Counties in Georgia by death rate (July to June)

Taliaferro County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 159 counties in 2023, at 22.46 per 1,000 inhabitants. Chattahoochee County had the lowest, at 4.87 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 12.48 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Georgia was 8.95 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest22.46Taliaferro County
Median12.48159 counties
Georgia8.95History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 22.46 per 1,000 inhabitants22.46Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 20.49 per 1,000 inhabitants20.49Baker CountyBaker County: 19.63 per 1,000 inhabitants19.63Talbot CountyTalbot County: 19 per 1,000 inhabitants19Fannin CountyFannin County: 17.29 per 1,000 inhabitants17.29Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 16.82 per 1,000 inhabitants16.82Towns CountyTowns County: 16.73 per 1,000 inhabitants16.73Chattooga CountyChattooga County: 16.37 per 1,000 inhabitants16.37Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 16.01 per 1,000 inhabitants16.01Terrell CountyTerrell County: 15.97 per 1,000 inhabitants15.97Wilkinson CountyWilkinson County: 15.92 per 1,000 inhabitants15.92Stewart CountyStewart County: 15.9 per 1,000 inhabitants15.9Warren CountyWarren County: 15.77 per 1,000 inhabitants15.77Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 15.74 per 1,000 inhabitants15.74Macon CountyMacon County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 15.64 per 1,000 inhabitants15.64Randolph CountyRandolph County: 15.55 per 1,000 inhabitants15.55Turner CountyTurner County: 15.54 per 1,000 inhabitants15.54Stephens CountyStephens County: 15.53 per 1,000 inhabitants15.53Quitman CountyQuitman County: 15.5 per 1,000 inhabitants15.5Candler CountyCandler County: 15.48 per 1,000 inhabitants15.48Upson CountyUpson County: 15.44 per 1,000 inhabitants15.44Johnson CountyJohnson County: 15.41 per 1,000 inhabitants15.41Elbert CountyElbert County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Irwin CountyIrwin County: 15.24 per 1,000 inhabitants15.24Miller CountyMiller County: 15.23 per 1,000 inhabitants15.23Clay CountyClay County: 15.05 per 1,000 inhabitants15.05Dodge CountyDodge County: 15.03 per 1,000 inhabitants15.03Seminole CountySeminole County: 14.94 per 1,000 inhabitants14.94Hancock CountyHancock County: 14.89 per 1,000 inhabitants14.89Marion CountyMarion County: 14.86 per 1,000 inhabitants14.86Wayne CountyWayne County: 14.77 per 1,000 inhabitants14.77Ben Hill CountyBen Hill County: 14.73 per 1,000 inhabitants14.73Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 14.72 per 1,000 inhabitants14.72Ware CountyWare County: 14.6 per 1,000 inhabitants14.6Early CountyEarly County: 14.48 per 1,000 inhabitants14.48Union CountyUnion County: 14.34 per 1,000 inhabitants14.34Crawford CountyCrawford County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28Rabun CountyRabun County: 14.14 per 1,000 inhabitants14.14Crisp CountyCrisp County: 14.02 per 1,000 inhabitants14.02
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2022
1Taliaferro County Estimated22.46-2.13 pts
2Twiggs County Estimated20.49+2.2 pts
3Baker County Estimated19.63+2.12 pts
4Talbot County Estimated19+3.03 pts
5Fannin County Estimated17.29-2.06 pts
6Wilkes County Estimated16.82-0.89 pts
7Towns County Estimated16.73-3.41 pts
8Chattooga County Estimated16.37-1.43 pts
9Jefferson County Estimated16.01-1.83 pts
10Terrell County Estimated15.97-0.84 pts
11Wilkinson County Estimated15.92-3.17 pts
12Stewart County Estimated15.9-3.34 pts
13Warren County Estimated15.77-0.06 pts
14Pulaski County Estimated15.74-0.26 pts
15Macon County Estimated15.67+0.86 pts
16McIntosh County Estimated15.64-2.69 pts
17Randolph County Estimated15.55+0.42 pts
18Turner County Estimated15.54-0.11 pts
19Stephens County Estimated15.53-2.79 pts
20Quitman County Estimated15.5-7.7 pts
21Candler County Estimated15.48-2.65 pts
22Upson County Estimated15.44-2.81 pts
23Johnson County Estimated15.41+2.25 pts
24Elbert County Estimated15.28-2.61 pts
25Irwin County Estimated15.24-1.75 pts
26Miller County Estimated15.23-3.52 pts
27Clay County Estimated15.05-2.75 pts
28Dodge County Estimated15.03-0.67 pts
29Seminole County Estimated14.94-3.75 pts
30Hancock County Estimated14.89-0.28 pts
31Marion County Estimated14.86-1.13 pts
32Wayne County Estimated14.77-1.04 pts
33Ben Hill County Estimated14.73-1.59 pts
34Lincoln County Estimated14.72+0.52 pts
35Ware County Estimated14.6-3.14 pts
36Early County Estimated14.48-3.46 pts
37Union County Estimated14.34-3.07 pts
38Crawford County Estimated14.28-1.48 pts
39Rabun County Estimated14.14-1.82 pts
40Crisp County Estimated14.02-0.97 pts
41Telfair County Estimated13.93+0.6 pts
42Glascock County Estimated13.93-5.3 pts
43Brooks County Estimated13.85-0.78 pts
44Jeff Davis County Estimated13.79-0.85 pts
45Putnam County Estimated13.79-2.24 pts
