Tennessee Death Rate By County in 2021

Updated on January 23, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the death rate for Tennessee was 12.86, and the top three counties that had the highest death rate were:

  1. Clay County: 22.03
  2. Decatur County: 20.83
  3. Van Buren County: 20.72

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest death rate were:

  1. Williamson County: 6.64
  2. Rutherford County: 8.08
  3. Montgomery County: 8.33

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the death rate for each Tennessee county in 2021. You can also find links to the historical death rate for each county below.

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Tennessee Death Rate By County in 2021
Tennessee Death Rate By County in 2021
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County Death Rate
Anderson 16.13
Bedford 12.63
Benton 20.64
Bledsoe 12.01
Blount 13.67
Bradley 14.18
Campbell 19.08
Cannon 15.19
Carroll 18.3
Carter 17.17
Cheatham 12.43
Chester 13.66
Claiborne 17.26
Clay 22.03
Cocke 19.06
Coffee 15.03
Crockett 16.92
Cumberland 19.11
Davidson 9.46
Decatur 20.83
DeKalb 16.33
Dickson 12.85
Dyer 17.3
Fayette 13.03
Fentress 18.84
Franklin 15.01
Gibson 18.06
Giles 17.06
Grainger 16.54
Greene 17.57
Grundy 18.36
Hamblen 17.27
Hamilton 12.34
Hancock 17.01
Hardeman 15.11
Hardin 18.67
Hawkins 17.65
Haywood 15.53
Henderson 15.86
Henry 18.29
Hickman 15.62
Houston 19.9
Humphreys 16.39
Jackson 17.26
Jefferson 15.32
Johnson 16.59
Knox 12.07
Lake 18.55
Lauderdale 14.43
Lawrence 16.44
Lewis 16.42
Lincoln 15.29
Loudon 15.01
McMinn 17.51
McNairy 18.33
Macon 14.05
Madison 13.34
Marion 15.44
Marshall 13.41
Maury 11.23
Meigs 15.72
Monroe 17.02
Montgomery 8.33
Moore 13.72
Morgan 14.29
Obion 17.14
Overton 17.21
Perry 17.21
Pickett 17.26
Polk 16.58
Putnam 13.48
Rhea 15.69
Roane 17.11
Robertson 12.64
Rutherford 8.08
Scott 15.9
Sequatchie 12.76
Sevier 13.88
Shelby 12.06
Smith 14.15
Stewart 15.11
Sullivan 17.02
Sumner 11.27
Tipton 12.43
Trousdale 11.95
Unicoi 20.53
Union 16.47
Van Buren 20.72
Warren 14.31
Washington 14.31
Wayne 15.23
Weakley 14.87
White 16.62
Williamson 6.64
Wilson 10.5

Historical Death Rate for Counties in Tennessee

Use the links below to find the historical death rate for each county in Tennessee.