Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 10.99. Among all Mississippi counties, Sharkey County had the highest death rate (19.86), followed by Wilkinson County (16.68), and Webster County (15.91).

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

You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.

See this for other years:
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Sharkey
19.86
Wilkinson
16.68
Webster
15.91
Tishomingo
15.18
Grenada
15.02
Jefferson Davis
14.95
Choctaw
14.93
Humphreys
14.75
Clarke
14.73
Montgomery
14.71
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Rank
County
Death Rate
1 Sharkey County 19.86
2 Wilkinson County 16.68
3 Webster County 15.91
4 Tishomingo County 15.18
5 Grenada County 15.02
6 Jefferson Davis County 14.95
7 Choctaw County 14.93
8 Humphreys County 14.75
9 Clarke County 14.73
10 Montgomery County 14.71
11 Lawrence County 14.6
12 Walthall County 14.52
13 Winston County 14.51
14 Covington County 14.39
15 Pike County 14.32
16 Yalobusha County 14.1
17 Adams County 14.05
18 Franklin County 13.93
19 Benton County 13.82
20 Attala County 13.8
21 Coahoma County 13.77
22 Prentiss County 13.48
23 Washington County 13.45
24 Neshoba County 13.41
25 Quitman County 13.32
Items per page:
1 – 25 of 82