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
|
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)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | N/A | No | 562.1 (557.8, 566.3) | N/A | 13,853 |
falling 
|
-1.5 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| United States | N/A | No | 488.7 (488.1, 489.2) | N/A | 576,743 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| 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 03/25/2026 7:28 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.