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

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Death Rate per 1K for Georgia was 10.16. Among all Georgia counties, Taliaferro County had the highest death rate (24.63), followed by Quitman County (23.15), and Treutlen County (20.29).

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 2022
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Taliaferro County 24.63
2 Quitman County 23.15
3 Treutlen County 20.29
4 Towns County 19.98
5 Stewart County 19.27
6 Fannin County 19.22
7 Glascock County 18.91
8 Wilcox County 18.87
9 Miller County 18.73
10 Seminole County 18.69
11 Wilkinson County 18.65
12 McIntosh County 18.34
13 Stephens County 18.25
13 Upson County 18.25
14 Twiggs County 18.24
15 Candler County 18.13
16 Early County 17.92
17 Union County 17.81
18 Clay County 17.8
19 Jefferson County 17.73
20 Chattooga County 17.72
21 Ware County 17.71
22 Elbert County 17.7
23 Wilkes County 17.51
24 Baker County 17.44
25 Emanuel County 17.36
26 Hart County 17.33
27 Meriwether County 17.25
28 Screven County 17.19
29 Irwin County 16.98
30 Terrell County 16.94
31 Crawford County 16.93
32 Taylor County 16.73
33 Pierce County 16.64
34 Bleckley County 16.62
35 Jenkins County 16.52
36 Brantley County 16.41
37 Ben Hill County 16.32
38 Franklin County 16.2
39 Putnam County 16.16
40 Laurens County 16.02
41 Spalding County 15.99
41 Warren County 15.99
42 Marion County 15.98
42 Talbot County 15.98
43 Rabun County 15.93
44 Worth County 15.91
45 Pulaski County 15.88
46 Atkinson County 15.79
47 Wayne County 15.77
48 Bacon County 15.73
49 White County 15.7
50 Dodge County 15.69
51 Toombs County 15.67
52 Turner County 15.65
53 Pickens County 15.57
54 Cook County 15.46
55 Heard County 15.4
56 Gilmer County 15.28
57 Hancock County 15.18
58 Randolph County 15.14
59 Haralson County 15.08
60 Walker County 15.06
61 Brooks County 14.98
62 Crisp County 14.94
63 Berrien County 14.91
64 Lamar County 14.87
65 Appling County 14.85
66 Macon County 14.81
67 Montgomery County 14.8
68 Dooly County 14.78
69 Polk County 14.71
70 Clinch County 14.64
70 Floyd County 14.64
70 Jeff Davis County 14.64
71 Pike County 14.59
72 Thomas County 14.56
73 Dougherty County 14.48
73 Jones County 14.48
74 Bibb County 14.36
75 Sumter County 14.24
76 Lincoln County 14.21
76 Mitchell County 14.21
76 Washington County 14.21
77 Charlton County 14.06
78 Banks County 14.05
79 Peach County 14.03
80 Oglethorpe County 14
81 Decatur County 13.97
82 Butts County 13.95
83 Glynn County 13.93
83 McDuffie County 13.93
84 Jasper County 13.88
85 Calhoun County 13.8
86 Dade County 13.79
87 Evans County 13.76
88 Murray County 13.73
89 Monroe County 13.71
90 Colquitt County 13.69
91 Greene County 13.56
92 Madison County 13.54
93 Tattnall County 13.39
94 Baldwin County 13.37
95 Telfair County 13.34
96 Grady County 13.25
96 Johnson County 13.25
97 Tift County 13.24
98 Catoosa County 13.21
99 Gordon County 13.08
100 Troup County 13.06
101 Habersham County 12.96
102 Coffee County 12.95
102 Morgan County 12.95
103 Lanier County 12.54
104 Richmond County 12.43
105 Burke County 12.34
106 Muscogee County 12
107 Carroll County 11.92
108 Webster County 11.88
109 Lumpkin County 11.83
110 Bartow County 11.68
111 Walton County 11.58
112 Dawson County 11.35
113 Schley County 11.12
114 Whitfield County 10.98
115 Chatham County 10.86
116 Lowndes County 10.69
117 Jackson County 10.38
118 Wheeler County 10.23
119 Effingham County 10.2
120 Newton County 10.18
121 Coweta County 10.08
122 Houston County 10.04
123 Lee County 10.01
124 Fayette County 9.92
125 Rockdale County 9.91
126 Barrow County 9.89
127 Harris County 9.68
128 Echols County 9.47
129 Bulloch County 9.46
130 Hall County 9.39
131 Camden County 9.2
132 Henry County 8.9
133 Clayton County 8.87
134 Douglas County 8.63
135 Columbia County 8.37
136 Cherokee County 8.27
137 Liberty County 8.23
138 Long County 8.22
139 Oconee County 8.21
140 Paulding County 8.13
141 DeKalb County 7.86
142 Bryan County 7.79
143 Fulton County 7.47
144 Clarke County 7.39
145 Cobb County 7.29
146 Forsyth County 6.46
147 Gwinnett County 5.96
148 Chattahoochee County 4.94