These Counties Have The Highest COVID-19 Infection Rates In Georgia This July

As of today, the United States reached over 1 million COVID-19-related deaths for 89 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Currently, 66.7% of the population is fully vaccinated, and 46.9% of vaccinated people have received booster doses.

But as vaccination rates lagged over the summer, new surges of cases came, including Delta in the summer of 2021, and now the Omicron variant, which comprises the majority of cases in the country.

Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the highest COVID-19 infection rates in Georgia using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and Covid Act Now.

The counties are ranked by the highest infection rate per 100,000 residents within the week leading up to July 14. Cumulative cases per 100,000 served as a tiebreaker.

#50. Taylor County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 187 (15 new cases, +15% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,561 (2,050 total cases)
--- 0.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 673 (54 total deaths)
--- 83.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.1% (3,697 fully vaccinated)

#49. DeKalb County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 188 (1,431 new cases, -2% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,707 (164,817 total cases)
--- 14.5% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 234 (1,777 total deaths)
--- 36.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.3% (434,782 fully vaccinated)

#48. Lamar County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 189 (36 new cases, -18% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,498 (5,055 total cases)
--- 4.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 592 (113 total deaths)
--- 61.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 35.1% (6,703 fully vaccinated)

#47. Chattooga County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 190 (47 new cases, +27% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,593 (6,840 total cases)
--- 8.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 549 (136 total deaths)
--- 50.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 38.5% (9,533 fully vaccinated)

#46. Jackson County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 190 (139 new cases, +5% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,903 (21,822 total cases)
--- 17.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 400 (292 total deaths)
--- 9.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 42.7% (31,182 fully vaccinated)

#45. Fulton County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 193 (2,051 new cases, -12% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,540 (239,809 total cases)
--- 11.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 225 (2,392 total deaths)
--- 38.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 57.1% (607,937 fully vaccinated)

#44. Tift County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 194 (79 new cases, -4% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,458 (11,973 total cases)
--- 16.1% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 546 (222 total deaths)
--- 49.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.9% (16,611 fully vaccinated)

#43. Peach County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 196 (54 new cases, -11% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,051 (6,625 total cases)
--- 5.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 501 (138 total deaths)
--- 36.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.9% (12,637 fully vaccinated)

#42. Columbia County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 198 (311 new cases, +36% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,205 (37,933 total cases)
--- 4.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 251 (393 total deaths)
--- 31.4% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.1% (80,128 fully vaccinated)

#41. Paulding County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 200 (338 new cases, +12% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,921 (40,347 total cases)
--- 5.7% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 260 (438 total deaths)
--- 29.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 37.8% (63,734 fully vaccinated)

#40. Muscogee County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 203 (398 new cases, +13% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 20,459 (40,053 total cases)
--- 19.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 430 (841 total deaths)
--- 17.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.4% (88,914 fully vaccinated)

#39. Richmond County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 204 (414 new cases, +1% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,105 (52,867 total cases)
--- 2.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 445 (902 total deaths)
--- 21.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.0% (101,214 fully vaccinated)

#38. Coweta County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 207 (307 new cases, +5% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,748 (35,268 total cases)
--- 6.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 335 (497 total deaths)
--- 8.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.2% (67,074 fully vaccinated)

#37. Douglas County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 209 (306 new cases, -1% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,421 (37,202 total cases)
--- 0.2% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 280 (410 total deaths)
--- 23.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.0% (68,725 fully vaccinated)

#36. Sumter County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 210 (62 new cases, -28% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,119 (7,121 total cases)
--- 4.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 579 (171 total deaths)
--- 58.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 52.6% (15,535 fully vaccinated)

#35. White County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 211 (65 new cases, +41% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,933 (7,063 total cases)
--- 9.6% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 542 (167 total deaths)
--- 48.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 36.1% (11,107 fully vaccinated)

#34. Berrien County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 211 (41 new cases, +242% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,184 (5,079 total cases)
--- 3.2% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 433 (84 total deaths)
--- 18.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 34.0% (6,599 fully vaccinated)

#33. Liberty County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 212 (130 new cases, +97% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,213 (13,032 total cases)
--- 16.4% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 249 (153 total deaths)
--- 32.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 66.3% (40,709 fully vaccinated)

#32. Cobb County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 213 (1,621 new cases, -9% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,867 (189,028 total cases)
--- 2.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 247 (1,875 total deaths)
--- 32.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 59.0% (448,665 fully vaccinated)

#31. Camden County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 214 (117 new cases, +8% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,083 (12,072 total cases)
--- 13.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 227 (124 total deaths)
--- 38.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 56.5% (30,879 fully vaccinated)

#30. Rockdale County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 215 (195 new cases, -4% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,037 (20,031 total cases)
--- 13.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 362 (329 total deaths)
--- 1.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.3% (46,654 fully vaccinated)

#29. Bibb County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 216 (331 new cases, -1% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,896 (39,662 total cases)
--- 2.1% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 520 (797 total deaths)
--- 42.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.5% (71,289 fully vaccinated)

#28. Upson County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 217 (57 new cases, -29% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,608 (8,056 total cases)
--- 20.6% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 908 (239 total deaths)
--- 148.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.0% (12,096 fully vaccinated)

#27. Gilmer County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 220 (69 new cases, +13% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,898 (7,183 total cases)
--- 9.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 574 (180 total deaths)
--- 56.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.3% (12,954 fully vaccinated)

#26. Spalding County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 223 (149 new cases, -6% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,101 (16,743 total cases)
--- 1.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 636 (424 total deaths)
--- 73.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.0% (27,319 fully vaccinated)

