Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2021

Updated on June 21, 2025.

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 (11.21K), followed by Davidson County (6.80K), 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
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 11212
2 Davidson County 6795
3 Knox County 5731
4 Hamilton County 4475
5 Rutherford County 2813
6 Sullivan County 2645
7 Sumner County 2212
8 Washington County 1928
9 Montgomery County 1884
10 Blount County 1833
11 Williamson County 1706
12 Wilson County 1565
13 Bradley County 1524
14 Sevier County 1407
15 Madison County 1308
16 Greene County 1229
17 Maury County 1197
18 Anderson County 1192
19 Cumberland County 1176
20 Hamblen County 1116
21 Putnam County 1095
22 Hawkins County 1030
23 Gibson County 966
24 Robertson County 951
25 Carter County 937
26 Roane County 918
27 McMinn County 891
28 Coffee County 849
29 Jefferson County 841
30 Loudon County 781
31 Monroe County 763
32 Tipton County 762
33 Campbell County 737
34 Lawrence County 710
35 Cocke County 695
36 Dickson County 693
37 Franklin County 684
38 Bedford County 670
39 Dyer County 623
40 Warren County 622
41 Henry County 597
42 Fayette County 576
43 Obion County 567
44 Rhea County 566
45 Lincoln County 561
46 Cheatham County 550
47 Claiborne County 534
48 Giles County 525
49 Carroll County 518
50 Hardin County 496
51 Weakley County 495
52 Marshall County 468
53 McNairy County 458
54 Marion County 457
55 White County 439
56 Henderson County 421
57 Grainger County 419
58 Overton County 415
59 Hardeman County 410
60 Hickman County 403
61 Unicoi County 374
62 Macon County 372
63 Lauderdale County 367
64 Fentress County 341
65 Polk County 332
66 Scott County 330
67 Benton County 328
68 Humphreys County 322
69 DeKalb County 317
69 Union County 317
70 Haywood County 314
71 Johnson County 306
72 Morgan County 292
73 Smith County 284
74 Wayne County 258
75 Chester County 253
76 Grundy County 246
77 Decatur County 236
78 Crockett County 228
79 Cannon County 216
80 Sequatchie County 212
81 Lewis County 206
81 Meigs County 206
82 Jackson County 203
83 Stewart County 200
84 Bledsoe County 177
85 Houston County 160
86 Trousdale County 148
87 Clay County 145
88 Lake County 133
89 Perry County 132
90 Van Buren County 119
91 Hancock County 107
92 Pickett County 97
93 Moore County 91