Table 9
Number and Age-Adjusted Rate of COVID‐19 Deaths
by Sex and Local Health Department,
Michigan Residents, 2021
County Deaths Age-Adjusted Rate
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Michigan 13,614 7,698 5,916 106.9 ±1.8 135.1 ±3.1 84.3 ±2.2
Allegan County Health Department 170 102 68 114.7 ±17.7 147.4 ±29.9 85.8 ±20.8
Barry-Eaton District Health Department 263 144 119 119.6 ±14.9 146.7 ±24.8 99.0 ±18.4
Berrien County Health Department 205 129 76 90.6 ±12.8 129.4 ±23.0 59.3 ±13.7
Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Health Department 269 155 114 132.1 ±16.3 165.0 ±27.1 103.3 ±19.5
Calhoun County Health Department 229 124 105 133.0 ±17.6 161.5 ±29.2 110.3 ±21.8
Central Michigan District Health Department 357 188 169 142.8 ±15.8 160.6 ±24.5 128.8 ±20.9
Chippewa County Health Department 50 26 24 98.8 ±28.0 106.2 ±41.6 94.5 ±40.1
City of Detroit Health Department 974 465 509 139.8 ±9.0 157.2 ±14.8 126.3 ±11.3
Public Health Delta & Menominee Counties 86 52 34 85.1 ±19.2 114.2 ±32.7 60.7 ±21.9
Dickinson-Iron District Health Department 56 31 25 85.1 ±23.4 103.2 ±37.8 67.3 ±28.1
District Health Department #10 420 257 163 111.9 ±11.3 145.5 ±18.8 83.1 ±13.6
District Health Department #2 177 108 69 144.7 ±23.5 182.2 ±36.3 116.2 ±32.2
District Health Department #4 181 92 89 129.4 ±20.2 140.6 ±30.9 118.3 ±26.1
Genesee County Health Department 669 383 286 127.9 ±9.9 166.5 ±17.1 98.1 ±11.7
Grand Traverse County Health Department 112 76 36 79.6 ±15.2 118.2 ±27.7 50.7 ±17.4
Ingham County Health Department 335 175 160 117.3 ±12.8 137.9 ±21.1 101.9 ±16.2
Ionia County Health Department 81 57 24 113.9 ±25.3 173.6 ±46.9 61.0 ±24.6
Jackson County Health Department 225 126 99 106.3 ±14.3 129.0 ±23.2 86.2 ±17.6
Kalamazoo County Human Services Department 248 141 107 85.9 ±10.9 110.1 ±18.6 66.9 ±13.0
Kent County Health Department 538 323 215 76.2 ±6.6 103.4 ±11.6 54.7 ±7.4
Lapeer County Health Department 210 120 90 185.7 ±26.2 227.4 ±42.9 149.6 ±32.0
Lenawee County Health Department 186 101 85 140.9 ±20.8 163.6 ±33.0 113.3 ±24.5
Livingston County Health Department 231 147 84 94.5 ±12.5 131.2 ±22.3 63.0 ±13.7
Luce-Mackinac-Alger-Schoolcraft Health Department 34 22 12 63.2 ±22.7 82.4 ±36.2 *  
Macomb County Health Department 1,451 828 623 127.5 ±6.7 170.0 ±11.9 97.7 ±7.9
Marquette County Health Department 41 24 17 45.5 ±14.4 59.0 ±24.1 *  
Mid-Michigan District Health Department 240 128 112 101.1 ±13.1 116.5 ±20.8 86.2 ±16.4
Midland County Health Department 99 53 46 82.9 ±16.8 96.6 ±26.6 71.4 ±21.6
Monroe County Health Department 207 117 90 98.6 ±13.8 128.1 ±24.1 78.2 ±16.6
Muskegon County Health Department 229 142 87 103.0 ±13.7 142.3 ±24.3 70.8 ±15.3
Oakland County Health Department 1,184 660 524 73.2 ±4.2 91.9 ±7.2 57.4 ±5.0
Ottawa County Health Department 290 172 118 86.8 ±10.1 114.5 ±17.4 63.6 ±11.7
Bay County Health Department 220 110 110 146.0 ±20.0 168.5 ±32.5 131.2 ±26.1
Saginaw County Health Department 339 173 166 129.7 ±14.2 151.0 ±23.2 113.0 ±18.0
Shiawassee County Health Department 116 67 49 131.5 ±24.6 174.9 ±43.6 98.5 ±28.5
St. Clair County Health Department 410 232 178 183.9 ±18.4 221.8 ±29.8 149.9 ±22.7
Van Buren-Cass County Health Department 180 112 68 104.4 ±16.0 136.8 ±26.7 74.5 ±18.5
Washtenaw County Health Department 179 96 83 44.9 ±6.7 53.7 ±11.1 37.4 ±8.2
Wayne County Health Department 1,514 881 633 111.4 ±5.7 147.7 ±10.0 83.2 ±6.7
Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department 52 29 23 67.8 ±20.1 80.2 ±31.6 55.7 ±25.2
Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency 160 95 65 92.5 ±15.3 121.7 ±26.0 67.0 ±17.4
Western Upper Peninsula District Health Department 103 62 41 106.5 ±22.2 130.1 ±34.2 89.6 ±30.7
Tuscola County Health Department 117 71 46 146.4 ±27.3 196.0 ±47.2 109.1 ±32.8
Huron County Health Department 72 43 29 144.0 ±36.5 171.9 ±54.3 124.3 ±52.2
Sanilac County Health Department 100 55 45 166.5 ±34.7 196.5 ±55.4 137.6 ±42.2
                   

Note: Age-adjusted death rates are based on age-specific death rates per 100,000 population in specified group. Age-adjusted death rates are computed by the direct method, using as the standard population the age distribution of the total population of the United States as projected for the year 2000. 

Asterisk (*) indicates that data do not meet standards of reliability or precision.

COVID‐19 deaths were classified using ICD-10 U07.1 or U07.2 as the underlying cause of death.

Table generated November 1, 2022.

Source: 2021 Michigan Resident Death File, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.