Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Death Rate per 1K for Tennessee was 11.43. Among all Tennessee counties, Pickett County had the highest death rate (20.16), followed by Cocke County (19.63), and Clay County (18.82).

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 2023
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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Rank County Death Rate
1 Pickett County 20.16
2 Cocke County 19.63
3 Clay County 18.82
4 Unicoi County 18.58
5 McNairy County 17.99
6 Campbell County 17.57
7 Jackson County 17.32
8 Hancock County 17.1
9 Meigs County 17
10 Cumberland County 16.92
10 Henry County 16.92
11 Grundy County 16.76
12 Hawkins County 16.5
13 Johnson County 16.47
14 Polk County 16.4
14 White County 16.4
15 Benton County 16.17
15 Decatur County 16.17
16 Hardin County 16.16
17 Carroll County 16.1
18 Fentress County 16.03
19 Hickman County 15.8
20 Carter County 15.73
21 Hardeman County 15.72
22 Wayne County 15.66
23 Greene County 15.63
24 Marion County 15.47
25 Morgan County 15.46
26 Lake County 15.35
27 Henderson County 15.33
28 Sullivan County 15.3
29 Monroe County 15.27
30 Obion County 15.24
31 Roane County 15.21
32 Claiborne County 15.14
33 Giles County 15.06
34 Gibson County 15.04
35 Lawrence County 14.97
36 Dyer County 14.89
37 McMinn County 14.78
38 Crockett County 14.72
38 Lewis County 14.72
39 Overton County 14.71
40 Rhea County 14.6
41 Anderson County 14.57
42 Hamblen County 14.48
43 Weakley County 14.45
44 Stewart County 14.37
45 Coffee County 14.32
45 Scott County 14.32
46 Loudon County 14.29
47 Lincoln County 14.18
48 Van Buren County 14.12
49 Warren County 14.08
50 Union County 14.07
51 Grainger County 14.03
51 Haywood County 14.03
52 Jefferson County 13.94
53 Franklin County 13.87
54 Smith County 13.8
55 Houston County 13.71
56 Lauderdale County 13.52
57 Humphreys County 13.51
58 Perry County 13.4
59 DeKalb County 13.32
60 Cannon County 13.2
61 Blount County 13.15
62 Macon County 13.12
63 Tipton County 12.72
64 Fayette County 12.64
65 Washington County 12.52
66 Sevier County 12.27
67 Cheatham County 12.03
68 Robertson County 12.02
69 Dickson County 11.93
70 Chester County 11.89
71 Moore County 11.86
72 Madison County 11.85
73 Bradley County 11.62
74 Sequatchie County 11.49
75 Putnam County 11.4
76 Knox County 10.85
77 Marshall County 10.84
78 Hamilton County 10.72
79 Bedford County 10.69
80 Maury County 10.54
81 Bledsoe County 10.14
81 Shelby County 10.14
82 Sumner County 9.93
83 Trousdale County 9.76
84 Wilson County 9.07
85 Davidson County 8.09
86 Montgomery County 7.18
87 Rutherford County 6.94
88 Williamson County 6.18