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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Georgia
Among 159 Georgia counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Miller County, GA (22,798.7, 2.32 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Candler County, GA (18,173.2, 1.85 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Baker County, GA (17,336.7, 1.76 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 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
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miller County | GA | 22,798.7 | 9,824.9 | 2.32x |
| 2 | Candler County | GA | 18,173.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.85x |
| 3 | Baker County | GA | 17,336.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.76x |
| 4 | Randolph County | GA | 17,237.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.75x |
| 5 | Clay County | GA | 16,381.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.67x |
| 6 | Early County | GA | 16,355.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.66x |
| 7 | Crisp County | GA | 16,330.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.66x |
| 8 | Bacon County | GA | 16,179.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.65x |
| 9 | Terrell County | GA | 15,869.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.62x |
| 10 | Hancock County | GA | 15,831.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.61x |
| 11 | Webster County | GA | 15,714.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.6x |
| 12 | Atkinson County | GA | 15,714.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.6x |
| 13 | Dougherty County | GA | 15,701.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.6x |
| 14 | Jefferson County | GA | 15,667.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.59x |
| 15 | Wilkinson County | GA | 15,270.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.55x |
| 16 | Ware County | GA | 15,079.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 17 | Meriwether County | GA | 15,062.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 18 | Twiggs County | GA | 15,046.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 19 | Screven County | GA | 15,034.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 20 | Ben Hill County | GA | 15,004.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 21 | Laurens County | GA | 14,998.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 22 | Bibb County | GA | 14,811.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.51x |
| 23 | Decatur County | GA | 14,703.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.5x |
| 24 | Evans County | GA | 14,702.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.5x |
| 25 | Appling County | GA | 14,664.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.49x |
| 26 | Warren County | GA | 14,605.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.49x |
| 27 | Treutlen County | GA | 14,605.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.49x |
| 28 | Heard County | GA | 14,527.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 29 | Clinch County | GA | 14,490.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 30 | Chattooga County | GA | 14,488.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 31 | Brantley County | GA | 14,471.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.47x |
| 32 | Wilcox County | GA | 14,319.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 33 | Quitman County | GA | 14,262.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 34 | Spalding County | GA | 14,238.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 35 | Elbert County | GA | 14,106.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 36 | Richmond County | GA | 14,035.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.43x |
| 37 | Berrien County | GA | 14,035.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.43x |
| 38 | Dodge County | GA | 13,998.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 39 | Emanuel County | GA | 13,932.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 40 | Jeff Davis County | GA | 13,865.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.41x |
| 41 | McIntosh County | GA | 13,809.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.41x |
| 42 | Wilkes County | GA | 13,808.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.41x |
| 43 | Wayne County | GA | 13,793.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 44 | Toombs County | GA | 13,738.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 45 | Crawford County | GA | 13,687.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 46 | Polk County | GA | 13,660.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 47 | Stewart County | GA | 13,630.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 48 | Johnson County | GA | 13,597 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 49 | Peach County | GA | 13,589.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 50 | Upson County | GA | 13,550.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 51 | Telfair County | GA | 13,517.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.38x |
| 52 | McDuffie County | GA | 13,503.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 53 | Montgomery County | GA | 13,468.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 54 | Dooly County | GA | 13,389.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 55 | Seminole County | GA | 13,376.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 56 | Pierce County | GA | 13,349.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 57 | Talbot County | GA | 13,334.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 58 | Washington County | GA | 13,307.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.35x |
| 59 | Colquitt County | GA | 13,173.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 60 | Muscogee County | GA | 13,163.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 61 | Tift County | GA | 13,127 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 62 | Sumter County | GA | 13,124.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 63 | Cook County | GA | 13,070.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 64 | Stephens County | GA | 12,942.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 65 | Macon County | GA | 12,938 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 66 | Bleckley County | GA | 12,845.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 67 | Lamar County | GA | 12,813 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 68 | Coffee County | GA | 12,805.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 69 | Worth County | GA | 12,752.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 70 | Haralson County | GA | 12,726.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 71 | Turner County | GA | 12,707 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 72 | Liberty County | GA | 12,510.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 73 | Marion County | GA | 12,487.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 74 | Troup County | GA | 12,478 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 75 | Jenkins County | GA | 12,472.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 76 | Mitchell County | GA | 12,434.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 77 | Burke County | GA | 12,349 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 78 | Franklin County | GA | 12,333.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 79 | Baldwin County | GA | 12,279.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.25x |
