Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Tennessee was 11.46. Among all Tennessee counties, Van Buren County had the highest death rate (22.44), followed by Lake County (22.42), and Unicoi County (20.82).

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 2023
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Van Buren County 22.44
2 Lake County 22.42
3 Unicoi County 20.82
4 Benton County 19.75
5 Polk County 18.43
6 Hancock County 18.4
7 Decatur County 18.36
8 Fentress County 18.24
9 Cocke County 18.13
10 Hardin County 18.09
11 Campbell County 17.82
12 Humphreys County 17.63
13 Cumberland County 17.47
14 Clay County 17.31
15 Grundy County 17.24
16 Overton County 17.01
17 McNairy County 16.95
18 Gibson County 16.88
19 Lewis County 16.86
20 Claiborne County 16.67
21 Houston County 16.59
22 Perry County 16.48
23 Dyer County 16.26
24 Scott County 16.21
25 Carroll County 16.17
26 Union County 16.16
27 Hawkins County 16.14
28 Johnson County 16.09
29 Giles County 16.06
30 Henry County 16.05
31 Haywood County 16.01
32 White County 15.98
33 Greene County 15.92
34 Wayne County 15.59
35 DeKalb County 15.54
36 Obion County 15.5
37 McMinn County 15.49
38 Grainger County 15.43
39 Rhea County 15.32
40 Meigs County 15.29
40 Monroe County 15.29
41 Hamblen County 15.19
41 Roane County 15.19
42 Carter County 15.12
43 Pickett County 15.05
44 Marion County 14.96
45 Crockett County 14.94
46 Morgan County 14.91
47 Henderson County 14.79
48 Hardeman County 14.72
49 Stewart County 14.53
49 Sullivan County 14.53
50 Anderson County 14.5
51 Jackson County 14.36
52 Chester County 14.28
53 Lauderdale County 14.23
54 Weakley County 14.19
55 Lincoln County 14.16
56 Hickman County 14.11
56 Moore County 14.11
57 Lawrence County 13.91
58 Jefferson County 13.87
59 Cannon County 13.66
60 Franklin County 13.5
61 Smith County 13.46
62 Warren County 13.4
63 Coffee County 13.32
64 Sevier County 13.13
65 Loudon County 12.89
66 Bradley County 12.81
67 Cheatham County 12.74
68 Sequatchie County 12.68
69 Dickson County 12.45
70 Washington County 12.4
71 Macon County 12.34
72 Tipton County 12.24
73 Fayette County 12.2
74 Blount County 12.15
75 Marshall County 12.11
76 Trousdale County 12.08
77 Madison County 12.03
78 Bledsoe County 11.98
79 Bedford County 11.66
80 Robertson County 11.43
81 Putnam County 11.2
82 Shelby County 10.41
83 Hamilton County 10.37
84 Knox County 10.2
85 Maury County 10.11
86 Sumner County 9.99
87 Wilson County 8.61
88 Davidson County 7.95
89 Montgomery County 7.34
90 Rutherford County 7
91 Williamson County 5.71