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BACKGROUND The research information would enable clinicians and public health professionals to formulate proper interventions for diabetic people according to age, gender, and race. OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between diabetes-related mortality, hospitalization, and emergency department discharge and sociodemographic characteristics in addition to age-standardized mortality rate analysis. METHODS A population-based cross-sectional descriptive study determined the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and diabetes-related risk factors of the San Diego County residents in 2018, which was including 49,283 individuals (27,366 males and 21,917 females). RESULTS The outcomes were statistically significant. Hospitalization and emergency department discharges among the race of males and females were statistically significant. The statistical differences between gender and mortality were not significant. The mortality was not significant in male age group while it was statistically significant in female age group. The noted age-standardized mortality rate of diabetes stood at 85.8 deaths per 100,000 standard population. CONCLUSION This study found that mortality increased as people age, and 85% of deaths were people older than 65 years. The mortality was two times higher among white and Hispanic males than females. Findings from this study are important in understanding the sociodemographic characteristics at the county level, which can inform diabetes mortality prevention efforts.