Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 7.76. Among all Georgia counties, Turner County had the highest death rate (17.81), followed by Warren County (16.61), and Taliaferro County (15.61).

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 2015
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2015
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Turner County 17.81
2 Warren County 16.61
3 Taliaferro County 15.61
4 Seminole County 15.51
5 Wilkes County 15.39
6 Miller County 15.1
7 Glascock County 14.27
8 Jefferson County 14.1
9 Union County 14.06
10 Talbot County 13.96
11 Upson County 13.93
12 Towns County 13.73
13 Franklin County 13.72
14 Baker County 13.58
15 Wilkinson County 13.51
16 Chattooga County 13.3
17 Fannin County 13.24
17 Stephens County 13.24
18 Candler County 13.08
19 Rabun County 13.03
20 Early County 12.91
21 Irwin County 12.85
22 Brooks County 12.82
23 Haralson County 12.51
24 Randolph County 12.44
25 Ware County 12.39
26 Dade County 12.38
27 Evans County 12.37
27 Meriwether County 12.37
28 Emanuel County 12.33
29 Quitman County 12.27
30 Hancock County 12.25
31 Twiggs County 12.18
32 Elbert County 12.15
33 Ben Hill County 12.12
34 Greene County 12.11
35 Montgomery County 12.06
36 Toombs County 12.05
37 Clay County 12.03
38 Taylor County 11.93
39 Screven County 11.9
40 Appling County 11.82
41 Lamar County 11.75
41 Spalding County 11.75
42 Stewart County 11.65
43 Mitchell County 11.6
43 Terrell County 11.6
44 Berrien County 11.48
45 Cook County 11.46
45 Lincoln County 11.46
46 Wilcox County 11.37
47 Bacon County 11.34
47 Macon County 11.34
48 Decatur County 11.32
49 Walker County 11.3
50 Gilmer County 11.28
51 Putnam County 11.21
52 McDuffie County 11.16
53 Hart County 11.15
54 Polk County 11.14
55 Wayne County 11.12
56 Sumter County 11.05
56 Washington County 11.05
57 Laurens County 11.03
58 Floyd County 10.89
59 Thomas County 10.87
60 Bibb County 10.86
61 Dodge County 10.78
62 Bleckley County 10.7
62 Heard County 10.7
63 Worth County 10.65
64 Clinch County 10.58
65 Treutlen County 10.57
66 Morgan County 10.55
67 Butts County 10.5
68 Tattnall County 10.45
69 Jeff Davis County 10.42
70 Pierce County 10.4
71 McIntosh County 10.39
71 Madison County 10.39
72 Crisp County 10.34
73 Oglethorpe County 10.32
74 Grady County 10.29
74 Jasper County 10.29
75 White County 10.28
76 Burke County 10.25
77 Glynn County 10.24
78 Banks County 10.22
79 Pulaski County 10.21
80 Tift County 10.05
81 Colquitt County 9.96
82 Jenkins County 9.92
83 Pike County 9.91
84 Troup County 9.88
85 Marion County 9.77
86 Brantley County 9.67
86 Catoosa County 9.67
87 Habersham County 9.6
87 Monroe County 9.6
88 Dougherty County 9.54
89 Pickens County 9.51
90 Jones County 9.5
90 Lanier County 9.5
91 Walton County 9.47
92 Crawford County 9.46
93 Carroll County 9.45
94 Richmond County 9.35
95 Schley County 9.23
96 Coffee County 9.22
97 Dooly County 9.19
98 Gordon County 9.18
98 Murray County 9.18
98 Telfair County 9.18
99 Dawson County 9.14
100 Jackson County 9.11
101 Wheeler County 9.06
102 Baldwin County 9.05
103 Muscogee County 9.03
104 Peach County 8.9
105 Calhoun County 8.89
106 Johnson County 8.81
107 Lumpkin County 8.78
108 Chatham County 8.43
109 Bartow County 8.33
110 Newton County 8.3
111 Charlton County 7.91
112 Harris County 7.83
113 Hall County 7.76
114 Atkinson County 7.74
115 Webster County 7.63
116 Fayette County 7.61
117 Lowndes County 7.6
118 Houston County 7.57
119 Effingham County 7.52
120 Whitfield County 7.46
121 Barrow County 7.29
122 Echols County 7.2
123 Rockdale County 7.19
124 Lee County 7.17
125 Coweta County 7.07
126 Bulloch County 7.05
127 Douglas County 6.9
128 Bryan County 6.77
129 Henry County 6.6
130 Fulton County 6.38
131 Camden County 6.37
132 Oconee County 6.32
133 Cherokee County 6.3
134 Columbia County 6.29
135 Clarke County 6.15
136 Clayton County 6.1
137 Long County 6.04
138 DeKalb County 6
139 Paulding County 5.88
140 Cobb County 5.67
141 Liberty County 5.56
142 Forsyth County 5.46
143 Gwinnett County 4.63
144 Chattahoochee County 3.24