Males accounted for almost 382,800 of the 696,962 deaths in the United States attributable to heart disease in 2020.  At 235.9 deaths per 100,000 population, heart disease was the leading cause of death among men in the United States in 2020, accounting for about 21.6% of all male deaths in the U.S. that year.  At the state level, there was a wide disparity in the rate of heart disease deaths among men.  In the ten states with the worst incidence of heart disease deaths for males, the death rate ranged from 23% to 42% higher than the male-only national average death rate from heart disease.  In comparison to the overall U.S. death rate from heart disease in 2020, these ten states had male death rates that ranged from 37% to 58% above the national average.  Further examination of data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics revealed the following details about the ten states with the highest male heart disease death rates in 2020:

Ten States with the Highest Male Heart Disease Death Rates

State/Deaths	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Alabama	7,951	2,376,966	334.5
Mississippi	4,786	1,435,815	333.3
Oklahoma	6,542	1,971,181	331.9
West Virginia	2,873	884,276	324.9
Arkansas	4,712	1,486,856	316.9
Louisiana	6,807	2,264,160	300.6
Michigan	14,678	4,907,813	299.1
Tennessee	9,945	3,358,020	296.2
Missouri	8,742	3,017,723	289.7
Kentucky	6,379	2,205,345	289.3
Total	73,415	23,908,155	307.1
U.S. Male Only	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
U.S. Female Only	314,186	167,227,921	187.9
U.S. Total	696,962	329,484,123	211.5

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 24, 2023

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Male Heart Disease Death Rates in the U.S. by Region

Women accounted for 314,186 out of the approximately 697,000 deaths in the U.S. that were attributed to heart disease in 2020.  At 187.9 deaths per 100,000 population, heart disease was the leading cause of death among women in the United States in 2020, accounting for about 19.5% of all female deaths in the U.S. that year.  At the state level, there was much disparity in the incidence of female heart disease deaths.  In the ten states with the worst incidence of heart disease deaths for women, the death rate ranged from 22% to 42% higher than the national average for women.  In nine of these states, the female heart disease death rate was higher than even the national male-only heart disease death rate of 235.9 deaths per 100,000 population.  A closer examination of data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics revealed the following details about the ten states with the highest female heart disease death rates in 2020:

Ten States with the Highest Female Heart Disease Death Rates

State/Deaths	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Alabama	6,788	2,544,566	266.8
Mississippi	4,023	1,530,971	262.8
Oklahoma	5,216	2,009,602	259.6
Arkansas	3,909	1,543,666	253.2
West Virginia	2,250	900,511	249.9
Michigan	12,449	5,058,742	246.1
New York	23,651	9,946,279	237.8
Pennsylvania	15,490	6,516,212	237.7
Ohio	14,124	5,960,556	237.0
Missouri	7,192	3,133,825	229.5
Total	95,092	39,144,930	242.9
U.S. Female Only	314,186	167,227,921	187.9
U.S. Male Only	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
U.S. Total	696,962	329,484,123	211.5

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 24, 2023

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Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the U.S. by Region

Of the nearly 697,000 heart disease deaths in the United States in 2020, 382,776 were men.  At 235.9 deaths per 100,000 population, the heart disease death rate for males in the U.S. in 2020 was about 25.5% higher than the female rate and  11.5% greater than the overall national heart disease death rate.  At the regional level, the male heart disease death rate was lowest in the five-state Rocky Mountain region and the highest in the five-state Great Lakes region.  A deeper dive into data from the National Center for Health Statistics details the following about male heart disease rates in the U.S. by region (follow the "region" links below for male heart disease death rate information at the state level within each region):

Male Heart Disease Death Rates in the U.S. by Region

Region	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Far West	54,932	28,192,091	194.8
Great Lakes	61,269	23,061,455	265.7
Great Plains	24,559	10,673,839	230.1
Mid-East	61,361	23,747,834	258.4
New England	15,387	7,242,931	212.4
Rocky Mountain	10,593	6,320,743	167.6
Southeast	109,168	41,736,692	261.6
Southwest	45,507	21,280,617	213.8
U.S. Male Only	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
U.S. Female Only	314,186	167,227,921	187.9
U.S. Total	696,962	329,484,123	211.5

