Tennessee Death Rate By County in 2021

Updated on June 16, 2025.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the death rate for Tennessee was 12.87. Unicoi had the highest death rate (21.08), followed by Benton (20.7), and Decatur (20.67). On the other hand, Williamson had the lowest death rate (6.75), followed by Rutherford (8.1), and Montgomery (8.39).

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Tennessee Death Rate By County in 2021
Tennessee Death Rate By County in 2021
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County Death Rate
Anderson 15.39
Bedford 13.19
Benton 20.7
Bledsoe 11.88
Blount 13.42
Bradley 13.94
Campbell 18.71
Cannon 14.85
Carroll 18.27
Carter 16.66
Cheatham 13.33
Chester 14.52
Claiborne 16.66
Clay 19.1
Cocke 19.2
Coffee 14.5
Crockett 16.35
Cumberland 19
Davidson 9.59
Decatur 20.67
DeKalb 15.58
Dickson 12.64
Dyer 17
Fayette 13.64
Fentress 18.25
Franklin 15.91
Gibson 19.14
Giles 17.28
Grainger 17.69
Greene 17.44
Grundy 18.13
Hamblen 17.32
Hamilton 12.13
Hancock 15.95
Hardeman 16.17
Hardin 18.39
Hawkins 18.08
Haywood 17.69
Henderson 15.1
Henry 18.54
Hickman 16.1
Houston 19.28
Humphreys 16.87
Jackson 17.35
Jefferson 15.23
Johnson 16.97
Knox 11.86
Lake 19.6
Lauderdale 14.68
Lawrence 15.97
Lewis 16.18
Lincoln 15.85
Loudon 13.95
McMinn 16.61
McNairy 17.71
Macon 14.6
Madison 13.25
Marion 15.8
Marshall 13.46
Maury 11.58
Meigs 15.95
Monroe 16.4
Montgomery 8.39
Moore 13.88
Morgan 13.85
Obion 18.52
Overton 18.27
Perry 15.64
Pickett 19.27
Polk 18.82
Putnam 13.57
Rhea 16.94
Roane 17.03
Robertson 12.94
Rutherford 8.1
Scott 15.08
Sequatchie 13.13
Sevier 14.17
Shelby 12.1
Smith 14.15
Stewart 14.53
Sullivan 16.66
Sumner 11.12
Tipton 12.48
Trousdale 12.74
Unicoi 21.08
Union 15.9
Van Buren 19.09
Warren 15.07
Washington 14.46
Wayne 15.85
Weakley 15.05
White 15.97
Williamson 6.75
Wilson 10.41