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Counties in Georgia by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Clinch County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 159 counties in 2021, at 20.4%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 11.9%. The median was 17.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20.4Clinch County
Lowest11.9Forsyth County
Median17.2159 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 18.4 %Atkinson County: 19.8 %Bacon County: 18.5 %Baker County: 17 %Baldwin County: 17.8 %Banks County: 16.9 %Barrow County: 16.2 %Bartow County: 16.7 %Ben Hill County: 18.2 %Berrien County: 18 %Bibb County: 17.2 %Bleckley County: 17.9 %Brantley County: 18.5 %Brooks County: 17.5 %Bryan County: 15.4 %Bulloch County: 18.9 %Burke County: 16.6 %Butts County: 17.4 %Calhoun County: 17.8 %Camden County: 16.7 %Candler County: 18.6 %Carroll County: 17.3 %Catoosa County: 15.9 %Charlton County: 17.8 %Chatham County: 15.6 %Chattahoochee County: 19.8 %Chattooga County: 18.8 %Cherokee County: 13.8 %Clarke County: 19 %Clay County: 16.4 %Clayton County: 17.3 %Clinch County: 20.4 %Cobb County: 13.5 %Coffee County: 18.6 %Colquitt County: 18.3 %Columbia County: 14.3 %Cook County: 18 %Coweta County: 14.8 %Crawford County: 16.3 %Crisp County: 17.9 %Dade County: 17.2 %Dawson County: 14.5 %Decatur County: 17.5 %DeKalb County: 14.8 %Dodge County: 17.4 %Dooly County: 16.4 %Dougherty County: 18.2 %Douglas County: 16.1 %Early County: 17.9 %Echols County: 17.7 %Effingham County: 15.7 %Elbert County: 17.6 %Emanuel County: 18.5 %Evans County: 18.4 %Fannin County: 14.9 %Fayette County: 12.6 %Floyd County: 17.3 %Forsyth County: 11.9 %Franklin County: 17.1 %Fulton County: 14 %Gilmer County: 14.8 %Glascock County: 17.2 %Glynn County: 15.2 %Gordon County: 17.4 %Grady County: 16.9 %Greene County: 13.9 %Gwinnett County: 13.9 %Habersham County: 16.5 %Hall County: 15.8 %Hancock County: 17.2 %Haralson County: 17.1 %Harris County: 13.7 %Hart County: 16.2 %Heard County: 17.5 %Henry County: 15.3 %Houston County: 15.8 %Irwin County: 17.5 %Jackson County: 15.9 %Jasper County: 16.8 %Jeff Davis County: 18.3 %Jefferson County: 17.8 %Jenkins County: 19.2 %Johnson County: 17.7 %Jones County: 16 %Lamar County: 17 %Lanier County: 19.4 %Laurens County: 17.9 %Lee County: 15.4 %Liberty County: 18 %Lincoln County: 16.3 %Long County: 18.5 %Lowndes County: 18.7 %Lumpkin County: 16.9 %McDuffie County: 17.1 %McIntosh County: 15.7 %Macon County: 18.2 %Madison County: 17.3 %Marion County: 16.8 %Meriwether County: 17.7 %Miller County: 16.5 %Mitchell County: 17.9 %Monroe County: 15.3 %Montgomery County: 17.7 %Morgan County: 14.5 %Murray County: 17.7 %Muscogee County: 17.3 %Newton County: 16.9 %Oconee County: 12.8 %Oglethorpe County: 16.2 %Paulding County: 15.9 %Peach County: 16.7 %Pickens County: 15.1 %Pierce County: 17.6 %Pike County: 15.9 %Polk County: 17.8 %Pulaski County: 17.3 %Putnam County: 15.4 %Quitman County: 16 %Rabun County: 15.3 %Randolph County: 18.8 %Richmond County: 17.8 %Rockdale County: 16 %Schley County: 16.8 %Screven County: 16.5 %Seminole County: 16.6 %Spalding County: 16.8 %Stephens County: 16.6 %Stewart County: 17.2 %Sumter County: 17.6 %Talbot County: 16.3 %Taliaferro County: 15.7 %Tattnall County: 17.8 %Taylor County: 18.2 %Telfair County: 18.1 %Terrell County: 18.5 %Thomas County: 16 %Tift County: 17.8 %Toombs County: 17.7 %Towns County: 14.3 %Treutlen County: 19.4 %Troup County: 17.4 %Turner County: 18.8 %Twiggs County: 15.6 %Union County: 14.1 %Upson County: 17.6 %Walker County: 16.9 %Walton County: 16.2 %Ware County: 17.9 %Warren County: 17.4 %Washington County: 17.5 %Wayne County: 18.2 %Webster County: 16.7 %Wheeler County: 18.1 %White County: 15.5 %Whitfield County: 17.1 %Wilcox County: 17.5 %Wilkes County: 16.6 %Wilkinson County: 17.4 %Worth County: 17.