Deaths Involving COVID-19, Pneumonia, Influenza Reported By Rural-Urban Commuting Areas,
Michigan Occurrences, January 1, 2020 to March 24 2025P

January 1, 2025 to March 24 2025P
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1
2025
COVID-19
Deaths
Deaths
from
All Causes
Pneumonia3
Deaths
Pneumonia &
COVID-194
Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 33,236 297 23,699 182 126 166
Urban/Metropolitan 27,841 226 19,455 156 92 136
Large Rural City/Town 2,188 36 1,883 13 16 13
Small Rural Town 1,378 15 1,007 7 9 6
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,448 18 1,236 6 9 11
Not Defined 381 2 118

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2024P
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1
2024
COVID-19
Deaths
Deaths
from
All Causes
Pneumonia3
Deaths
Pneumonia &
COVID-194
Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 33,236 947 101,453 1,137 570 224
Urban/Metropolitan 27,841 751 82,993 944 455 172
Large Rural City/Town 2,188 76 7,668 96 45 25
Small Rural Town 1,378 56 4,518 46 30 14
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,448 52 4,917 33 29 8
Not Defined 381 12 1,357 18 11 5

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2023
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1
2023
COVID-19
Deaths
Deaths
from
All Causes
Pneumonia3
Deaths
Pneumonia &
COVID-194
Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 33,236 1,603 101,985 1,210 911 133
Urban/Metropolitan 27,841 1,303 83,405 1,014 738 113
Large Rural City/Town 2,188 132 7,903 73 79 8
Small Rural Town 1,378 71 4,491 43 40 5
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,448 80 4,701 61 45 6
Not Defined 381 17 1,485 19 9 1

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2022
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1
2022
COVID-19
Deaths
Deaths
from
All Causes
Pneumonia3
Deaths
Pneumonia &
COVID-194
Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 33,236 5,847 109,053 1,259 3,442 153
Urban/Metropolitan 27,841 4,887 89,468 1,072 2,873 128
Large Rural City/Town 2,188 401 8,318 83 243 13
Small Rural Town 1,378 238 4,805 42 140 2
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,448 249 4,993 49 143 7
Not Defined 381 72 1,469 13 43 3

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2021
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1
2021
COVID-19
Deaths
Deaths
from
All Causes
Pneumonia3
Deaths
Pneumonia &
COVID-194
Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 33,236 13,310 116,064 1,290 8,411 14
Urban/Metropolitan 27,841 10,898 95,334 1,092 6,894 9
Large Rural City/Town 2,188 972 8,946 90 604 4
Small Rural Town 1,378 589 4,971 52 395
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,448 671 5,285 44 407 1
Not Defined 381 180 1,528 12 111

COVID-19 Related Deaths, Michigan Occurrences 2020
Rural-Urban Commuting Area Group1 All Reported
COVID-19
Deaths to
Date1
2020
COVID-19
Deaths
Deaths
from
All Causes
Pneumonia3
Deaths
Pneumonia &
COVID-194
Influenza
Deaths5
Michigan 33,236 11,232 115,574 1,643 6,234 211
Urban/Metropolitan 27,841 9,776 95,873 1,428 5,515 174
Large Rural City/Town 2,188 571 8,547 88 279 18
Small Rural Town 1,378 409 4,856 59 203 8
Isolated Small Rural Town 1,448 378 5,108 56 183 10
Not Defined 381 98 1,190 12 54 1

 


Notes:

PDeaths reported to the Michigan Vital Records office may be delayed by 7 days. Verifying the cause of death, and processing the records from administrative records may further delay the reports of deaths for statistical purposes. The deaths shown in the deaths columns will be lower than the actual year-to-date total.

Most deaths occurring between February 22, 2025 and March 24 2025 do not have a coded cause of death.

1This table uses rural-urban commuting area (RUCA) codes developed by the Economic Research Service, USDA. RUCA codes classify U.S. census tracts and zip codes using measures of population density, urbanization and daily commuting. For this table, the RUCA codes were grouped into broader categories often used for public health related projects (for more information, see WWAMI Rural Health Research Center.)

2COVID-19 deaths are those deaths coded as ICD-10 U07.1 as an underlying or related cause of death.

3Percent of expected deaths is the number of deaths for all causes for the current week compared to the average number across the same week in 2017–2019.

4Pneumonia deaths are those deaths coded ICD-10 codes J12.0-J18.9 as an underlying cause of death or a related cause of death, but excluding any mention of flu.

5The decedent was reported as having pneumonia and COVID-19 simulataneously.

6Influenza deaths are coded as J09-J11.

Source: Michigan 2020-2025 Death File, Extracted March 24 2025 . Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.