.8, 207.4) | 4 (1, 45) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Ringgold County | Rural | No | 187.2 (145.1, 240.1) | 5 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
-18.3 (-38.2, 1.4) |
| Emmet County | Rural | No | 184.0 (151.6, 222.4) | 6 (1, 82) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 181.2 (150.3, 217.8) | 7 (1, 84) | 27 |
stable
|
0.5 (-1.5, 2.4) |
| Pocahontas County | Rural | No | 180.6 (146.4, 222.1) | 8 (1, 90) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Mahaska County | Rural | No | 178.9 (157.5, 202.6) | 9 (1, 66) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Pottawattamie County | Urban | No | 178.3 (167.4, 189.8) | 10 (3, 39) | 211 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 178.0 (147.1, 214.6) | 11 (1, 89) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 176.5 (151.5, 204.8) | 12 (1, 79) | 37 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.4, 1.4) |
| Clayton County | Rural | No | 176.0 (153.6, 201.3) | 13 (1, 72) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Des Moines County | Rural | No | 175.8 (160.0, 192.9) | 14 (2, 56) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 174.2 (140.4, 214.8) | 15 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.1) |
| Louisa County | Rural | No | 173.5 (142.3, 210.5) | 16 (1, 92) | 24 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-3.0, -0.2) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 170.5 (156.4, 185.7) | 17 (3, 61) | 113 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Chickasaw County | Rural | No | 170.4 (143.2, 202.0) | 18 (1, 90) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.0) |
| Howard County | Rural | No | 170.3 (140.4, 205.5) | 19 (1, 92) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.7, 1.0) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 169.2 (152.7, 187.3) | 20 (3, 69) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.0, 0.1) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 169.2 (150.3, 190.2) | 21 (2, 78) | 61 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.4) |
| Woodbury County | Urban | No | 169.0 (157.8, 180.8) | 22 (6, 56) | 181 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Cass County | Rural | No | 168.7 (143.7, 197.6) | 23 (1, 91) | 36 |
stable
|
-2.1 (-12.9, 0.2) |
| Fremont County | Rural | No | 167.2 (132.7, 209.6) | 24 (1, 97) | 18 |
stable
|
0.9 (-1.3, 8.4) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 166.8 (150.6, 184.5) | 25 (4, 70) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 165.8 (142.6, 192.3) | 26 (1, 88) | 39 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Buchanan County | Rural | No | 165.0 (143.5, 189.1) | 27 (2, 87) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5) |
| Tama County | Rural | No | 164.3 (140.6, 191.4) | 28 (1, 90) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.6) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 164.1 (148.0, 181.8) | 29 (4, 76) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Grundy County | Urban | No | 163.6 (138.1, 193.1) | 30 (2, 93) | 30 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.0, 1.1) |
| Appanoose County | Rural | No | 163.4 (138.9, 191.7) | 31 (2, 92) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Lucas County | Rural | No | 163.3 (134.0, 198.3) | 32 (1, 96) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Harrison County | Urban | No | 162.1 (138.2, 189.6) | 33 (2, 93) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.7) |
| Page County | Rural | No | 162.0 (139.8, 187.5) | 34 (3, 88) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Ida County | Rural | No | 161.9 (130.6, 200.2) | 35 (1, 98) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 161.8 (134.3, 194.3) | 36 (1, 95) | 26 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 161.3 (140.8, 184.3) | 37 (3, 88) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.5) |
| Iowa County | Rural | No | 160.6 (138.0, 186.3) | 38 (3, 91) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 160.6 (144.6, 178.0) | 39 (6, 81) | 81 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 160.5 (125.3, 203.8) | 40 (1, 99) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Winnebago County | Rural | No | 159.6 (132.4, 191.8) | 41 (2, 96) | 26 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 159.4 (132.7, 190.4) | 42 (2, 97) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.9, 0.5) |
| Allamakee County | Rural | No | 159.0 (133.9, 188.1) | 43 (2, 94) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 157.3 (152.1, 162.5) | 44 (26, 60) | 740 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Cherokee County | Rural | No | 157.1 (131.4, 187.3) | 45 (2, 96) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 156.5 (136.6, 178.9) | 46 (6, 89) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Osceola County | Rural | No | 156.4 (122.1, 199.6) | 47 (1, 99) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Muscatine County | Rural | No | 155.0 (139.6, 172.0) | 48 (10, 87) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Calhoun County | Rural | No | 153.9 (126.9, 186.1) | 49 (3, 98) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 0.8) |
| Mitchell County | Rural | No | 153.5 (127.3, 184.2) | 50 (3, 98) | 27 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.3, 1.2) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 152.7 (122.2, 189.9) | 51 (2, 99) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.5) |
| Jasper County | Urban | No | 152.7 (138.0, 168.8) | 52 (13, 88) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 152.4 (120.4, 191.5) | 53 (2, 99) | 16 |
falling
|
