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 CI*Rank
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
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Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 772.1 (638.3, 925.8) | 1 (1, 70) | 24 |
stable 
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.9) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 757.4 (637.0, 894.2) | 2 (1, 71) | 29 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.7) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 753.1 (675.2, 837.7) | 3 (1, 45) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 752.3 (697.8, 810.0) | 4 (1, 26) | 144 |
stable
|
2.5 (-0.4, 7.1) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 740.4 (659.8, 828.2) | 5 (1, 55) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 736.2 (643.2, 839.0) | 6 (1, 65) | 46 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.9) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 731.3 (583.9, 904.5) | 7 (1, 90) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 728.3 (606.2, 868.0) | 8 (1, 79) | 25 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 711.2 (613.1, 820.7) | 9 (1, 77) | 39 |
stable
|
4.6 (-0.1, 11.3) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 698.2 (624.7, 778.1) | 10 (1, 62) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 695.7 (636.9, 758.6) | 11 (1, 54) | 110 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 692.3 (612.2, 780.1) | 12 (1, 72) | 56 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 691.4 (609.7, 781.0) | 13 (1, 71) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 689.6 (625.5, 758.5) | 14 (2, 61) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 684.7 (589.5, 790.8) | 15 (1, 82) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 2.2) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 682.9 (619.9, 750.6) | 16 (2, 60) | 89 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 678.1 (591.9, 773.4) | 17 (1, 80) | 45 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 672.2 (607.2, 742.5) | 18 (2, 72) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 670.9 (598.8, 749.4) | 19 (1, 73) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 670.7 (610.3, 735.5) | 20 (2, 65) | 92 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 668.4 (616.9, 722.9) | 21 (3, 60) | 133 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 665.8 (598.3, 738.9) | 22 (1, 74) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 659.8 (532.6, 809.0) | 23 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.7, 2.7) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 658.7 (592.4, 730.4) | 24 (3, 73) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 656.4 (532.3, 801.5) | 25 (1, 92) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 655.3 (603.9, 710.0) | 26 (4, 66) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 654.1 (564.8, 753.8) | 27 (1, 87) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 1.0) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 651.9 (575.1, 736.2) | 28 (2, 82) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 651.9 (606.6, 699.6) | 29 (8, 63) | 157 |
falling 
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 651.6 (590.6, 717.3) | 30 (4, 74) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 648.0 (603.9, 694.5) | 31 (8, 64) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 647.4 (568.2, 734.7) | 32 (2, 86) | 50 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 642.3 (588.9, 699.4) | 33 (6, 74) | 109 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 641.8 (571.4, 718.5) | 34 (3, 83) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 641.6 (585.2, 702.1) | 35 (6, 74) | 98 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 641.5 (599.0, 686.3) | 36 (9, 68) | 174 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 640.6 (579.9, 706.0) | 37 (5, 78) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 636.6 (575.5, 702.5) | 38 (5, 80) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 635.7 (560.3, 718.6) | 39 (3, 89) | 54 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 633.8 (578.8, 692.6) | 40 (7, 77) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 633.3 (553.7, 721.4) | 41 (3, 86) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-6.4, -1.0) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 631.1 (556.7, 712.8) | 42 (3, 86) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 630.8 (574.9, 690.6) | 43 (7, 77) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-5.2, -0.6) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 626.1 (563.9, 693.3) | 44 (6, 83) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 624.1 (584.8, 665.4) | 45 (15, 70) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 623.8 (548.0, 707.4) | 46 (4, 89) | 50 |
falling
|
-8.5 (-16.9, -2.2) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 622.8 (545.8, 707.8) | 47 (4, 90) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 622.0 (546.5, 705.1) | 48 (4, 88) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 615.3 (541.5, 696.5) | 49 (5, 90) | 51 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 611.1 (565.9, 658.9) | 50 (15, 79) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 608.7 (529.6, 696.3) | 51 (5, 91) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 608.3 (546.4, 675.3) | 52 (10, 86) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 607.8 (517.2, 709.9) | 53 (3, 92) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 603.4 (515.5, 701.9) | 54 (3, 92) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 600.2 (555.9, 647.2) | 55 (20, 83) | 138 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 597.7 (509.7, 696.9) | 56 (4, 93) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 597.6 (525.4, 677.1) | 57 (8, 91) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 591.2 (536.4, 650.1) | 58 (14, 88) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 590.0 (538.6, 644.9) | 59 (18, 88) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 588.6 (542.0, 638.2) | 60 (23, 85) | 123 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 585.5 (560.6, 611.2) | 61 (39, 78) | 424 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 582.9 (494.9, 682.2) | 62 (5, 93) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| White County | Rural | No | 580.9 (520.2, 646.8) | 63 (17, 92) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 579.0 (534.4, 626.3) | 64 (28, 88) | 127 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 578.7 (491.4, 677.1) | 65 (7, 93) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 578.0 (546.8, 610.5) | 66 (36, 84) | 280 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 578.0 (544.6, 612.9) | 67 (39, 83) | 230 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 573.7 (540.0, 608.8) | 68 (37, 85) | 231 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-8.1, -0.5) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 569.8 (450.0, 712.3) | 69 (2, 95) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 566.9 (510.4, 628.0) | 70 (22, 91) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 566.9 (530.4, 605.2) | 71 (37, 88) | 184 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 565.7 (536.9, 595.7) | 72 (44, 85) | 296 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 558.9 (516.9, 603.3) | 73 (38, 90) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 557.8 (523.4, 593.8) | 74 (45, 89) | 204 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 555.9 (515.9, 598.2) | 75 (42, 90) | 146 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.8, 5.3) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 547.7 (535.2, 560.5) | 76 (63, 84) | 1,538 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.7, -1.9) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 545.1 (521.9, 569.0) | 77 (58, 88) | 451 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 542.8 (503.1, 584.9) | 78 (47, 92) | 142 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 537.6 (503.6, 573.4) | 79 (54, 91) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 535.0 (510.3, 560.5) | 80 (61, 90) | 365 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 534.5 (500.6, 570.1) | 81 (55, 91) | 200 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 529.1 (428.4, 646.6) | 82 (12, 95) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.0, 1.0) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 527.0 (471.4, 587.5) | 83 (40, 94) | 68 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 523.7 (477.0, 573.8) | 84 (51, 93) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 522.1 (506.4, 538.2) | 85 (72, 90) | 858 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 521.8 (448.1, 604.2) | 86 (25, 95) | 37 |
rising 
|
11.8 (5.5, 21.6) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 521.7 (495.5, 548.8) | 87 (65, 92) | 307 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 511.2 (496.6, 526.1) | 88 (77, 91) | 982 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.5, -2.0) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 505.5 (477.5, 534.7) | 89 (72, 93) | 257 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 492.8 (448.5, 540.3) | 90 (65, 94) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 482.6 (447.3, 519.9) | 91 (75, 94) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 482.5 (466.2, 499.2) | 92 (84, 94) | 679 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 435.3 (364.7, 515.6) | 93 (67, 95) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.7 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 417.0 (396.2, 438.6) | 94 (92, 95) | 314 |
stable
|
2.4 (-1.2, 4.8) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 385.3 (291.3, 500.1) | 95 (69, 95) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 11:54 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.
⋔ 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.