Counties in Georgia by death rate (July to June)

Taliaferro County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 159 counties in 2022, at 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 4.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 14.59 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Georgia was 10.18 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median14.59159 counties
Georgia10.18History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitants24.6Quitman CountyQuitman County: 23.2 per 1,000 inhabitants23.2Treutlen CountyTreutlen County: 20.25 per 1,000 inhabitants20.25Towns CountyTowns County: 20.15 per 1,000 inhabitants20.15Fannin CountyFannin County: 19.35 per 1,000 inhabitants19.35Stewart CountyStewart County: 19.25 per 1,000 inhabitants19.25Glascock CountyGlascock County: 19.23 per 1,000 inhabitants19.23Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 19.09 per 1,000 inhabitants19.09Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 18.86 per 1,000 inhabitants18.86Miller CountyMiller County: 18.75 per 1,000 inhabitants18.75Seminole CountySeminole County: 18.69 per 1,000 inhabitants18.69McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 18.33 per 1,000 inhabitants18.33Stephens CountyStephens County: 18.32 per 1,000 inhabitants18.32Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 18.3 per 1,000 inhabitants18.3Upson CountyUpson County: 18.25 per 1,000 inhabitants18.25Candler CountyCandler County: 18.13 per 1,000 inhabitants18.13Early CountyEarly County: 17.93 per 1,000 inhabitants17.93Elbert CountyElbert County: 17.89 per 1,000 inhabitants17.89Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.85 per 1,000 inhabitants17.85Clay CountyClay County: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants17.8Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 17.8 per 1,000 inhabitants17.8Ware CountyWare County: 17.74 per 1,000 inhabitants17.74Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants17.71Baker CountyBaker County: 17.51 per 1,000 inhabitants17.51Emanuel CountyEmanuel County: 17.42 per 1,000 inhabitants17.42Union CountyUnion County: 17.41 per 1,000 inhabitants17.41Screven CountyScreven County: 17.19 per 1,000 inhabitants17.19Meriwether CountyMeriwether County: 17.14 per 1,000 inhabitants17.14Irwin CountyIrwin County: 16.99 per 1,000 inhabitants16.99Terrell CountyTerrell County: 16.82 per 1,000 inhabitants16.82Bleckley CountyBleckley County: 16.77 per 1,000 inhabitants16.77Taylor CountyTaylor County: 16.75 per 1,000 inhabitants16.75Hart CountyHart County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Pierce CountyPierce County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Jenkins CountyJenkins County: 16.49 per 1,000 inhabitants16.49Brantley CountyBrantley County: 16.42 per 1,000 inhabitants16.42Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 16.32 per 1,000 inhabitants16.32Franklin CountyFranklin County: 16.32 per 1,000 inhabitants16.32Laurens CountyLaurens County: 16.09 per 1,000 inhabitants16.09Putnam CountyPutnam County: 16.03 per 1,000 inhabitants16.03
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2021
1Taliaferro County Estimated24.6+8.61 pts
2Quitman County Estimated23.2+5.71 pts
3Treutlen County Estimated20.25+1.78 pts
4Towns County Estimated20.15+1.59 pts
5Fannin County Estimated19.35+2.78 pts
6Stewart County Estimated19.25+4.96 pts
7Glascock County Estimated19.23+0.6 pts
8Wilkinson County Estimated19.09-1.11 pts
9Wilcox County Estimated18.86+1.64 pts
10Miller County Estimated18.75-4.21 pts
11Seminole County Estimated18.69+2.95 pts
12McIntosh County Estimated18.33-0.27 pts
13Stephens County Estimated18.32+2.44 pts
14Twiggs County Estimated18.3-3.63 pts
15Upson County Estimated18.25-0.04 pts
16Candler County Estimated18.13-3.88 pts
17Early County Estimated17.93+0.29 pts
18Elbert County Estimated17.89+0.06 pts
19Jefferson County Estimated17.85-2.56 pts
20Clay County Estimated17.8+3.77 pts
21Chattooga County Estimated17.8+2.05 pts
22Ware County Estimated17.74+0.59 pts
23Wilkes County Estimated17.71-2.76 pts
24Baker County Estimated17.51+4.45 pts
25Emanuel County Estimated17.42+0.33 pts
26Union County Estimated17.41+0.08 pts
27Screven County Estimated17.19+0.63 pts
28Meriwether County Estimated17.14-2.03 pts
29Irwin County Estimated16.99+0.46 pts
30Terrell County Estimated16.82+2.65 pts
31Bleckley County Estimated16.77+1.45 pts
32Taylor County Estimated16.75+0.45 pts
33Hart County Estimated16.68+1.04 pts
34Pierce County Estimated16.68+0.47 pts
35Jenkins County Estimated16.49+1.47 pts
36Brantley County Estimated16.42+1.77 pts
37Ben Hill County Estimated16.32-2.75 pts
38Franklin County Estimated16.32+0.06 pts
39Laurens County Estimated16.09+0.12 pts
40Putnam County Estimated16.03+0.13 pts
41Spalding County Estimated16.01+0.6 pts
42Marion County Estimated15.99-0.32 pts
43Pulaski County Estimated15.99-0.37 pts
44Talbot County Estimated15.97-0.4 pts
