Stroke death rate, 2024: U.S. states ranked
Measure: Stroke 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: 38.6 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 23.7 to 31.6
- Group 2: 31.6 to 34.9
- Group 3: 34.9 to 39.3
- Group 4: 39.3 to 44.8
- Highest: 44.8 to 62.6
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 | Delaware | 62.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mississippi | 52.1 |
| 3 | Louisiana | 50.7 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 50.1 |
| 5 | Alabama | 49.2 |
| 6 | Ohio | 47.5 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 46.6 |
| 8 | Michigan | 46.2 |
| 9 | Florida | 45.4 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 45.2 |
| 11 | Oregon | 44.8 |
| 12 | Illinois | 43.8 |
| 13 | Maryland | 43.5 |
| 14 | Georgia | 42.8 |
| 15 | Indiana | 41.9 |
| 16 | Tennessee | 41.6 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 41.3 |
| 18 | Virginia | 40.8 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 39.9 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 39.4 |
| 21 | Texas | 39.3 |
| 22 | Missouri | 37.6 |
| 23 | Kansas | 37.3 |
| 24 | California | 37.1 |
| 25 | Hawaii | 36.8 |
| 26 | District of Columbia | 36.5 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 36.3 |
| 28 | Nevada | 36.2 |
| 29 | Washington | 35.4 |
| 30 | Idaho | 35.3 |
| 31 | South Dakota | 34.9 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 34.8 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | 34.4 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 34.2 |
| 35 | Alaska | 33.3 |
| 35 | Maine | 33.3 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 32.5 |
| 38 | Colorado | 32.3 |
| 39 | Utah | 31.8 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 31.6 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 31.6 |
| 42 | Arizona | 31.3 |
| 43 | Iowa | 31.2 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 31.1 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 29.3 |
| 46 | New Jersey | 27.7 |
| 47 | Montana | 26.1 |
| 48 | Massachusetts | 25.6 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 24.4 |
| 49 | Vermont | 24.4 |
| 51 | New York | 23.7 |
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 stroke 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-stroke-death-rate-2024/