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
Glascock County had 41.4 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, compared to the state average of 19.3. For more community indicators, please go to OASIS .

History*

Glascock County, the 120th county formed in Georgia and one of the smallest (in area and in population), was created in 1857. Glascock County was named for General Thomas Glascock, a Georgia House Speaker.

The Ogeechee River, which runs through the county, provides a wide variety of recreational activities.The county has one kaolin mining and processing plant. Farming and forestry are the dominant sectors of the county's economy.