45Rabun County Estimated15.96-0.18 pts
46Warren County Estimated15.83-5.1 pts
47Wayne County Estimated15.81+0.44 pts
48Atkinson County Estimated15.81+0.92 pts
49White County Estimated15.78+0.41 pts
50Bacon County Estimated15.76-0.66 pts
51Crawford County Estimated15.76+1.05 pts
52Toombs County Estimated15.75-1.24 pts
53Dodge County Estimated15.7-1.68 pts
54Turner County Estimated15.65-0.09 pts
55Worth County Estimated15.55+1.88 pts
56Cook County Estimated15.47+1.32 pts
57Pickens County Estimated15.28+3.05 pts
58Gilmer County Estimated15.23+0.68 pts
59Walker County Estimated15.21+0.95 pts
60Hancock County Estimated15.17-5.75 pts
61Haralson County Estimated15.14-0.12 pts
62Randolph County Estimated15.13-2.76 pts
63Heard County Estimated15.08+1.14 pts
64Berrien County Estimated15-0.93 pts
65Crisp County Estimated14.99-5.07 pts
66Lamar County Estimated14.99-0.8 pts
67Peach County Estimated14.94+1.21 pts
68Macon County Estimated14.82+0.83 pts
69Montgomery County Estimated14.81-1.81 pts
70Dooly County Estimated14.81-2.71 pts
71Thomas County Estimated14.74+0.25 pts
72Pike County Estimated14.72+2.21 pts
73Floyd County Estimated14.7-0.07 pts
74Polk County Estimated14.7+0.02 pts
75Appling County Estimated14.69+0.45 pts
76Bibb County Estimated14.64+0.09 pts
77Jeff Davis County Estimated14.64+0.89 pts
78Brooks County Estimated14.63-0.31 pts
79Clinch County Estimated14.62-2.64 pts
80Dougherty County Estimated14.59+0.81 pts
81Sumter County Estimated14.34-0.02 pts
82Mitchell County Estimated14.3-0.07 pts
83Lincoln County Estimated14.21-2.1 pts
84Washington County Estimated14.17-2.86 pts
85Butts County Estimated14.09+1.18 pts
86Charlton County Estimated14.02+0.3 pts
87McDuffie County Estimated13.98-0.45 pts
88Jasper County Estimated13.95-0.08 pts
89Calhoun County Estimated13.92+2.07 pts
90Decatur County Estimated13.91-0.17 pts
91Glynn County Estimated13.91+0.67 pts
92Dade County Estimated13.87-2.23 pts
93Banks County Estimated13.83+0.88 pts
94Colquitt County Estimated13.76-0.2 pts
95Evans County Estimated13.74-2.63 pts
96Greene County Estimated13.56-1 pts
97Murray County Estimated13.52+0.21 pts
98Madison County Estimated13.48+1.15 pts
99Tattnall County Estimated13.44-0.13 pts
100Tift County Estimated13.41-0.58 pts
101Baldwin County Estimated13.35-0.46 pts
102Telfair County Estimated13.33-5.16 pts
103Monroe County Estimated13.3+0.24 pts
104Gordon County Estimated13.25+0.28 pts
105Oglethorpe County Estimated13.23+1.85 pts
106Troup County Estimated13.18-0.23 pts
107Habersham County Estimated13.17+0.82 pts
108Johnson County Estimated13.16-5.55 pts
109Grady County Estimated13.15-0.72 pts
110Jones County Estimated13.13+0.65 pts
111Coffee County Estimated13.07-0.06 pts
112Morgan County Estimated12.99-0.56 pts
113Catoosa County Estimated12.73+0.23 pts
114Richmond County Estimated12.58-0.37 pts
115Carroll County Estimated12.35+0.4 pts
116Burke County Estimated12.19+0.39 pts
117Lanier County Estimated12.1+1.37 pts
118Muscogee County Estimated12.06-0.25 pts
119Webster County Estimated11.9+0.87 pts
120Lumpkin County Estimated11.9-0.73 pts
121Walton County Estimated11.71-0.36 pts
122Bartow County Estimated11.62-0.02 pts
123Dawson County Estimated11.5+0.67 pts
124Schley County Estimated11.12-0.41 pts
125Whitfield County Estimated11.06+0.08 pts
126Chatham County Estimated10.9+0.59 pts
127Lowndes County Estimated10.89+0.5 pts
128Jackson County Estimated10.63+0.23 pts
129Wheeler County Estimated10.23-1.35 pts
130Newton County Estimated10.19-0.97 pts
131Coweta County Estimated10.08+0.27 pts
132Effingham County Estimated10.03+0.92 pts
133Rockdale County Estimated10.03-0.67 pts
134Fayette County Estimated10.02+0.92 pts
135Barrow County Estimated9.94+0.32 pts
136Houston County Estimated9.9-0.14 pts
137Lee County Estimated9.88+1.08 pts
138Bulloch County Estimated9.42+0.73 pts
139Hall County Estimated9.41-0.67 pts
140Camden County Estimated9.23+0.89 pts
141Harris County Estimated9.23-0.78 pts
142Henry County Estimated8.99-0.02 pts
143Douglas County Estimated8.63-0.22 pts
144Clayton County Estimated8.54+0.4 pts
145Oconee County Estimated8.31+0.15 pts
146Liberty County Estimated8.27-0.04 pts
147Columbia County Estimated8.24-0.01 pts
148Cherokee County Estimated8.19+0.16 pts
149Long County Estimated7.96-0.26 pts
150Bryan County Estimated7.87+0.04 pts
151Fulton County Estimated7.82-0.17 pts
152Paulding County Estimated7.73+0.33 pts
153DeKalb County Estimated7.62-0.14 pts
154Echols County Estimated7.6-7.26 pts
155Clarke County Estimated7.48+0.48 pts
156Cobb County Estimated7.4+0.15 pts
157Forsyth County Estimated6.27+0.03 pts
158Gwinnett County Estimated5.92-0.36 pts
159Chattahoochee County Estimated4.96+1.39 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Taliaferro County, with 24.6 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Chattahoochee County, with 4.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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