Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Mississippi was 13.84. Among all Mississippi counties, Quitman County had the highest death rate (22.46), followed by Sharkey County (22.01), and Tishomingo County (20.99).

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 2022
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Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Quitman County 22.46
2 Sharkey County 22.01
3 Tishomingo County 20.99
4 Webster County 20.59
5 Jasper County 19.5
6 Humphreys County 19.44
7 Coahoma County 19.14
8 Franklin County 18.7
9 Holmes County 18.58
10 Calhoun County 17.9
11 Jefferson Davis County 17.89
12 Amite County 17.87
13 Montgomery County 17.76
14 Perry County 17.64
15 Benton County 17.51
16 Marshall County 17.38
17 Tunica County 17.32
18 Attala County 17.25
18 Lawrence County 17.25
19 Winston County 16.99
20 Clarke County 16.85
21 Marion County 16.79
22 Covington County 16.7
23 Bolivar County 16.56
24 Washington County 16.53
25 Grenada County 16.49
25 Walthall County 16.49
26 Leflore County 16.34
27 Pearl River County 16.22
28 Adams County 16.18
28 Monroe County 16.18
29 Neshoba County 16.05
30 Tallahatchie County 16
31 Pike County 15.99
32 Carroll County 15.95
33 Smith County 15.85
33 Yalobusha County 15.85
34 Sunflower County 15.75
35 Simpson County 15.74
36 Alcorn County 15.7
37 Clay County 15.6
38 Jones County 15.53
39 Tippah County 15.47
40 Lincoln County 15.44
41 Kemper County 15.34
41 Wayne County 15.34
42 Noxubee County 15.31
43 Newton County 15.28
44 George County 15.2
45 Panola County 15.15
45 Stone County 15.15
45 Warren County 15.15
46 Claiborne County 15.06
47 Leake County 14.98
48 Jefferson County 14.93
49 Itawamba County 14.92
50 Lauderdale County 14.86
51 Prentiss County 14.76
52 Tate County 14.66
52 Wilkinson County 14.66
53 Chickasaw County 14.59
54 Pontotoc County 14.39
55 Scott County 14.36
56 Choctaw County 14.29
57 Copiah County 14.24
58 Hancock County 14.22
59 Lee County 14.04
60 Yazoo County 13.99
61 Union County 13.46
62 Harrison County 13.21
63 Forrest County 13.1
64 Lowndes County 12.97
65 Hinds County 12.75
66 Jackson County 12.36
67 DeSoto County 10.73
68 Greene County 10.58
68 Madison County 10.58
69 Issaquena County 10.17
70 Rankin County 9.99
71 Lafayette County 9.07
72 Lamar County 8.8
73 Oktibbeha County 8.3