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 22, 2023

Women accounted for 314,186 of the nearly 697,000 heart disease deaths in the United States in 2020.  At 187.9 deaths per 100,000 population, the heart disease death rate for females in the U.S. in 2020 was about 20% lower than the male rate and  11.1% lower than the overall national heart disease death rate.  At the regional level, the female heart disease death rate was lowest in the five-state Rocky Mountain region and the highest in the Mid-Eastern U.S., a region that includes the District of Columbia and five states.  A closer examination of data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about female heart disease rates in the U.S. by region (follow the "region" links below for female heart disease death rate information at the state level within each region):

Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the U.S. by Region

Region	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Far West	54,932	28,192,091	194.8
Great Lakes	51,675	23,773,455	217.4
Great Plains	20,501	10,807,995	189.7
Mid-East	56,010	25,009,994	224.0
New England	13,193	7,604,537	173.5
Rocky Mountain	8,470	6,226,673	136.0
Southeast	87,506	43,829,093	199.7
Southwest	34,947	21,588,645	161.9
U.S. Female Only	314,186	167,227,921	187.9
U.S. Male Only	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
U.S. Total	696,962	329,484,123	211.5

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 22, 2023

The U.S. recorded over 696,900 deaths in 2020 that were attributable to heart disease.  The seven-state Great Plains region accounted for 45,060 of those heart disease deaths in 2020.   At  209.8 heart disease deaths per 100,000 population, the region had the fourth-highest regional heart disease death rate in 2020.  As seen throughout the U.S., the heart disease death rate for women in the Great Plains region was notably lower than the male rate.  The heart disease death rate for men in the region was slightly better than it was for males nationally, whereas the death rate for women in the region was slightly worse than for females nationally. Further examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics yields the following details about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Great Plains region:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Great Plains Region

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	45,060	21,481,834	209.8
Male	24,559	10,673,839	230.1
Female	20,501	10,807,995	189.7
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 15, 2023

Heart disease accounted for nearly 697,000 deaths in the U.S. in the 2020 calendar year.  In the six-state Far Western U.S., there were more than 96,800 heart disease deaths that year.   Conforming to a pattern seen elsewhere in the country, the heart disease death rate for men in the Far Western states was worse than it was for women.  That said, the heart disease death rate for both genders in the Far West was below the overall national average death rate from heart disease in 2020.  That result was in keeping with the fact that the Far Western U.S. had the nation's second-lowest regional heart disease death rate in 2020. A more detailed examination of data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics reveals the following about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Far Western U.S.:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Far Western U.S.

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	96,816	56,579,620	171.1
Male	54,932	28,192,091	194.8
Female	41,884	28,387,529	147.5
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 8, 2023

The U.S. recorded almost 697,000 deaths in 2020 that were attributable to heart disease.  The five-state Great Lakes region accounted for nearly 113,000 of those heart disease deaths.   At  241.2 heart disease deaths per 100,000 population, the region had the worst regional heart disease death rate in 2020.  As seen throughout the U.S., the heart disease death rate for men in the Great Lakes region was worse than the female rate.  Moreover, in 2020 the heart disease death rate for both genders in the region was higher than the overall national average of 211.5 deaths per 100,000 population. A deeper examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics offers the following details about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Great Lakes region:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Great Lakes Region

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	112,944	46,834,910	241.2
Male	61,269	23,061,455	265.7
Female	51,675	23,773,455	217.4
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 8, 2023

Almost 697,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2020 were attributable to heart disease.  In the six-state New England region, heart disease accounted for 28,580 deaths in 2020.  At 192.5 heart disease deaths per 100,000 population, the New England region had the fourth-lowest regional heart disease death rate in 2020.  Similar to a pattern seen throughout the U.S., the heart disease death rate for females in the region was considerably lower than it was for males.  That said, males and females in New England both had heart disease death rates per 100,000 population that were below the national average for their respective genders.  Further review of data from the National Center for Health Statistics provides the following revelations about male vs. female heart disease death rates in New England:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in New England

