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Cause of death · ICD-10 G30 · 2017

Alzheimer's disease - Death Rates by State

121,404 deaths in 2017 across 51 US states, with age-adjusted rates spanning 13.2-49.6 per 100,000.

Data updated 2017-12-31

121,404
Deaths, 2017
32.1
Avg age-adj /100K
33.6
Median /100K
51
States + DC

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How 121,404 2017 deaths split by state

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Rising long-run death count

What this means: National alzheimer's disease deaths rose +173% from 1999 to 2017.

Mississippi leads at 49.6/100K; New York is lowest at 13.2/100K (3.8x gap).

Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 2017. Age-adjusted rates allow fair comparison across states.

Alzheimer's disease with a rising death count

In 2017, CDC WONDER attributed 121,404 deaths to alzheimer's disease (ICD-10 G30), with mean state rate 32.1/100K.

The 36.4-point spread across 51 jurisdictions is age-adjusted to the year 2000 US standard population, so the gap between Mississippi and New York is not an artifact of older populations alone. Chronic-disease gaps usually track upstream risk, preventive care access, and specialist reach rather than one shared treatment story.

National alzheimer's disease deaths rose +173% from 1999 to 2017. Long-run national deaths are up 173% from 1999 to 2017; read that against the average state rate line below before treating count growth as worsening risk. These figures describe population-level mortality under ICD-10 G30 and are not individual risk advice.

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Top 5 States by Alzheimer's disease Rate Horizontal bar chart of the top 5 items by value (per 100K). Top 5 States by Alzheimer's disease Rate 1. Mississippi 49.6/100K 2. Tennessee 46.7/100K 3. Washington 46.0/100K 4. Georgia 46.0/100K 5. Alabama 45.2/100K Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

States with Lowest Alzheimer's disease Rates

Bottom 5

The five states with the lowest age-adjusted death rates for alzheimer's disease in 2017.

1. New York 13.2/100K (-59% vs avg)
2. Maryland 17.1/100K (-47% vs avg)
3. District of Columbia 17.6/100K (-45% vs avg)
4. Hawaii 19.7/100K (-39% vs avg)
5. Massachusetts 19.9/100K (-38% vs avg)

These 5 states average 17.5/100K, 45% below the 32.1/100K national average. Source: CDC WONDER, 2017

How alzheimer's disease mortality changed, 1999-2017

Between 1999 and 2017, US alzheimer's disease deaths rose +173% from 44,536 to 121,404, while the average state age-adjusted rate rose +83% (17.5→32.1/100K).

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Average of all 51 state age-adjusted rates per year. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS), 1999-2017.

The line tracks the average state age-adjusted rate (unweighted across states), not a single national rate.

Do more deaths mean a higher rate? Alzheimer's disease, 2017

30 states plotted by total alzheimer's disease deaths against the age-adjusted rate per 100,000. Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.02) -- a state's raw death count is driven largely by its size, not necessarily by an elevated per-capita risk, and vice versa.

Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.02) -- a state's raw death count is driven largely by its size, not necessarily by an elevated per-capita risk, and vice versa. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total deaths (X) and Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High count, high rateLow count, high rateHigh count, low rateLow count, low rate 05,00010,00015,00020,000 25303540455055 Total deaths Age-adjusted rate (per 100,000)
Total deaths and the age-adjusted rate are only weakly related here (r=0.02) -- a state's raw death count is driven largely by its size, not necessarily by an elevated per-capita risk, and vice versa.

States by deaths and age-adjusted rate: Mississippi, 1626 deaths, 49.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Tennessee, 3522 deaths, 46.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Washington, 3710 deaths, 46 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Georgia, 4290 deaths, 46 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Alabama, 2563 deaths, 45.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. South Carolina, 2549 deaths, 45 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Louisiana, 2188 deaths, 43.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Vermont, 370 deaths, 42.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Utah, 991 deaths, 42.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Oklahoma, 1752 deaths, 39.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Arkansas, 1436 deaths, 39.4 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Texas, 9545 deaths, 38.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. North Carolina, 4289 deaths, 37.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. California, 16238 deaths, 37.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. South Dakota, 444 deaths, 36.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Idaho, 672 deaths, 36.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. North Dakota, 387 deaths, 36.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Oregon, 1850 deaths, 36 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Iowa, 1597 deaths, 35.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Indiana, 2771 deaths, 35.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Arizona, 3058 deaths, 35.1 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Kentucky, 1765 deaths, 35 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Minnesota, 2474 deaths, 34.9 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Michigan, 4428 deaths, 34.5 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Colorado, 1830 deaths, 34.2 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Ohio, 5117 deaths, 33.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Wyoming, 212 deaths, 32.7 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Missouri, 2545 deaths, 32.3 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. Wisconsin, 2428 deaths, 31.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate. West Virginia, 770 deaths, 30.6 per 100,000 age-adjusted rate.

