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Counties in Georgia by COPD in adults, local model estimate

Randolph County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2021, at 13.5%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 9.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest13.5Randolph County
Lowest4.3Forsyth County
Median9.1159 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 10.9 %Atkinson County: 11 %Bacon County: 10.1 %Baker County: 11.3 %Baldwin County: 7.6 %Banks County: 9.2 %Barrow County: 6.6 %Bartow County: 7.4 %Ben Hill County: 10.5 %Berrien County: 10.4 %Bibb County: 8 %Bleckley County: 8.3 %Brantley County: 10.5 %Brooks County: 10.7 %Bryan County: 5.3 %Bulloch County: 6.5 %Burke County: 8.5 %Butts County: 8.4 %Calhoun County: 9.6 %Camden County: 7.1 %Candler County: 11.1 %Carroll County: 7.3 %Catoosa County: 7.7 %Charlton County: 9.4 %Chatham County: 6.3 %Chattahoochee County: 4.3 %Chattooga County: 11.3 %Cherokee County: 5.8 %Clarke County: 5.7 %Clay County: 11.5 %Clayton County: 6.6 %Clinch County: 12.5 %Cobb County: 4.7 %Coffee County: 9.3 %Colquitt County: 9.8 %Columbia County: 5.4 %Cook County: 9.7 %Coweta County: 6.1 %Crawford County: 9.4 %Crisp County: 10.5 %Dade County: 8.7 %Dawson County: 7.1 %Decatur County: 9 %DeKalb County: 5.1 %Dodge County: 9.5 %Dooly County: 9.8 %Dougherty County: 8.6 %Douglas County: 6.3 %Early County: 10.2 %Echols County: 8.9 %Effingham County: 6.3 %Elbert County: 10.5 %Emanuel County: 9.9 %Evans County: 10.1 %Fannin County: 10.4 %Fayette County: 5.4 %Floyd County: 8.5 %Forsyth County: 4.3 %Franklin County: 9.1 %Fulton County: 4.6 %Gilmer County: 9.5 %Glascock County: 9.5 %Glynn County: 7.8 %Gordon County: 9.1 %Grady County: 9.4 %Greene County: 9 %Gwinnett County: 5.1 %Habersham County: 8.2 %Hall County: 7.1 %Hancock County: 11.4 %Haralson County: 8.1 %Harris County: 6.2 %Hart County: 9.7 %Heard County: 9.6 %Henry County: 5.5 %Houston County: 6 %Irwin County: 9.2 %Jackson County: 6.9 %Jasper County: 8.8 %Jeff Davis County: 10.1 %Jefferson County: 9.8 %Jenkins County: 10.8 %Johnson County: 10.8 %Jones County: 8 %Lamar County: 7.5 %Lanier County: 10.2 %Laurens County: 9.6 %Lee County: 6 %Liberty County: 5.8 %Lincoln County: 10.4 %Long County: 7.6 %Lowndes County: 6.9 %Lumpkin County: 7.3 %McDuffie County: 9.2 %McIntosh County: 10.7 %Macon County: 10.3 %Madison County: 9.5 %Marion County: 10.2 %Meriwether County: 10.5 %Miller County: 9.8 %Mitchell County: 10.2 %Monroe County: 7.5 %Montgomery County: 9.1 %Morgan County: 7 %Murray County: 9.3 %Muscogee County: 6.7 %Newton County: 6.8 %Oconee County: 5 %Oglethorpe County: 8.5 %Paulding County: 5.8 %Peach County: 7.5 %Pickens County: 8.6 %Pierce County: 9.4 %Pike County: 7.2 %Polk County: 8.9 %Pulaski County: 9.8 %Putnam County: 9.3 %Quitman County: 12.2 %Rabun County: 10.2 %Randolph County: 13.5 %Richmond County: 7.5 %Rockdale County: 6.8 %Schley County: 8.9 %Screven County: 8.9 %Seminole County: 10.2 %Spalding County: 8.6 %Stephens County: 8.8 %Stewart County: 7.5 %Sumter County: 8.5 %Talbot County: 10.8 %Taliaferro County: 10.9 %Tattnall County: 8.8 %Taylor County: 11.7 %Telfair County: 11.1 %Terrell County: 11.2 %Thomas County: 8.1 %Tift County: 8.5 %Toombs County: 9 %Towns County: 9 %Treutlen County: 11.6 %Troup County: 8 %Turner County: 11 %Twiggs County: 9.4 %Union County: 10.3 %Upson County: 9.8 %Walker County: 9 %Walton County: 7.3 %Ware County: 10 %Warren County: 11.1 %Washington County: 9.4 %Wayne County: 9.5 %Webster County: 10.8 %Wheeler County: 9.6 %White County: 8.4 %Whitfield County: 7.9 %Wilcox County: 9.9 %Wilkes County: 10.4 %Wilkinson County: 10.4 %Worth County: 9.6 %
