1889-90, June-May, Measles, esp. NY/757, PA/676, KY/513, MO/513 OH/714 AL/496–9,256
Compiled by B. Wayne Blanchard, Dec 2019, for website: Deadliest American Disasters and Large-Loss-Of-Life Events. https://www.usdeadlyevents.com/
–9,256 U.S. Census Office. U.S. Census 1890, Part III. – Statistics of Deaths. 1894, p. 16.[1]
Breakout of 1889-1890 Census Year (June-May) Measles Deaths by State[2]
Alabama (496)[3] 1,513,017 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 26.
Arizona ( 14) 59,620 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 34.
Arkansas ( 87) 1,128,179 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 42.
California ( 76) 1,208,130 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 50.
Colorado ( 66) 412,198 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 58.
Connecticut ( 43) 746,258 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 66.
Delaware ( 31) 168,493 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 74.
District of Columbia ( 6) 230,392 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 82.
Florida ( 68) 391,422 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 90.
Georgia (440) 1,837,353 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 98.
Idaho ( 5) 84,385 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 106.
Illinois (314) 3,826,351 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 114.
Indiana (257) 2,192,404 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 122.
Iowa (187) 1,911,896 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5. P. 138.
Kansas (207) 1,427,096 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 146.
Kentucky (513) 1,858,635 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 154.
Louisiana (239) 1,118,587 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 162.
Maine ( 14) 661,086 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 170.
Maryland (272) 1,042,390 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 178.
Massachusetts ( 97) 2,238,943 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 186.
Michigan (282) 2,093,880 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 194.
Minnesota (158) 1,301,826 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 202.
Mississippi (450) 1,289,600 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 210.
Missouri (513) 2,679,184 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 218.
Montana ( 6) 132,159 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 226.
Nebraska (111) 1,058,910 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 234.
Nevada ( 2) 45,761 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 242.
New Hampshire ( 16) 376,530 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 250.
New Jersey (183) 1,444,933 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 258.
New Mexico ( 6) 153,593 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 266.
New York (757) 5,997,853 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 274.
North Carolina (158) 1,617,947 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 282.
North Dakota ( 19) 182,719 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 290.
Ohio (714) 3,672,316 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 298.
Oklahoma ( 1) 61,834 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 306.
Oregon ( 25) 313,767 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 314.
Pennsylvania (676) 5,258,014 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 322.
Rhode Island (119) 345,506 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 330.
South Carolina (145) 1,151,149 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 338.
South Dakota ( 57) 328,808 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 346.
Tennessee (306) 1,767,518 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 354.
Texas (468) 2,235,523 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 362.
Utah ( 2) 207,905 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 370.
Vermont ( 20) 332,422 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 378.
Virginia (344) 1,655,980 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 386.
Washington ( 47) 349,390 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 394.
West Virginia (109) 762,794 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 402.
Wisconsin (128) 1,686,880 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 410.
Wyoming ( 2) 60,705 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 418.
Breakout of 1889-1890 Census Year (June-May) Measles Deaths by State Population
New York (757) 5,997,853 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 274.
Pennsylvania (676) 5,258,014 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 322.
Illinois (314) 3,826,351 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 114.
Ohio (714) 3,672,316 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 298.
Missouri (513) 2,679,184 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 218.
Massachusetts ( 97) 2,238,943 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 186.
Texas (468) 2,235,523 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 362.
Indiana (257) 2,192,404 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 122.
Michigan (282) 2,093,880 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 194.
Iowa (187) 1,911,896 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5. P. 138.
Kentucky (513) 1,858,635 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 154.
Georgia (440) 1,837,353 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 98.
Tennessee (306) 1,767,518 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 354.
Wisconsin (128) 1,686,880 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 410.
Virginia (344) 1,655,980 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 386.
North Carolina (158) 1,617,947 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 282.
Alabama (496) 1,513,017 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 26.
New Jersey (183) 1,444,933 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 258.
Kansas (207) 1,427,096 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 146.
Minnesota (158) 1,301,826 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 202.
Mississippi (450) 1,289,600 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 210.
California ( 76) 1,208,130 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 50.
South Carolina (145) 1,151,149 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 338.
Arkansas ( 87) 1,128,179 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 42.
Louisiana (239) 1,118,587 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 162.
Nebraska (111) 1,058,910 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 234.
Maryland (272) 1,042,390 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 178.
West Virginia (109) 762,794 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 402.
Connecticut ( 43) 746,258 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 66.
Maine ( 14) 661,086 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 170.
Colorado ( 66) 412,198 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 58.
Florida ( 68) 391,422 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 90.
New Hampshire ( 16) 376,530 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 250.
Washington ( 47) 349,390 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 394.
Rhode Island (119) 345,506 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 330.
Vermont ( 20) 332,422 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 378.
South Dakota ( 57) 328,808 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 346.
Oregon ( 25) 313,767 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 314.
District of Columbia ( 6) 230,392 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 82.
Utah ( 2) 207,905 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 370.
North Dakota ( 19) 182,719 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 290.
Delaware ( 31) 168,493 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 74.
New Mexico ( 6) 153,593 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 266.
Montana ( 6) 132,159 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 226.
Idaho ( 5) 84,385 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 106.
Oklahoma ( 1) 61,834 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 306.
Wyoming ( 2) 60,705 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 418.
Arizona ( 14) 59,620 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 34.
Nevada ( 2) 45,761 pop. US Census 1890, Part III. Table 5, p. 242.
Source:
United States Census Office, Department of Interior. Report on Vital and Social Statistics in the United States at the Eleventh Census: 1890. Part III. – Statistics of Deaths. Washington, DC: GPO, 1894. Accessed 12-29-2019 at: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsushistorical/vsush_1890_3.pdf
[1] From Table 4. – Number of Deaths in the United States from each Specified Disease and Class. Reflects returns from 48 States, District of Columbia and the “Indiana Territory.” Census conducted June 1, 1889-May 31, 1890.
[2] State breakout data is from US Census 1890, Part III. – Statistics of Deaths, Table 5. – Number of Deaths, by States, Age and Sex, and Specified Disease. Population numbers from Table 1, p. 4.
[3] Highlighted in yellow are the twenty-five highest fatality States.