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 | No | 562.1 (557.8, 566.3) | N/A | 13,853 |
falling 
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-1.5 (-2.2, -1.3) |
| United States | N/A | No | 488.7 (488.1, 489.2) | N/A | 576,743 |
falling
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-1.5 (-1.7, -1.3) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 385.3 (291.3, 500.1) | 95 (69, 95) | 11 |
stable 
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-1.5 (-3.2, 0.3) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 417.0 (396.2, 438.6) | 94 (92, 95) | 314 |
stable
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2.4 (-1.2, 4.8) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 435.3 (364.7, 515.6) | 93 (67, 95) | 27 |
stable
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-1.7 (-3.2, 0.1) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 482.5 (466.2, 499.2) | 92 (84, 94) | 679 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.1, -1.5) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 482.6 (447.3, 519.9) | 91 (75, 94) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 492.8 (448.5, 540.3) | 90 (65, 94) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.7) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 505.5 (477.5, 534.7) | 89 (72, 93) | 257 |
falling
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-1.8 (-2.3, -1.2) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 511.2 (496.6, 526.1) | 88 (77, 91) | 982 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-3.5, -2.0) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 521.7 (495.5, 548.8) | 87 (65, 92) | 307 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 521.8 (448.1, 604.2) | 86 (25, 95) | 37 |
rising 
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11.8 (5.5, 21.6) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 522.1 (506.4, 538.2) | 85 (72, 90) | 858 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.6, -1.1) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 523.7 (477.0, 573.8) | 84 (51, 93) | 95 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.0, -0.6) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 527.0 (471.4, 587.5) | 83 (40, 94) | 68 |
stable
|
-1.3 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 529.1 (428.4, 646.6) | 82 (12, 95) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-3.0, 1.0) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 534.5 (500.6, 570.1) | 81 (55, 91) | 200 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.5) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 535.0 (510.3, 560.5) | 80 (61, 90) | 365 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 537.6 (503.6, 573.4) | 79 (54, 91) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.3, -0.9) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 542.8 (503.1, 584.9) | 78 (47, 92) | 142 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.1, -1.0) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 545.1 (521.9, 569.0) | 77 (58, 88) | 451 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -0.9) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 547.7 (535.2, 560.5) | 76 (63, 84) | 1,538 |
falling
|
-2.5 (-3.7, -1.9) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 555.9 (515.9, 598.2) | 75 (42, 90) | 146 |
stable
|
1.0 (-1.8, 5.3) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 557.8 (523.4, 593.8) | 74 (45, 89) | 204 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 558.9 (516.9, 603.3) | 73 (38, 90) | 135 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.3) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 565.7 (536.9, 595.7) | 72 (44, 85) | 296 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.4) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 566.9 (530.4, 605.2) | 71 (37, 88) | 184 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 566.9 (510.4, 628.0) | 70 (22, 91) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 569.8 (450.0, 712.3) | 69 (2, 95) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 1.1) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 573.7 (540.0, 608.8) | 68 (37, 85) | 231 |
falling
|
-4.2 (-8.1, -0.5) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 578.0 (544.6, 612.9) | 67 (39, 83) | 230 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 578.0 (546.8, 610.5) | 66 (36, 84) | 280 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 578.7 (491.4, 677.1) | 65 (7, 93) | 32 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 579.0 (534.4, 626.3) | 64 (28, 88) | 127 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.0, -0.7) |
| White County | Rural | No | 580.9 (520.2, 646.8) | 63 (17, 92) | 68 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 582.9 (494.9, 682.2) | 62 (5, 93) | 32 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.5, 0.0) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 585.5 (560.6, 611.2) | 61 (39, 78) | 424 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 588.6 (542.0, 638.2) | 60 (23, 85) | 123 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.8, -0.4) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 590.0 (538.6, 644.9) | 59 (18, 88) | 99 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 591.2 (536.4, 650.1) | 58 (14, 88) | 87 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.4) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 597.6 (525.4, 677.1) | 57 (8, 91) | 50 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.1, 0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 597.7 (509.7, 696.9) | 56 (4, 93) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.6) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 600.2 (555.9, 647.2) | 55 (20, 83) | 138 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 603.4 (515.5, 701.9) | 54 (3, 92) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 607.8 (517.2, 709.9) | 53 (3, 92) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.2, 1.4) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 608.3 (546.4, 675.3) | 52 (10, 86) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.7, -0.5) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 608.7 (529.6, 696.3) | 51 (5, 91) | 44 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 611.1 (565.9, 658.9) | 50 (15, 79) | 146 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 615.3 (541.5, 696.5) | 49 (5, 90) | 51 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.6, -0.2) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 622.0 (546.5, 705.1) | 48 (4, 88) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.2, -0.1) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 622.8 (545.8, 707.8) | 47 (4, 90) | 48 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.5, 1.0) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 623.8 (548.0, 707.4) | 46 (4, 89) | 50 |
