Diabetes death rate, 2024: U.S. states ranked
Measure: Diabetes death rate, 2024 (age-adjusted). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Leading causes of death by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 21.7 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 13.7 to 17.8
- Group 2: 17.8 to 22.1
- Group 3: 22.1 to 23
- Group 4: 23 to 24.5
- Highest: 24.5 to 34.3
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Provisional 2024 rates; final figures may differ slightly.
| 1 | West Virginia | 34.3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arkansas | 31.9 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 30.4 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 29.6 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 29.3 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 27.1 |
| 7 | Louisiana | 26.9 |
| 8 | Indiana | 25.7 |
| 9 | Maine | 25.5 |
| 10 | South Dakota | 24.6 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 24.5 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 24.3 |
| 13 | Kansas | 24.2 |
| 14 | Arizona | 23.8 |
| 14 | Michigan | 23.8 |
| 16 | Ohio | 23.7 |
| 17 | Delaware | 23.6 |
| 18 | New Mexico | 23.3 |
| 19 | Utah | 23.2 |
| 20 | California | 23 |
| 20 | Texas | 23 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 22.9 |
| 23 | Oregon | 22.6 |
| 23 | Virginia | 22.6 |
| 25 | Maryland | 22.5 |
| 25 | Montana | 22.5 |
| 27 | Alabama | 22.4 |
| 28 | Nevada | 22.2 |
| 28 | Washington | 22.2 |
| 30 | District of Columbia | 22.1 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 22.1 |
| 32 | Alaska | 21.9 |
| 33 | Iowa | 21.7 |
| 34 | Georgia | 21.3 |
| 35 | Florida | 20.5 |
| 36 | Missouri | 20.4 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | 20 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 19.6 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 19.4 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | 18.9 |
| 41 | Vermont | 17.8 |
| 42 | Colorado | 17.3 |
| 42 | Illinois | 17.3 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 17.3 |
| 45 | Idaho | 16.6 |
| 46 | Hawaii | 16.4 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 16.2 |
| 48 | New York | 16 |
| 49 | New Jersey | 14.8 |
| 50 | Massachusetts | 14.4 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 13.7 |
Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, VSRR Quarterly provisional estimates for selected indicators of mortality (data.cdc.gov dataset 489q-934x), 12 months ending with 2024 Q4, age-adjusted rates. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by diabetes death rate, 2024 (age-adjusted) (2024). Data: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, NCHS – VSRR Quarterly provisional estimates for selected indicators of mortality, data.cdc.gov dataset 489q-934x (12 months ending with 2024 Q4, age-adjusted); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-diabetes-death-rate-2024/