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