Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Death Rate per 1K for Tennessee was 10.26. Among all Tennessee counties, Unicoi County had the highest death rate (16.55), followed by Benton County (15.78), and Cocke County (15.51).

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 2019
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2019
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Unicoi County 16.55
2 Benton County 15.78
3 Cocke County 15.51
4 Campbell County 15.03
5 Meigs County 14.7
6 Johnson County 14.69
7 Decatur County 14.61
8 Polk County 14.56
9 Hardin County 14.51
10 Cumberland County 14.49
11 McNairy County 14.37
12 Henry County 14.34
13 Roane County 14.03
14 Carroll County 13.98
15 Jackson County 13.96
16 Carter County 13.86
17 Greene County 13.8
17 Overton County 13.8
18 Van Buren County 13.73
19 Fentress County 13.7
20 Obion County 13.56
21 Gibson County 13.53
22 Lawrence County 13.48
23 Pickett County 13.44
24 Sullivan County 13.39
25 Lewis County 13.38
26 Humphreys County 13.3
27 White County 13.29
28 Perry County 13.25
29 Hawkins County 13.24
30 Hancock County 13.23
31 Anderson County 13.21
32 Stewart County 13.19
33 Crockett County 13
34 Clay County 12.98
35 Giles County 12.97
36 Monroe County 12.89
37 Rhea County 12.88
38 Warren County 12.81
39 Loudon County 12.76
40 Claiborne County 12.74
41 Lincoln County 12.67
42 McMinn County 12.66
43 DeKalb County 12.56
44 Grundy County 12.49
45 Grainger County 12.46
46 Dyer County 12.45
47 Marion County 12.28
48 Coffee County 12.22
49 Houston County 12.17
50 Wayne County 12.08
51 Morgan County 12.07
52 Haywood County 12.05
53 Hickman County 11.96
54 Hardeman County 11.84
55 Jefferson County 11.7
56 Sequatchie County 11.67
57 Hamblen County 11.66
58 Henderson County 11.65
58 Weakley County 11.65
59 Franklin County 11.56
60 Sevier County 11.49
61 Cannon County 11.39
61 Chester County 11.39
62 Blount County 11.34
63 Smith County 11.28
64 Scott County 11.24
65 Washington County 11.22
66 Putnam County 11.06
67 Dickson County 11
68 Lauderdale County 10.78
69 Union County 10.76
70 Madison County 10.69
71 Bradley County 10.57
72 Fayette County 10.49
73 Lake County 10.42
74 Maury County 10.37
75 Hamilton County 10.25
76 Cheatham County 10.05
77 Macon County 10.02
78 Robertson County 9.97
79 Tipton County 9.94
80 Knox County 9.9
81 Marshall County 9.68
82 Moore County 9.48
83 Bedford County 9.41
84 Shelby County 9.12
85 Bledsoe County 8.95
86 Sumner County 8.9
87 Wilson County 8.2
88 Davidson County 7.98
89 Trousdale County 7.71
90 Montgomery County 6.9
91 Rutherford County 6.63
92 Williamson County 5.98