Counties in Georgia by deaths (July to June)

Fulton County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 159 counties in 2023, at 7,812. Echols County had the lowest, at 29. The median was 295 and the figure for Georgia was 98,375. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7,812Fulton County
Median295159 counties
Georgia98,375History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Fulton CountyFulton County: 7,812 count7,812DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 5,363 count5,363Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 5,335 count5,335Cobb CountyCobb County: 5,036 count5,036Chatham CountyChatham County: 2,990 count2,990Richmond CountyRichmond County: 2,348 count2,348Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 2,150 count2,150Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2,053 count2,053Clayton CountyClayton County: 2,046 count2,046Henry CountyHenry County: 1,985 count1,985Bibb CountyBibb County: 1,945 count1,945Hall CountyHall County: 1,870 count1,870Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 1,591 count1,591Houston CountyHouston County: 1,524 count1,524Carroll CountyCarroll County: 1,337 count1,337Coweta CountyCoweta County: 1,313 count1,313Paulding CountyPaulding County: 1,261 count1,261Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1,254 count1,254Columbia CountyColumbia County: 1,218 count1,218Douglas CountyDouglas County: 1,158 count1,158Bartow CountyBartow County: 1,115 count1,115Newton CountyNewton County: 1,107 count1,107Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 1,082 count1,082Walton CountyWalton County: 1,074 count1,074Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 1,067 count1,067Fayette CountyFayette County: 1,057 count1,057Glynn CountyGlynn County: 1,050 count1,050Whitfield CountyWhitfield County: 993 count993Clarke CountyClarke County: 933 count933Walker CountyWalker County: 914 count914Spalding CountySpalding County: 876 count876Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 828 count828Troup CountyTroup County: 817 count817Barrow CountyBarrow County: 803 count803Catoosa CountyCatoosa County: 774 count774Jackson CountyJackson County: 763 count763Gordon CountyGordon County: 698 count698Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 667 count667Laurens CountyLaurens County: 622 count622Thomas CountyThomas County: 605 count605
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
Change on 2022
1Fulton County Estimated7,812-6.7%
2DeKalb County Estimated5,363-7.7%
3Gwinnett County Estimated5,335-7.3%
4Cobb County Estimated5,036-11.7%
5Chatham County Estimated2,990-8.2%
6Richmond County Estimated2,348-9.5%
7Muscogee County Estimated2,150-12.6%
8Cherokee County Estimated2,053-9.8%
9Clayton County Estimated2,046-19.7%
10Henry County Estimated1,985-10.6%
11Bibb County Estimated1,945-15%
12Hall County Estimated1,870-5.4%
13Forsyth County Estimated1,591-4%
14Houston County Estimated1,524-8.6%
15Carroll County Estimated1,337-11.6%
16Coweta County Estimated1,313-14%
17Paulding County Estimated1,261-7.3%
18Floyd County Estimated1,254-13.8%
19Columbia County Estimated1,218-8.2%
20Douglas County Estimated1,158-8.5%
21Bartow County Estimated1,115-14.2%
22Newton County Estimated1,107-6.8%
23Lowndes County Estimated1,082-16.6%
24Walton County Estimated1,074-9.7%
25Dougherty County Estimated1,067-11.5%
26Fayette County Estimated1,057-13.1%
27Glynn County Estimated1,050-11.2%
28Whitfield County Estimated993-12.8%
29Clarke County Estimated933-3.8%
30Walker County Estimated914-12.5%
31Spalding County Estimated876-19.9%
32Rockdale County Estimated828-12.6%
33Troup County Estimated817-11.7%
34Barrow County Estimated803-8.4%
35Catoosa County Estimated774-11.5%
36Jackson County Estimated763-12.8%
37Gordon County Estimated698-10.1%
38Bulloch County Estimated667-13.5%
39Laurens County Estimated622-22.1%
40Thomas County Estimated605-10.2%
41Effingham County Estimated591-13.2%
42Polk County Estimated572-10.6%
43Colquitt County Estimated562-10.9%
44Habersham County Estimated560-9.7%
45Ware County Estimated526-16.8%
46Baldwin County Estimated516-11.5%
47Liberty County Estimated506-9.3%
48Camden County Estimated490-6%
49Murray County Estimated487-10.3%
