Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 66.67K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (8.00K), followed by Davidson County (5.43K), and Knox County (4.30K).

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 Number of Deaths in 2016
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2016
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 8003
2 Davidson County 5428
3 Knox County 4300
4 Hamilton County 3420
5 Sullivan County 2076
6 Rutherford County 1853
7 Sumner County 1519
8 Washington County 1392
9 Blount County 1345
10 Montgomery County 1285
11 Williamson County 1223
12 Wilson County 1066
13 Madison County 1016
14 Bradley County 997
15 Sevier County 982
16 Anderson County 945
17 Maury County 927
18 Greene County 925
19 Putnam County 850
20 Cumberland County 827
21 Hamblen County 747
22 Roane County 723
23 Hawkins County 717
24 Carter County 716
25 Gibson County 712
26 Coffee County 706
27 McMinn County 684
28 Robertson County 669
29 Loudon County 655
30 Jefferson County 636
31 Tipton County 604
32 Dickson County 599
33 Campbell County 594
34 Monroe County 542
35 Lawrence County 532
36 Cocke County 517
37 Franklin County 515
38 Warren County 504
39 Bedford County 495
40 Henry County 491
41 Claiborne County 455
42 Dyer County 454
43 Lincoln County 433
44 Carroll County 431
45 Fayette County 423
46 Cheatham County 420
47 Rhea County 419
48 Weakley County 385
49 White County 380
50 Henderson County 378
51 Hardin County 376
51 Marion County 376
52 Obion County 374
53 Marshall County 371
54 Giles County 357
55 McNairy County 347
56 Lauderdale County 333
57 Overton County 305
58 Hardeman County 293
59 Grainger County 279
60 Unicoi County 274
61 Hickman County 273
61 Macon County 273
62 Scott County 266
63 Johnson County 250
64 Morgan County 249
65 Benton County 248
66 DeKalb County 243
67 Fentress County 240
68 Humphreys County 238
69 Union County 235
70 Polk County 218
71 Haywood County 212
72 Grundy County 207
73 Wayne County 202
74 Smith County 196
75 Crockett County 177
76 Chester County 176
77 Cannon County 173
78 Lewis County 171
79 Meigs County 169
80 Jackson County 166
81 Sequatchie County 164
82 Decatur County 156
83 Stewart County 153
84 Bledsoe County 135
85 Clay County 133
86 Perry County 126
87 Houston County 115
88 Lake County 108
89 Trousdale County 97
90 Hancock County 91
91 Van Buren County 85
92 Pickett County 62
93 Moore County 58