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

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Death Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 10.68. Among all Mississippi counties, Tishomingo County had the highest death rate (15.04), followed by Attala County (15.01), and Yalobusha County (14.93).

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 2017
Tishomingo
Attala
Yalobusha
Webster
Covington
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Clarke
Grenada
Choctaw
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2017
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Tishomingo County 15.04
2 Attala County 15.01
3 Yalobusha County 14.93
4 Webster County 14.76
5 Covington County 14.61
6 Jefferson County 14.45
7 Jefferson Davis County 14.34
8 Clarke County 14.07
9 Grenada County 14.05
10 Choctaw County 14.03
11 Benton County 13.93
12 Bolivar County 13.42
13 Neshoba County 13.41
14 Newton County 13.33
15 Tippah County 13.22
16 Lawrence County 13.2
17 Wilkinson County 13.19
18 Montgomery County 13.06
19 Adams County 13.03
20 Pike County 12.98
21 Amite County 12.94
22 Greene County 12.93
23 Itawamba County 12.91
24 Holmes County 12.83
25 Clay County 12.82
26 Copiah County 12.69
27 Noxubee County 12.68
27 Sunflower County 12.68
28 Quitman County 12.63
29 Leflore County 12.62
29 Marion County 12.62
30 Alcorn County 12.57
31 Prentiss County 12.56
32 Panola County 12.47
33 Monroe County 12.43
34 George County 12.36
35 Washington County 12.33
36 Lincoln County 12.13
37 Sharkey County 12.09
38 Humphreys County 12.07
39 Jasper County 11.94
40 Winston County 11.92
41 Simpson County 11.91
42 Chickasaw County 11.83
43 Kemper County 11.72
44 Marshall County 11.54
44 Pearl River County 11.54
45 Warren County 11.44
46 Carroll County 11.43
47 Walthall County 11.42
48 Hancock County 11.37
48 Lowndes County 11.37
49 Coahoma County 11.25
50 Union County 11.17
51 Tallahatchie County 11.14
52 Lauderdale County 11.12
53 Jones County 11.1
54 Calhoun County 11.08
55 Lee County 11
55 Yazoo County 11
56 Leake County 10.57
57 Scott County 10.56
58 Franklin County 10.46
59 Claiborne County 10.44
59 Tate County 10.44
60 Pontotoc County 10.43
61 Wayne County 10.41
62 Smith County 10.37
63 Forrest County 10.27
64 Perry County 10.2
65 Stone County 9.95
66 Tunica County 9.84
67 Harrison County 9.79
68 Jackson County 9.75
69 Madison County 9.57
70 Hinds County 9.19
71 DeSoto County 7.98
72 Rankin County 7.63
73 Lamar County 7.39
74 Lafayette County 7.13
75 Oktibbeha County 6.78
76 Issaquena County 6.77