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
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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 11225
2 Davidson County 6786
3 Knox County 5731
4 Hamilton County 4471
5 Rutherford County 2815
6 Sullivan County 2644
7 Sumner County 2208
8 Washington County 1923
9 Montgomery County 1882
10 Blount County 1831
11 Williamson County 1705
12 Wilson County 1562
13 Bradley County 1522
14 Sevier County 1408
15 Madison County 1312
16 Greene County 1223
17 Maury County 1198
18 Anderson County 1192
19 Cumberland County 1175
20 Hamblen County 1111
21 Putnam County 1092
22 Hawkins County 1028
23 Gibson County 963
24 Robertson County 953
25 Carter County 933
26 Roane County 918
27 McMinn County 887
28 Coffee County 843
29 Jefferson County 835
30 Loudon County 781
31 Tipton County 762
32 Monroe County 761
33 Campbell County 731
34 Lawrence County 710
35 Cocke County 695
36 Dickson County 694
37 Franklin County 686
38 Bedford County 671
39 Warren County 625
40 Dyer County 622
41 Henry County 598
42 Fayette County 578
43 Obion County 568
43 Rhea County 568
44 Lincoln County 564
45 Cheatham County 551
46 Claiborne County 533
47 Giles County 528
48 Carroll County 519
49 Hardin County 497
50 Weakley County 493
51 Marshall County 466
52 Marion County 461
53 McNairy County 460
54 White County 440
55 Grainger County 421
56 Henderson County 420
57 Overton County 418
58 Hardeman County 411
59 Hickman County 405
60 Unicoi County 373
61 Macon County 372
62 Lauderdale County 369
63 Fentress County 342
64 Polk County 334
65 Scott County 332
66 Benton County 327
67 Humphreys County 324
68 Union County 319
69 DeKalb County 316
69 Haywood County 316
70 Johnson County 307
71 Morgan County 293
72 Smith County 285
73 Wayne County 259
74 Chester County 254
75 Grundy County 247
76 Decatur County 238
77 Crockett County 228
78 Cannon County 217
79 Sequatchie County 213
80 Lewis County 208
81 Meigs County 206
82 Jackson County 203
83 Stewart County 200
84 Bledsoe County 177
85 Houston County 157
86 Trousdale County 149
87 Clay County 145
88 Lake County 134
89 Perry County 132
90 Van Buren County 118
91 Hancock County 108
92 Pickett County 99
93 Moore County 91