Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 7.15. Among all Georgia counties, Quitman County had the highest death rate (16.87), followed by Glascock County (15.78), and Towns County (15.42).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Quitman County 16.87
2 Glascock County 15.78
3 Towns County 15.42
4 Jenkins County 15.2
5 Wilkes County 14.96
6 Taliaferro County 14.21
7 Stephens County 13.56
8 Union County 13.24
9 Jefferson County 13.1
10 Randolph County 12.9
11 Fannin County 12.36
12 Chattooga County 12.31
13 Screven County 12.25
14 Clay County 12.12
14 Warren County 12.12
15 Ware County 12.05
16 Toombs County 11.96
17 Candler County 11.93
18 Seminole County 11.91
19 Ben Hill County 11.76
19 Miller County 11.76
20 Upson County 11.74
21 Decatur County 11.58
22 Early County 11.57
23 Talbot County 11.56
24 Laurens County 11.54
24 Wilkinson County 11.54
25 Haralson County 11.51
26 Greene County 11.44
27 Franklin County 11.39
27 Hart County 11.39
28 Stewart County 11.34
29 Elbert County 11.32
30 Emanuel County 11.24
31 Sumter County 11.21
32 Dodge County 11.13
33 Thomas County 11.11
34 Polk County 10.95
35 Rabun County 10.87
36 Meriwether County 10.72
37 Terrell County 10.64
38 Lincoln County 10.62
39 Spalding County 10.6
40 Floyd County 10.54
41 Lamar County 10.5
42 Calhoun County 10.46
43 Wilcox County 10.26
44 Bleckley County 10.25
45 Johnson County 10.19
46 Worth County 10.17
47 Bacon County 10.13
47 Marion County 10.13
48 Madison County 10.1
49 Heard County 10.09
50 Walker County 10.08
51 Hancock County 10.07
52 Evans County 10.06
53 Colquitt County 10
54 Pickens County 9.99
55 Putnam County 9.96
56 Turner County 9.89
57 Grady County 9.88
57 Macon County 9.88
58 Brooks County 9.87
59 Bibb County 9.86
60 Brantley County 9.82
61 Burke County 9.79
62 Atkinson County 9.75
63 Taylor County 9.68
64 Washington County 9.67
65 Crisp County 9.63
66 Jeff Davis County 9.62
67 Jasper County 9.61
68 White County 9.56
69 Mitchell County 9.55
70 Morgan County 9.52
71 Berrien County 9.5
71 Pierce County 9.5
71 Pike County 9.5
71 Wayne County 9.5
72 Appling County 9.45
72 Telfair County 9.45
73 Twiggs County 9.43
74 Dade County 9.42
75 Banks County 9.4
75 Clinch County 9.4
76 Dougherty County 9.38
77 Cook County 9.31
77 Crawford County 9.31
78 Habersham County 9.26
79 Irwin County 9.24
80 Tift County 9.21
81 Richmond County 9.19
82 Jones County 9.14
83 Tattnall County 9.12
84 Charlton County 9.1
85 Glynn County 9.08
86 Troup County 9.07
87 Butts County 9.06
88 Dooly County 8.96
89 Muscogee County 8.85
90 McDuffie County 8.79
91 Jackson County 8.73
92 Baldwin County 8.7
92 Monroe County 8.7
93 Wheeler County 8.62
94 Gordon County 8.58
95 Coffee County 8.48
96 Oglethorpe County 8.43
97 Montgomery County 8.38
98 Peach County 8.35
99 Murray County 8.29
100 Catoosa County 8.28
101 Pulaski County 8.23
101 Treutlen County 8.23
102 Walton County 8.12
103 Schley County 7.95
104 Dawson County 7.81
105 Chatham County 7.77
106 Carroll County 7.75
107 Gilmer County 7.67
108 Whitfield County 7.62
109 Bartow County 7.59
110 McIntosh County 7.47
111 Lanier County 7.45
112 Lumpkin County 7.2
113 Newton County 7.13
114 Barrow County 7.05
115 Bryan County 6.89
116 Houston County 6.87
117 Hall County 6.84
118 Rockdale County 6.71
119 Effingham County 6.58
120 Lowndes County 6.51
121 Bulloch County 6.42
122 Harris County 6.38
123 Douglas County 6.32
124 Camden County 6.29
124 Henry County 6.29
125 Coweta County 6.28
126 Fayette County 6.24
127 Columbia County 5.94
128 Lee County 5.93
129 Long County 5.91
130 DeKalb County 5.89
131 Oconee County 5.84
132 Webster County 5.79
133 Echols County 5.73
134 Fulton County 5.71
135 Cherokee County 5.58
136 Clayton County 5.29
137 Clarke County 5.28
138 Cobb County 5.22
139 Paulding County 4.95
140 Forsyth County 4.93
141 Baker County 4.79
142 Liberty County 4.67
143 Gwinnett County 4.13
144 Chattahoochee County 2.72