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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Related Topics: Tennessee Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Death Rate per 1K in 2023
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| Rank | County | Death Rate |
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| 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 |