-5.9 (-19.8, -1.5) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 152.0 (131.3, 175.8) | 54 (7, 95) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Cerro Gordo County | Rural | No | 151.6 (137.9, 166.4) | 55 (16, 88) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Black Hawk County | Urban | No | 150.4 (141.5, 159.8) | 56 (27, 79) | 227 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Davis County | Rural | No | 150.2 (118.6, 187.9) | 57 (2, 99) | 17 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.6, 1.8) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 149.2 (141.6, 157.1) | 58 (32, 81) | 305 |
falling
|
-2.6 (-6.8, -1.6) |
| Crawford County | Rural | No | 148.6 (123.7, 178.2) | 59 (4, 98) | 29 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.3) |
| Audubon County | Rural | No | 148.2 (113.6, 192.1) | 60 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.3, 0.1) |
| O'Brien County | Rural | No | 148.0 (124.5, 175.3) | 61 (4, 97) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.0, -0.3) |
| Keokuk County | Rural | No | 147.7 (120.5, 180.1) | 62 (3, 99) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Guthrie County | Urban | No | 147.3 (121.6, 177.8) | 63 (4, 99) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Mills County | Urban | No | 146.8 (122.7, 174.7) | 64 (6, 98) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.9, 0.7) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 146.3 (127.7, 167.2) | 65 (13, 96) | 48 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.5) |
| Monona County | Rural | No | 145.1 (118.3, 177.5) | 66 (5, 99) | 22 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-3.2, -0.1) |
| Delaware County | Rural | No | 144.5 (124.4, 167.5) | 67 (12, 98) | 40 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Butler County | Rural | No | 143.3 (121.3, 168.7) | 68 (9, 98) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Adams County | Rural | No | 142.8 (99.0, 202.0) | 69 (1, 99) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.7, 1.3) |
| Benton County | Urban | No | 142.2 (124.9, 161.6) | 70 (18, 97) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.1) |
| Fayette County | Rural | No | 141.5 (122.0, 163.6) | 71 (17, 98) | 43 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Jefferson County | Rural | No | 141.3 (119.1, 167.3) | 72 (10, 99) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.5) |
| Linn County | Urban | No | 140.0 (133.7, 146.5) | 73 (52, 88) | 387 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.0) |
| Dubuque County | Urban | No | 139.7 (130.7, 149.2) | 74 (46, 91) | 189 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.9, -1.0) |
| Poweshiek County | Rural | No | 138.9 (120.4, 160.2) | 75 (23, 98) | 41 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.0) |
| Buena Vista County | Rural | No | 138.7 (115.8, 166.0) | 76 (12, 99) | 30 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 138.4 (125.7, 152.1) | 77 (37, 95) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 138.2 (120.3, 158.4) | 78 (21, 98) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.7, -0.2) |
| Sac County | Rural | No | 138.2 (112.6, 169.0) | 79 (8, 99) | 23 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 137.5 (112.4, 167.5) | 80 (9, 99) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.7, 5.1) |
| Shelby County | Rural | No | 136.6 (113.5, 164.0) | 81 (12, 99) | 27 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Dickinson County | Rural | No | 136.2 (118.2, 157.0) | 82 (21, 99) | 46 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.1) |
| Worth County | Rural | No | 135.7 (106.9, 171.4) | 83 (5, 99) | 15 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.2) |
| Cedar County | Rural | No | 135.3 (116.1, 157.3) | 84 (23, 99) | 37 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Plymouth County | Rural | No | 135.2 (118.2, 154.4) | 85 (28, 99) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.5) |
| Wright County | Rural | No | 135.2 (111.7, 163.3) | 86 (12, 99) | 26 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.2, -0.8) |
| Hamilton County | Rural | No | 135.1 (114.2, 159.6) | 87 (19, 99) | 31 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Humboldt County | Rural | No | 134.9 (108.8, 166.4) | 88 (9, 99) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Bremer County | Urban | No | 134.8 (117.6, 154.1) | 89 (31, 99) | 47 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.9, 2.8) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 133.4 (109.2, 161.9) | 90 (16, 99) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.2) |
| Jones County | Urban | No | 132.5 (114.5, 153.0) | 91 (32, 99) | 41 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.6, -0.6) |
| Story County | Urban | No | 130.1 (119.4, 141.6) | 92 (57, 97) | 114 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.6) |
| Kossuth County | Rural | No | 126.1 (105.6, 150.2) | 93 (30, 99) | 32 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Winneshiek County | Rural | Yes | 120.9 (103.6, 140.6) | 94 (52, 99) | 38 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.7) |
| Taylor County | Rural | Yes | 118.7 (90.0, 155.9) | 95 (14, 99) | 12 |
falling
|
-6.4 (-30.6, -1.3) |
| Clay County | Rural | Yes | 118.4 (100.1, 139.8) | 96 (53, 99) | 31 |
falling
|
-4.7 (-14.0, -2.6) |
| Dallas County | Urban | Yes | 114.6 (105.1, 124.7) | 97 (83, 99) | 110 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.1, -1.7) |
| Johnson County | Urban | Yes | 113.4 (105.4, 121.9) | 98 (86, 99) | 154 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-2.9, -1.9) |
| Sioux County | Rural | Yes | 111.5 (97.4, 127.3) | 99 (78, 99) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.7) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 11:11 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.