Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 91.58K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (10.86K), followed by Davidson County (6.37K), and Knox County (6.08K).

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 2022
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Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2022
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Rank County Number of Deaths
1 Shelby County 10864
2 Davidson County 6371
3 Knox County 6082
4 Hamilton County 4584
5 Rutherford County 2878
6 Sullivan County 2786
7 Sumner County 2315
8 Blount County 2025
9 Montgomery County 1962
10 Washington County 1919
11 Williamson County 1751
12 Bradley County 1593
13 Wilson County 1592
14 Sevier County 1470
15 Madison County 1345
16 Greene County 1327
17 Anderson County 1322
18 Maury County 1269
19 Cumberland County 1223
20 Hamblen County 1120
21 Putnam County 1067
22 Hawkins County 1066
23 Carter County 1008
23 Robertson County 1008
24 McMinn County 998
25 Coffee County 985
26 Roane County 914
27 Loudon County 907
28 Jefferson County 895
29 Gibson County 888
30 Tipton County 873
31 Monroe County 826
32 Cocke County 812
33 Dickson County 777
34 Campbell County 766
35 Lawrence County 730
36 Franklin County 664
37 Bedford County 646
38 Dyer County 645
39 Warren County 644
40 Fayette County 604
41 Henry County 600
42 Claiborne County 581
43 Lincoln County 567
44 Rhea County 556
45 Cheatham County 545
46 Giles County 529
47 Weakley County 515
48 Obion County 508
49 Carroll County 506
50 Hardin County 500
51 McNairy County 498
52 White County 493
53 Marion County 485
54 Marshall County 472
55 Henderson County 460
56 Hardeman County 399
57 Hickman County 392
58 Grainger County 388
59 Overton County 386
60 Fentress County 385
61 Lauderdale County 379
62 Macon County 367
63 Unicoi County 366
64 Scott County 363
65 Morgan County 353
66 DeKalb County 340
67 Benton County 335
68 Union County 328
69 Johnson County 325
70 Polk County 324
71 Humphreys County 318
72 Smith County 300
73 Haywood County 280
74 Chester County 263
74 Wayne County 263
75 Grundy County 242
76 Stewart County 237
77 Meigs County 236
78 Lewis County 231
79 Crockett County 223
79 Sequatchie County 223
80 Decatur County 218
81 Cannon County 215
82 Jackson County 196
83 Bledsoe County 186
84 Clay County 179
85 Perry County 154
86 Houston County 141
87 Hancock County 139
88 Trousdale County 136
89 Lake County 128
90 Van Buren County 123
91 Moore County 96
92 Pickett County 85