Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
Colon & Rectum, 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 8.9? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval) 
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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 | 15.2 (14.8, 15.5) | N/A | 1,280 |
stable 
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0.8 (-1.1, 2.7) |
| United States | N/A | No | 12.9 (12.8, 12.9) | N/A | 52,648 |
falling 
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-0.8 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 11.1 (9.3, 13.1) | 83 (59, 83) | 30 |
stable
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7.5 (-1.0, 18.2) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 11.7 (6.7, 19.5) | 82 (14, 83) | 3 |
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| Hardin County | Rural | No | 11.8 (7.8, 17.7) | 81 (20, 83) | 5 |
stable
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-2.4 (-5.0, 0.1) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 12.0 (10.0, 14.3) | 80 (50, 83) | 28 |
falling
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-2.8 (-3.7, -2.0) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 12.4 (10.1, 15.0) | 79 (41, 83) | 21 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.2, -0.2) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 12.4 (9.7, 15.6) | 78 (38, 83) | 15 |
stable
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-1.9 (-3.8, 0.0) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 12.4 (8.6, 17.3) | 77 (23, 83) | 7 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.6, 0.3) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 12.4 (11.1, 13.8) | 76 (54, 82) | 70 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.3, -0.8) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 12.4 (9.1, 16.8) | 75 (26, 83) | 11 |
stable
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6.8 (-0.2, 28.0) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 12.5 (10.3, 15.0) | 74 (41, 83) | 24 |
falling
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-1.7 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 12.9 (11.4, 14.4) | 73 (49, 82) | 62 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.0, -0.8) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 13.0 (10.4, 16.1) | 72 (35, 83) | 18 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.2, 1.5) |
| White County | Rural | No | 13.1 (8.4, 19.7) | 71 (13, 83) | 5 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.9, 1.0) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 13.2 (9.7, 17.7) | 70 (21, 83) | 10 |
stable
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0.3 (-2.3, 12.5) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 13.3 (10.4, 17.1) | 69 (29, 83) | 16 |
stable
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-1.7 (-4.0, 0.6) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 13.4 (7.8, 22.0) | 68 (7, 83) | 3 |
stable
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-2.2 (-5.3, 0.7) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 13.7 (10.5, 17.7) | 67 (25, 83) | 12 |
falling
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-2.8 (-4.9, -0.9) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 13.8 (9.7, 19.3) | 66 (16, 83) | 7 |
falling
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-3.1 (-5.6, -1.1) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 13.9 (10.2, 18.6) | 65 (19, 83) | 10 |
stable
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-2.0 (-4.6, 0.7) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 13.9 (11.5, 16.7) | 64 (32, 82) | 24 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.3, -0.6) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 14.0 (12.1, 16.1) | 63 (34, 81) | 42 |
falling
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-1.8 (-3.0, -0.4) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 14.0 (9.5, 20.2) | 62 (12, 83) | 6 |
falling
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-3.0 (-6.0, -0.3) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 14.1 (12.0, 16.5) | 61 (32, 80) | 33 |
stable
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-1.4 (-2.8, 0.3) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 14.2 (10.7, 18.4) | 60 (20, 83) | 12 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.3, 0.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 14.4 (13.1, 15.7) | 59 (40, 74) | 98 |
falling
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-1.5 (-2.1, -0.9) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 14.9 (10.6, 20.5) | 58 (13, 83) | 8 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.0, 0.3) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 14.9 (9.9, 21.8) | 57 (7, 83) | 6 |
falling
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-2.5 (-5.4, -0.2) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 14.9 (11.3, 19.6) | 56 (15, 83) | 12 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.9, 0.3) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 15.1 (11.9, 19.0) | 55 (17, 82) | 16 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.9, -0.7) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 15.2 (12.2, 18.7) | 54 (19, 81) | 18 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.7, 0.2) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 15.5 (11.4, 20.9) | 53 (12, 83) | 10 |
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| Coffee County | Rural | No | 15.7 (11.8, 20.5) | 52 (12, 83) | 11 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.6, -0.1) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 15.8 (11.1, 22.1) | 51 (8, 83) | 8 |
falling
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-2.7 (-4.7, -1.0) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 15.8 (11.8, 20.9) | 50 (11, 82) | 10 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.4, -0.9) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 16.0 (12.7, 20.1) | 49 (13, 80) | 16 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 16.3 (9.7, 26.2) | 48 (2, 83) | 4 |
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| Franklin County | Rural | No | 16.4 (11.8, 22.2) | 47 (6, 83) | 9 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.5, 2.4) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 16.4 (15.2, 17.6) | 46 (28, 59) | 161 |
falling
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-2.3 (-2.8, -1.9) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 16.6 (12.0, 22.5) | 45 (7, 83) | 9 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.2, 0.0) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 16.7 (10.6, 25.1) | 44 (2, 83) | 4 |
falling
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-2.9 (-5.2, -0.7) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 16.8 (9.6, 27.9) | 43 (2, 83) | 3 |
stable
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-2.1 (-5.0, 0.8) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 16.8 (13.0, 21.4) | 42 (9, 80) | 13 |
stable
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1.0 (-3.5, 11.2) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 17.0 (14.3, 20.1) | 41 (14, 71) | 29 |
stable
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-0.4 (-1.9, 1.3) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 17.2 (13.1, 22.3) | 40 (6, 80) | 13 |