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Clinch County: 20.4 %Clinch County20.4Atkinson County: 19.8 %Atkinson County19.8Chattahoochee County: 19.8 %Chattahoochee County19.8Lanier County: 19.4 %Lanier County19.4Treutlen County: 19.4 %Treutlen County19.4Jenkins County: 19.2 %Jenkins County19.2Clarke County: 19 %Clarke County19Bulloch County: 18.9 %Bulloch County18.9Chattooga County: 18.8 %Chattooga County18.8Randolph County: 18.8 %Randolph County18.8Turner County: 18.8 %Turner County18.8Lowndes County: 18.7 %Lowndes County18.7Candler County: 18.6 %Candler County18.6Coffee County: 18.6 %Coffee County18.6Bacon County: 18.5 %Bacon County18.5Brantley County: 18.5 %Brantley County18.5Emanuel County: 18.5 %Emanuel County18.5Long County: 18.5 %Long County18.5Terrell County: 18.5 %Terrell County18.5Appling County: 18.4 %Appling County18.4Evans County: 18.4 %Evans County18.4Colquitt County: 18.3 %Colquitt County18.3Jeff Davis County: 18.3 %Jeff Davis County18.3Ben Hill County: 18.2 %Ben Hill County18.2Dougherty County: 18.2 %Dougherty County18.2Macon County: 18.2 %Macon County18.2Taylor County: 18.2 %Taylor County18.2Wayne County: 18.2 %Wayne County18.2Telfair County: 18.1 %Telfair County18.1Wheeler County: 18.1 %Wheeler County18.1Berrien County: 18 %Berrien County18Cook County: 18 %Cook County18Liberty County: 18 %Liberty County18Bleckley County: 17.9 %Bleckley County17.9Crisp County: 17.9 %Crisp County17.9Early County: 17.9 %Early County17.9Laurens County: 17.9 %Laurens County17.9Mitchell County: 17.9 %Mitchell County17.9Ware County: 17.9 %Ware County17.9Baldwin County: 17.8 %Baldwin County17.8Clinch County: 20.4 %Clinch County20.4Atkinson County: 19.8 %Atkinson County19.8Chattahoochee County: 19.8 %Chattahoochee County19.8Lanier County: 19.4 %Lanier County19.4Treutlen County: 19.4 %Treutlen County19.4Jenkins County: 19.2 %Jenkins County19.2Clarke County: 19 %Clarke County19Bulloch County: 18.9 %Bulloch County18.9Chattooga County: 18.8 %Chattooga County18.8Randolph County: 18.8 %Randolph County18.8Turner County: 18.8 %Turner County18.8Lowndes County: 18.7 %Lowndes County18.7Candler County: 18.6 %Candler County18.6Coffee County: 18.6 %Coffee County18.6Bacon County: 18.5 %Bacon County18.5Brantley County: 18.5 %Brantley County18.5Emanuel County: 18.5 %Emanuel County18.5Long County: 18.5 %Long County18.5Terrell County: 18.5 %Terrell County18.5Appling County: 18.4 %Appling County18.4Evans County: 18.4 %Evans County18.4Colquitt County: 18.3 %Colquitt County18.3Jeff Davis County: 18.3 %Jeff Davis County18.3Ben Hill County: 18.2 %Ben Hill County18.2Dougherty County: 18.2 %Dougherty County18.2Macon County: 18.2 %Macon County18.2Taylor County: 18.2 %Taylor County18.2Wayne County: 18.2 %Wayne County18.2Telfair County: 18.1 %Telfair County18.1Wheeler County: 18.1 %Wheeler County18.1Berrien County: 18 %Berrien County18Cook County: 18 %Cook County18Liberty County: 18 %Liberty County18Bleckley County: 17.9 %Bleckley County17.9Crisp County: 17.9 %Crisp County17.9Early County: 17.9 %Early County17.9Laurens County: 17.9 %Laurens County17.9Mitchell County: 17.9 %Mitchell County17.9Ware County: 17.9 %Ware County17.9Baldwin County: 17.8 %Baldwin County17.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Clinch County20.4
2Atkinson County19.8
2Chattahoochee County19.8
4Lanier County19.4
4Treutlen County19.4
6Jenkins County19.2
7Clarke County19
