Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
White Non-Hispanic, Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Recentaapc
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)
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Average Annual Count
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 185.4 (163.2, 210.1) | 53 (8, 91) | 52 |
falling
|
-6.7 (-16.3, -1.6) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 146.7 (141.7, 151.7) | 91 (84, 94) | 706 |
falling
|
-2.2 (-5.1, -1.4) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 150.4 (145.3, 155.6) | 90 (81, 93) | 702 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-2.5, -1.7) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 189.1 (165.3, 215.7) | 48 (5, 88) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-4.9, -0.9) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 144.8 (139.4, 150.4) | 92 (85, 94) | 570 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.0, -1.3) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 184.3 (165.5, 204.9) | 56 (11, 86) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.9, -0.4) |
| 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) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 130.9 (109.5, 156.0) | 93 (74, 95) | 28 |
stable 
|
-1.5 (-3.0, 0.0) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 182.9 (160.3, 208.2) | 59 (8, 90) | 49 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 153.4 (141.5, 166.1) | 89 (65, 94) | 148 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.5) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 167.0 (154.6, 180.4) | 77 (45, 91) | 143 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.9) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 158.8 (150.8, 167.2) | 84 (67, 92) | 310 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 198.1 (179.4, 218.5) | 28 (4, 74) | 88 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.5) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 154.4 (138.3, 172.3) | 86 (52, 94) | 76 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.7, 0.1) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 188.7 (167.9, 211.8) | 49 (8, 86) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.2, -0.4) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 156.7 (151.9, 161.7) | 85 (75, 91) | 812 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 197.3 (179.8, 216.1) | 30 (5, 71) | 99 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-4.7, -0.4) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 170.3 (152.0, 190.4) | 70 (26, 92) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.3, -0.1) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 163.8 (132.4, 201.3) | 82 (8, 95) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-3.1, 0.8) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 177.7 (151.5, 207.7) | 66 (9, 93) | 34 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.1) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 182.2 (168.2, 197.3) | 61 (19, 84) | 130 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.5) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 190.8 (168.1, 216.2) | 44 (5, 86) | 56 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 162.5 (147.7, 178.6) | 83 (48, 93) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 170.1 (157.3, 183.9) | 71 (41, 90) | 137 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 122.8 (92.7, 161.1) | 95 (58, 95) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-3.3, 1.1) |
| 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) |
| White County | Rural | No | 170.6 (152.6, 190.4) | 69 (24, 93) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 169.2 (158.1, 180.9) | 75 (43, 89) | 182 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 189.4 (160.5, 222.9) | 47 (3, 91) | 33 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.1, 0.1) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 189.6 (177.6, 202.4) | 45 (15, 72) | 199 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 197.2 (183.2, 212.2) | 31 (8, 66) | 153 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 168.2 (150.1, 188.3) | 76 (29, 93) | 69 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 183.8 (166.2, 202.9) | 57 (12, 88) | 86 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.2) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 177.0 (166.7, 187.8) | 68 (34, 82) | 231 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 200.0 (175.5, 227.5) | 25 (2, 82) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.4) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 164.8 (153.8, 176.6) | 81 (52, 90) | 203 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 194.2 (171.6, 219.1) | 37 (4, 84) | 56 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.1) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 164.9 (152.8, 178.0) | 80 (52, 92) | 146 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 196.6 (176.9, 218.1) | 33 (4, 77) | 77 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 182.3 (174.5, 190.5) | 60 (33, 74) | 438 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.6) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 170.0 (161.2, 179.3) | 72 (50, 86) | 294 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.1, -0.6) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 197.7 (181.3, 215.4) | 29 (6, 71) | 114 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 207.9 (190.2, 227.0) | 15 (2, 60) | 112 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 181.2 (154.2, 212.5) | 63 (6, 93) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.7) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 230.5 (181.6, 290.6) | 5 (1, 86) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.0) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 180.5 (164.8, 197.3) | 64 (18, 85) | 101 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.2) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 185.0 (170.2, 201.1) | 54 (15, 82) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 186.2 (172.2, 201.1) | 52 (16, 78) | 141 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 184.6 (162.4, 209.6) | 55 (7, 90) | 52 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 177.2 (166.9, 188.1) | 67 (35, 82) | 229 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 206.1 (187.0, 226.7) | 18 (2, 65) | 96 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.4) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 192.0 (174.4, 211.2) | 41 (6, 78) | 94 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.2) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 186.8 (172.7, 201.8) | 51 (14, 80) | 139 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 193.4 (173.2, 215.7) | 39 (5, 81) | 70 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 208.1 (181.6, 237.8) | 14 (1, 76) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 206.9 (182.6, 233.9) | 17 (1, 76) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.5) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 195.7 (178.4, 214.4) | 35 (6, 73) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 204.8 (177.0, 236.3) | 23 (1, 81) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 189.5 (156.6, 228.6) | 46 (1, 93) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 196.8 (177.4, 218.1) | 32 (5, 75) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 198.3 (182.0, 215.8) | 27 (6, 70) | 115 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 205.9 (185.3, 228.5) | 19 (3, 70) | 76 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.3) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 191.2 (168.0, 217.3) | 43 (4, 86) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 1.0) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 194.8 (165.6, 228.1) | 36 (2, 90) | 35 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 207.6 (183.6, 234.2) | 16 (1, 73) | 57 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 194.0 (181.1, 207.7) | 38 (11, 69) | 176 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.2) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 181.9 (171.2, 193.1) | 62 (27, 78) | 240 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 188.1 (169.4, 208.6) | 50 (8, 83) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.3, 0.4) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 183.6 (156.1, 214.8) | 58 (4, 93) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 215.5 (192.5, 240.8) | 11 (1, 67) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 0.9) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 122.9 (116.6, 129.4) | 94 (92, 95) | 302 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 2.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 191.8 (154.9, 236.1) | 42 (1, 93) | 20 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 205.4 (181.5, 232.0) | 21 (1, 75) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.0) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 193.2 (174.6, 213.4) | 40 (6, 79) | 82 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 0.8) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 178.8 (139.6, 228.6) | 65 (1, 95) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.4) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 210.0 (190.6, 231.0) | 12 (2, 63) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 202.4 (186.6, 219.3) | 24 (5, 65) | 128 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.5, 0.5) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 205.8 (179.7, 235.2) | 20 (1, 76) | 47 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.2) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 198.5 (184.9, 213.0) | 26 (7, 63) | 170 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 215.8 (193.9, 239.7) | 10 (1, 62) | 74 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 235.9 (193.9, 284.6) | 3 (1, 76) | 23 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.7, 1.8) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 196.6 (158.1, 243.4) | 34 (1, 93) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-2.0, 2.4) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 209.5 (183.1, 239.1) | 13 (1, 75) | 51 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.3) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 239.9 (215.4, 266.7) | 1 (1, 29) | 75 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.0, 1.2) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 205.1 (179.0, 234.5) | 22 (1, 78) | 46 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.8, 1.2) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 237.2 (198.7, 282.5) | 2 (1, 65) | 29 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.5, 1.9) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 215.9 (179.4, 258.8) | 9 (1, 85) | 25 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.1, 1.9) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 228.9 (199.3, 262.1) | 6 (1, 58) | 45 |
rising 
|
1.5 (0.1, 6.9) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 234.2 (200.5, 272.5) | 4 (1, 61) | 36 |
rising
|
1.5 (0.2, 3.0) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 169.3 (157.0, 182.4) | 74 (41, 89) | 150 |
stable
|
2.6 (-1.8, 6.1) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 221.2 (203.7, 239.9) | 7 (1, 40) | 122 |
stable
|
2.9 (-0.9, 8.5) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 169.5 (145.5, 196.7) | 73 (14, 94) | 39 |
rising
|
6.7 (0.9, 17.4) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 218.9 (188.6, 253.3) | 8 (1, 71) | 40 |
stable
|
7.6 (-0.7, 13.4) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 6:09 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† 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+).
The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal.
Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ 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.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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.