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  • 6.8 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 9.1
  • 9.1 to 9.7
  • 9.7 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Randolph County: 13.5 %Randolph County13.5Clinch County: 12.5 %Clinch County12.5Quitman County: 12.2 %Quitman County12.2Taylor County: 11.7 %Taylor County11.7Treutlen County: 11.6 %Treutlen County11.6Clay County: 11.5 %Clay County11.5Hancock County: 11.4 %Hancock County11.4Baker County: 11.3 %Baker County11.3Chattooga County: 11.3 %Chattooga County11.3Terrell County: 11.2 %Terrell County11.2Candler County: 11.1 %Candler County11.1Telfair County: 11.1 %Telfair County11.1Warren County: 11.1 %Warren County11.1Atkinson County: 11 %Atkinson County11Turner County: 11 %Turner County11Appling County: 10.9 %Appling County10.9Taliaferro County: 10.9 %Taliaferro County10.9Jenkins County: 10.8 %Jenkins County10.8Johnson County: 10.8 %Johnson County10.8Talbot County: 10.8 %Talbot County10.8Webster County: 10.8 %Webster County10.8Brooks County: 10.7 %Brooks County10.7McIntosh County: 10.7 %McIntosh County10.7Ben Hill County: 10.5 %Ben Hill County10.5Brantley County: 10.5 %Brantley County10.5Crisp County: 10.5 %Crisp County10.5Elbert County: 10.5 %Elbert County10.5Meriwether County: 10.5 %Meriwether County10.5Berrien County: 10.4 %Berrien County10.4Fannin County: 10.4 %Fannin County10.4Lincoln County: 10.4 %Lincoln County10.4Wilkes County: 10.4 %Wilkes County10.4Wilkinson County: 10.4 %Wilkinson County10.4Macon County: 10.3 %Macon County10.3Union County: 10.3 %Union County10.3Early County: 10.2 %Early County10.2Lanier County: 10.2 %Lanier County10.2Marion County: 10.2 %Marion County10.2Mitchell County: 10.2 %Mitchell County10.2Rabun County: 10.2 %Rabun County10.2Randolph County: 13.5 %Randolph County13.5Clinch County: 12.5 %Clinch County12.5Quitman County: 12.2 %Quitman County12.2Taylor County: 11.7 %Taylor County11.7Treutlen County: 11.6 %Treutlen County11.6Clay County: 11.5 %Clay County11.5Hancock County: 11.4 %Hancock County11.4Baker County: 11.3 %Baker County11.3Chattooga County: 11.3 %Chattooga County11.3Terrell County: 11.2 %Terrell County11.2Candler County: 11.1 %Candler County11.1Telfair County: 11.1 %Telfair County11.1Warren County: 11.1 %Warren County11.1Atkinson County: 11 %Atkinson County11Turner County: 11 %Turner County11Appling County: 10.9 %Appling County10.9Taliaferro County: 10.9 %Taliaferro County10.9Jenkins County: 10.8 %Jenkins County10.8Johnson County: 10.8 %Johnson County10.8Talbot County: 10.8 %Talbot County10.8Webster County: 10.8 %Webster County10.8Brooks County: 10.7 %Brooks County10.7McIntosh County: 10.7 %McIntosh County10.7Ben Hill County: 10.5 %Ben Hill County10.5Brantley County: 10.5 %Brantley County10.5Crisp County: 10.5 %Crisp County10.5Elbert County: 10.5 %Elbert County10.5Meriwether County: 10.5 %Meriwether County10.5Berrien County: 10.4 %Berrien County10.4Fannin County: 10.4 %Fannin County10.4Lincoln County: 10.4 %Lincoln County10.4Wilkes County: 10.4 %Wilkes County10.4Wilkinson County: 10.4 %Wilkinson County10.4Macon County: 10.3 %Macon County10.3Union County: 10.3 %Union County10.3Early County: 10.2 %Early County10.2Lanier County: 10.2 %Lanier County10.2Marion County: 10.2 %Marion County10.2Mitchell County: 10.2 %Mitchell County10.2Rabun County: 10.2 %Rabun County10.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Randolph County13.5
