Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages <50
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)
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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 | Yes | 17.1 (16.6, 17.7) | N/A | 725 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.1, -1.6) |
| United States | N/A | Yes | 14.3 (14.3, 14.4) | N/A | 29,028 |
stable
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-0.1 (-0.9, 0.3) |
| Williamson County | Urban | Yes | 10.5 (8.4, 12.9) | 59 (50, 59) | 18 |
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-1.7 (-3.0, -0.5) |
| Maury County | Urban | Yes | 12.0 (8.5, 16.4) | 58 (30, 59) | 7 |
stable
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-2.1 (-4.5, 0.2) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | Yes | 13.9 (11.8, 16.2) | 57 (35, 59) | 32 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.8, -0.9) |
| Washington County | Urban | Yes | 14.3 (10.7, 18.6) | 56 (23, 59) | 11 |
stable
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-1.5 (-3.8, 0.5) |
| Knox County | Urban | Yes | 14.4 (12.5, 16.5) | 55 (34, 58) | 42 |
falling
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-2.0 (-3.2, -1.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | Yes | 14.6 (13.0, 16.3) | 54 (35, 58) | 66 |
falling
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-2.4 (-3.3, -1.7) |
| Wilson County | Urban | Yes | 14.6 (11.5, 18.3) | 53 (24, 59) | 14 |
falling
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-2.2 (-4.2, -0.2) |
| Putnam County | Rural | Yes | 15.5 (10.8, 21.5) | 52 (13, 59) | 7 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.7, -0.2) |
| Blount County | Urban | Yes | 15.6 (12.0, 20.0) | 51 (19, 59) | 12 |
falling
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-2.3 (-4.4, -0.4) |
| Anderson County | Urban | Yes | 15.7 (11.1, 21.7) | 50 (14, 59) | 7 |
falling
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-2.6 (-4.6, -0.9) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | Yes | 15.8 (13.6, 18.4) | 49 (25, 57) | 35 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.7, -1.2) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | Yes | 16.3 (13.4, 19.5) | 48 (21, 57) | 23 |
stable
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-1.3 (-2.8, 0.3) |
| Tipton County | Urban | Yes | 16.5 (11.2, 23.4) | 47 (9, 59) | 6 |
stable
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-1.5 (-5.0, 1.4) |
| Cocke County | Rural | Yes | 16.5 (9.6, 26.6) | 46 (5, 59) | 3 |
falling
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-3.3 (-6.0, -1.4) |
| Greene County | Rural | Yes | 16.6 (11.5, 23.3) | 45 (10, 59) | 6 |
falling
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-2.5 (-4.5, -0.7) |
| Bradley County | Urban | Yes | 16.6 (12.5, 21.6) | 44 (14, 59) | 11 |
falling
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-2.3 (-3.7, -1.0) |
| Dyer County | Rural | Yes | 16.6 (9.8, 26.2) | 43 (6, 59) | 3 |
stable
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-1.4 (-4.0, 0.8) |
| Bedford County | Rural | Yes | 16.7 (10.9, 24.4) | 42 (8, 59) | 5 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.3, 0.9) |
| Carter County | Urban | Yes | 16.9 (11.1, 24.6) | 41 (8, 59) | 5 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | Yes | 17.0 (11.7, 23.9) | 40 (8, 59) | 6 |
falling
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-3.9 (-6.8, -1.6) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | Yes | 17.1 (11.2, 25.0) | 39 (7, 59) | 5 |
stable
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-1.6 (-3.8, 0.3) |
| Sumner County | Urban | Yes | 17.3 (14.2, 20.9) | 38 (16, 56) | 22 |
stable
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-0.7 (-2.3, 1.0) |
| Madison County | Urban | Yes | 17.7 (13.1, 23.4) | 37 (9, 58) | 9 |
falling
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-1.9 (-3.9, -0.2) |
| Shelby County | Urban | Yes | 17.7 (16.2, 19.4) | 36 (22, 48) | 98 |
falling
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-2.2 (-3.2, -1.5) |
| Roane County | Urban | Yes | 18.0 (11.9, 26.2) | 35 (7, 59) | 5 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.7, 1.8) |
| Weakley County | Rural | Yes | 18.8 (10.7, 30.3) | 34 (3, 59) | 3 |
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| Franklin County | Rural | Yes | 19.0 (12.0, 28.5) | 33 (4, 59) | 4 |
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| Robertson County | Urban | Yes | 19.3 (14.1, 25.8) | 32 (6, 58) | 9 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.1, 1.3) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | Yes | 19.3 (12.5, 28.6) | 31 (3, 59) | 5 |
stable
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0.6 (-2.4, 3.6) |
| Marshall County | Rural | Yes | 19.9 (12.3, 30.4) | 30 (3, 59) | 4 |
stable
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-0.8 (-3.3, 1.6) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | Yes | 20.0 (12.9, 29.4) | 29 (4, 59) | 5 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.4, 0.4) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | Yes | 20.2 (13.5, 29.1) | 28 (4, 58) | 5 |
stable
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-0.5 (-3.3, 2.2) |
| Obion County | Rural | Yes | 20.6 (12.2, 32.6) | 27 (2, 59) | 3 |
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| Fayette County | Urban | Yes | 20.8 (13.3, 31.0) | 26 (3, 59) | 4 |
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| Rhea County | Rural | Yes | 20.9 (12.7, 32.3) | 25 (2, 59) | 4 |
stable
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-1.4 (-5.7, 2.4) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | Yes | 20.9 (11.9, 33.9) | 24 (2, 59) | 3 |
stable
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-2.3 (-5.4, 0.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | Yes | 21.0 (12.0, 34.1) | 23 (2, 59) | 3 |
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-4.9 (-7.3, -3.2) |
| Warren County | Rural | Yes | 21.3 (14.0, 31.0) | 22 (3, 58) | 5 |