8Bulloch County18.9
9Chattooga County18.8
9Randolph County18.8
9Turner County18.8
12Lowndes County18.7
13Candler County18.6
13Coffee County18.6
15Bacon County18.5
15Brantley County18.5
15Emanuel County18.5
15Long County18.5
15Terrell County18.5
20Appling County18.4
20Evans County18.4
22Colquitt County18.3
22Jeff Davis County18.3
24Ben Hill County18.2
24Dougherty County18.2
24Macon County18.2
24Taylor County18.2
24Wayne County18.2
29Telfair County18.1
29Wheeler County18.1
31Berrien County18
31Cook County18
31Liberty County18
34Bleckley County17.9
34Crisp County17.9
34Early County17.9
34Laurens County17.9
34Mitchell County17.9
34Ware County17.9
40Baldwin County17.8
40Calhoun County17.8
40Charlton County17.8
40Jefferson County17.8
40Polk County17.8
40Richmond County17.8
40Tattnall County17.8
40Tift County17.8
48Echols County17.7
48Johnson County17.7
48Meriwether County17.7
48Montgomery County17.7
48Murray County17.7
48Toombs County17.7
54Elbert County17.6
54Pierce County17.6
54Sumter County17.6
54Upson County17.6
58Brooks County17.5
58Decatur County17.5
58Heard County17.5
58Irwin County17.5
58Washington County17.5
58Wilcox County17.5
64Butts County17.4
64Dodge County17.4
64Gordon County17.4
64Troup County17.4
64Warren County17.4
64Wilkinson County17.4
64Worth County17.4
71Carroll County17.3
71Clayton County17.3
71Floyd County17.3
71Madison County17.3
71Muscogee County17.3
71Pulaski County17.3
77Bibb County17.2
77Dade County17.2
77Glascock County17.2
77Hancock County17.2
77Stewart County17.2
82Franklin County17.1
82Haralson County17.1
82McDuffie County17.1
82Whitfield County17.1
86Baker County17
86Lamar County17
88Banks County16.9
88Grady County16.9
88Lumpkin County16.9
88Newton County16.9
88Walker County16.9
93Jasper County16.8
93Marion County16.8
93Schley County16.8
93Spalding County16.8
97Bartow County16.7
97Camden County16.7
97Peach County16.7
97Webster County16.7
101Burke County16.6
101Seminole County16.6
101Stephens County16.6
101Wilkes County16.6
105Habersham County16.5
105Miller County16.5
105Screven County16.5
108Clay County16.4
108Dooly County16.4
110Crawford County16.3
110Lincoln County16.3
110Talbot County16.3
113Barrow County16.2
113Hart County16.2
113Oglethorpe County16.2
113Walton County16.2
117Douglas County16.1
118Jones County16
118Quitman County16
118Rockdale County16
118Thomas County16
122Catoosa County15.9
122Jackson County15.9
122Paulding County15.9
122Pike County15.9
126Hall County15.8
126Houston County15.8
128Effingham County15.7
128McIntosh County15.7
128Taliaferro County15.7
131Chatham County15.6
131Twiggs County15.6
133White County15.5
134Bryan County15.4
134Lee County15.4
134Putnam County15.4
137Henry County15.3
137Monroe County15.3
137Rabun County15.3
140Glynn County15.2
141Pickens County15.1
142Fannin County14.9
143Coweta County14.8
143DeKalb County14.8
143Gilmer County14.8
146Dawson County14.5
146Morgan County14.5
148Columbia County14.3
148Towns County14.3
150Union County14.1
151Fulton County14
152Greene County13.9
152Gwinnett County13.9
154Cherokee County13.8
155Harris County13.7
156Cobb County13.5
157Oconee County12.8
158Fayette County12.6
159Forsyth County11.9

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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), frequent mental distress 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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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Clinch County, with 20.4% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Forsyth County, with 11.9% in 2021.

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