Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 10.18. Among all Georgia counties, Miller County had the highest death rate (22.46), followed by Candler County (22.03), and Twiggs County (21.9).

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 2021
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2021
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Miller County 22.46
2 Candler County 22.03
3 Twiggs County 21.9
4 Hancock County 21.05
5 Warren County 20.93
6 Wilkes County 20.38
7 Crisp County 20.07
8 Jefferson County 20.03
9 Wilkinson County 19.52
10 Meriwether County 19.4
11 Ben Hill County 18.89
12 McIntosh County 18.88
13 Glascock County 18.62
14 Johnson County 18.59
15 Upson County 18.58
16 Towns County 18.56
17 Treutlen County 18.49
18 Telfair County 18.24
19 Elbert County 18.09
20 Clinch County 17.73
20 Randolph County 17.73
21 Union County 17.68
22 Early County 17.45
22 Quitman County 17.45
23 Dodge County 17.44
24 Dooly County 17.43
25 Washington County 17.23
26 Ware County 17.19
27 Wilcox County 17.12
28 Toombs County 16.99
29 Rabun County 16.98
30 Emanuel County 16.95
31 Talbot County 16.9
32 Fannin County 16.83
33 Screven County 16.63
34 Marion County 16.57
35 Evans County 16.47
36 Taylor County 16.42
37 Irwin County 16.41
38 Montgomery County 16.37
39 Bacon County 16.32
40 Lincoln County 16.31
41 Franklin County 16.26
41 Pierce County 16.26
42 Stephens County 16.16
43 Pulaski County 16.15
44 Dade County 16.14
45 Taliaferro County 15.99
46 Berrien County 15.94
46 Putnam County 15.94
47 Seminole County 15.85
48 Crawford County 15.84
49 Laurens County 15.81
50 Lamar County 15.79
51 Hart County 15.75
52 Chattooga County 15.67
53 Brooks County 15.61
54 Turner County 15.53
55 Spalding County 15.47
56 Wayne County 15.37
57 Haralson County 15.34
58 White County 15.33
59 Bleckley County 15.25
60 Echols County 14.83
61 Jenkins County 14.81
62 Atkinson County 14.77
63 Floyd County 14.71
64 Brantley County 14.66
65 Polk County 14.63
66 Gilmer County 14.61
67 McDuffie County 14.58
68 Greene County 14.52
69 Sumter County 14.46
70 Mitchell County 14.42
71 Jasper County 14.37
72 Appling County 14.29
72 Stewart County 14.29
73 Terrell County 14.28
74 Thomas County 14.26
74 Walker County 14.26
75 Decatur County 14.24
76 Bibb County 14.17
77 Colquitt County 14.1
77 Heard County 14.1
78 Clay County 14.05
78 Jones County 14.05
79 Worth County 14
80 Macon County 13.99
81 Cook County 13.97
82 Jeff Davis County 13.82
83 Tift County 13.8
84 Grady County 13.79
85 Baldwin County 13.76
86 Baker County 13.74
87 Monroe County 13.73
88 Dougherty County 13.71
88 Morgan County 13.71
89 Charlton County 13.65
90 Catoosa County 13.59
91 Tattnall County 13.55
92 Murray County 13.45
93 Glynn County 13.28
94 Banks County 13.27
95 Troup County 13.22
96 Coffee County 13.1
97 Butts County 12.92
98 Richmond County 12.81
99 Lumpkin County 12.79
100 Pickens County 12.77
101 Peach County 12.76
102 Gordon County 12.75
103 Pike County 12.52
104 Oglethorpe County 12.44
105 Madison County 12.43
106 Muscogee County 12.27
107 Habersham County 12.25
108 Burke County 12
109 Walton County 11.99
110 Calhoun County 11.88
111 Bartow County 11.62
112 Carroll County 11.6
113 Schley County 11.53
114 Wheeler County 11.46
115 Newton County 11.16
116 Webster County 11.03
117 Whitfield County 10.99
118 Dawson County 10.84
119 Lanier County 10.81
120 Rockdale County 10.59
121 Harris County 10.56
122 Chatham County 10.36
123 Jackson County 10.32
124 Lowndes County 10.21
125 Houston County 10.16
126 Hall County 10
127 Coweta County 9.79
128 Barrow County 9.63
129 Effingham County 9.26
130 Fayette County 9.15
131 Lee County 9.06
132 Douglas County 8.92
133 Henry County 8.83
134 Bulloch County 8.76
135 Camden County 8.47
135 Columbia County 8.47
136 Clayton County 8.38
137 Liberty County 8.34
138 Long County 8.33
139 Oconee County 8.16
140 Cherokee County 8.13
141 DeKalb County 7.96
142 Bryan County 7.87
143 Paulding County 7.82
144 Fulton County 7.71
145 Cobb County 7.21
146 Clarke County 7.03
147 Forsyth County 6.39
148 Gwinnett County 6.28
149 Chattahoochee County 3.56