Counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Georgia
The vaccine deployment in December 2020 signaled a turning point in the COVID-19 pandemic. By the end of May 2021, 40% of the U.S. population was fully vaccinated. But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of COVID-19 came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the U.S.
Researchers around the world have reported that Omicron is more transmissible than Delta, making breakthrough and repeat infections more likely.
The United States as of Nov. 16 reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths and 98.1 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. Currently, 68.6% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 10.1% of vaccinated people have received the most recently available bivalent booster doses.
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 infection rates in Georgia using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and vaccination data from Covid Act Now. Counties are ranked by the highest infection rate per 100,000 residents within the week leading up to Nov. 10, 2022. Cumulative cases per 100,000 served as a tiebreaker.
Keep reading to see whether your county ranks among the highest COVID-19 infection rates in your state.
#50. Jefferson County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,468 (4,066 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 762 (117 total deaths)
--- 98.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.2% (8,476 fully vaccinated)
#49. Coweta County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,250 (38,984 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 346 (514 total deaths)
--- 9.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.8% (68,063 fully vaccinated)
#48. Gwinnett County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,053 (243,917 total cases)
--- 5.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 217 (2,028 total deaths)
--- 43.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.7% (530,411 fully vaccinated)
#47. Spalding County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,670 (18,457 total cases)
--- 0.3% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 655 (437 total deaths)
--- 70.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.5% (27,694 fully vaccinated)
#46. Bartow County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,363 (33,790 total cases)
--- 13.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 433 (467 total deaths)
--- 12.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.3% (41,231 fully vaccinated)
#45. Tift County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,443 (13,186 total cases)
--- 17.6% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 578 (235 total deaths)
--- 50.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.7% (16,930 fully vaccinated)
#44. Walton County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,405 (24,977 total cases)
--- 4.3% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 489 (463 total deaths)
--- 27.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.5% (40,200 fully vaccinated)
#43. Houston County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,882 (47,173 total cases)
--- 8.3% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 334 (528 total deaths)
--- 13.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.1% (82,191 fully vaccinated)
#42. Floyd County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,371 (30,900 total cases)
--- 13.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 557 (549 total deaths)
--- 45.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.7% (43,013 fully vaccinated)
#41. Monroe County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,338 (6,712 total cases)
--- 11.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 660 (182 total deaths)
--- 71.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.1% (11,897 fully vaccinated)
#40. Habersham County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,473 (11,093 total cases)
--- 11.3% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 620 (281 total deaths)
--- 61.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.0% (18,605 fully vaccinated)
#39. Henry County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,075 (68,198 total cases)
--- 5.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 312 (731 total deaths)
--- 18.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.7% (107,136 fully vaccinated)
#38. Liberty County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,545 (15,079 total cases)
--- 11.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 262 (161 total deaths)
--- 31.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 68.6% (42,128 fully vaccinated)
#37. Fulton County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,744 (263,263 total cases)
--- 10.3% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 240 (2,558 total deaths)
--- 37.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.4% (621,044 fully vaccinated)
#36. Franklin County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,196 (5,883 total cases)
--- 8.7% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 467 (109 total deaths)
--- 21.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.0% (8,637 fully vaccinated)
#35. Newton County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,895 (28,936 total cases)
--- 6.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 430 (480 total deaths)
--- 12.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.4% (48,517 fully vaccinated)
#34. Hall County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,611 (60,538 total cases)
--- 7.3% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 438 (895 total deaths)
--- 14.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.4% (94,838 fully vaccinated)
#33. Talbot County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,146 (1,310 total cases)
--- 23.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 549 (34 total deaths)
--- 43.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.6% (3,074 fully vaccinated)
#32. Jackson County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,388 (23,636 total cases)
--- 17.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 419 (306 total deaths)
--- 9.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.3% (31,631 fully vaccinated)
#31. Hart County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,355 (5,334 total cases)
--- 26.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (110 total deaths)
--- 9.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 39.2% (10,282 fully vaccinated)
#30. Dawson County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,592 (7,987 total cases)
--- 10.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 402 (105 total deaths)
--- 4.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.8% (10,650 fully vaccinated)
#29. Forsyth County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,154 (63,881 total cases)
--- 5.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 181 (442 total deaths)
--- 52.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 54.4% (132,993 fully vaccinated)
#28. Douglas County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,204 (41,274 total cases)
--- 2.2% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 303 (444 total deaths)
