Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 65+
Sorted by Count
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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 918.2 (893.7, 943.2) | 73 (57, 84) | 1,117 |
falling 
|
-2.2 (-3.7, -1.7) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 883.4 (854.4, 913.1) | 82 (65, 88) | 731 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-3.5, -1.7) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 897.9 (867.2, 929.6) | 80 (60, 87) | 659 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-1.6, -1.0) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 806.2 (775.1, 838.2) | 90 (82, 94) | 516 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-2.2, -1.6) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 962.5 (915.3, 1,011.6) | 60 (36, 80) | 329 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.5) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 968.5 (921.6, 1,017.0) | 57 (33, 79) | 325 |
stable 
|
-0.6 (-2.2, 2.3) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 917.8 (869.2, 968.5) | 74 (46, 88) | 274 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 782.5 (739.4, 827.5) | 92 (83, 95) | 255 |
stable
|
0.4 (-1.1, 4.1) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 907.0 (856.1, 960.2) | 78 (48, 89) | 243 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.4, -0.7) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 946.7 (891.6, 1,004.4) | 68 (37, 85) | 225 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.4) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 1,008.6 (945.5, 1,074.8) | 50 (19, 76) | 203 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.7, -0.3) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 877.3 (821.6, 935.8) | 84 (56, 91) | 194 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.3, -1.0) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 955.8 (891.2, 1,023.9) | 63 (30, 86) | 173 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 961.5 (897.2, 1,029.3) | 61 (29, 85) | 170 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 865.5 (805.3, 929.2) | 86 (56, 93) | 158 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.2) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 951.1 (884.5, 1,021.3) | 65 (30, 88) | 156 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.5, -0.1) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 1,041.6 (966.9, 1,120.6) | 37 (11, 73) | 149 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 901.8 (835.4, 972.0) | 79 (43, 91) | 143 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.6) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 944.7 (875.6, 1,017.9) | 69 (32, 88) | 141 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 1,074.6 (992.8, 1,161.3) | 27 (6, 64) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.6) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 1,080.6 (996.2, 1,170.4) | 24 (6, 63) | 125 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.7, 0.8) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 805.2 (740.2, 874.4) | 91 (71, 95) | 116 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 1,064.3 (978.6, 1,155.5) | 31 (7, 69) | 115 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.7, -0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 923.3 (847.7, 1,003.8) | 72 (34, 90) | 111 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.4, -1.1) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 1,271.4 (1,166.5, 1,383.3) | 2 (1, 23) | 109 |
rising 
|
3.9 (1.0, 8.2) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 881.4 (807.7, 960.0) | 83 (43, 93) | 107 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.7, -1.0) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 994.0 (910.3, 1,083.4) | 52 (16, 85) | 105 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 1,028.8 (939.3, 1,124.6) | 44 (10, 81) | 103 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.3) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 926.5 (846.5, 1,012.1) | 71 (28, 91) | 100 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.3, 0.1) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 1,144.4 (1,042.1, 1,254.1) | 13 (2, 53) | 97 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 947.6 (860.5, 1,041.3) | 67 (24, 90) | 90 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.3, -0.4) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 1,089.1 (988.6, 1,197.1) | 20 (4, 69) | 90 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.0, 0.7) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 910.4 (827.3, 999.6) | 76 (31, 92) | 89 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.6, -0.8) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 1,094.5 (985.3, 1,212.8) | 19 (3, 72) | 79 |
stable
|
6.1 (-1.3, 11.9) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 1,083.2 (975.0, 1,200.5) | 22 (3, 77) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 865.8 (778.6, 960.2) | 85 (42, 94) | 75 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.1) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 1,078.8 (970.4, 1,196.2) | 26 (4, 77) | 74 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-8.0, -0.2) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 1,035.4 (931.6, 1,147.6) | 40 (7, 83) | 74 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.1) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 981.5 (883.1, 1,087.9) | 54 (12, 89) | 73 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 863.7 (775.8, 959.0) | 87 (42, 94) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 914.3 (820.7, 1,015.9) | 75 (24, 92) | 71 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 1,202.2 (1,072.6, 1,343.3) | 7 (1, 50) | 69 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.3) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 1,028.2 (921.4, 1,144.2) | 45 (7, 85) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.8, -0.1) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 1,084.3 (970.9, 1,207.4) | 21 (3, 76) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.4, 1.0) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 1,047.1 (934.3, 1,169.9) | 35 (5, 84) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.9, -0.2) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 1,042.4 (927.9, 1,167.5) | 36 (5, 85) | 63 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 1,059.7 (944.0, 1,185.9) | 33 (4, 82) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.7) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 1,147.1 (1,022.1, 