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	28,580	14,847,468	192.5
Male	15,387	7,242,931	212.4
Female	13,193	7,604,537	173.5
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 3, 2023

Heart disease accounted for nearly 197,000 deaths in the twelve-state Southeastern U.S. in 2020.  The region's heart disease death rate of 229.9 deaths per 100,000 population was 8.7% higher than the national average.  As a whole, the Southeastern U.S. had the third-worst regional heart disease death rate in the nation in 2020.  Among men in the Southeastern U.S., the heart disease death rate was nearly 11% higher than it was for men nationally.  Among women in the Southeast, the death rate from heart disease was about 6.3% above the national average for women.  A closer look into data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reveals the following about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Southeastern U.S.:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Southeastern U.S.

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	196,674	85,565,785	229.9
Male	109,168	41,736,692	261.6
Female	87,506	43,829,093	199.7
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on April 1, 2023

In 2020, just under 697,000 deaths in the U.S. were attributed to heart disease, making it the nation's leading cause of death.  That year there were 19,063 deaths in the five-state Rocky Mountain region that were attributable to heart disease.   In a pattern seen throughout much of the nation, the heart disease death rate for men in the Rocky Mountain states was noticeably higher than it was for women.  That said, the heart disease death rate for both genders in the region was much lower than the national average, which is not surprising given that the Rocky Mountain states collectively had the lowest regional heart disease death rate in the nation in 2020.  A summary review of data from the National Center for Health Statistics, a unit of the CDC, reveals the following about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Rocky Mountain region:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Rocky Mountain Region

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	19,063	12,547,416	151.9
Male	10,593	6,320,743	167.6
Female	8,470	6,226,673	136.0
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on March 31, 2023

Heart disease accounted for almost 697,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2020. making it the nation's leading cause of death.  In the four-state Southwestern U.S., there were more than 80,400 heart disease deaths that year.   Consistent with a pattern seen nationally, the heart disease death rate for women in the region was lower than it was for men.  That said, in 2020 the heart disease death rate in the Southwestern U.S. for each gender was below the national average for the respective gender.  That result was consistent with the fact that in 2020 the Southwestern U.S. had the nation's third-lowest regional heart disease death rate. A closer examination of federal government statistical data reveals the following about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Southwestern U.S.:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Southwestern U.S.

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	80,454	42,869,262	187.7
Male	45,507	21,280,617	213.8
Female	34,947	21,588,645	161.9
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on March 25, 2023

In the five-state Rocky Mountain region of the U.S., drug-induced causes, mostly overdoses, accounted for 2,765 deaths in 2020.  Relative to population size, at 22.0 deaths per 100,000 population, the drug-induced death rate in the region was almost 25% below the national average.  Statistically, this gave the Rocky Mountain region the third-lowest regional drug-induced death rate in the U.S. in 2020.  In a pattern seen elsewhere in the U.S., the drug-induced death rate in the region's largest urban population centers ran noticeably higher than in its smaller metro and rural populations.  This is in contrast to the all-cause death rate, which typically runs lower in larger metro areas than in smaller metro and rural populations.  A deeper dive into data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reveals the following details about urban vs. rural drug-induced death rates in the Rocky Mountain region:

Urban vs. Rural Drug-Induced Death Rates in the Rocky Mountain Region

County Classification	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Large Central Metro	586	1,901,055	30.8
Large Fringe Metro	532	2,330,205	22.8
Medium Metro	818	3,900,314	21.0
Small Metro	356	1,669,221	21.3
Micropolitan (Nonmetro)	262	1,616,653	16.2
NonCore (Nonmetro)	211	1,129,968	18.7
Region	2,765	12,547,416	22.0
Nationally	96,096	329,484,123	29.2

(*) number of drug-induced deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in region:  Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming

See the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for additional information on population categories, including a map of which U.S. counties fall in which categories.

