Counties in Georgia by deaths (July to June)
Fulton County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 159 counties in 2021, at 8,528. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 25. The median was 347 and the figure for Georgia was 109,407. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County Estimated | 8,528 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County Estimated | 6,041 |
| 3 | DeKalb County Estimated | 5,919 |
| 4 | Cobb County Estimated | 5,559 |
| 5 | Chatham County Estimated | 3,047 |
| 6 | Richmond County Estimated | 2,670 |
| 7 | Muscogee County Estimated | 2,537 |
| 8 | Clayton County Estimated | 2,434 |
| 9 | Bibb County Estimated | 2,279 |
| 10 | Henry County Estimated | 2,194 |
| 11 | Cherokee County Estimated | 2,179 |
| 12 | Hall County Estimated | 2,068 |
| 13 | Houston County Estimated | 1,663 |
| 14 | Forsyth County Estimated | 1,602 |
| 15 | Coweta County Estimated | 1,455 |
| 15 | Floyd County Estimated | 1,455 |
| 17 | Carroll County Estimated | 1,436 |
| 18 | Columbia County Estimated | 1,305 |
| 19 | Douglas County Estimated | 1,286 |
| 20 | Bartow County Estimated | 1,281 |
| 21 | Newton County Estimated | 1,274 |
| 22 | Paulding County Estimated | 1,270 |
| 23 | Lowndes County Estimated | 1,233 |
| 24 | Walton County Estimated | 1,189 |
| 25 | Dougherty County Estimated | 1,154 |
| 26 | Whitfield County Estimated | 1,128 |
| 27 | Glynn County Estimated | 1,121 |
| 28 | Fayette County Estimated | 1,094 |
| 29 | Spalding County Estimated | 1,041 |
| 30 | Rockdale County Estimated | 1,003 |
| 31 | Walker County Estimated | 971 |
| 32 | Troup County Estimated | 933 |
| 33 | Clarke County Estimated | 902 |
| 34 | Catoosa County Estimated | 854 |
| 35 | Barrow County Estimated | 822 |
| 36 | Jackson County Estimated | 818 |
| 37 | Laurens County Estimated | 791 |
| 38 | Gordon County Estimated | 752 |
| 39 | Bulloch County Estimated | 698 |
| 40 | Thomas County Estimated | 664 |
| 41 | Colquitt County Estimated | 640 |
| 42 | Polk County Estimated | 633 |
| 43 | Ware County Estimated | 616 |
| 44 | Baldwin County Estimated | 604 |
| 45 | Effingham County Estimated | 601 |
| 46 | Tift County Estimated | 577 |
| 47 | Habersham County Estimated | 573 |
| 48 | Coffee County Estimated | 565 |
| 49 | Liberty County Estimated | 549 |
| 50 | Murray County Estimated | 532 |
| 51 | Upson County Estimated | 507 |
| 52 | Wayne County Estimated | 464 |
| 53 | Haralson County Estimated | 463 |
| 54 | Camden County Estimated | 462 |
| 54 | Gilmer County Estimated | 462 |
| 56 | Toombs County Estimated | 458 |
| 57 | Union County Estimated | 437 |
| 58 | White County Estimated | 434 |
| 59 | Stephens County Estimated | 426 |
| 60 | Fannin County Estimated | 425 |
| 61 | Lumpkin County Estimated | 420 |
| 61 | Sumter County Estimated | 420 |
| 63 | Decatur County Estimated | 413 |
| 64 | Pickens County Estimated | 412 |
| 65 | Hart County Estimated | 408 |
| 66 | Crisp County Estimated | 402 |
| 67 | Meriwether County Estimated | 396 |
| 68 | Chattooga County Estimated | 392 |
| 69 | Emanuel County Estimated | 391 |
| 70 | Peach County Estimated | 387 |
| 71 | Franklin County Estimated | 382 |
| 72 | Madison County Estimated | 377 |
| 73 | Monroe County Estimated | 371 |
| 74 | Grady County Estimated | 361 |
| 75 | Bryan County Estimated | 360 |
| 76 | Putnam County Estimated | 356 |
| 77 | Jones County Estimated | 354 |
| 78 | Harris County Estimated | 353 |
| 79 | Elbert County Estimated | 350 |
| 80 | Oconee County Estimated | 347 |
| 81 | Dodge County Estimated | 345 |
| 82 | Washington County Estimated | 338 |
| 83 | Butts County Estimated | 334 |
| 84 | Tattnall County Estimated | 329 |
| 85 | Ben Hill County Estimated | 327 |
