Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Death Rate per 1K for Tennessee was 10.51. Among all Tennessee counties, Pickett County had the highest death rate (18.58), followed by Benton County (17.18), and Grundy County (17.17).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
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Related Topics: Tennessee Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2018
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 1 | Pickett County | 18.58 |
| 2 | Benton County | 17.18 |
| 3 | Grundy County | 17.17 |
| 4 | Perry County | 16.47 |
| 5 | Unicoi County | 16.25 |
| 6 | Hardin County | 15.93 |
| 6 | Overton County | 15.93 |
| 7 | Van Buren County | 15.79 |
| 8 | Humphreys County | 15.75 |
| 9 | Carroll County | 15.67 |
| 10 | Hancock County | 15.52 |
| 11 | Campbell County | 15.44 |
| 12 | Roane County | 15.35 |
| 13 | Henry County | 15.28 |
| 14 | Johnson County | 14.98 |
| 15 | McNairy County | 14.96 |
| 16 | Houston County | 14.88 |
| 17 | Clay County | 14.76 |
| 18 | Cocke County | 14.74 |
| 18 | Polk County | 14.74 |
| 18 | White County | 14.74 |
| 19 | Giles County | 14.58 |
| 20 | Jackson County | 14.55 |
| 21 | Decatur County | 14.54 |
| 22 | Scott County | 14.36 |
| 23 | Fentress County | 14.32 |
| 23 | Greene County | 14.32 |
| 24 | Claiborne County | 14.29 |
| 25 | Cumberland County | 14.23 |
| 26 | Lake County | 14.02 |
| 27 | Gibson County | 13.86 |
| 28 | Lincoln County | 13.75 |
| 29 | Cannon County | 13.73 |
| 30 | Carter County | 13.72 |
| 31 | Anderson County | 13.67 |
| 32 | Haywood County | 13.64 |
| 33 | Crockett County | 13.58 |
| 34 | Sullivan County | 13.54 |
| 35 | Grainger County | 13.4 |
| 35 | McMinn County | 13.4 |
| 36 | Dyer County | 13.27 |
| 37 | Monroe County | 13.06 |
| 38 | Hawkins County | 13.03 |
| 39 | Lewis County | 13.01 |
| 40 | Meigs County | 12.99 |
| 41 | Rhea County | 12.86 |
| 42 | Lawrence County | 12.73 |
| 43 | Jefferson County | 12.72 |
| 44 | DeKalb County | 12.69 |
| 44 | Henderson County | 12.69 |
| 45 | Warren County | 12.68 |
| 46 | Coffee County | 12.61 |
| 47 | Loudon County | 12.46 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 12.45 |
| 49 | Marion County | 12.28 |
| 49 | Obion County | 12.28 |
| 50 | Hardeman County | 12.25 |
| 51 | Lauderdale County | 12.22 |
| 52 | Macon County | 12.11 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 12.02 |
| 54 | Hickman County | 11.95 |
| 55 | Union County | 11.94 |
| 56 | Weakley County | 11.88 |
| 57 | Cheatham County | 11.86 |
| 58 | Hamblen County | 11.79 |
| 59 | Bledsoe County | 11.76 |
| 60 | Morgan County | 11.69 |
| 61 | Washington County | 11.59 |
| 62 | Smith County | 11.54 |
| 63 | Stewart County | 11.4 |
| 64 | Moore County | 11.39 |
| 65 | Marshall County | 11.32 |
| 66 | Blount County | 11.26 |
| 67 | Dickson County | 11.22 |
| 68 | Bedford County | 11.13 |
| 69 | Sevier County | 11.04 |
| 70 | Madison County | 11.02 |
| 71 | Chester County | 10.51 |
| 72 | Maury County | 10.48 |
| 73 | Bradley County | 10.42 |
| 74 | Hamilton County | 10.4 |
| 75 | Fayette County | 10.39 |
| 76 | Sequatchie County | 10.24 |
| 77 | Putnam County | 10.22 |
| 78 | Knox County | 10.2 |
| 79 | Tipton County | 10.05 |
| 80 | Robertson County | 9.94 |
| 81 | Sumner County | 9.29 |
| 82 | Shelby County | 9 |
| 83 | Wilson County | 8.6 |
| 84 | Trousdale County | 8.42 |
| 85 | Davidson County | 8.05 |
| 86 | Montgomery County | 7.27 |
| 87 | Rutherford County | 6.62 |
| 88 | Williamson County | 5.81 |