Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 7.53. Among all Georgia counties, Wilkes County had the highest death rate (16.68), followed by Early County (16.05), and Clay County (15.68).

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

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2013
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Wilkes County 16.68
2 Early County 16.05
3 Clay County 15.68
4 Towns County 14.99
5 Warren County 14.64
6 Stephens County 14.54
7 Miller County 14.45
8 Union County 14.4
9 Fannin County 14.37
10 Upson County 14.04
11 Twiggs County 13.93
12 Jefferson County 13.74
13 Seminole County 13.66
14 Elbert County 13.57
15 Franklin County 13.19
16 Brooks County 13.11
17 Chattooga County 13.06
18 Lincoln County 12.91
19 Emanuel County 12.61
20 Rabun County 12.56
21 Taliaferro County 12.5
22 Glascock County 12.32
23 Ware County 12.28
24 Talbot County 12.27
25 Ben Hill County 12.15
26 Randolph County 12.13
27 Wilcox County 12.03
28 Treutlen County 11.88
29 Butts County 11.83
30 Wilkinson County 11.78
31 Terrell County 11.74
32 Greene County 11.68
32 Laurens County 11.68
33 Putnam County 11.51
34 Evans County 11.46
35 McDuffie County 11.45
36 Screven County 11.44
37 Crisp County 11.39
38 Meriwether County 11.38
38 Polk County 11.38
39 Johnson County 11.25
39 Taylor County 11.25
40 Jeff Davis County 11.18
41 Stewart County 11.15
42 Haralson County 11.12
43 Thomas County 11.11
44 Spalding County 11.1
45 Walker County 11.04
46 Dade County 10.97
47 Cook County 10.95
48 Bleckley County 10.93
48 Turner County 10.93
49 Berrien County 10.89
50 Irwin County 10.88
51 Bibb County 10.85
51 Colquitt County 10.85
52 Floyd County 10.84
53 Hart County 10.79
54 Toombs County 10.71
55 Pierce County 10.66
56 Calhoun County 10.63
57 Dodge County 10.57
57 Pickens County 10.57
58 Bacon County 10.48
58 Grady County 10.48
58 Morgan County 10.48
59 Habersham County 10.4
60 Gilmer County 10.38
61 Lamar County 10.35
62 Brantley County 10.33
63 Glynn County 10.29
64 Madison County 10.27
65 Candler County 10.25
66 Mitchell County 10.24
67 Appling County 10.23
68 Montgomery County 10.2
69 Wayne County 10.11
70 Jenkins County 10.05
70 Quitman County 10.05
71 Decatur County 10.03
72 Pike County 10.01
73 Troup County 9.96
74 Worth County 9.81
75 Pulaski County 9.79
76 Dougherty County 9.75
77 Sumter County 9.72
78 Clinch County 9.67
79 Hancock County 9.65
80 Monroe County 9.6
81 Atkinson County 9.57
82 Heard County 9.48
82 Macon County 9.48
83 Burke County 9.46
84 Jackson County 9.45
85 Murray County 9.43
86 Richmond County 9.37
87 Tift County 9.27
88 Jasper County 9.18
89 Lanier County 9.11
90 Coffee County 9.05
90 White County 9.05
91 Charlton County 8.92
91 Muscogee County 8.92
92 Telfair County 8.91
93 Jones County 8.89
94 Washington County 8.7
95 Carroll County 8.62
96 Walton County 8.61
97 Peach County 8.59
98 Dooly County 8.55
99 Bartow County 8.39
99 Crawford County 8.39
100 McIntosh County 8.38
101 Echols County 8.3
101 Schley County 8.3
102 Chatham County 8.19
103 Newton County 8.13
104 Dawson County 8.09
105 Catoosa County 8.07
106 Baldwin County 8.03
107 Gordon County 8.02
108 Tattnall County 7.99
109 Harris County 7.9
110 Rockdale County 7.89
111 Whitfield County 7.78
112 Lumpkin County 7.7
113 Oglethorpe County 7.61
114 Fayette County 7.59
114 Lowndes County 7.59
115 Baker County 7.45
116 Effingham County 7.36
117 Banks County 7.32
118 Bryan County 7.25
119 Barrow County 7.2
120 Hall County 7.14
121 Coweta County 7.13
122 Lee County 6.96
122 Marion County 6.96
123 Houston County 6.83
124 Wheeler County 6.81
125 Bulloch County 6.73
126 Oconee County 6.57
127 Henry County 6.46
128 Columbia County 6.38
129 Douglas County 6.2
130 Camden County 6.09
131 Fulton County 6.08
132 DeKalb County 5.96
133 Clayton County 5.76
134 Cherokee County 5.7
134 Clarke County 5.7
135 Paulding County 5.57
136 Webster County 5.52
137 Long County 5.47
138 Cobb County 5.4
139 Forsyth County 4.97
140 Liberty County 4.92
141 Gwinnett County 4.48
142 Chattahoochee County 2.77