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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Florida
Among 61 Florida counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Columbia County, FL (111.5, 1.86 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Jackson County, FL (111.5, 1.86 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Washington County, FL (107.1, 1.79 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Florida counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia County | FL | 111.5 | 59.8 | 1.86x |
| 2 | Jackson County | FL | 111.5 | 59.8 | 1.86x |
| 3 | Washington County | FL | 107.1 | 59.8 | 1.79x |
| 4 | Jefferson County | FL | 102.5 | 59.8 | 1.71x |
| 5 | Putnam County | FL | 98.7 | 59.8 | 1.65x |
| 6 | Sumter County | FL | 94 | 59.8 | 1.57x |
| 7 | Holmes County | FL | 91.2 | 59.8 | 1.53x |
| 8 | Hamilton County | FL | 90.3 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 9 | Gadsden County | FL | 88.1 | 59.8 | 1.47x |
| 10 | Hardee County | FL | 87.4 | 59.8 | 1.46x |
| 11 | DeSoto County | FL | 83 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 12 | Dixie County | FL | 81.2 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 13 | Madison County | FL | 80.7 | 59.8 | 1.35x |
| 14 | Bradford County | FL | 78.6 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 15 | Citrus County | FL | 78.4 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 16 | Union County | FL | 77.2 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 17 | Highlands County | FL | 76.2 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 18 | Taylor County | FL | 74.8 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 19 | Gilchrist County | FL | 74.6 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 20 | Marion County | FL | 74 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 21 | Duval County | FL | 73.7 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 22 | Escambia County | FL | 73.6 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 23 | Hendry County | FL | 72.8 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 24 | Bay County | FL | 72.5 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 25 | Okeechobee County | FL | 72.2 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 26 | Nassau County | FL | 68.3 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 27 | Alachua County | FL | 63.9 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 28 | Polk County | FL | 63.4 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 29 | Suwannee County | FL | 63.1 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 30 | Charlotte County | FL | 62.9 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 31 | Leon County | FL | 61.8 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 32 | Indian River County | FL | 58.7 | 59.8 | 0.98x |
| 33 | Okaloosa County | FL | 57.4 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 34 | Lee County | FL | 56.9 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 35 | Hillsborough County | FL | 56 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 36 | Lake County | FL | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 37 | Clay County | FL | 55 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 38 | Levy County | FL | 54.7 | 59.8 | 0.91x |
| 39 | Hernando County | FL | 53.9 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 40 | Baker County | FL | 53.3 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 41 | Walton County | FL | 53.3 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 42 | Orange County | FL | 53.1 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 43 | Brevard County | FL | 52.9 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 44 | Manatee County | FL | 52.8 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 45 | Flagler County | FL | 51.6 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 46 | Santa Rosa County | FL | 51.5 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 47 | Wakulla County | FL | 51.5 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 48 | St. Lucie County | FL | 50.7 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 49 | Volusia County | FL | 50 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 50 | Broward County | FL | 48.9 | 59.8 | 0.82x |
| 51 | Pinellas County | FL | 47.9 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 52 | Seminole County | FL | 47.3 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 53 | Palm Beach County | FL | 47.1 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 54 | Miami-Dade County | FL | 46.2 | 59.8 | 0.77x |
| 55 | Sarasota County | FL | 44.4 | 59.8 | 0.74x |
| 56 | Pasco County | FL | 43.7 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 57 | Martin County | FL | 43.1 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 58 | Monroe County | FL | 41.7 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 59 | Collier County | FL | 41.6 | 59.8 | 0.7x |
| 60 | Osceola County | FL | 41.3 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 61 | St. Johns County | FL | 35 | 59.8 | 0.59x |