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

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Death Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 9.75. Among all Mississippi counties, Montgomery County had the highest death rate (15.35), followed by Tishomingo County (15.29), and Quitman County (13.76).

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

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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Montgomery County 15.35
2 Tishomingo County 15.29
3 Quitman County 13.76
4 Covington County 13.51
5 Franklin County 13.48
6 Grenada County 13.37
7 Jefferson Davis County 13.21
8 Attala County 13.13
9 Calhoun County 13.12
10 Jasper County 12.93
11 Marion County 12.75
12 Yalobusha County 12.61
13 Bolivar County 12.54
14 Leflore County 12.44
15 Webster County 12.42
16 Adams County 12.35
17 Pike County 12.15
18 Clarke County 12.04
19 Alcorn County 12.02
19 Washington County 12.02
20 Sharkey County 12
21 Lawrence County 11.95
22 Tippah County 11.88
23 Winston County 11.68
24 Stone County 11.52
25 Marshall County 11.4
26 Lincoln County 11.33
27 Clay County 11.29
27 Panola County 11.29
28 Monroe County 11.09
29 Coahoma County 11.03
30 Neshoba County 10.99
31 Wayne County 10.86
32 Amite County 10.81
33 Copiah County 10.8
34 Simpson County 10.76
35 Newton County 10.72
36 Walthall County 10.71
37 Carroll County 10.65
38 Tallahatchie County 10.54
38 Union County 10.54
39 Pearl River County 10.39
40 Sunflower County 10.33
41 Lauderdale County 10.28
42 Itawamba County 10.18
43 Holmes County 10.11
43 Madison County 10.11
44 Smith County 10.1
45 Wilkinson County 10.08
46 Benton County 10.02
47 George County 10.01
48 Lee County 9.99
49 Kemper County 9.96
50 Leake County 9.95
51 Jones County 9.91
52 Noxubee County 9.62
53 Warren County 9.57
54 Claiborne County 9.41
55 Yazoo County 9.4
56 Lowndes County 9.38
57 Forrest County 9.26
57 Prentiss County 9.26
58 Scott County 9.23
58 Tunica County 9.23
59 Harrison County 9.08
60 Jackson County 9.01
61 Perry County 8.86
62 Choctaw County 8.77
62 Jefferson County 8.77
63 Chickasaw County 8.74
64 Hancock County 8.68
65 Greene County 8.66
66 Humphreys County 8.53
67 Tate County 8.45
68 Pontotoc County 8.35
69 Hinds County 8.06
70 Lafayette County 7.82
71 Rankin County 7.4
72 Issaquena County 7.19
73 DeSoto County 7.11
74 Lamar County 6.94
75 Oktibbeha County 5.92