Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 60.65K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (7.48K), followed by Davidson County (4.92K), and Knox County (4.06K).

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 Number of Deaths in 2012
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2012
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 7477
2 Davidson County 4919
3 Knox County 4056
4 Hamilton County 3331
5 Sullivan County 1969
6 Rutherford County 1621
7 Washington County 1315
8 Blount County 1264
9 Sumner County 1252
10 Montgomery County 1088
11 Williamson County 981
12 Bradley County 940
13 Wilson County 939
14 Anderson County 934
15 Sevier County 865
16 Madison County 855
17 Greene County 842
18 Putnam County 769
19 Cumberland County 745
20 Maury County 733
21 Hawkins County 683
22 Hamblen County 670
23 Carter County 656
24 Gibson County 655
25 Roane County 653
26 Coffee County 652
27 Robertson County 629
28 McMinn County 588
29 Loudon County 573
30 Jefferson County 567
31 Dickson County 504
32 Lawrence County 502
33 Tipton County 485
34 Campbell County 477
35 Franklin County 470
36 Monroe County 469
37 Cocke County 462
38 Henry County 456
39 Claiborne County 439
39 Warren County 439
40 Obion County 429
41 Bedford County 426
42 Dyer County 411
43 Lincoln County 406
44 Carroll County 404
45 White County 375
46 Weakley County 372
47 Cheatham County 351
48 Hardin County 350
49 Giles County 347
50 Rhea County 336
51 Marion County 331
52 Henderson County 316
53 McNairy County 315
54 Fayette County 302
55 Hardeman County 299
56 Marshall County 279
57 Hickman County 277
58 Overton County 275
59 Lauderdale County 270
60 Scott County 268
61 Benton County 256
62 Macon County 253
63 Grainger County 238
64 DeKalb County 236
65 Unicoi County 234
66 Fentress County 222
66 Grundy County 222
66 Smith County 222
67 Humphreys County 221
68 Polk County 219
69 Morgan County 204
70 Haywood County 200
71 Union County 199
72 Johnson County 198
73 Crockett County 190
74 Chester County 166
75 Decatur County 163
76 Cannon County 162
77 Wayne County 157
78 Stewart County 154
79 Meigs County 148
79 Sequatchie County 148
80 Jackson County 147
81 Bledsoe County 126
82 Clay County 124
83 Lewis County 115
84 Houston County 111
85 Perry County 94
86 Hancock County 90
86 Trousdale County 90
87 Lake County 86
88 Pickett County 72
89 Moore County 68
90 Van Buren County 56