US Counties With the Highest Loneliness

2,299 US counties ranked by loneliness, from highest to lowest. First are Holmes County, MS (43.8%), Jefferson County, GA (43.4%) and Clayton County, GA (43.2%). The middle one of the 2,299 has 34%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who always or usually feel lonely. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	Holmes County, MS	43.8%
2	Jefferson County, GA	43.4%
3	Clayton County, GA	43.2%
4	Laurens County, GA	42.6%
5	Hancock County, GA	42.2%
6	Warren County, GA	41.9%
7	Macon County, GA	41.8%
8	East Carroll Parish, LA	41.8%
9	Bibb County, GA	41.6%
10	Terrell County, GA	41.6%
11	Humphreys County, MS	41.6%
12	Dougherty County, GA	41.5%
13	Early County, GA	41.3%
14	Washington County, GA	41.3%
15	Wilcox County, AL	41.3%
16	Talbot County, GA	41.2%
17	Morehouse Parish, LA	41.2%
18	Johnson County, GA	41.1%
19	Quitman County, GA	41.1%
20	Los Angeles County, CA	41.1%
21	Crisp County, GA	41%
22	Taliaferro County, GA	41%
23	Bronx County, NY	41%
24	Mitchell County, GA	40.9%
25	Claiborne County, MS	40.9%
26	Noxubee County, MS	40.9%
27	Calhoun County, GA	40.8%
28	Colquitt County, GA	40.8%
29	Turner County, GA	40.8%
30	Jefferson Davis County, MS	40.8%
31	Decatur County, GA	40.7%
32	Jenkins County, GA	40.7%
33	Randolph County, GA	40.7%
34	Baltimore city, MD	40.6%
35	Ben Hill County, GA	40.5%
36	Telfair County, GA	40.5%
37	Greene County, AL	40.5%
38	Atkinson County, GA	40.4%
39	Pulaski County, GA	40.4%
40	Iberia Parish, LA	40.4%
41	Tunica County, MS	40.4%
42	Madison Parish, LA	40.3%
43	Dallas County, AL	40.3%
44	Lowndes County, AL	40.3%
45	Clay County, GA	40.2%
46	Treutlen County, GA	40.2%
47	St. Mary Parish, LA	40.2%
48	Jefferson County, MS	40.2%
49	Sunflower County, MS	40.2%
50	Bullock County, AL	40.2%
51	Macon County, AL	40.2%
52	Dooly County, GA	40.1%
53	McDuffie County, GA	40.1%
54	Marshall County, MS	40.1%
55	Clarke County, AL	40.1%
56	Baker County, GA	40%
57	Chattooga County, GA	40%
58	Worth County, GA	40%
59	Orleans Parish, LA	40%
60	Tensas Parish, LA	40%
61	Sharkey County, MS	40%
62	Walthall County, MS	40%
63	Emporia city, VA	40%
64	Petersburg city, VA	40%
65	Crittenden County, AR	40%
66	Douglas County, GA	39.9%
67	Evans County, GA	39.9%
68	Long County, GA	39.9%
69	McIntosh County, GA	39.9%
70	Twiggs County, GA	39.9%
71	Wilkes County, GA	39.9%
72	Bienville Parish, LA	39.9%
73	St. Helena Parish, LA	39.9%
74	Issaquena County, MS	39.9%
75	Yazoo County, MS	39.9%
76	Candler County, GA	39.8%
77	Newton County, GA	39.8%
78	Spalding County, GA	39.8%
79	Webster County, GA	39.8%
80	Quitman County, MS	39.8%
81	Barbour County, AL	39.8%
82	Phillips County, AR	39.8%
83	Burke County, GA	39.7%
84	Dodge County, GA	39.7%
85	Screven County, GA	39.7%
86	Taylor County, GA	39.7%
87	Concordia Parish, LA	39.7%
88	Rapides Parish, LA	39.7%
89	Perry County, AL	39.7%
90	Brooks County, GA	39.6%
91	Charlton County, GA	39.6%
92	Seminole County, GA	39.6%
93	Leflore County, MS	39.6%
94	Pike County, MS	39.6%
95	Irwin County, GA	39.5%
96	Madison County, GA	39.5%
97	Marion County, GA	39.5%
98	Sumter County, GA	39.5%
99	Wheeler County, GA	39.5%
100	Tangipahoa Parish, LA	39.5%

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