Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Rate
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Met Healthy People Objective of 122.7? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore County | Rural | Yes | 120.2 (91.3, 156.8) | 95 (60, 95) | 12 |
stable 
|
-1.3 (-3.4, 0.8) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 122.8 (116.8, 129.0) | 94 (92, 95) | 333 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 3.0) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 127.5 (107.0, 151.3) | 93 (77, 95) | 28 |
falling 
|
-1.7 (-2.8, -0.3) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 144.8 (140.0, 149.7) | 92 (85, 94) | 714 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 149.0 (137.8, 160.9) | 91 (69, 94) | 152 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.3, -0.7) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 150.2 (142.2, 158.7) | 90 (73, 94) | 272 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 151.2 (137.6, 166.0) | 89 (60, 94) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 151.8 (147.6, 156.1) | 88 (80, 92) | 1,049 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.4, -2.0) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 154.7 (150.2, 159.4) | 87 (76, 91) | 900 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.2) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 155.5 (147.7, 163.5) | 86 (68, 92) | 320 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.7, -1.1) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 157.3 (147.5, 167.6) | 85 (60, 93) | 203 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.1) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 157.6 (127.8, 193.1) | 84 (11, 95) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.4, 0.5) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 158.5 (144.4, 173.6) | 83 (48, 93) | 100 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 160.4 (153.2, 167.8) | 82 (62, 90) | 387 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.8) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 160.7 (154.1, 167.5) | 81 (64, 89) | 483 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.7, -0.9) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 162.3 (151.6, 173.8) | 80 (51, 92) | 205 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 163.1 (151.1, 175.9) | 79 (45, 92) | 148 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 164.2 (160.6, 167.9) | 78 (63, 84) | 1,636 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-4.4, -1.8) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 164.5 (141.5, 190.6) | 77 (12, 94) | 40 |
rising 
|
6.6 (1.0, 16.9) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 164.9 (147.4, 184.1) | 76 (27, 93) | 72 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.2, 0.0) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 165.8 (153.9, 178.6) | 75 (41, 91) | 151 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.2, -1.2) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 166.7 (158.3, 175.5) | 74 (50, 88) | 307 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 166.8 (154.4, 180.2) | 73 (38, 90) | 140 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.4) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 167.0 (156.8, 177.6) | 72 (45, 89) | 214 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| White County | Rural | No | 167.6 (150.2, 186.8) | 71 (23, 93) | 70 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 168.0 (157.3, 179.4) | 70 (42, 89) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.7, -0.5) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 171.5 (162.6, 180.7) | 69 (43, 84) | 303 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 171.8 (162.0, 182.0) | 68 (39, 85) | 241 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 172.1 (147.1, 200.7) | 67 (8, 93) | 35 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.5, -0.1) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 172.4 (155.2, 191.1) | 66 (16, 92) | 79 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.3) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 175.0 (164.9, 185.6) | 65 (29, 82) | 244 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.0, 0.0) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 175.3 (137.0, 223.7) | 64 (1, 95) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 177.3 (163.9, 191.5) | 63 (20, 85) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.6) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 177.5 (162.2, 193.8) | 62 (16, 88) | 104 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.3) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 178.1 (151.8, 208.6) | 61 (5, 93) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.4, 0.6) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 178.2 (160.2, 197.9) | 60 (11, 90) | 76 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.1, -0.7) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 179.1 (171.5, 187.0) | 59 (32, 74) | 446 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 179.8 (165.5, 195.1) | 58 (15, 84) | 129 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 180.3 (163.7, 198.2) | 57 (12, 87) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 181.1 (159.4, 205.5) | 56 (8, 91) | 53 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 181.6 (154.9, 211.9) | 55 (3, 92) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 181.6 (168.3, 195.9) | 54 (16, 81) | 145 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 182.1 (160.1, 206.6) | 53 (6, 91) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 182.3 (160.4, 206.6) | 52 (6, 91) | 52 |
falling
|
