Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023

Updated on July 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 81.22K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (9.51K), followed by Davidson County (5.64K), and Knox County (5.08K).

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 2023
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 9509
2 Davidson County 5642
3 Knox County 5082
4 Hamilton County 3913
5 Rutherford County 2548
6 Sullivan County 2347
7 Sumner County 2057
8 Montgomery County 1743
9 Blount County 1708
10 Washington County 1702
11 Williamson County 1499
12 Bradley County 1423
13 Wilson County 1387
14 Sevier County 1301
15 Madison County 1193
16 Anderson County 1154
17 Greene County 1145
18 Cumberland County 1120
19 Maury County 1106
20 Hamblen County 998
21 Hawkins County 940
22 Putnam County 931
23 Robertson County 870
24 Gibson County 860
25 Carter County 858
26 McMinn County 855
27 Roane County 845
28 Coffee County 802
29 Jefferson County 794
30 Loudon County 766
31 Tipton County 757
32 Monroe County 736
33 Campbell County 711
34 Dickson County 700
35 Cocke County 673
36 Lawrence County 637
37 Bedford County 612
38 Franklin County 599
39 Dyer County 593
40 Warren County 567
41 Claiborne County 542
42 Cheatham County 535
43 Fayette County 534
44 Henry County 521
45 Rhea County 518
46 Lincoln County 511
47 Giles County 492
48 Hardin County 491
49 Obion County 471
50 Weakley County 469
51 Carroll County 463
52 White County 453
53 McNairy County 442
54 Marshall County 441
55 Marion County 437
56 Henderson County 414
57 Overton County 394
58 Grainger County 377
59 Hardeman County 376
60 Unicoi County 368
61 Hickman County 362
62 Scott County 358
63 Fentress County 356
64 Lauderdale County 351
65 Humphreys County 337
66 Union County 333
67 Polk County 330
68 DeKalb County 328
69 Macon County 327
70 Morgan County 319
71 Benton County 317
72 Johnson County 293
73 Haywood County 279
74 Smith County 276
75 Wayne County 252
76 Chester County 251
77 Grundy County 239
78 Lewis County 219
79 Sequatchie County 216
80 Decatur County 213
81 Crockett County 208
82 Meigs County 206
83 Stewart County 205
84 Cannon County 204
85 Bledsoe County 179
86 Jackson County 175
87 Trousdale County 147
88 Perry County 145
88 Van Buren County 145
89 Lake County 144
90 Houston County 138
91 Clay County 133
92 Hancock County 127
93 Moore County 95
94 Pickett County 77