Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Death Rate per 1K for Tennessee was 10.07. Among all Tennessee counties, Clay County had the highest death rate (17.35), followed by Perry County (16.01), and Grundy County (15.55).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.

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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2016
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1 Clay County 17.35
2 Perry County 16.01
3 Grundy County 15.55
4 Carroll County 15.41
4 Unicoi County 15.41
5 Benton County 15.35
6 Henry County 15.26
7 Campbell County 14.92
8 Van Buren County 14.89
9 Cocke County 14.69
10 Hardin County 14.6
11 Gibson County 14.45
12 Claiborne County 14.39
13 Lewis County 14.38
13 White County 14.38
14 Jackson County 14.33
15 Lake County 14.28
16 Meigs County 14.21
17 Houston County 14.17
18 Cumberland County 14.15
19 Johnson County 14.03
20 Overton County 13.86
21 Hancock County 13.82
22 Roane County 13.67
23 Henderson County 13.51
24 Greene County 13.48
25 McNairy County 13.42
26 Decatur County 13.38
27 Fentress County 13.32
28 Sullivan County 13.28
29 Marion County 13.24
30 Humphreys County 13.03
31 McMinn County 13
32 Coffee County 12.99
32 Polk County 12.99
33 Rhea County 12.91
34 Lincoln County 12.88
35 Loudon County 12.8
36 Lauderdale County 12.75
37 Carter County 12.69
37 Hawkins County 12.69
38 DeKalb County 12.56
39 Cannon County 12.52
40 Anderson County 12.51
41 Warren County 12.49
42 Franklin County 12.42
42 Lawrence County 12.42
43 Giles County 12.28
44 Union County 12.25
45 Obion County 12.23
46 Crockett County 12.19
47 Grainger County 12.15
47 Scott County 12.15
48 Pickett County 12.11
49 Dyer County 12.05
49 Wayne County 12.05
50 Jefferson County 11.97
51 Monroe County 11.84
52 Haywood County 11.82
53 Hamblen County 11.76
53 Macon County 11.76
54 Marshall County 11.65
55 Dickson County 11.6
55 Stewart County 11.6
56 Morgan County 11.51
57 Weakley County 11.41
58 Hardeman County 11.4
59 Putnam County 11.25
60 Sequatchie County 11.16
61 Hickman County 11.13
62 Washington County 10.98
63 Trousdale County 10.77
64 Fayette County 10.71
65 Cheatham County 10.58
66 Blount County 10.53
67 Bedford County 10.49
68 Maury County 10.46
69 Madison County 10.41
70 Chester County 10.27
71 Sevier County 10.22
72 Smith County 10.09
73 Tipton County 9.84
74 Robertson County 9.69
75 Hamilton County 9.61
76 Bradley County 9.57
77 Knox County 9.47
78 Moore County 9.24
79 Bledsoe County 9.2
80 Sumner County 8.56
81 Shelby County 8.54
82 Wilson County 8.16
83 Davidson County 7.94
84 Montgomery County 6.63
85 Rutherford County 6.11
86 Williamson County 5.68