US Counties With the Lowest Child Mortality

1,735 US counties ranked by child mortality, from lowest to highest. First are Putnam County, NY (19), Benton County, OR (19.1) and Kendall County, IL (19.3). The middle one of the 1,735 has 59.

What this measures

Deaths of children under 18 per 100,000 children. Source: County Health Rankings.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 lowest counties

Rank	County	deaths per 100,000 under 18
1	Putnam County, NY	19
2	Benton County, OR	19.1
3	Kendall County, IL	19.3
4	Washington County, RI	20.8
5	Norfolk County, MA	21.2
6	Montgomery County, VA	21.2
7	Morris County, NJ	21.2
8	Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	21.6
9	Hampshire County, MA	22.8
10	Middlesex County, MA	24.1
11	Bergen County, NJ	24.5
12	Marin County, CA	25.2
13	Saratoga County, NY	25.3
14	Rockingham County, NH	25.4
15	Nassau County, NY	25.5
16	Carver County, MN	25.6
17	Monmouth County, NJ	25.6
18	Middlesex County, NJ	26
19	Grafton County, NH	26
20	San Mateo County, CA	26.1
21	Loudoun County, VA	26.1
22	Hunterdon County, NJ	26.1
23	Forsyth County, GA	26.2
24	Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT	26.6
25	Scott County, KY	26.8
26	Somerset County, NJ	26.8
27	Oldham County, KY	26.8
28	Delaware County, OH	27.3
29	Santa Cruz County, CA	27.5
30	Cheshire County, NH	27.5
31	Clinton County, MI	27.6
32	Wright County, MN	27.7
33	Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT	27.7
34	Chittenden County, VT	27.8
35	Santa Clara County, CA	27.9
36	Yolo County, CA	28
37	Val Verde County, TX	28.2
38	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT	28.4
39	Rice County, MN	28.5
40	Chisago County, MN	28.5
41	San Francisco County, CA	28.8
42	Westchester County, NY	28.8
43	Skagit County, WA	28.8
44	Williamson County, TN	28.9
45	Lincoln County, SD	28.9
46	Boulder County, CO	28.9
47	San Luis Obispo County, CA	29
48	Barnstable County, MA	29.1
49	Orange County, CA	29.1
50	Box Elder County, UT	29.4
51	Plymouth County, MA	29.8
52	Merrimack County, NH	29.8
53	Napa County, CA	29.8
54	Essex County, MA	29.8
55	Northampton County, PA	30
56	Ocean County, NJ	30.1
57	Placer County, CA	30.1
58	Bucks County, PA	30.2
59	Fairfax County, VA	30.2
60	Scott County, MN	30.3
61	Portage County, WI	30.4
62	Wasatch County, UT	30.4
63	Livingston County, NY	30.6
64	Hudson County, NJ	30.6
65	Genesee County, NY	30.9
66	Montgomery County, PA	31.1
67	Douglas County, CO	31.5
68	Riley County, KS	31.5
69	Ventura County, CA	31.6
70	Washington County, VT	31.7
71	Franklin County, VT	31.7
72	Burlington County, NJ	31.8
73	DuPage County, IL	31.8
74	New York County, NY	31.8
75	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	31.8
76	Kent County, RI	31.9
77	Midland County, MI	32.1
78	Winona County, MN	32.1
79	Washington County, OR	32.3
80	Kauai County, HI	32.3
81	Cumberland County, PA	32.4
82	Medina County, OH	32.4
83	Livingston County, MI	32.5
84	Whatcom County, WA	32.5
85	San Diego County, CA	32.5
86	Queens County, NY	32.5
87	Worcester County, MA	32.6
88	Tompkins County, NY	32.6
89	Carroll County, MD	32.6
90	McLean County, IL	32.7
91	Dallas County, IA	32.7
92	Newport County, RI	32.9
93	Gloucester County, NJ	33
94	Orange County, NY	33.1
95	Sonoma County, CA	33.1
96	Dutchess County, NY	33.2
97	Douglas County, WA	33.3
98	Eau Claire County, WI	33.4
99	Alameda County, CA	33.4
100	Contra Costa County, CA	33.4

Every state, lowest first

Each state’s own published figure, not an average of its counties.

Rank	State	deaths per 100,000 under 18
1	Massachusetts	30.4
2	New Jersey	33.9
3	New Hampshire	34.6
4	Rhode Island	34.7
5	Vermont	36.3
6	Connecticut	36.8
7	New York	37.4
8	California	38.2
9	Oregon	41
10	Washington	42.9
11	Minnesota	43.6
12	Hawaii	44.5
13	Iowa	46.4
14	Utah	47
15	Maine	48.8
16	Idaho	49.1
17	Wisconsin	50
18	Nevada	50.1
19	Pennsylvania	50.3
20	Illinois	50.7
21	Nebraska	50.9
22	Colorado	51.2
23	Maryland	51.5
24	Virginia	52.2
25	Texas	52.9
26	North Dakota	53.4
27	Michigan	54.2
28	Florida	54.4
29	Delaware	55.9
30	Arizona	56.9
31	Kansas	57.9
32	Ohio	59.2
33	New Mexico	59.3
34	Kentucky	60.1
35	West Virginia	60.7
36	Georgia	61.2
37	Wyoming	61.6
38	North Carolina	61.8
39	Missouri	62.4
40	Montana	62.9
41	Indiana	63.2
42	Oklahoma	64
43	District of Columbia	65.3
44	Tennessee	65.7
45	South Carolina	66.9
46	South Dakota	67.8
47	Alabama	72.7
48	Alaska	72.9
49	Arkansas	73
50	Louisiana	78.6
51	Mississippi	86.5

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