Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 89.41K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (11.23K), followed by Davidson County (6.79K), and Knox County (5.73K).

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 2021
Shelby
11.23K
Davidson
6.79K
Knox
5.73K
Hamilton
4.47K
Rutherford
2.82K
Sullivan
2.64K
Sumner
2.21K
Washington
1.92K
Montgomery
1.88K
Blount
1.83K
Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021
Rank
County
Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 11,225
2 Davidson County 6,786
3 Knox County 5,731
4 Hamilton County 4,471
5 Rutherford County 2,815
6 Sullivan County 2,644
7 Sumner County 2,208
8 Washington County 1,923
9 Montgomery County 1,882
10 Blount County 1,831
11 Williamson County 1,705
12 Wilson County 1,562
13 Bradley County 1,522
14 Sevier County 1,408
15 Madison County 1,312
16 Greene County 1,223
17 Maury County 1,198
18 Anderson County 1,192
19 Cumberland County 1,175
20 Hamblen County 1,111
21 Putnam County 1,092
22 Hawkins County 1,028
23 Gibson County 963
24 Robertson County 953
25 Carter County 933
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