stable
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-0.6 (-3.2, 2.0) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 17.9 (12.4, 25.3) | 39 (3, 83) | 7 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.7, 2.6) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 18.1 (12.5, 25.4) | 38 (3, 83) | 7 |
stable
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-1.9 (-4.0, 0.3) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 18.1 (13.0, 24.7) | 37 (3, 81) | 8 |
stable
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0.0 (-2.9, 2.9) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 18.2 (12.9, 25.2) | 36 (3, 83) | 8 |
stable
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-1.8 (-3.9, 0.4) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 18.2 (15.0, 22.0) | 35 (8, 69) | 24 |
stable
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0.1 (-1.4, 1.8) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 18.3 (12.4, 26.3) | 34 (2, 83) | 6 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.5, -0.5) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 18.4 (14.3, 23.3) | 33 (6, 76) | 15 |
stable
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-0.8 (-2.7, 1.3) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 18.4 (11.5, 28.7) | 32 (1, 83) | 4 |
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| Putnam County | Rural | No | 18.6 (14.8, 23.0) | 31 (6, 72) | 17 |
stable
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0.3 (-1.5, 2.3) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 18.6 (12.2, 27.6) | 30 (2, 83) | 5 |
stable
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-1.8 (-5.3, 1.9) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 18.7 (11.8, 28.5) | 29 (1, 83) | 4 |
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| Grainger County | Urban | No | 19.1 (12.7, 27.8) | 28 (1, 83) | 6 |
stable
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-1.2 (-4.6, 2.5) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 19.4 (14.2, 26.1) | 27 (3, 80) | 9 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.9, 0.9) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 19.4 (12.3, 29.4) | 26 (1, 83) | 5 |
stable
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0.8 (-2.2, 4.2) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 19.5 (13.2, 27.9) | 25 (1, 82) | 6 |
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| Weakley County | Rural | No | 19.9 (14.3, 27.1) | 24 (2, 80) | 8 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 20.0 (14.3, 27.5) | 23 (2, 81) | 8 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.3, 1.1) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 20.1 (12.3, 32.4) | 22 (1, 83) | 4 |
stable
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-0.4 (-3.4, 3.3) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 20.3 (14.3, 28.2) | 21 (1, 79) | 8 |
stable
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-0.4 (-2.5, 1.9) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 20.4 (14.7, 27.7) | 20 (2, 80) | 9 |
stable
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1.5 (-1.0, 4.9) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 20.6 (12.3, 32.9) | 19 (1, 83) | 4 |
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| Dickson County | Urban | No | 20.6 (15.8, 26.4) | 18 (2, 66) | 13 |
stable
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-1.0 (-2.6, 0.7) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 20.9 (14.9, 28.5) | 17 (1, 80) | 8 |
stable
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0.1 (-2.3, 2.7) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 20.9 (13.8, 30.4) | 16 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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-2.2 (-4.8, 0.1) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 21.1 (13.4, 32.1) | 15 (1, 83) | 5 |
stable
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28.9 (0.0, 59.2) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 21.6 (16.3, 28.2) | 14 (1, 66) | 11 |
rising 
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8.8 (0.1, 28.7) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 21.7 (13.3, 33.9) | 13 (1, 83) | 4 |
stable
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-0.2 (-3.3, 3.3) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 21.8 (17.0, 27.6) | 12 (2, 61) | 15 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.5, 1.3) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 22.0 (13.2, 34.7) | 11 (1, 83) | 4 |
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| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 22.0 (14.5, 32.5) | 10 (1, 82) | 5 |
stable
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0.3 (-3.5, 4.3) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 22.2 (14.5, 33.0) | 9 (1, 81) | 5 |
stable
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-1.0 (-4.0, 2.0) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 22.4 (13.9, 34.2) | 8 (1, 82) | 4 |
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| Fentress County | Rural | No | 22.9 (15.4, 33.3) | 7 (1, 80) | 6 |
stable
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-1.9 (-5.0, 1.4) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 23.0 (16.5, 31.3) | 6 (1, 69) | 8 |
stable
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1.7 (-0.6, 4.5) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 26.5 (18.5, 37.0) | 5 (1, 63) | 7 |
rising
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5.3 (0.6, 21.7) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 26.6 (17.7, 39.1) | 4 (1, 74) | 6 |
rising
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17.7 (9.0, 40.1) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 27.2 (15.9, 44.8) | 3 (1, 83) | 3 |
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| Clay County | Rural | No | 28.5 (16.0, 48.5) | 2 (1, 82) | 3 |
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| Haywood County | Rural | No | 30.3 (20.6, 43.2) | 1 (1, 57) | 6 |
stable
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1.2 (-2.1, 4.5) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | *** |
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| Decatur County | Rural | *** |
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| Hancock County | Rural | *** |
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| Lake County | Rural | *** |
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| Lewis County | Rural | *** |
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| Meigs County | Rural | *** |
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| Moore County | Rural | *** |
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| Perry County | Rural | *** |
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| Pickett County | Rural | *** |
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| Trousdale County | Urban | *** |
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| Union County | Urban | *** |
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| Van Buren County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 10:32 am.
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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.
If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.