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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Georgia
Among 112 Georgia counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Atkinson County, GA (171.2, 2.86 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Telfair County, GA (150.6, 2.52 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Irwin County, GA (137.5, 2.3 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 Georgia counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atkinson County | GA | 171.2 | 59.8 | 2.86x |
| 2 | Telfair County | GA | 150.6 | 59.8 | 2.52x |
| 3 | Irwin County | GA | 137.5 | 59.8 | 2.3x |
| 4 | Johnson County | GA | 130.5 | 59.8 | 2.18x |
| 5 | Greene County | GA | 112.9 | 59.8 | 1.89x |
| 6 | Screven County | GA | 110.8 | 59.8 | 1.85x |
| 7 | Dodge County | GA | 110.1 | 59.8 | 1.84x |
| 8 | Meriwether County | GA | 108.5 | 59.8 | 1.81x |
| 9 | Evans County | GA | 107.8 | 59.8 | 1.8x |
| 10 | Dougherty County | GA | 107.5 | 59.8 | 1.8x |
| 11 | McDuffie County | GA | 107.5 | 59.8 | 1.8x |
| 12 | Candler County | GA | 107.1 | 59.8 | 1.79x |
| 13 | Berrien County | GA | 102.6 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 14 | Banks County | GA | 99.6 | 59.8 | 1.67x |
| 15 | Richmond County | GA | 97.9 | 59.8 | 1.64x |
| 16 | Jefferson County | GA | 95.8 | 59.8 | 1.6x |
| 17 | Bibb County | GA | 94.2 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 18 | Heard County | GA | 94.2 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 19 | Muscogee County | GA | 91.3 | 59.8 | 1.53x |
| 20 | Pike County | GA | 90.4 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 21 | Bleckley County | GA | 90.3 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 22 | Rabun County | GA | 89.8 | 59.8 | 1.5x |
| 23 | Burke County | GA | 89.2 | 59.8 | 1.49x |
| 24 | Monroe County | GA | 88.6 | 59.8 | 1.48x |
| 25 | Ware County | GA | 88.5 | 59.8 | 1.48x |
| 26 | Liberty County | GA | 87.1 | 59.8 | 1.46x |
| 27 | Appling County | GA | 86.4 | 59.8 | 1.44x |
| 28 | Tift County | GA | 86.2 | 59.8 | 1.44x |
| 29 | Mitchell County | GA | 85.4 | 59.8 | 1.43x |
| 30 | Washington County | GA | 84.7 | 59.8 | 1.42x |
| 31 | Jeff Davis County | GA | 82.3 | 59.8 | 1.38x |
| 32 | Troup County | GA | 81.5 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 33 | Bacon County | GA | 81.2 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 34 | Coffee County | GA | 79.4 | 59.8 | 1.33x |
| 35 | Peach County | GA | 79.4 | 59.8 | 1.33x |
| 36 | Clayton County | GA | 79.3 | 59.8 | 1.33x |
| 37 | Laurens County | GA | 78.8 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 38 | Murray County | GA | 78.1 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 39 | Haralson County | GA | 77.8 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 40 | Ben Hill County | GA | 77.3 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 41 | Emanuel County | GA | 76.2 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 42 | Chatham County | GA | 74.3 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 43 | Colquitt County | GA | 74.3 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 44 | Brooks County | GA | 74 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 45 | Cook County | GA | 73.9 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 46 | Gilmer County | GA | 73.4 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 47 | Polk County | GA | 73.3 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 48 | Tattnall County | GA | 72.9 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 49 | Thomas County | GA | 72.9 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 50 | Jasper County | GA | 72.7 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 51 | Toombs County | GA | 71.2 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 52 | Pierce County | GA | 70.8 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 53 | DeKalb County | GA | 69.8 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 54 | Houston County | GA | 69.7 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 55 | Habersham County | GA | 69.1 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 56 | Lowndes County | GA | 68.9 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 57 | Baldwin County | GA | 68.2 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 58 | Sumter County | GA | 67.9 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 59 | Franklin County | GA | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 60 | Gordon County | GA | 67.7 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 61 | Wayne County | GA | 66.2 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 62 | Chattooga County | GA | 66.1 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 63 | Spalding County | GA | 65.2 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 64 | Rockdale County | GA | 64.9 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 65 | Glynn County | GA | 64.4 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 66 | Decatur County | GA | 64.1 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 67 | Crisp County | GA | 64 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 68 | Lumpkin County | GA | 63.6 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 69 | Newton County | GA | 63.4 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 70 | Hart County | GA | 63.3 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 71 | Fulton County | GA | 62.9 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 72 | Floyd County | GA | 62 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 73 | Bartow County | GA | 61.8 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 74 | Effingham County | GA | 61.7 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 75 | Madison County | GA | 61.5 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 76 | Fannin County | GA | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 77 | Stephens County | GA | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 78 | Walton County | GA | 60.6 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 79 | White County | GA | 60.2 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 80 | Walker County | GA | 60.1 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 81 | Camden County | GA | 59.3 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 82 | Henry County | GA | 58 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 83 | Jackson County | GA | 57.3 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 84 | Worth County | GA | 56.7 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 85 | Pickens County | GA | 56.4 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 86 | Coweta County | GA | 54.9 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 87 | Lamar County | GA | 54.9 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 88 | Carroll County | GA | 53.8 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 89 | Brantley County | GA | 53 | 59.8 | 0.89x |
| 90 | Dawson County | GA | 52.9 | 59.8 | 0.88x |
| 91 | Bryan County | GA | 52.3 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 92 | Douglas County | GA | 52.2 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 93 | Paulding County | GA | 51.9 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 94 | Grady County | GA | 51.7 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 95 | Whitfield County | GA | 50.7 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 96 | Long County | GA | 49.5 | 59.8 | 0.83x |
| 97 | Hall County | GA | 48 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 98 | Columbia County | GA | 47.8 | 59.8 | 0.8x |
| 99 | Butts County | GA | 47.3 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 100 | Barrow County | GA | 47.2 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 101 | Lee County | GA | 46.9 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 102 | Catoosa County | GA | 46.4 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 103 | Gwinnett County | GA | 45.6 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 104 | Cobb County | GA | 43.9 | 59.8 | 0.73x |
| 105 | Bulloch County | GA | 42.8 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 106 | Fayette County | GA | 42.5 | 59.8 | 0.71x |
| 107 | Upson County | GA | 41.1 | 59.8 | 0.69x |
| 108 | Clarke County | GA | 40.9 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 109 | Harris County | GA | 38.3 | 59.8 | 0.64x |
| 110 | Cherokee County | GA | 35.1 | 59.8 | 0.59x |
| 111 | Forsyth County | GA | 26.2 | 59.8 | 0.44x |
| 112 | Oconee County | GA | 22.8 | 59.8 | 0.38x |