2Clinch County12.5
3Quitman County12.2
4Taylor County11.7
5Treutlen County11.6
6Clay County11.5
7Hancock County11.4
8Baker County11.3
8Chattooga County11.3
10Terrell County11.2
11Candler County11.1
11Telfair County11.1
11Warren County11.1
14Atkinson County11
14Turner County11
16Appling County10.9
16Taliaferro County10.9
18Jenkins County10.8
18Johnson County10.8
18Talbot County10.8
18Webster County10.8
22Brooks County10.7
22McIntosh County10.7
24Ben Hill County10.5
24Brantley County10.5
24Crisp County10.5
24Elbert County10.5
24Meriwether County10.5
29Berrien County10.4
29Fannin County10.4
29Lincoln County10.4
29Wilkes County10.4
29Wilkinson County10.4
34Macon County10.3
34Union County10.3
36Early County10.2
36Lanier County10.2
36Marion County10.2
36Mitchell County10.2
36Rabun County10.2
36Seminole County10.2
42Bacon County10.1
42Evans County10.1
42Jeff Davis County10.1
45Ware County10
46Emanuel County9.9
46Wilcox County9.9
48Colquitt County9.8
48Dooly County9.8
48Jefferson County9.8
48Miller County9.8
48Pulaski County9.8
48Upson County9.8
54Cook County9.7
54Hart County9.7
56Calhoun County9.6
56Heard County9.6
56Laurens County9.6
56Wheeler County9.6
56Worth County9.6
61Dodge County9.5
61Gilmer County9.5
61Glascock County9.5
61Madison County9.5
61Wayne County9.5
66Charlton County9.4
66Crawford County9.4
66Grady County9.4
66Pierce County9.4
66Twiggs County9.4
66Washington County9.4
72Coffee County9.3
72Murray County9.3
72Putnam County9.3
75Banks County9.2
75Irwin County9.2
75McDuffie County9.2
78Franklin County9.1
78Gordon County9.1
78Montgomery County9.1
81Decatur County9
81Greene County9
81Toombs County9
81Towns County9
81Walker County9
86Echols County8.9
86Polk County8.9
86Schley County8.9
86Screven County8.9
90Jasper County8.8
90Stephens County8.8
90Tattnall County8.8
93Dade County8.7
94Dougherty County8.6
94Pickens County8.6
94Spalding County8.6
97Burke County8.5
97Floyd County8.5
97Oglethorpe County8.5
97Sumter County8.5
97Tift County8.5
102Butts County8.4
102White County8.4
104Bleckley County8.3
105Habersham County8.2
106Haralson County8.1
106Thomas County8.1
108Bibb County8
108Jones County8
108Troup County8
111Whitfield County7.9
112Glynn County7.8
113Catoosa County7.7
114Baldwin County7.6
114Long County7.6
116Lamar County7.5
116Monroe County7.5
116Peach County7.5
116Richmond County7.5
116Stewart County7.5
121Bartow County7.4
122Carroll County7.3
122Lumpkin County7.3
122Walton County7.3
125Pike County7.2
126Camden County7.1
126Dawson County7.1
126Hall County7.1
129Morgan County7
130Jackson County6.9
130Lowndes County6.9
132Newton County6.8
132Rockdale County6.8
134Muscogee County6.7
135Barrow County6.6
135Clayton County6.6
137Bulloch County6.5
138Chatham County6.3
138Douglas County6.3
138Effingham County6.3
141Harris County6.2
142Coweta County6.1
143Houston County6
143Lee County6
145Cherokee County5.8
145Liberty County5.8
145Paulding County5.8
148Clarke County5.7
149Henry County5.5
150Columbia County5.4
150Fayette County5.4
152Bryan County5.3
153DeKalb County5.1
153Gwinnett County5.1
155Oconee County5
156Cobb County4.7
157Fulton County4.6
158Chattahoochee County4.3
158Forsyth County4.3

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Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Georgia by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/georgia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Randolph County, with 13.5% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Forsyth County, with 4.3% in 2021.

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