Ranking of Georgia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Georgia was 109.48K. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of deaths (8.21K), followed by DeKalb County (6.06K), and Gwinnett County (6.04K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 8205 |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 6055 |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | 6042 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 5521 |
| 5 | Chatham County | 3063 |
| 6 | Richmond County | 2640 |
| 7 | Muscogee County | 2528 |
| 8 | Clayton County | 2520 |
| 9 | Bibb County | 2220 |
| 10 | Cherokee County | 2208 |
| 11 | Henry County | 2148 |
| 12 | Hall County | 2057 |
| 13 | Houston County | 1687 |
| 14 | Forsyth County | 1641 |
| 15 | Coweta County | 1457 |
| 16 | Floyd County | 1447 |
| 17 | Carroll County | 1400 |
| 18 | Paulding County | 1346 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 1342 |
| 20 | Douglas County | 1302 |
| 21 | Bartow County | 1281 |
| 22 | Newton County | 1271 |
| 23 | Lowndes County | 1212 |
| 24 | Walton County | 1179 |
| 25 | Dougherty County | 1147 |
| 26 | Whitfield County | 1131 |
| 27 | Glynn County | 1125 |
| 28 | Fayette County | 1098 |
| 29 | Spalding County | 1047 |
| 30 | Rockdale County | 994 |
| 31 | Walker County | 977 |
| 32 | Catoosa County | 926 |
| 33 | Troup County | 917 |
| 34 | Clarke County | 909 |
| 35 | Barrow County | 823 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 809 |
| 37 | Laurens County | 783 |
| 38 | Gordon County | 738 |
| 39 | Bulloch County | 700 |
| 40 | Thomas County | 652 |
| 41 | Colquitt County | 646 |
| 42 | Polk County | 629 |
| 43 | Ware County | 618 |
| 44 | Effingham County | 611 |
| 45 | Baldwin County | 602 |
| 46 | Tift County | 567 |
| 47 | Habersham County | 566 |
| 48 | Coffee County | 563 |
| 49 | Liberty County | 549 |
| 50 | Murray County | 541 |
| 51 | Upson County | 517 |
| 52 | Camden County | 467 |
| 52 | Haralson County | 467 |
| 53 | Gilmer County | 465 |
| 54 | Wayne County | 463 |
| 55 | Toombs County | 458 |
| 56 | Union County | 446 |
| 57 | Fannin County | 432 |
| 57 | Pickens County | 432 |
| 58 | Stephens County | 431 |
| 59 | White County | 430 |
| 60 | Lumpkin County | 423 |
| 61 | Sumter County | 420 |
| 62 | Decatur County | 415 |
| 63 | Hart County | 410 |
| 64 | Crisp County | 402 |
| 65 | Jones County | 401 |
| 66 | Meriwether County | 398 |
| 67 | Monroe County | 396 |
| 68 | Chattooga County | 390 |
| 69 | Emanuel County | 387 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 383 |
| 71 | Madison County | 380 |
| 72 | Harris County | 375 |
| 73 | Peach County | 360 |
| 74 | Bryan County | 359 |
| 75 | Grady County | 357 |
| 75 | Putnam County | 357 |
| 76 | Elbert County | 354 |
| 77 | Oconee County | 346 |
| 78 | Dodge County | 345 |
| 79 | Washington County | 341 |
| 80 | Butts County | 334 |
| 81 | Tattnall County | 326 |
| 82 | Ben Hill County | 324 |
| 83 | Pierce County | 323 |
| 84 | Jefferson County | 313 |
| 84 | McDuffie County | 313 |
| 85 | Mitchell County | 309 |
| 86 | Dawson County | 300 |
| 87 | Lee County | 299 |
| 88 | Lamar County | 293 |
| 89 | Burke County | 292 |
| 89 | Rabun County | 292 |
| 89 | Worth County | 292 |
| 90 | Berrien County | 288 |
| 91 | Greene County | 278 |
| 91 | Morgan County | 278 |
| 92 | Brantley County | 265 |
| 93 | Appling County | 264 |
| 94 | Dade County | 261 |
| 95 | Brooks County | 256 |
| 96 | Banks County | 245 |
| 97 | Candler County | 241 |
| 97 | Cook County | 241 |
| 98 | Pike County | 239 |
| 99 | Towns County | 235 |
| 100 | Screven County | 232 |
| 101 | Telfair County | 225 |
| 102 | Jasper County | 214 |
| 103 | McIntosh County | 207 |
| 104 | Jeff Davis County | 204 |
| 105 | Wilkes County | 194 |
| 106 | Crawford County | 192 |
| 107 | Dooly County | 191 |
| 108 | Oglethorpe County | 188 |
| 109 | Bleckley County | 187 |
| 110 | Early County | 186 |
| 111 | Hancock County | 182 |
| 112 | Bacon County | 180 |
| 113 | Evans County | 176 |
| 114 | Twiggs County | 174 |
| 115 | Wilkinson County | 173 |
| 116 | Charlton County | 172 |
| 117 | Johnson County | 169 |
| 118 | Macon County | 166 |
| 119 | Heard County | 163 |
| 120 | Pulaski County | 156 |
| 121 | Irwin County | 155 |
| 122 | Wilcox County | 149 |
| 123 | Seminole County | 143 |
| 124 | Montgomery County | 141 |
| 125 | Long County | 138 |
| 125 | Turner County | 138 |
| 126 | Miller County | 133 |
| 127 | Taylor County | 128 |
| 127 | Terrell County | 128 |
| 128 | Jenkins County | 127 |
| 129 | Lincoln County | 125 |
| 129 | Marion County | 125 |
| 130 | Atkinson County | 123 |
| 131 | Treutlen County | 118 |
| 132 | Clinch County | 117 |
| 133 | Randolph County | 111 |
| 134 | Lanier County | 108 |
| 134 | Warren County | 108 |
| 135 | Talbot County | 95 |
| 136 | Wheeler County | 87 |
| 137 | Stewart County | 73 |
| 138 | Calhoun County | 67 |
| 139 | Echols County | 56 |
| 140 | Glascock County | 54 |
| 141 | Schley County | 52 |
| 142 | Clay County | 40 |
| 143 | Quitman County | 39 |
| 144 | Baker County | 38 |
| 145 | Chattahoochee County | 33 |
| 146 | Webster County | 26 |
| 147 | Taliaferro County | 25 |