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on March 25, 2023

Nearly 697,000 deaths in the United States in 2020 were attributable to heart disease.  In the Mid-Eastern region of the country, which encompasses the District of Columbia and five states, heart disease accounted for 117,371 fatalities in 2020.  At 240.7 deaths per 100,000 population, the Mid-East had the second-highest regional heart disease death rate in the country in 2020.  In line with a national pattern, the heart disease death rate for females in the region was noticeably lower than it was for males.  That said, the heart disease death rate for both men and women in the region was considerably higher than the national average for their respective genders.  Further examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics provides the following details about male vs. female heart disease death rates in the Mid-Eastern U.S.:

Male vs. Female Heart Disease Death Rates in the Mid-Eastern U.S.

	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Regionwide	117,371	48,757,828	240.7
Male	61,361	23,747,834	258.4
Female	56,010	25,009,994	224.0
Nationwide	696,962	329,484,123	211.5
Male	382,776	162,256,202	235.9
Female	314,186	167,227,921	187.9

(*) number of heart disease deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in Region:  Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on March 24, 2023

In 2020 there were nearly 13,700 deaths in the six-state Far Western U.S. region that were attributable to drug-induced causes.  Relative to the size of its population, at 24.2 death per 100,000 population, the drug-induced death rate in the Far West was about 17% below the national average in 2020.  In most parts of the country, the drug-induced death rate tends to run materially higher in larger urban areas as compared to more rural populations.  That was not the case in the Far Western states as the death rate from drug-related incidents was very similar across all urban and rural population classes in the region.  A closer examination of data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) provides the following details about urban vs. rural drug-induced death rates in the Far Western U.S.:

Urban vs. Rural Drug-Induced Death Rates in the Far Western U.S.

County Classification	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Large Central Metro	7,312	30,332,613	24.1
Large Fringe Metro	1,965	8,675,719	22.6
Medium Metro	2,826	11,295,695	25.0
Small Metro	771	3,184,983	24.2
Micropolitan (Nonmetro)	642	2,325,131	27.6
NonCore (Nonmetro)	181	756,133	23.9
Region	13,697	56,570,274	24.2
Nationally	96,096	329,484,123	29.2

(*) number of drug-induced deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in region:  Alaska, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington

See the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for additional information on population categories, including a map of which U.S. counties fall in which categories.

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on March 23, 2023

In the seven-state Great Plains region, drug-induced deaths, mostly attributable to overdoses, accounted for 4,542 deaths in 2020.  Relative to population size, the drug-induced death rate of 21.1 deaths per 100,000 population in the region was nearly 28% lower than the national average.  This gave the Great Plains the second-lowest regional drug-induced death rate in 2020.  There was, however, a very wide disparity in the drug-induced death rates between urban and rural populations in the region, with death rates in smaller communities and rural areas being much lower than in larger urban areas.  Despite the region having an overall low drug-induced death rate in comparison to the nation as a whole, large central metro areas in the region collectively had a higher drug-induced death rate than the national average.  Further study of data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) yields the following details about urban vs. rural drug-induced death rates in the Great Plains region:

Urban vs. Rural Drug-Induced Death Rates in the Great Plains Region

County Classification	Deaths	Population	Death Rate*
Large Central Metro	1,008	2,819,881	35.7
Large Fringe Metro	1,247	5,016,579	24.9
Medium Metro	788	3,793,143	20.8
Small Metro	528	3,430,748	15.4
Micropolitan (Nonmetro)	515	3,140,344	16.4
NonCore (Nonmetro)	456	3,281,139	13.9
Region	4,542	21,481,834	21.1
Nationally	96,096	329,484,123	29.2

(*) number of drug-induced deaths per 100,000 population

Report Period: 2020

States in region:  Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota

See the 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme for additional information on population categories, including a map of which U.S. counties fall in which categories.

Source: CDC Wonder. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Underlying Cause of Death 1999-2020 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2021. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 1999-2020, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed on March 18, 2023