Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 8.13. Among all Georgia counties, Turner County had the highest death rate (16.79), followed by Upson County (16.6), and Jefferson County (16.06).

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 2019
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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1 Turner County 16.79
2 Upson County 16.6
3 Jefferson County 16.06
4 Stephens County 14.74
5 Ware County 14.54
6 Brooks County 14.25
6 Towns County 14.25
7 Miller County 13.97
8 Seminole County 13.94
9 Worth County 13.88
10 Ben Hill County 13.79
11 Wilkes County 13.46
12 Elbert County 13.44
13 Franklin County 13.37
13 Meriwether County 13.37
14 Early County 13.31
15 Fannin County 13.29
16 Terrell County 13.28
17 Twiggs County 13.22
17 Union County 13.22
18 Quitman County 13.18
19 Emanuel County 13.1
20 Talbot County 12.99
21 Chattooga County 12.96
22 Mitchell County 12.86
23 Taliaferro County 12.66
24 Screven County 12.61
25 Rabun County 12.6
26 Laurens County 12.59
27 Thomas County 12.57
28 Floyd County 12.41
28 Washington County 12.41
29 Gilmer County 12.4
30 Walker County 12.26
31 Decatur County 12.2
32 Polk County 12.19
33 Randolph County 12.18
34 Dade County 12.12
35 Pierce County 12.1
36 Sumter County 11.98
37 Wayne County 11.96
38 Appling County 11.86
39 Macon County 11.81
40 Cook County 11.8
41 Warren County 11.68
42 McDuffie County 11.67
43 Toombs County 11.65
44 Lamar County 11.62
45 Brantley County 11.48
46 Crawford County 11.46
47 Bibb County 11.42
48 Spalding County 11.39
49 Monroe County 11.38
50 Johnson County 11.29
51 Crisp County 11.26
52 Haralson County 11.19
53 Dougherty County 11.16
54 Grady County 11.03
55 Dodge County 10.98
56 Tift County 10.96
57 Gordon County 10.93
58 Heard County 10.92
59 Madison County 10.88
60 Putnam County 10.77
61 Pickens County 10.76
62 Peach County 10.75
63 Berrien County 10.73
64 Baldwin County 10.71
65 Hart County 10.7
66 Glynn County 10.61
67 Colquitt County 10.59
67 Greene County 10.59
68 Taylor County 10.55
68 White County 10.55
69 Troup County 10.52
70 Muscogee County 10.5
71 Hancock County 10.46
72 Richmond County 10.42
73 Irwin County 10.41
74 Butts County 10.39
75 Jones County 10.23
76 Bacon County 10.18
76 Burke County 10.18
77 Wilkinson County 10.14
78 Pike County 10.01
79 Dawson County 10
80 Candler County 9.98
81 Coffee County 9.96
82 Walton County 9.92
83 Catoosa County 9.84
84 Habersham County 9.81
85 Murray County 9.77
86 Webster County 9.71
87 Lanier County 9.7
88 Dooly County 9.59
88 Oglethorpe County 9.59
89 Bartow County 9.49
90 Jenkins County 9.47
91 Glascock County 9.45
92 Lincoln County 9.44
93 Carroll County 9.4
94 Montgomery County 9.29
95 Jasper County 9.28
96 Harris County 9.18
97 Rockdale County 9.14
98 Morgan County 9.09
99 Banks County 9.08
100 Lumpkin County 9.07
101 Jeff Davis County 9.03
102 Whitfield County 8.97
103 Tattnall County 8.93
104 McIntosh County 8.83
105 Newton County 8.82
106 Chatham County 8.74
107 Clay County 8.62
108 Evans County 8.44
109 Bleckley County 8.39
109 Lee County 8.39
110 Houston County 8.37
110 Jackson County 8.37
111 Clinch County 8.31
112 Lowndes County 8.24
113 Charlton County 8.2
114 Marion County 8.09
114 Pulaski County 8.09
115 Wilcox County 8.05
116 Fayette County 8.02
117 Effingham County 7.87
118 Hall County 7.82
119 Barrow County 7.79
120 Treutlen County 7.77
121 Coweta County 7.64
122 Atkinson County 7.46
123 Bulloch County 7.28
124 Henry County 7.27
125 Oconee County 7.24
126 Camden County 7.13
127 Telfair County 7.07
128 Douglas County 6.99
129 Bryan County 6.89
130 Stewart County 6.88
131 Baker County 6.85
132 Calhoun County 6.71
133 Columbia County 6.7
134 Cherokee County 6.62
135 Paulding County 6.6
136 Clayton County 6.52
137 DeKalb County 6.48
138 Fulton County 6.46
139 Liberty County 6.27
140 Cobb County 6.08
141 Clarke County 5.92
142 Wheeler County 5.84
143 Forsyth County 5.24
144 Schley County 5.16
145 Gwinnett County 5.09
146 Long County 4.64
147 Echols County 3.8
148 Chattahoochee County 2.6