For pre-formatted natality & mortality data please see Vital Statistics Reports (VSR).

For other health data resources please see the Health Data & Info section.

Health Care
Cook County had 6.3 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons. In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 4.7, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

Cook County was the 153rd county formed in Georgia. It was created from Berrien County in 1918 and named for General Philip Cook, who fought in both the Seminole War and the Civil War and was Georgia's Secretary of State for over 20 years.

The county has four incorporated municipalities. The county seat of Adel is home to over a third of the county's population. The other municipalities are Cecil, Lenox, and Sparks. The county courthouse was constructed in 1939, one of many Depression-era public works projects in the state.