Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 7.93. Among all Georgia counties, Towns County had the highest death rate (18.54), followed by Seminole County (17.15), and Miller County (16.42).

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 2017
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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1 Towns County 18.54
2 Seminole County 17.15
3 Miller County 16.42
4 Turner County 15.25
5 Warren County 15.07
6 Clay County 15.04
7 Glascock County 14.65
8 Brooks County 14.41
9 Upson County 14.3
10 Talbot County 14.27
11 Meriwether County 14.17
12 Wilkinson County 14.13
13 Union County 13.98
14 Wilkes County 13.93
15 Crawford County 13.89
15 Fannin County 13.89
16 Baker County 13.87
17 Randolph County 13.74
18 Clinch County 13.71
19 Emanuel County 13.58
20 Chattooga County 13.55
21 Elbert County 13.5
22 Lincoln County 13.49
23 Stephens County 13.45
24 Taylor County 13.26
25 Early County 13.19
26 Macon County 13.02
27 Jefferson County 12.99
28 Franklin County 12.96
29 Treutlen County 12.92
30 Rabun County 12.89
31 Sumter County 12.8
32 Ben Hill County 12.76
33 Ware County 12.75
34 Walker County 12.73
35 Candler County 12.72
36 Toombs County 12.67
37 Greene County 12.66
38 Polk County 12.63
39 Heard County 12.52
40 Laurens County 12.47
41 Webster County 12.32
42 Irwin County 12.11
43 Jenkins County 12
44 Bleckley County 11.94
44 Thomas County 11.94
45 Bacon County 11.84
45 Terrell County 11.84
46 Haralson County 11.8
47 Berrien County 11.78
48 Lamar County 11.77
49 Hancock County 11.75
50 Washington County 11.66
51 Spalding County 11.58
52 Pickens County 11.51
53 Cook County 11.46
53 Decatur County 11.46
54 Hart County 11.45
55 McDuffie County 11.44
56 Dodge County 11.43
57 Wayne County 11.36
58 Mitchell County 11.35
59 Butts County 11.21
60 Pierce County 11.17
61 Grady County 11.16
62 Worth County 11.15
63 Monroe County 11.14
64 Atkinson County 11.12
64 Pulaski County 11.12
65 Floyd County 11.11
66 Dade County 11.07
67 Habersham County 11.01
68 Screven County 10.94
69 Baldwin County 10.9
70 Putnam County 10.89
71 Jeff Davis County 10.87
72 Bibb County 10.83
73 Calhoun County 10.82
74 Gilmer County 10.8
75 Johnson County 10.71
76 Burke County 10.62
76 Catoosa County 10.62
77 Morgan County 10.53
77 Twiggs County 10.53
78 Coffee County 10.51
79 Oglethorpe County 10.49
80 Colquitt County 10.44
81 Telfair County 10.42
82 Peach County 10.39
82 Tift County 10.39
83 Glynn County 10.34
84 Dougherty County 10.33
85 Quitman County 10.31
86 McIntosh County 10.3
86 Pike County 10.3
87 Tattnall County 10.2
88 Crisp County 10.19
89 Marion County 10.16
90 Appling County 10.14
91 Madison County 10.12
92 Muscogee County 10.07
93 Murray County 10.04
94 Evans County 9.92
95 Taliaferro County 9.91
96 Carroll County 9.84
97 Stewart County 9.79
98 Brantley County 9.77
99 Jasper County 9.76
100 White County 9.69
101 Troup County 9.66
102 Wilcox County 9.65
103 Gordon County 9.61
104 Richmond County 9.6
105 Montgomery County 9.43
106 Lanier County 9.38
107 Lumpkin County 9.25
108 Dawson County 9.19
109 Jones County 9.15
110 Jackson County 8.89
111 Walton County 8.85
112 Harris County 8.59
113 Banks County 8.56
114 Chatham County 8.49
115 Lowndes County 8.29
116 Dooly County 8.27
117 Schley County 8.26
118 Whitfield County 8.22
119 Bartow County 8.01
120 Rockdale County 7.96
121 Houston County 7.94
122 Newton County 7.93
123 Hall County 7.86
124 Coweta County 7.63
124 Effingham County 7.63
125 Barrow County 7.53
126 Bryan County 7.51
127 Bulloch County 7.5
128 Charlton County 7.49
129 Echols County 7.42
130 Lee County 7.3
131 Fayette County 7.26
132 Camden County 6.94
133 Douglas County 6.84
134 Clayton County 6.67
135 Cherokee County 6.62
136 Henry County 6.61
137 Oconee County 6.48
138 Columbia County 6.42
139 Clarke County 6.3
140 DeKalb County 6.19
141 Fulton County 6.17
141 Liberty County 6.17
142 Wheeler County 6.14
143 Paulding County 6.01
144 Cobb County 5.6
145 Forsyth County 5.06
146 Gwinnett County 4.68
146 Long County 4.68
147 Chattahoochee County 3.95