| 86 | Pierce County Estimated | 322 |
| 87 | Jefferson County Estimated | 318 |
| 88 | McDuffie County Estimated | 312 |
| 89 | Mitchell County Estimated | 309 |
| 90 | Dawson County Estimated | 301 |
| 91 | Lamar County Estimated | 294 |
| 92 | Lee County Estimated | 292 |
| 93 | Berrien County Estimated | 289 |
| 93 | Burke County Estimated | 289 |
| 95 | Worth County Estimated | 282 |
| 96 | Greene County Estimated | 281 |
| 97 | Morgan County Estimated | 277 |
| 98 | Rabun County Estimated | 275 |
| 99 | Brantley County Estimated | 265 |
| 100 | Appling County Estimated | 262 |
| 101 | Dade County Estimated | 261 |
| 102 | Cook County Estimated | 244 |
| 103 | Brooks County Estimated | 243 |
| 104 | Candler County Estimated | 242 |
| 105 | Pike County Estimated | 241 |
| 106 | Banks County Estimated | 238 |
| 107 | Towns County Estimated | 236 |
| 108 | Screven County Estimated | 233 |
| 109 | Telfair County Estimated | 229 |
| 110 | Jasper County Estimated | 210 |
| 111 | McIntosh County Estimated | 205 |
| 112 | Jeff Davis County Estimated | 204 |
| 113 | Wilkes County Estimated | 195 |
| 114 | Dooly County Estimated | 193 |
| 115 | Bleckley County Estimated | 190 |
| 116 | Early County Estimated | 189 |
| 117 | Bacon County Estimated | 182 |
| 117 | Hancock County Estimated | 182 |
| 119 | Crawford County Estimated | 178 |
| 119 | Wilkinson County Estimated | 178 |
| 121 | Evans County Estimated | 176 |
| 122 | Charlton County Estimated | 174 |
| 122 | Twiggs County Estimated | 174 |
| 124 | Oglethorpe County Estimated | 171 |
| 125 | Johnson County Estimated | 170 |
| 126 | Macon County Estimated | 167 |
| 127 | Heard County Estimated | 160 |
| 128 | Pulaski County Estimated | 159 |
| 129 | Irwin County Estimated | 157 |
| 130 | Wilcox County Estimated | 151 |
| 131 | Seminole County Estimated | 144 |
| 132 | Montgomery County Estimated | 143 |
| 133 | Turner County Estimated | 141 |
| 134 | Long County Estimated | 137 |
| 135 | Miller County Estimated | 136 |
| 136 | Jenkins County Estimated | 131 |
| 137 | Terrell County Estimated | 128 |
| 138 | Taylor County Estimated | 127 |
| 139 | Lincoln County Estimated | 126 |
| 140 | Atkinson County Estimated | 124 |
| 141 | Marion County Estimated | 122 |
| 142 | Treutlen County Estimated | 118 |
| 143 | Clinch County Estimated | 116 |
| 144 | Randolph County Estimated | 113 |
| 145 | Warren County Estimated | 109 |
| 146 | Lanier County Estimated | 107 |
| 147 | Talbot County Estimated | 94 |
| 148 | Wheeler County Estimated | 88 |
| 149 | Stewart County Estimated | 73 |
| 150 | Calhoun County Estimated | 66 |
| 151 | Echols County Estimated | 55 |
| 152 | Glascock County Estimated | 54 |
| 153 | Schley County Estimated | 52 |
| 154 | Clay County Estimated | 40 |
| 155 | Quitman County Estimated | 39 |
| 156 | Baker County Estimated | 37 |
| 157 | Chattahoochee County Estimated | 33 |
| 158 | Webster County Estimated | 26 |
| 159 | Taliaferro County Estimated | 25 |
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About this ranking
Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
Census population estimates component. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death totals.
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: deaths, 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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Questions
Which county has the highest deaths (July to June)?
Fulton County, with 8,528 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?
Taliaferro County, with 25 in 2021.
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: deaths, 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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