-6.9 (-17.3, -1.6) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 182.8 (169.7, 196.7) | 51 (14, 81) | 155 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 184.5 (172.9, 196.7) | 50 (15, 73) | 202 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.6) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 185.3 (157.3, 217.5) | 49 (2, 92) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 185.9 (165.6, 208.4) | 48 (6, 88) | 66 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 186.0 (162.0, 212.8) | 47 (3, 90) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 187.2 (171.4, 204.2) | 46 (9, 80) | 108 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 187.4 (169.2, 207.2) | 45 (5, 83) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 187.8 (164.6, 213.6) | 44 (4, 89) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-5.9, -0.8) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 187.8 (171.2, 205.8) | 43 (8, 78) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 187.9 (165.7, 212.8) | 42 (3, 88) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 188.5 (176.2, 201.5) | 41 (11, 71) | 181 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.2, 0.2) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 188.7 (166.0, 214.0) | 40 (3, 89) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.8, 0.9) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 189.5 (171.4, 209.2) | 39 (5, 81) | 84 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 189.7 (173.3, 207.5) | 38 (7, 76) | 102 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-4.8, -0.7) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 189.9 (168.1, 214.0) | 37 (3, 86) | 57 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 191.5 (163.3, 223.7) | 36 (1, 91) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 192.3 (154.8, 237.7) | 35 (1, 93) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 2.2) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 192.4 (179.3, 206.4) | 34 (8, 68) | 164 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 193.5 (156.8, 237.5) | 33 (1, 93) | 21 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.8, 1.6) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 193.6 (175.4, 213.3) | 32 (4, 75) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.6) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 195.0 (176.8, 214.7) | 31 (3, 76) | 89 |
rising
|
7.8 (2.1, 13.1) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 195.2 (179.0, 212.5) | 30 (5, 70) | 115 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.3) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 195.4 (175.7, 216.9) | 29 (3, 75) | 75 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 195.4 (182.1, 209.5) | 28 (6, 65) | 173 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 196.6 (171.9, 224.4) | 27 (1, 84) | 47 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.8, 0.8) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 196.6 (181.8, 212.4) | 26 (5, 66) | 140 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 196.8 (172.9, 223.5) | 25 (1, 84) | 52 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 197.2 (182.1, 213.2) | 24 (5, 67) | 134 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.5) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 197.4 (179.8, 216.3) | 23 (4, 73) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.6) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 198.5 (171.6, 228.9) | 22 (1, 83) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 199.6 (176.7, 225.0) | 21 (1, 78) | 58 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 201.0 (181.6, 222.1) | 20 (1, 70) | 83 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 201.1 (178.0, 226.7) | 19 (1, 76) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 201.9 (176.7, 230.1) | 18 (1, 79) | 52 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 203.0 (181.9, 226.2) | 17 (1, 69) | 70 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.6) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 203.8 (185.3, 223.9) | 16 (2, 63) | 93 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 204.2 (187.0, 222.8) | 15 (1, 59) | 114 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 204.6 (186.0, 224.5) | 14 (2, 63) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.7, 0.3) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 205.1 (181.1, 231.7) | 13 (1, 71) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 206.0 (185.7, 228.2) | 12 (1, 64) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 206.7 (172.2, 247.1) | 11 (1, 88) | 26 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 207.3 (166.0, 256.9) | 10 (1, 92) | 17 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-3.0, 0.1) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 212.6 (190.5, 236.8) | 9 (1, 62) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 214.0 (184.7, 247.1) | 8 (1, 74) | 41 |
stable
|
6.9 (-0.9, 12.6) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 214.7 (185.4, 247.6) | 7 (1, 73) | 40 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.1) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 217.1 (179.8, 260.0) | 6 (1, 83) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 219.7 (196.3, 245.3) | 5 (1, 51) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 221.0 (193.5, 251.5) | 4 (1, 63) | 48 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 224.3 (208.3, 241.3) | 3 (1, 27) | 151 |
stable
|
2.7 (-0.8, 8.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 228.1 (191.3, 271.3) | 2 (1, 74) | 30 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 1.7) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 233.2 (209.5, 259.2) | 1 (1, 31) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.0) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 10:13 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.