falling
|
-8.5 (-16.9, -2.2) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 624.1 (584.8, 665.4) | 45 (15, 70) | 195 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.5, -0.4) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 626.1 (563.9, 693.3) | 44 (6, 83) | 78 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.9, -0.5) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 630.8 (574.9, 690.6) | 43 (7, 77) | 97 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-5.2, -0.6) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 631.1 (556.7, 712.8) | 42 (3, 86) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 633.3 (553.7, 721.4) | 41 (3, 86) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-6.4, -1.0) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 633.8 (578.8, 692.6) | 40 (7, 77) | 103 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.0) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 635.7 (560.3, 718.6) | 39 (3, 89) | 54 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.1, 0.0) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 636.6 (575.5, 702.5) | 38 (5, 80) | 80 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.1, 0.1) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 640.6 (579.9, 706.0) | 37 (5, 78) | 85 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.1, -0.7) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 641.5 (599.0, 686.3) | 36 (9, 68) | 174 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 641.6 (585.2, 702.1) | 35 (6, 74) | 98 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 641.8 (571.4, 718.5) | 34 (3, 83) | 65 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 642.3 (588.9, 699.4) | 33 (6, 74) | 109 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.4, -0.1) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 647.4 (568.2, 734.7) | 32 (2, 86) | 50 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.2) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 648.0 (603.9, 694.5) | 31 (8, 64) | 166 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.7, 0.6) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 651.6 (590.6, 717.3) | 30 (4, 74) | 85 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.5, 0.2) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 651.9 (606.6, 699.6) | 29 (8, 63) | 157 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 651.9 (575.1, 736.2) | 28 (2, 82) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 654.1 (564.8, 753.8) | 27 (1, 87) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.8, 1.0) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 655.3 (603.9, 710.0) | 26 (4, 66) | 126 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 656.4 (532.3, 801.5) | 25 (1, 92) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.3) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 658.7 (592.4, 730.4) | 24 (3, 73) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.0, 0.4) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 659.8 (532.6, 809.0) | 23 (1, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.7, 2.7) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 665.8 (598.3, 738.9) | 22 (1, 74) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.6, 0.4) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 668.4 (616.9, 722.9) | 21 (3, 60) | 133 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 670.7 (610.3, 735.5) | 20 (2, 65) | 92 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 0.8) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 670.9 (598.8, 749.4) | 19 (1, 73) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.7, 0.6) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 672.2 (607.2, 742.5) | 18 (2, 72) | 79 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.5) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 678.1 (591.9, 773.4) | 17 (1, 80) | 45 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 682.9 (619.9, 750.6) | 16 (2, 60) | 89 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 684.7 (589.5, 790.8) | 15 (1, 82) | 37 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.6, 2.2) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 689.6 (625.5, 758.5) | 14 (2, 61) | 95 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 691.4 (609.7, 781.0) | 13 (1, 71) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.6) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 692.3 (612.2, 780.1) | 12 (1, 72) | 56 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.1, 1.3) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 695.7 (636.9, 758.6) | 11 (1, 54) | 110 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 698.2 (624.7, 778.1) | 10 (1, 62) | 67 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 711.2 (613.1, 820.7) | 9 (1, 77) | 39 |
stable
|
4.6 (-0.1, 11.3) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 728.3 (606.2, 868.0) | 8 (1, 79) | 25 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.9, 1.8) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 731.3 (583.9, 904.5) | 7 (1, 90) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.6) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 736.2 (643.2, 839.0) | 6 (1, 65) | 46 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.8, 1.9) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 740.4 (659.8, 828.2) | 5 (1, 55) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 752.3 (697.8, 810.0) | 4 (1, 26) | 144 |
stable
|
2.5 (-0.4, 7.1) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 753.1 (675.2, 837.7) | 3 (1, 45) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 757.4 (637.0, 894.2) | 2 (1, 71) | 29 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.7) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 772.1 (638.3, 925.8) | 1 (1, 70) | 24 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.3, 1.9) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 1:44 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.