50Tift County Estimated460-16.8%
51Wayne County Estimated459-4.8%
52Fannin County Estimated447-10.4%
53Pickens County Estimated445-15.4%
54Coffee County Estimated440-22%
55Upson County Estimated435-14.5%
56Gilmer County Estimated425-13.4%
57Stephens County Estimated420-14.5%
58Haralson County Estimated419-10.7%
59Chattooga County Estimated410-7.4%
60Peach County Estimated384-9.6%
60Union County Estimated384-15.2%
62Lumpkin County Estimated377-6.2%
63Bryan County Estimated374-0.3%
63White County Estimated374-17.1%
65Sumter County Estimated373-10.1%
66Decatur County Estimated365-10.1%
66Oconee County Estimated365+1.4%
68Madison County Estimated353-16%
69Monroe County Estimated348-10.1%
70Toombs County Estimated341-19.4%
71Butts County Estimated339-9.1%
72Harris County Estimated331-0.3%
73Hart County Estimated321-27.5%
74Franklin County Estimated320-17.7%
75Putnam County Estimated318-12.9%
76Emanuel County Estimated314-21.3%
77Elbert County Estimated305-13.6%
78Dodge County Estimated298-4.2%
79Burke County Estimated296-0.3%
80Grady County Estimated295-13.5%
81Dawson County Estimated294-13%
82Mitchell County Estimated285-6.3%
83Lee County Estimated283-14.2%
84McDuffie County Estimated281-7.3%
85Jones County Estimated279-25.2%
86Crisp County Estimated276-7.4%
87Worth County Estimated273-14.2%
88Greene County Estimated270+0.4%
88Tattnall County Estimated270-16.7%
88Washington County Estimated270-3.6%
91Lamar County Estimated256-10.5%
92Meriwether County Estimated253-28.9%
93Ben Hill County Estimated252-9.7%
94Pierce County Estimated249-25.7%
95Rabun County Estimated246-10.5%
96Berrien County Estimated245-10.3%
96Jefferson County Estimated245-10.9%
98Morgan County Estimated238-12.2%
99Pike County Estimated237-18.6%
100Brooks County Estimated225-5.5%
101Towns County Estimated217-16.5%
102Dade County Estimated212-5.4%
103Banks County Estimated211-19.8%
104Brantley County Estimated206-30.9%
104Jeff Davis County Estimated206-5.5%
106Appling County Estimated200-26.2%
107Cook County Estimated197-26.5%
108Macon County Estimated185+5.7%
109Screven County Estimated182-24.5%
110McIntosh County Estimated178-12.7%
111Crawford County Estimated174-8.9%
112Candler County Estimated171-14.1%
113Oglethorpe County Estimated169-16.7%
114Bleckley County Estimated168-18.4%
115Telfair County Estimated163-1.2%
116Wilkes County Estimated161-4.7%
117Pulaski County Estimated158+1.3%
118Twiggs County Estimated157+10.6%
119Jasper County Estimated154-29.4%
120Early County Estimated153-19.5%
121Charlton County Estimated151-16.1%
122Heard County Estimated148-15.4%
123Evans County Estimated145-1.4%
124Johnson County Estimated143+19.2%
125Terrell County Estimated140-6%
126Irwin County Estimated139-11.5%
126Wilkinson County Estimated139-16.8%
128Turner County Estimated138-0.7%
129Seminole County Estimated136-20.5%
130Bacon County Estimated132-24.6%
131Hancock County Estimated128-1.5%
132Long County Estimated127-9.9%
133Dooly County Estimated121-23.9%
134Lincoln County Estimated116+4.5%
135Jenkins County Estimated113-21.5%
135Wilcox County Estimated113-31.5%
137Marion County Estimated111-6.7%
137Montgomery County Estimated111-13.3%
139Talbot County Estimated109+18.5%
140Atkinson County Estimated103-21.4%
141Taylor County Estimated100-23.1%
142Randolph County Estimated96+2.1%
143Lanier County Estimated91-25.4%
144Miller County Estimated88-19.3%
145Warren County Estimated81-1.2%
146Clinch County Estimated78-20.4%
147Stewart County Estimated74-19.6%
148Treutlen County Estimated72-44.2%
148Wheeler County Estimated72-6.5%
150Calhoun County Estimated65-15.6%
151Schley County Estimated57+14%
152Baker County Estimated54+10.2%
153Clay County Estimated43-15.7%
154Chattahoochee County Estimated42-4.5%
155Glascock County Estimated41-26.8%
156Taliaferro County Estimated36-7.7%
157Quitman County Estimated35-32.7%
158Webster County Estimated30+7.1%
159Echols County Estimated29+3.6%

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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 7,812 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Echols County, with 29 in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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