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

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 8.1. Among all Georgia counties, Quitman County had the highest death rate (19.62), followed by Towns County (16.5), and Seminole County (16.11).

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 2018
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Quitman County 19.62
2 Towns County 16.5
3 Seminole County 16.11
4 Wilkes County 15.73
5 Clay County 15.67
6 Twiggs County 15.44
7 Hancock County 15.4
8 Terrell County 14.91
9 Taliaferro County 14.9
10 Miller County 14.83
11 Jefferson County 14.81
12 Upson County 14.75
13 Early County 14.49
14 Emanuel County 14.45
15 Stephens County 14.34
16 Union County 14.31
17 Elbert County 14.26
17 Wilkinson County 14.26
18 Decatur County 14.21
19 Clinch County 14.03
20 Sumter County 13.9
21 Franklin County 13.85
22 Bacon County 13.72
23 Fannin County 13.71
24 Treutlen County 13.6
25 Chattooga County 13.59
26 Haralson County 13.51
27 Ben Hill County 13.47
28 Irwin County 13.44
29 Ware County 13.36
30 Glascock County 13.34
31 Wayne County 13.33
32 Taylor County 13.29
33 Turner County 13.28
34 Candler County 13.11
35 McDuffie County 13.1
36 Warren County 12.97
37 Lincoln County 12.92
38 Greene County 12.87
39 Mitchell County 12.86
40 Brooks County 12.78
41 Spalding County 12.72
42 Jasper County 12.61
42 Randolph County 12.61
42 Talbot County 12.61
43 Crisp County 12.55
43 Meriwether County 12.55
44 Berrien County 12.44
45 Evans County 12.32
46 Gilmer County 12.3
47 Macon County 12.27
48 Butts County 12.23
49 Worth County 12.19
50 Colquitt County 12.09
51 Hart County 12.05
52 Jeff Davis County 11.98
52 Laurens County 11.98
53 Jenkins County 11.91
54 Dade County 11.81
55 Rabun County 11.79
56 Screven County 11.75
57 Thomas County 11.71
58 Putnam County 11.65
59 Tift County 11.63
60 Wilcox County 11.62
61 Appling County 11.57
62 Lamar County 11.54
63 Floyd County 11.46
64 Toombs County 11.45
65 Stewart County 11.44
66 Walker County 11.42
67 Monroe County 11.41
68 Polk County 11.38
69 Marion County 11.29
70 Glynn County 11.26
71 Brantley County 11.25
72 Burke County 11.19
73 Bleckley County 11.09
74 Baldwin County 10.98
75 Washington County 10.95
76 Bibb County 10.84
77 Cook County 10.82
78 Grady County 10.79
79 Pickens County 10.76
80 Johnson County 10.66
81 Catoosa County 10.64
81 Oglethorpe County 10.64
82 Charlton County 10.62
82 Dougherty County 10.62
83 Montgomery County 10.56
84 Calhoun County 10.52
85 Troup County 10.51
86 Habersham County 10.5
87 Telfair County 10.44
88 Dawson County 10.42
89 Coffee County 10.36
89 Crawford County 10.36
90 Banks County 10.29
91 Morgan County 10.27
92 Wheeler County 10.22
93 Pierce County 10.21
94 Peach County 10.19
95 Dodge County 10.18
96 Muscogee County 10.16
97 Webster County 10.08
98 Heard County 10.02
99 Pike County 9.99
100 Jones County 9.95
100 Richmond County 9.95
101 Tattnall County 9.86
102 Lumpkin County 9.8
103 White County 9.78
104 Madison County 9.74
104 Walton County 9.74
105 Murray County 9.6
106 Atkinson County 9.52
107 Jackson County 9.43
108 McIntosh County 9.32
109 Gordon County 9.19
110 Carroll County 9.13
111 Bartow County 9.03
112 Pulaski County 8.98
113 Barrow County 8.69
114 Harris County 8.61
115 Lee County 8.58
116 Lanier County 8.42
117 Chatham County 8.41
118 Effingham County 8.38
119 Baker County 8.32
119 Houston County 8.32
120 Rockdale County 8.27
121 Newton County 8.2
122 Dooly County 8.17
123 Lowndes County 8.15
124 Fayette County 8.05
125 Hall County 7.83
126 Whitfield County 7.79
127 Bryan County 7.6
128 Camden County 7.42
129 Coweta County 7.35
130 Bulloch County 7
131 Douglas County 6.94
132 Oconee County 6.93
133 Schley County 6.89
134 Henry County 6.86
135 Cherokee County 6.56
135 Clayton County 6.56
136 Columbia County 6.55
137 Liberty County 6.42
138 DeKalb County 6.37
139 Paulding County 6.25
140 Clarke County 6.24
141 Fulton County 6.16
142 Cobb County 5.97
143 Echols County 5.88
144 Long County 5.16
145 Forsyth County 5.12
146 Gwinnett County 4.72
147 Chattahoochee County 3.37