How the 51 states are spread on alzheimer's disease

Mississippi (49.6) and New York (13.2) sit at the extremes; the marker shows where the national average (32.1/100K) falls in the distribution.

Alzheimer's disease age-adjusted rate distribution, 2017

All 51 states bucketed by rate, most cluster near the average, with a tail toward the high end

32.1 Lower than 55% lower than 55% of 51 states

13.0–18.0: 3 states (6%). Below this entry. 18.0–23.0: 8 states (16%). Below this entry. 23.0–28.0: 7 states (14%). Below this entry. 28.0–33.0: 7 states (14%). This entry sits in this band. 33.0–38.0: 14 states (27%). Above this entry. 38.0–43.0: 5 states (10%). Above this entry. 43.0–48.0: 6 states (12%). Above this entry. 48.0–53.0: 1 states (2%). Above this entry. US avg 13.0 53.0 every US state, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS) · 2017

All State Rankings - Alzheimer's disease (2017)

# State Deaths Age-Adjusted vs Avg
1 Mississippi 1,626 49.6 +55%
2 Tennessee 3,522 46.7 +46%
3 Washington 3,710 46.0 +43%
4 Georgia 4,290 46.0 +43%
5 Alabama 2,563 45.2 +41%
6 South Carolina 2,549 45.0 +40%
7 Louisiana 2,188 43.7 +36%
8 Vermont 370 42.9 +34%
9 Utah 991 42.1 +31%
10 Oklahoma 1,752 39.4 +23%
11 Arkansas 1,436 39.4 +23%
12 Texas 9,545 38.5 +20%
13 North Carolina 4,289 37.3 +16%
14 California 16,238 37.1 +16%
15 South Dakota 444 36.9 +15%
16 Idaho 672 36.6 +14%
17 North Dakota 387 36.5 +14%
18 Oregon 1,850 36.0 +12%
19 Iowa 1,597 35.3 +10%
20 Indiana 2,771 35.3 +10%
21 Arizona 3,058 35.1 +9%
22 Kentucky 1,765 35.0 +9%
23 Minnesota 2,474 34.9 +9%
24 Michigan 4,428 34.5 +8%
25 Colorado 1,830 34.2 +7%
26 Ohio 5,117 33.6 +5%
27 Wyoming 212 32.7 +2%
28 Missouri 2,545 32.3 +1%
29 Wisconsin 2,428 31.6 -1%
30 West Virginia 770 30.6 -5%
31 Delaware 377 30.6 -5%
32 Maine 601 30.4 -5%
33 Nebraska 698 28.5 -11%
34 Virginia 2,549 27.6 -14%
35 Rhode Island 435 27.3 -15%
36 Nevada 779 27.3 -15%
37 Illinois 4,021 25.6 -20%
38 New Hampshire 436 24.8 -23%
39 Kansas 894 24.3 -24%
40 New Jersey 2,829 23.6 -26%
41 New Mexico 572 22.7 -29%
42 Alaska 98 22.1 -31%
43 Pennsylvania 4,213 21.7 -32%
44 Montana 285 20.9 -35%
45 Florida 6,980 20.7 -35%
46 Connecticut 1,077 20.4 -36%
47 Massachusetts 1,841 19.9 -38%
48 Hawaii 465 19.7 -39%
49 District of Columbia 125 17.6 -45%
50 Maryland 1,191 17.1 -47%
51 New York 3,521 13.2 -59%

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Rates are per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted rates use the year 2000 US standard population. ICD-10 code: G30. Data covers 1999-2017. Source: CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death (CDC NCHS / NVSS). Methodology.

According to the CDC National Center for Health Statistics, PlainHealthData's mortality figures are rendered directly from 9,690 official state-year-cause records (NCHS Leading Causes of Death for calendar years 1999-2017). June 2026 is when this portal last verified that frozen CDC file is intact; it is not a newer claims year. No figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, our data changelog, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of 2017.