Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by CI*Rank
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
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)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | No | 170.3 (168.9, 171.7) | N/A | 12,329 |
falling 
|
-1.0 (-1.1, -1.0) |
| United States | N/A | No | 151.2 (151.0, 151.4) | N/A | 464,032 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.3, -1.0) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 239.9 (215.4, 266.7) | 1 (1, 29) | 75 |
stable 
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 237.2 (198.7, 282.5) | 2 (1, 65) | 29 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 235.9 (193.9, 284.6) | 3 (1, 76) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 1.8) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 234.2 (200.5, 272.5) | 4 (1, 61) | 36 |
rising 
|
1.5 (0.2, 3.0) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 230.5 (181.6, 290.6) | 5 (1, 86) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 228.9 (199.3, 262.1) | 6 (1, 58) | 45 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.1, 6.9) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 221.2 (203.7, 239.9) | 7 (1, 40) | 122 |
stable
|
2.9 (-0.9, 8.5) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 218.9 (188.6, 253.3) | 8 (1, 71) | 40 |
stable
|
7.6 (-0.7, 13.4) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 215.9 (179.4, 258.8) | 9 (1, 85) | 25 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.1, 1.9) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 215.8 (193.9, 239.7) | 10 (1, 62) | 74 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 215.5 (192.5, 240.8) | 11 (1, 67) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 210.0 (190.6, 231.0) | 12 (2, 63) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 209.5 (183.1, 239.1) | 13 (1, 75) | 51 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 208.1 (181.6, 237.8) | 14 (1, 76) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 207.9 (190.2, 227.0) | 15 (2, 60) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 207.6 (183.6, 234.2) | 16 (1, 73) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 206.9 (182.6, 233.9) | 17 (1, 76) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 206.1 (187.0, 226.7) | 18 (2, 65) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 205.9 (185.3, 228.5) | 19 (3, 70) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 205.8 (179.7, 235.2) | 20 (1, 76) | 47 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 205.4 (181.5, 232.0) | 21 (1, 75) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 205.1 (179.0, 234.5) | 22 (1, 78) | 46 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 204.8 (177.0, 236.3) | 23 (1, 81) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 202.4 (186.6, 219.3) | 24 (5, 65) | 128 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 200.0 (175.5, 227.5) | 25 (2, 82) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 198.5 (184.9, 213.0) | 26 (7, 63) | 170 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 198.3 (182.0, 215.8) | 27 (6, 70) | 115 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 198.1 (179.4, 218.5) | 28 (4, 74) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 197.7 (181.3, 215.4) | 29 (6, 71) | 114 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 197.3 (179.8, 216.1) | 30 (5, 71) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-4.7, -0.4) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 197.2 (183.2, 212.2) | 31 (8, 66) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 196.8 (177.4, 218.1) | 32 (5, 75) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 196.6 (176.9, 218.1) | 33 (4, 77) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 196.6 (158.1, 243.4) | 34 (1, 93) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.0, 2.4) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 195.7 (178.4, 214.4) | 35 (6, 73) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 194.8 (165.6, 228.1) | 36 (2, 90) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 194.2 (171.6, 219.1) | 37 (4, 84) | 56 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 194.0 (181.1, 207.7) | 38 (11, 69) | 176 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 193.4 (173.2, 215.7) | 39 (5, 81) | 70 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 193.2 (174.6, 213.4) | 40 (6, 79) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 192.0 (174.4, 211.2) | 41 (6, 78) | 94 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 191.8 (154.9, 236.1) | 42 (1, 93) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 191.2 (168.0, 217.3) | 43 (4, 86) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 1.0) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 190.8 (168.1, 216.2) | 44 (5, 86) | 56 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 189.6 (177.6, 202.4) | 45 (15, 72) | 199 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 189.5 (156.6, 228.6) | 46 (1, 93) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 189.4 (160.5, 222.9) | 47 (3, 91) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 189.1 (165.3, 215.7) | 48 (5, 88) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-4.9, -0.9) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 188.7 (167.9, 211.8) | 49 (8, 86) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 188.1 (169.4, 208.6) | 50 (8, 83) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 186.8 (172.7, 201.8) | 51 (14, 80) | 139 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 186.2 (172.2, 201.1) | 52 (16, 78) | 141 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 185.4 (163.2, 210.1) | 53 (8, 91) | 52 |
falling
|
-6.7 (-16.3, -1.6) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 185.0 (170.2, 201.1) | 54 (15, 82) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 184.6 (162.4, 209.6) | 55 (7, 90) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 184.3 (165.5, 204.9) | 56 (11, 86) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 183.8 (166.2, 202.9) | 57 (12, 88) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 183.6 (156.1, 214.8) | 58 (4, 93) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 182.9 (160.3, 208.2) | 59 (8, 90) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 182.3 (174.5, 190.5) | 60 (33, 74) | 438 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 182.2 (168.2, 197.3) | 61 (19, 84) | 130 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 181.9 (171.2, 193.1) | 62 (27, 78) | 240 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 181.2 (154.2, 212.5) | 63 (6, 93) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 180.5 (164.8, 197.3) | 64 (18, 85) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 178.8 (139.6, 228.6) | 65 (1, 95) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 177.7 (151.5, 207.7) | 66 (9, 93) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 177.2 (166.9, 188.1) | 67 (35, 82) | 229 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 177.0 (166.7, 187.8) | 68 (34, 82) | 231 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| White County | Rural | No | 170.6 (152.6, 190.4) | 69 (24, 93) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 170.3 (152.0, 190.4) | 70 (26, 92) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 170.1 (157.3, 183.9) | 71 (41, 90) | 137 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 170.0 (161.2, 179.3) | 72 (50, 86) | 294 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.1, -0.6) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 169.5 (145.5, 196.7) | 73 (14, 94) | 39 |
rising
|
6.7 (0.9, 17.4) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 169.3 (157.0, 182.4) | 74 (41, 89) | 150 |
stable
|
2.6 (-1.8, 6.1) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 169.2 (158.1, 180.9) | 75 (43, 89) | 182 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 168.2 (150.1, 188.3) | 76 (29, 93) | 69 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 167.0 (154.6, 180.4) | 77 (45, 91) | 143 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 166.7 (159.3, 174.3) | 78 (59, 87) | 408 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 165.2 (157.5, 173.2) | 79 (59, 88) | 359 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.7) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 164.9 (152.8, 178.0) | 80 (52, 92) | 146 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 164.8 (153.8, 176.6) | 81 (52, 90) | 203 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 163.8 (132.4, 201.3) | 82 (8, 95) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 162.5 (147.7, 178.6) | 83 (48, 93) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 158.8 (150.8, 167.2) | 84 (67, 92) | 310 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 156.7 (151.9, 161.7) | 85 (75, 91) | 812 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 154.4 (138.3, 172.3) | 86 (52, 94) | 76 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 154.3 (143.9, 165.4) | 87 (68, 93) | 172 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.2, -1.0) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 154.3 (145.7, 163.3) | 88 (72, 93) | 252 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 153.4 (141.5, 166.1) | 89 (65, 94) | 148 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 150.4 (145.3, 155.6) | 90 (81, 93) | 702 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 146.7 (141.7, 151.7) | 91 (84, 94) | 706 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.1, -1.4) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 144.8 (139.4, 150.4) | 92 (85, 94) | 570 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 130.9 (109.5, 156.0) | 93 (74, 95) | 28 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 122.9 (116.6, 129.4) | 94 (92, 95) | 302 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 2.4) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 122.8 (92.7, 161.1) | 95 (58, 95) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.3, 1.1) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/21/2026 2:30 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.
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.