stable
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-1.4 (-3.1, 0.1) |
| Macon County | Urban | Yes | 21.4 (12.2, 34.7) | 21 (1, 59) | 3 |
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| Loudon County | Urban | Yes | 21.6 (14.6, 30.7) | 20 (3, 58) | 6 |
stable
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-1.6 (-4.1, 0.7) |
| Giles County | Rural | Yes | 21.7 (12.8, 34.3) | 19 (2, 59) | 3 |
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| McMinn County | Rural | Yes | 21.8 (15.0, 30.6) | 18 (3, 57) | 6 |
stable
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-1.0 (-3.2, 1.0) |
| Dickson County | Urban | Yes | 22.2 (15.7, 30.5) | 17 (3, 57) | 7 |
stable
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0.7 (-1.1, 2.5) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | Yes | 22.6 (15.8, 31.4) | 16 (3, 56) | 7 |
stable
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-0.2 (-2.4, 1.9) |
| Gibson County | Urban | Yes | 22.6 (15.7, 31.6) | 15 (3, 57) | 6 |
stable
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-2.5 (-5.5, 0.0) |
| Sevier County | Rural | Yes | 22.8 (17.6, 29.1) | 14 (4, 49) | 13 |
stable
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-0.2 (-1.7, 1.3) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | Yes | 22.9 (14.1, 35.0) | 13 (1, 59) | 4 |
stable
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-0.4 (-4.1, 2.9) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | Yes | 23.4 (14.8, 35.0) | 12 (2, 58) | 4 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.7, 3.3) |
| Monroe County | Rural | Yes | 23.7 (15.8, 33.9) | 11 (2, 57) | 5 |
stable
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0.7 (-2.3, 3.7) |
| Coffee County | Rural | Yes | 23.8 (17.1, 32.3) | 10 (2, 53) | 8 |
stable
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0.1 (-3.1, 3.2) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | Yes | 23.9 (19.7, 28.9) | 9 (4, 37) | 22 |
stable
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-0.5 (-1.9, 0.8) |
| Campbell County | Urban | Yes | 24.4 (16.1, 35.4) | 8 (1, 57) | 5 |
stable
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-1.5 (-4.0, 0.7) |
| Hardin County | Rural | Yes | 26.6 (16.2, 41.2) | 7 (1, 58) | 4 |
stable
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0.7 (-2.2, 3.5) |
| Morgan County | Urban | Yes | 28.9 (17.4, 45.4) | 6 (1, 57) | 3 |
stable
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1.6 (-2.2, 5.7) |
| Johnson County | Rural | Yes | 32.5 (19.1, 52.2) | 5 (1, 57) | 3 |
stable
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1.0 (-2.3, 4.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | Yes | 33.2 (21.9, 48.2) | 4 (1, 48) | 5 |
stable
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0.0 (-3.1, 3.0) |
| Overton County | Rural | Yes | 34.7 (21.9, 52.2) | 3 (1, 48) | 4 |
stable
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0.5 (-3.6, 4.8) |
| Hickman County | Urban | Yes | 37.6 (25.4, 53.8) | 2 (1, 30) | 6 |
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| Benton County | Rural | Yes | 41.1 (24.3, 65.2) | 1 (1, 47) | 3 |
stable
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2.1 (-0.1, 4.5) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | *** |
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| Cannon County | Urban | *** |
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| Chester County | Urban | *** |
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| Clay County | Rural | *** |
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| Crockett County | Urban | *** |
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| DeKalb County | Rural | *** |
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| Decatur County | Rural | *** |
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| Fentress County | Rural | *** |
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| Grainger County | Urban | *** |
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| Grundy County | Rural | *** |
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| Hancock County | Rural | *** |
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| Hardeman County | Rural | *** |
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| Haywood County | Rural | *** |
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| Henry County | Rural | *** |
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| Houston County | Rural | *** |
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| Humphreys County | Rural | *** |
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| Jackson County | Rural | *** |
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| Lake County | Rural | *** |
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| Lewis County | Rural | *** |
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| Marion County | Urban | *** |
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| McNairy 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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| Polk County | Urban | *** |
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| Scott County | Rural | *** |
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| Sequatchie County | Urban | *** |
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| Smith County | Urban | *** |
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| Stewart County | Urban | *** |
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| Trousdale County | Urban | *** |
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| Unicoi County | Urban | *** |
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| Union County | Urban | *** |
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| Van Buren County | Rural | *** |
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| Wayne County | Rural | *** |
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/22/2026 11:02 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.


