Statistics
2026 County population 37,406
  • Total deaths in Steele County over the past 4 years:
    • 2022 - 356
    • 2023 - 352
    • 2024 - 360
    • 2025 - 335
  • Cremations authorized by the Coroner’s Office:
    • 2022 - 240
    • 2023 - 223
    • 2024 - 189
    • 2025 - 233
  • Deaths Reported to the Coroner’s Office (not including hospice)
    • 2024 - 122
    • 2025 - 129
    • 2026 - 64 YTD
  • Scene Visits
    • 2024 - 39
    • 2025 - 49
    • 2026 - 22 YTD
  • Autopsies
    • 2024 - 11
    • 2025 - 15
    • 2026 - 11 YTD
  • Natural deaths of those reported to Coroner’s Office:
    • 2024 - 98
    • 2025 - 98
    • 2026 - 48 YTD
  • Accidental Deaths:
    • 2024 - 19
    • 2025 - 26
    • 2026 - 13 YTD
  • Deaths by Suicide:
    • 2024 - 5
    • 2025 - 4
    • 2026 - 3 YTD
  • No homicides in Steele County from 2024 to present. Last was 2023.
  • Hospice preregistrations processed by the Coroner’s Office in 2025: 352
  • Death certificates completed by the Coroner’s Office in 2025: 56 (only 17% of all death certificates in Steele County)