Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2018

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 70.92K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (8.43K), followed by Davidson County (5.55K), and Knox County (4.74K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2018
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 8428
2 Davidson County 5553
3 Knox County 4735
4 Hamilton County 3774
5 Sullivan County 2132
6 Rutherford County 2123
7 Sumner County 1728
8 Washington County 1489
9 Montgomery County 1476
10 Blount County 1473
11 Williamson County 1334
12 Wilson County 1194
13 Bradley County 1109
14 Sevier County 1081
15 Madison County 1076
16 Anderson County 1042
17 Greene County 989
18 Maury County 980
19 Cumberland County 847
20 Roane County 816
21 Putnam County 796
22 Carter County 775
23 Hamblen County 759
24 Hawkins County 739
25 McMinn County 712
26 Robertson County 703
27 Coffee County 701
28 Jefferson County 685
29 Gibson County 682
30 Loudon County 657
31 Tipton County 618
32 Campbell County 615
33 Monroe County 603
34 Dickson County 596
35 Lawrence County 555
36 Bedford County 542
37 Cocke County 527
38 Franklin County 521
39 Warren County 517
40 Dyer County 495
41 Henry County 494
42 Cheatham County 480
43 Lincoln County 469
44 Claiborne County 454
45 Carroll County 437
46 Giles County 429
47 Rhea County 422
48 Fayette County 419
49 Hardin County 409
50 White County 397
51 Weakley County 396
52 McNairy County 388
53 Marshall County 379
54 Obion County 373
55 Henderson County 354
56 Overton County 351
57 Marion County 350
58 Lauderdale County 318
59 Scott County 316
60 Hardeman County 311
61 Grainger County 310
62 Hickman County 298
63 Humphreys County 292
63 Macon County 292
64 Unicoi County 290
65 Benton County 277
66 Johnson County 265
67 Fentress County 262
68 DeKalb County 253
69 Morgan County 252
70 Polk County 248
71 Haywood County 238
72 Union County 233
73 Grundy County 229
73 Smith County 229
74 Wayne County 200
75 Cannon County 196
76 Crockett County 195
77 Chester County 181
78 Bledsoe County 175
79 Jackson County 171
80 Decatur County 170
81 Meigs County 158
82 Lewis County 157
83 Stewart County 154
84 Sequatchie County 152
85 Perry County 132
86 Houston County 122
87 Clay County 113
88 Lake County 104
89 Hancock County 102
90 Pickett County 94
91 Trousdale County 92
92 Van Buren County 91
93 Moore County 73