#25. Henry County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 223 (522 new cases, -3% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,335 (61,772 total cases)
--- 3.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 296 (695 total deaths)
--- 19.1% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.9% (105,348 fully vaccinated)

#24. Houston County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 225 (355 new cases, +5% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,666 (42,095 total cases)
--- 5.1% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 319 (503 total deaths)
--- 12.8% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.0% (80,442 fully vaccinated)

#23. Greene County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 229 (42 new cases, +162% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,511 (4,125 total cases)
--- 11.3% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 464 (85 total deaths)
--- 26.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 55.2% (10,119 fully vaccinated)

#22. Hall County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 231 (472 new cases, +55% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,195 (55,598 total cases)
--- 7.2% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 420 (858 total deaths)
--- 14.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 45.7% (93,430 fully vaccinated)

#21. Wilkinson County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 235 (21 new cases, +17% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,234 (2,349 total cases)
--- 3.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 659 (59 total deaths)
--- 80.1% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 51.5% (4,614 fully vaccinated)

#20. Pierce County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 236 (46 new cases, +10% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,977 (5,835 total cases)
--- 18.1% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 668 (130 total deaths)
--- 82.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.7% (6,567 fully vaccinated)

#19. Union County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 237 (58 new cases, -29% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,146 (5,183 total cases)
--- 16.7% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 649 (159 total deaths)
--- 77.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 46.0% (11,270 fully vaccinated)

#18. Brooks County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 239 (37 new cases, +164% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,805 (3,525 total cases)
--- 10.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 563 (87 total deaths)
--- 53.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.7% (7,520 fully vaccinated)

#17. Mitchell County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 242 (53 new cases, -16% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,676 (5,395 total cases)
--- 2.8% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 544 (119 total deaths)
--- 48.6% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 48.2% (10,548 fully vaccinated)

#16. Laurens County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 242 (115 new cases, -23% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 30,167 (14,343 total cases)
--- 18.9% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 646 (307 total deaths)
--- 76.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 47.1% (22,407 fully vaccinated)

#15. Emanuel County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 243 (55 new cases, +49% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 26,795 (6,068 total cases)
--- 5.6% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 707 (160 total deaths)
--- 93.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.7% (9,209 fully vaccinated)

#14. Pike County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 243 (46 new cases, +10% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 29,818 (5,654 total cases)
--- 17.5% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 517 (98 total deaths)
--- 41.3% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.0% (6,248 fully vaccinated)

#13. Thomas County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 245 (109 new cases, +14% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,219 (12,099 total cases)
--- 7.3% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 479 (213 total deaths)
--- 30.9% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.5% (21,991 fully vaccinated)

#12. Terrell County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 246 (21 new cases, -22% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 25,073 (2,139 total cases)
--- 1.2% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 797 (68 total deaths)
--- 117.8% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 58.7% (5,010 fully vaccinated)

#11. Fayette County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 250 (286 new cases, +2% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 21,736 (24,871 total cases)
--- 14.3% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 288 (330 total deaths)
--- 21.3% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 62.9% (72,008 fully vaccinated)

#10. Grady County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 252 (62 new cases, -10% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 24,325 (5,992 total cases)
--- 4.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 459 (113 total deaths)
--- 25.4% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 44.4% (10,938 fully vaccinated)

#9. Stewart County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 257 (17 new cases, -37% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 42,456 (2,811 total cases)
--- 67.3% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 529 (35 total deaths)
--- 44.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 32.9% (2,176 fully vaccinated)

#8. Dawson County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 260 (68 new cases, +8% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,758 (7,247 total cases)
--- 9.4% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 387 (101 total deaths)
--- 5.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.2% (10,501 fully vaccinated)

#7. Lowndes County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 268 (315 new cases, +96% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 27,596 (32,399 total cases)
--- 8.8% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 336 (395 total deaths)
--- 8.2% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4% (47,471 fully vaccinated)

#6. Clinch County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 287 (19 new cases, +27% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 32,880 (2,176 total cases)
--- 29.6% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 635 (42 total deaths)
--- 73.5% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 40.4% (2,675 fully vaccinated)

#5. Lanier County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 307 (32 new cases, +700% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 22,575 (2,353 total cases)
--- 11.0% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 249 (26 total deaths)
--- 32.0% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 27.4% (2,857 fully vaccinated)

#4. Decatur County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 307 (81 new cases, -7% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 28,318 (7,477 total cases)
--- 11.6% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 504 (133 total deaths)
--- 37.7% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 49.6% (13,092 fully vaccinated)

#3. Evans County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 319 (34 new cases, +70% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 23,071 (2,458 total cases)
--- 9.1% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 601 (64 total deaths)
--- 64.2% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 41.0% (4,372 fully vaccinated)

#2. Turner County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 326 (26 new cases, +100% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 33,175 (2,649 total cases)
--- 30.7% more cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 776 (62 total deaths)
--- 112.0% more deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 50.4% (4,026 fully vaccinated)

#1. Quitman County, GA

- New cases per 100k in the past week: 609 (14 new cases, +600% change from previous week)
- Cumulative cases per 100k: 19,313 (444 total cases)
--- 23.9% less cases per 100k residents than Georgia
- Cumulative deaths per 100k: 174 (4 total deaths)
--- 52.5% less deaths per 100k residents than Georgia
- Population that is fully vaccinated: 33.5% (770 fully vaccinated)

These Counties Have The Highest COVID-19 Infection Rates In Georgia This July
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