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Stroke death rate by state

Deaths from stroke for every 100,000 people, adjusted so states with older people can be compared fairly. From the CDC's leading causes of death (NCHS).

In deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted). The latest year differs by state, so compare the year too.

Source: CDC open data, Stroke death rate (deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted)). Retrieved 10 Nov 2026.

All states, highest first

Deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted), latest year for each.

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  1. 1Mississippi201751.1
  2. 2Alabama201750.0
  3. 3Louisiana201747.4
  4. 4Delaware201746.2
  5. 5Tennessee201745.0
  6. 6South Carolina201744.9
  7. 7Arkansas201743.8
  8. 8Georgia201743.5
  9. 9Oklahoma201743.3
  10. 10North Carolina201743.0
  11. 11Ohio201742.8
  12. 12West Virginia201741.8
  13. 13Texas201741.3
  14. 14Missouri201741.0
  15. 15Indiana201740.2
  16. 16Maryland201740.2
  17. 17Oregon201739.9
  18. 18Kentucky201739.4
  19. 19Michigan201739.3
  20. 20Florida201738.9
  21. 21Illinois201738.9
  22. 22Idaho201738.5
  23. 23Kansas201737.7
  24. 24California201737.6
  25. 25Hawaii201737.5
  26. 26Maine201737.5
  27. 27Virginia201737.5
  28. 28Washington201736.9
  29. 29South Dakota201736.7
  30. 30Pennsylvania201736.5
  31. 31Utah201736.2
  32. 32District of Columbia201735.9
  33. 33Nevada201735.9
  34. 34Colorado201735.8
  35. 35Montana201735.6
  36. 36North Dakota201735.4
  37. 37Alaska201735.1
  38. 38New Mexico201734.8
  39. 39Wisconsin201733.5
  40. 40Iowa201732.8
  41. 41Minnesota201732.6
  42. 42Nebraska201731.5
  43. 43Arizona201730.8
  44. 44New Jersey201730.2
  45. 45Rhode Island201729.4
  46. 46New Hampshire201728.9
  47. 47Vermont201728.9
  48. 48Wyoming201728.4
  49. 49Connecticut201727.8
  50. 50Massachusetts201726.5
  51. 51New York201724.6

Source: CDC open data, Stroke death rate (deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted)), latest year for each state. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Stroke death rate by state, latest year. Data: CDC. Retrieved 10 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/us-stroke

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