Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020

Updated on January 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 73.87K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (9.20K), followed by Davidson County (5.96K), and Knox County (4.89K).

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 2020
Shelby
9.20K
Davidson
5.96K
Knox
4.89K
Hamilton
4.04K
Rutherford
2.32K
Sullivan
2.14K
Sumner
1.86K
Blount
1.54K
Williamson
1.50K
Washington
1.50K
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2020
Rank
County
Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 9,204
2 Davidson County 5,962
3 Knox County 4,888
4 Hamilton County 4,042
5 Rutherford County 2,322
6 Sullivan County 2,144
7 Sumner County 1,857
8 Blount County 1,541
9 Williamson County 1,501
10 Washington County 1,500
11 Montgomery County 1,483
12 Wilson County 1,312
13 Bradley County 1,199
14 Sevier County 1,146
15 Maury County 1,084
16 Madison County 1,049
17 Greene County 1,022
18 Anderson County 1,000
19 Cumberland County 926
20 Hawkins County 842
20 Putnam County 842
21 Carter County 835
22 Hamblen County 821
23 Roane County 803
24 McMinn County 727
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