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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2021 Census.
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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 |