--- 21.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.7% (69,841 fully vaccinated)
#27. DeKalb County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,966 (181,975 total cases)
--- 13.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 248 (1,882 total deaths)
--- 35.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.8% (446,404 fully vaccinated)
#26. Meriwether County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,897 (5,270 total cases)
--- 9.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 728 (154 total deaths)
--- 89.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.8% (9,054 fully vaccinated)
#25. Miller County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,893 (1,938 total cases)
--- 22.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 525 (30 total deaths)
--- 36.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.6% (3,182 fully vaccinated)
#24. Laurens County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,794 (15,592 total cases)
--- 18.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 677 (322 total deaths)
--- 76.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.8% (22,750 fully vaccinated)
#23. Columbia County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,464 (41,473 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 264 (414 total deaths)
--- 31.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.4% (82,174 fully vaccinated)
#22. Polk County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 31,375 (13,370 total cases)
--- 13.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 481 (205 total deaths)
--- 25.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.0% (17,032 fully vaccinated)
#21. Banks County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,897 (4,404 total cases)
--- 17.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 520 (100 total deaths)
--- 35.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 31.3% (6,015 fully vaccinated)
#20. Chatham County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,248 (75,971 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 339 (980 total deaths)
--- 11.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.1% (168,062 fully vaccinated)
#19. Upson County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 34,521 (9,086 total cases)
--- 25.1% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 957 (252 total deaths)
--- 149.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.4% (12,205 fully vaccinated)
#18. Richmond County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,642 (58,005 total cases)
--- 3.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 467 (945 total deaths)
--- 21.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (103,925 fully vaccinated)
#17. Fayette County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,257 (27,755 total cases)
--- 12.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 319 (365 total deaths)
--- 16.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 64.0% (73,263 fully vaccinated)
#16. Paulding County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,326 (44,404 total cases)
--- 4.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 273 (460 total deaths)
--- 28.9% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.4% (64,755 fully vaccinated)
#15. Emanuel County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,100 (6,590 total cases)
--- 5.5% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 724 (164 total deaths)
--- 88.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.3% (9,345 fully vaccinated)
#14. McDuffie County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,684 (5,900 total cases)
--- 0.3% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 511 (109 total deaths)
--- 33.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.0% (9,811 fully vaccinated)
#13. Seminole County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,506 (2,387 total cases)
--- 6.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 433 (35 total deaths)
--- 12.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.7% (3,779 fully vaccinated)
#12. Charlton County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,940 (3,340 total cases)
--- 9.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 485 (65 total deaths)
--- 26.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 26.0% (3,484 fully vaccinated)
#11. Turner County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 37,921 (3,028 total cases)
--- 37.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 814 (65 total deaths)
--- 112.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.2% (4,091 fully vaccinated)
#10. Warren County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,468 (1,233 total cases)
--- 14.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 628 (33 total deaths)
--- 63.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.3% (2,590 fully vaccinated)
#9. White County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,612 (7,888 total cases)
--- 7.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 565 (174 total deaths)
--- 47.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.6% (11,266 fully vaccinated)
#8. Dougherty County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,227 (23,068 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 611 (537 total deaths)
--- 59.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.7% (44,632 fully vaccinated)
#7. Fannin County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,487 (5,627 total cases)
--- 22.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 668 (175 total deaths)
--- 74.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 43.4% (11,357 fully vaccinated)
#6. Lumpkin County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,076 (8,428 total cases)
--- 9.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 405 (136 total deaths)
--- 5.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.4% (11,889 fully vaccinated)
#5. Clay County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,748 (588 total cases)
--- 24.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 247 (7 total deaths)
--- 35.7% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 69.3% (1,964 fully vaccinated)
#4. Quitman County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,401 (515 total cases)
--- 18.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 217 (5 total deaths)
--- 43.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.9% (803 fully vaccinated)
#3. Stewart County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 45,945 (3,042 total cases)
--- 66.5% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 544 (36 total deaths)
--- 41.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.4% (2,211 fully vaccinated)
#2. Union County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,838 (5,843 total cases)
--- 13.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 710 (174 total deaths)
--- 84.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.8% (11,474 fully vaccinated)
#1. Towns County, GA
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,159 (2,908 total cases)
--- 12.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 1,014 (122 total deaths)
--- 164.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.2% (6,038 fully vaccinated)