46Emanuel County Estimated13.64-3.78 pts
47Washington County Estimated13.64-0.53 pts
48Mitchell County Estimated13.59-0.72 pts
49Bleckley County Estimated13.58-3.19 pts
50Evans County Estimated13.51-0.24 pts
51Worth County Estimated13.46-2.09 pts
52Peach County Estimated13.34-1.59 pts
53Berrien County Estimated13.28-1.72 pts
54Thomas County Estimated13.24-1.5 pts
55Greene County Estimated13.22-0.34 pts
56Haralson County Estimated13.22-1.92 pts
57Walker County Estimated13.19-2.01 pts
58Dade County Estimated13.12-0.74 pts
59Jenkins County Estimated13.06-3.43 pts
60Franklin County Estimated13.05-3.26 pts
61Gilmer County Estimated13.03-2.2 pts
62Polk County Estimated12.98-1.72 pts
63White County Estimated12.95-2.83 pts
64Screven County Estimated12.91-4.29 pts
65McDuffie County Estimated12.9-1.08 pts
66Sumter County Estimated12.88-1.45 pts
67Wilcox County Estimated12.87-5.99 pts
68Dougherty County Estimated12.87-1.72 pts
69Taylor County Estimated12.87-3.88 pts
70Lamar County Estimated12.85-2.14 pts
71Webster County Estimated12.76+0.86 pts
72Montgomery County Estimated12.75-2.06 pts
73Butts County Estimated12.64-1.45 pts
74Toombs County Estimated12.62-3.13 pts
75Schley County Estimated12.61+1.49 pts
76Spalding County Estimated12.61-3.4 pts
77Pickens County Estimated12.57-2.71 pts
78Floyd County Estimated12.56-2.13 pts
79Decatur County Estimated12.51-1.4 pts
80Heard County Estimated12.48-2.6 pts
81Laurens County Estimated12.48-3.61 pts
82Atkinson County Estimated12.44-3.36 pts
83Bibb County Estimated12.42-2.22 pts
84Pierce County Estimated12.26-4.42 pts
85Glynn County Estimated12.23-1.68 pts
86Colquitt County Estimated12.16-1.6 pts
87Burke County Estimated12.15-0.04 pts
88Meriwether County Estimated12.13-5.01 pts
89Murray County Estimated11.97-1.55 pts
90Baldwin County Estimated11.85-1.5 pts
91Bacon County Estimated11.84-3.92 pts
92Calhoun County Estimated11.83-2.1 pts
93Hart County Estimated11.81-4.87 pts
94Gordon County Estimated11.76-1.49 pts
95Pike County Estimated11.72-3 pts
96Charlton County Estimated11.69-2.32 pts
97Habersham County Estimated11.65-1.52 pts
98Monroe County Estimated11.59-1.71 pts
99Clinch County Estimated11.57-3.05 pts
100Troup County Estimated11.51-1.67 pts
101Richmond County Estimated11.38-1.21 pts
102Treutlen County Estimated11.32-8.94 pts
103Grady County Estimated11.31-1.83 pts
104Brantley County Estimated11.27-5.15 pts
105Catoosa County Estimated11.22-1.52 pts
106Cook County Estimated11.21-4.26 pts
107Morgan County Estimated11.18-1.81 pts
108Dooly County Estimated11.17-3.64 pts
109Tattnall County Estimated11.15-2.3 pts
110Madison County Estimated11.08-2.4 pts
111Tift County Estimated11.07-2.34 pts
112Oglethorpe County Estimated10.82-2.41 pts
113Appling County Estimated10.81-3.88 pts
114Lumpkin County Estimated10.78-1.12 pts
115Banks County Estimated10.72-3.11 pts
116Carroll County Estimated10.66-1.69 pts
117Muscogee County Estimated10.62-1.43 pts
118Walton County Estimated10.21-1.49 pts
119Coffee County Estimated10.15-2.92 pts
120Wheeler County Estimated10.02-0.22 pts
121Chatham County Estimated9.85-1.05 pts
122Bartow County Estimated9.79-1.83 pts
123Jones County Estimated9.72-3.41 pts
124Whitfield County Estimated9.57-1.49 pts
125Jasper County Estimated9.48-4.47 pts
126Dawson County Estimated9.47-2.03 pts
127Newton County Estimated9.3-0.89 pts
128Harris County Estimated9.06-0.17 pts
129Lowndes County Estimated9-1.88 pts
130Houston County Estimated8.93-0.97 pts
131Lanier County Estimated8.87-3.23 pts
132Jackson County Estimated8.82-1.81 pts
133Barrow County Estimated8.78-1.16 pts
134Rockdale County Estimated8.67-1.36 pts
135Hall County Estimated8.66-0.74 pts
136Fayette County Estimated8.61-1.41 pts
137Camden County Estimated8.53-0.71 pts
138Coweta County Estimated8.5-1.59 pts
139Effingham County Estimated8.41-1.62 pts
140Lee County Estimated8.39-1.49 pts
141Oconee County Estimated8.32+0.01 pts
142Bulloch County Estimated7.97-1.45 pts
143Henry County Estimated7.87-1.12 pts
144Echols County Estimated7.84+0.24 pts
145Douglas County Estimated7.8-0.83 pts
146Bryan County Estimated7.62-0.25 pts
147Columbia County Estimated7.44-0.8 pts
148Liberty County Estimated7.43-0.84 pts
149Fulton County Estimated7.24-0.59 pts
150Cherokee County Estimated7.23-0.97 pts
151Clarke County Estimated7.16-0.32 pts
152DeKalb County Estimated7-0.63 pts
153Paulding County Estimated6.98-0.75 pts
154Clayton County Estimated6.86-1.68 pts
155Long County Estimated6.69-1.27 pts
156Cobb County Estimated6.47-0.93 pts
157Forsyth County Estimated5.88-0.39 pts
158Gwinnett County Estimated5.41-0.51 pts
159Chattahoochee County Estimated4.87-0.09 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 22.46 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Chattahoochee County, with 4.87 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2023.

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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