| 80 | Fannin County | GA | 12,245.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.25x |
| 81 | Putnam County | GA | 12,212.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 82 | Butts County | GA | 12,208.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 83 | Thomas County | GA | 12,172.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 84 | Irwin County | GA | 12,087.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 85 | Murray County | GA | 12,065.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 86 | Calhoun County | GA | 11,947.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 87 | Dade County | GA | 11,895.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 88 | Rabun County | GA | 11,890.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 89 | Lincoln County | GA | 11,825.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 90 | Glynn County | GA | 11,817.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 91 | Walker County | GA | 11,808.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 92 | Glascock County | GA | 11,755.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 93 | Taylor County | GA | 11,728.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 94 | Floyd County | GA | 11,716.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 95 | Tattnall County | GA | 11,557.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.18x |
| 96 | Schley County | GA | 11,470.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 97 | Carroll County | GA | 11,392.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 98 | Grady County | GA | 11,368.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 99 | Charlton County | GA | 11,364.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.16x |
| 100 | Lowndes County | GA | 11,342 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 101 | Clayton County | GA | 11,266.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.15x |
| 102 | White County | GA | 11,237.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 103 | Hart County | GA | 11,167.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.14x |
| 104 | Gordon County | GA | 11,132.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 105 | Jasper County | GA | 11,123.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 106 | Greene County | GA | 11,079.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 107 | Pike County | GA | 11,051.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 108 | Banks County | GA | 10,880.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 109 | Gilmer County | GA | 10,784.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 110 | Monroe County | GA | 10,716.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.09x |
| 111 | Madison County | GA | 10,545 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 112 | Bartow County | GA | 10,527 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 113 | Towns County | GA | 10,501.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 114 | Brooks County | GA | 10,487.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 115 | Newton County | GA | 10,380.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.06x |
| 116 | Long County | GA | 10,346.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 117 | Pulaski County | GA | 10,269.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.05x |
| 118 | Chatham County | GA | 10,235.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 119 | Pickens County | GA | 10,079.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 120 | Chattahoochee County | GA | 9,997.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.02x |
| 121 | Lumpkin County | GA | 9,956 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 122 | Lanier County | GA | 9,926.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 123 | Habersham County | GA | 9,824 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 124 | Walton County | GA | 9,790.6 | 9,824.9 | 1x |
| 125 | Morgan County | GA | 9,731.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 126 | Whitfield County | GA | 9,692.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 127 | Houston County | GA | 9,564.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 128 | Catoosa County | GA | 9,551.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 129 | Bryan County | GA | 9,532.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 130 | Rockdale County | GA | 9,531.5 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 131 | Effingham County | GA | 9,467.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 132 | Taliaferro County | GA | 9,410.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 133 | Oglethorpe County | GA | 9,361.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 134 | Barrow County | GA | 9,299.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 135 | Bulloch County | GA | 9,168.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 136 | Henry County | GA | 9,126 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 137 | Jones County | GA | 9,118.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.93x |
| 138 | Jackson County | GA | 9,048.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.92x |
| 139 | Wheeler County | GA | 8,896.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.91x |
| 140 | Douglas County | GA | 8,875.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.9x |
| 141 | Lee County | GA | 8,772.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 142 | Camden County | GA | 8,626.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 143 | DeKalb County | GA | 8,477.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.86x |
| 144 | Coweta County | GA | 8,324 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 145 | Dawson County | GA | 8,319.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.85x |
| 146 | Union County | GA | 8,285.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.84x |
| 147 | Hall County | GA | 8,170.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.83x |
| 148 | Fulton County | GA | 8,074.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 149 | Clarke County | GA | 8,072.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.82x |
| 150 | Echols County | GA | 7,910.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.81x |
| 151 | Paulding County | GA | 7,727.8 | 9,824.9 | 0.79x |
| 152 | Harris County | GA | 7,326.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.75x |
| 153 | Columbia County | GA | 7,069.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.72x |
| 154 | Fayette County | GA | 6,478.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.66x |
| 155 | Cobb County | GA | 6,457.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.66x |
| 156 | Gwinnett County | GA | 6,208.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.63x |
| 157 | Cherokee County | GA | 5,753 | 9,824.9 | 0.59x |
| 158 | Oconee County | GA | 5,598.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.57x |
| 159 | Forsyth County | GA | 4,424.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.45x |