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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2012
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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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 |