Ranking of Tennessee Counties By Number of Deaths in 2023
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Number of Deaths for Tennessee was 81.18K. Among all Tennessee counties, Shelby County had the highest number of deaths (9.29K), followed by Davidson County (5.79K), and Knox County (5.41K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Tennessee counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
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 Number of Deaths in 2023
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| Rank | County | Number of Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 9291 |
| 2 | Davidson County | 5787 |
| 3 | Knox County | 5409 |
| 4 | Hamilton County | 4058 |
| 5 | Rutherford County | 2538 |
| 6 | Sullivan County | 2470 |
| 7 | Sumner County | 2048 |
| 8 | Blount County | 1848 |
| 9 | Washington County | 1721 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 1707 |
| 11 | Williamson County | 1629 |
| 12 | Wilson County | 1467 |
| 13 | Bradley County | 1295 |
| 14 | Sevier County | 1224 |
| 15 | Madison County | 1177 |
| 16 | Anderson County | 1161 |
| 17 | Maury County | 1153 |
| 18 | Greene County | 1124 |
| 19 | Cumberland County | 1086 |
| 20 | Hawkins County | 961 |
| 21 | Hamblen County | 954 |
| 22 | Putnam County | 949 |
| 23 | Robertson County | 915 |
| 24 | Carter County | 894 |
| 25 | Coffee County | 860 |
| 26 | Loudon County | 849 |
| 27 | Roane County | 848 |
| 28 | McMinn County | 816 |
| 29 | Jefferson County | 799 |
| 30 | Tipton County | 785 |
| 31 | Gibson County | 767 |
| 32 | Monroe County | 735 |
| 33 | Cocke County | 727 |
| 34 | Campbell County | 701 |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 685 |
| 36 | Dickson County | 672 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 616 |
| 38 | Warren County | 596 |
| 39 | Bedford County | 563 |
| 40 | Fayette County | 552 |
| 41 | Henry County | 548 |
| 42 | Dyer County | 542 |
| 43 | Lincoln County | 512 |
| 44 | Cheatham County | 505 |
| 45 | Rhea County | 499 |
| 46 | Claiborne County | 493 |
| 47 | Weakley County | 478 |
| 48 | McNairy County | 468 |
| 49 | White County | 465 |
| 50 | Obion County | 463 |
| 51 | Carroll County | 462 |
| 51 | Giles County | 462 |
| 52 | Marion County | 453 |
| 53 | Hardin County | 442 |
| 54 | Henderson County | 429 |
| 55 | Hickman County | 405 |
| 56 | Hardeman County | 401 |
| 57 | Marshall County | 395 |
| 58 | Macon County | 348 |
| 59 | Grainger County | 343 |
| 60 | Overton County | 341 |
| 61 | Lauderdale County | 333 |
| 62 | Morgan County | 330 |
| 63 | Unicoi County | 329 |
| 64 | Scott County | 317 |
| 65 | Fentress County | 313 |
| 66 | Johnson County | 300 |
| 67 | Polk County | 294 |
| 68 | Union County | 290 |
| 69 | Smith County | 283 |
| 70 | DeKalb County | 282 |
| 71 | Benton County | 260 |
| 72 | Humphreys County | 259 |
| 73 | Wayne County | 253 |
| 74 | Haywood County | 244 |
| 75 | Grundy County | 233 |
| 76 | Meigs County | 229 |
| 77 | Jackson County | 211 |
| 78 | Chester County | 210 |
| 79 | Crockett County | 205 |
| 80 | Stewart County | 203 |
| 81 | Cannon County | 197 |
| 82 | Sequatchie County | 196 |
| 83 | Lewis County | 192 |
| 84 | Decatur County | 188 |
| 85 | Bledsoe County | 151 |
| 86 | Clay County | 144 |
| 87 | Trousdale County | 119 |
| 88 | Hancock County | 118 |
| 88 | Perry County | 118 |
| 89 | Houston County | 114 |
| 90 | Pickett County | 103 |
| 91 | Lake County | 99 |
| 92 | Van Buren County | 92 |
| 93 | Moore County | 80 |