Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Death Rate per 1K for Tennessee was 9.44. Among all Tennessee counties, Grundy County had the highest death rate (16.34), followed by Clay County (16.05), and Benton County (15.53).

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 Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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1 Grundy County 16.34
2 Clay County 16.05
3 Benton County 15.53
4 White County 14.4
5 Pickett County 14.15
6 Carroll County 14.12
7 Henry County 14.07
8 Decatur County 13.99
9 Claiborne County 13.74
10 Obion County 13.62
11 Hardin County 13.5
12 Hancock County 13.47
13 Houston County 13.24
14 Gibson County 13.16
15 Cumberland County 13.12
15 Polk County 13.12
16 Crockett County 13.03
17 Cocke County 13.02
18 Unicoi County 12.8
19 Jackson County 12.69
20 Meigs County 12.67
21 Sullivan County 12.57
22 DeKalb County 12.55
23 Anderson County 12.42
24 Overton County 12.41
25 Fentress County 12.36
26 Coffee County 12.29
27 Greene County 12.21
28 Lincoln County 12.16
29 Roane County 12.14
30 Scott County 12.1
31 Hawkins County 12.07
32 McNairy County 12.06
33 Humphreys County 12.05
34 Perry County 11.96
35 Giles County 11.91
35 Lawrence County 11.91
36 Cannon County 11.78
37 Marion County 11.75
38 Campbell County 11.74
39 Stewart County 11.61
40 Loudon County 11.57
41 Smith County 11.56
42 Trousdale County 11.53
43 Franklin County 11.52
44 Carter County 11.43
45 Hickman County 11.41
46 Henderson County 11.26
46 Macon County 11.26
47 McMinn County 11.22
48 Hardeman County 11.18
49 Lake County 11.09
50 Warren County 11.02
51 Jefferson County 10.88
51 Johnson County 10.88
52 Haywood County 10.86
53 Dyer County 10.77
54 Moore County 10.74
55 Weakley County 10.72
56 Hamblen County 10.66
57 Washington County 10.57
58 Putnam County 10.49
59 Grainger County 10.48
60 Monroe County 10.42
60 Rhea County 10.42
61 Union County 10.39
62 Sequatchie County 10.34
63 Blount County 10.2
64 Dickson County 10.06
65 Van Buren County 9.99
66 Lauderdale County 9.75
67 Bledsoe County 9.72
68 Chester County 9.7
68 Hamilton County 9.7
69 Lewis County 9.54
70 Robertson County 9.42
70 Sevier County 9.42
71 Bedford County 9.41
72 Bradley County 9.36
73 Morgan County 9.29
74 Knox County 9.24
74 Wayne County 9.24
75 Marshall County 9.02
76 Cheatham County 8.98
77 Maury County 8.95
78 Madison County 8.7
79 Shelby County 7.99
80 Wilson County 7.96
81 Tipton County 7.9
82 Fayette County 7.82
83 Davidson County 7.65
84 Sumner County 7.59
85 Montgomery County 6.02
86 Rutherford County 5.96
87 Williamson County 5.14