Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 8.94. Among all Georgia counties, Taliaferro County had the highest death rate (19.99), followed by Twiggs County (19.1), and Warren County (18.49).

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 2023
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Taliaferro County 19.99
2 Twiggs County 19.1
3 Warren County 18.49
4 Jefferson County 17.49
5 Towns County 17.42
6 Glascock County 17.4
7 Fannin County 17.2
8 Wilkes County 16.83
9 Stewart County 16.72
10 Chattooga County 16.53
11 Wilkinson County 16.52
12 Terrell County 16.47
13 Irwin County 16.33
13 Quitman County 16.33
14 Elbert County 16.06
15 Baker County 15.87
16 Miller County 15.72
17 Turner County 15.65
18 Ben Hill County 15.55
19 McIntosh County 15.49
19 Randolph County 15.49
20 Candler County 15.47
21 Hancock County 15.36
22 Talbot County 15.34
23 Early County 15.33
23 Ware County 15.33
24 Stephens County 15.19
25 Johnson County 15.18
26 Upson County 15.05
27 Union County 14.95
28 Macon County 14.91
29 Webster County 14.84
30 Seminole County 14.72
31 Crawford County 14.59
31 Wilcox County 14.59
32 Taylor County 14.52
33 Dodge County 14.46
34 Putnam County 14.4
35 Pulaski County 14.25
36 Marion County 14.18
37 Hart County 14.15
38 Jenkins County 14.11
39 Franklin County 14.09
40 Jeff Davis County 14.01
40 Worth County 14.01
41 Emanuel County 13.97
42 Rabun County 13.96
42 White County 13.96
43 Meriwether County 13.86
44 Cook County 13.82
45 Pickens County 13.79
46 Telfair County 13.77
47 Treutlen County 13.7
48 Atkinson County 13.63
48 Mitchell County 13.63
49 Clay County 13.61
50 Wayne County 13.59
51 Berrien County 13.52
52 Toombs County 13.43
53 Dade County 13.37
54 Laurens County 13.35
55 Brooks County 13.32
56 Screven County 13.27
57 Montgomery County 13.2
58 Dougherty County 13.18
59 McDuffie County 13.17
60 Crisp County 13.04
61 Thomas County 13.03
62 Spalding County 13.02
63 Bacon County 13
64 Sumter County 12.97
65 Haralson County 12.94
66 Walker County 12.93
67 Gilmer County 12.9
68 Heard County 12.87
69 Dooly County 12.81
69 Peach County 12.81
70 Butts County 12.79
70 Decatur County 12.79
71 Polk County 12.74
72 Floyd County 12.71
73 Bleckley County 12.7
74 Pike County 12.69
75 Washington County 12.65
76 Monroe County 12.59
77 Greene County 12.43
78 Pierce County 12.41
79 Brantley County 12.4
80 Bibb County 12.39
81 Colquitt County 12.33
82 Glynn County 12.32
83 Lincoln County 12.18
84 Burke County 12.12
85 Tift County 12.02
86 Appling County 11.95
87 Grady County 11.92
88 Catoosa County 11.9
89 Murray County 11.73
90 Madison County 11.71
91 Habersham County 11.66
92 Lamar County 11.63
93 Gordon County 11.62
94 Banks County 11.51
95 Baldwin County 11.49
96 Evans County 11.39
97 Calhoun County 11.34
98 Jones County 11.27
98 Troup County 11.27
99 Coffee County 11.22
100 Charlton County 11.13
100 Tattnall County 11.13
101 Schley County 11.07
102 Oglethorpe County 11.05
103 Clinch County 10.97
104 Richmond County 10.95
105 Lanier County 10.94
106 Lumpkin County 10.8
107 Morgan County 10.76
108 Jasper County 10.71
109 Muscogee County 10.57
110 Carroll County 10.09
111 Walton County 10.07
112 Wheeler County 10
113 Dawson County 9.99
114 Bartow County 9.83
115 Chatham County 9.67
115 Whitfield County 9.67
116 Harris County 9.04
116 Lowndes County 9.04
117 Jackson County 8.99
118 Lee County 8.84
119 Barrow County 8.71
120 Newton County 8.7
121 Houston County 8.62
122 Fayette County 8.57
123 Rockdale County 8.49
124 Coweta County 8.44
125 Hall County 8.38
126 Effingham County 8.35
127 Camden County 8.33
128 Bulloch County 8.22
129 Oconee County 7.82
130 Douglas County 7.77
131 Henry County 7.76
132 Columbia County 7.52
133 Bryan County 7.46
134 Long County 7.3
135 Cherokee County 7.28
136 Clarke County 7.23
137 Liberty County 7.22
138 Clayton County 7.16
139 DeKalb County 7.12
140 Paulding County 7.05
141 Fulton County 6.95
142 Echols County 6.73
143 Cobb County 6.42
144 Forsyth County 5.89
145 Gwinnett County 5.22
146 Chattahoochee County 4.72