1,283.2) | 12 (1, 63) | 62 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.7, 1.1) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 1,064.6 (948.8, 1,190.5) | 30 (4, 81) | 62 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 950.7 (843.3, 1,068.0) | 66 (15, 92) | 57 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 1,032.8 (912.4, 1,165.1) | 43 (5, 87) | 56 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.1, -0.3) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 1,104.6 (977.0, 1,244.4) | 18 (2, 77) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.7, 0.8) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 1,080.9 (956.0, 1,217.6) | 23 (2, 81) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.1, 0.4) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 1,262.9 (1,112.3, 1,428.5) | 3 (1, 40) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 966.6 (850.9, 1,093.7) | 58 (10, 92) | 52 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.1) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 1,165.9 (1,026.0, 1,319.9) | 10 (1, 66) | 51 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.3, 1.6) |
| White County | Rural | No | 960.2 (845.4, 1,086.3) | 62 (12, 92) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.3) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 1,111.2 (973.6, 1,263.1) | 17 (2, 80) | 51 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.4) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 767.0 (672.3, 871.4) | 93 (68, 95) | 47 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.1, -0.2) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 1,252.6 (1,095.1, 1,426.7) | 4 (1, 48) | 47 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 1,004.5 (872.3, 1,151.6) | 51 (5, 91) | 43 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.1, 0.3) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 1,063.8 (919.8, 1,224.4) | 32 (2, 89) | 41 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.8, 0.7) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 1,139.5 (986.1, 1,310.3) | 14 (1, 82) | 41 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.8, 1.7) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 1,019.6 (881.4, 1,173.2) | 47 (5, 91) | 39 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.2, -0.5) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 1,138.1 (980.8, 1,313.8) | 15 (1, 80) | 39 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 1,034.6 (890.9, 1,195.1) | 41 (2, 89) | 38 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.3) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 963.9 (829.7, 1,113.7) | 59 (8, 93) | 37 |
falling
|
-7.4 (-19.5, -0.1) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 1,017.2 (873.5, 1,178.0) | 48 (4, 92) | 37 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.2, 0.2) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 1,013.2 (870.5, 1,172.8) | 49 (4, 92) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 986.9 (847.3, 1,143.2) | 53 (6, 92) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.9, -0.2) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 1,038.9 (889.6, 1,206.5) | 38 (2, 90) | 35 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.4, 0.3) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 1,245.6 (1,067.8, 1,444.6) | 5 (1, 61) | 35 |
rising
|
2.6 (0.4, 12.4) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 1,069.0 (913.0, 1,244.7) | 28 (2, 88) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.1 (-7.6, -1.0) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 954.1 (814.0, 1,112.0) | 64 (8, 93) | 34 |
falling
|
-8.5 (-18.1, -1.9) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 1,080.2 (919.5, 1,261.0) | 25 (1, 88) | 32 |
stable
|
0.5 (-0.5, 1.7) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 897.8 (757.6, 1,056.6) | 81 (15, 95) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.4) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 1,066.0 (899.8, 1,254.7) | 29 (1, 91) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.0, 1.2) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 1,136.4 (958.3, 1,338.3) | 16 (1, 84) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.8, 0.3) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 1,159.9 (978.3, 1,365.2) | 11 (1, 85) | 29 |
stable
|
1.1 (-0.5, 2.8) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 851.5 (713.5, 1,008.8) | 88 (23, 95) | 28 |
rising
|
10.5 (2.9, 22.8) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 1,022.2 (853.6, 1,214.5) | 46 (1, 93) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.5) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 1,049.1 (873.3, 1,249.8) | 34 (1, 93) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.0, 1.1) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 970.3 (805.9, 1,158.6) | 56 (3, 94) | 25 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 931.4 (769.7, 1,117.9) | 70 (7, 95) | 24 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.2, 0.9) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 1,285.6 (1,060.5, 1,544.3) | 1 (1, 70) | 23 |
stable
|
0.3 (-1.4, 2.1) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 907.8 (743.7, 1,097.8) | 77 (8, 95) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.8, 1.6) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 701.9 (568.6, 857.3) | 94 (60, 95) | 19 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.0, 0.1) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 1,193.8 (964.2, 1,462.1) | 8 (1, 89) | 19 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.3, 1.5) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 1,207.9 (952.9, 1,510.6) | 6 (1, 91) | 16 |
stable
|
0.2 (-1.6, 2.0) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 846.1 (663.0, 1,064.3) | 89 (12, 95) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-3.5, 1.8) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 980.0 (760.5, 1,244.6) | 55 (1, 95) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.2) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 1,037.4 (802.6, 1,320.9) | 39 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-3.0, 1.7) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 1,034.5 (804.6, 1,310.1) | 42 (1, 94) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-2.0, 2.1) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 1,183.2 (903.8, 1,521.2) | 9 (1, 93) | 12 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-2.3, 1.1) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 608.8 (439.7, 821.8) | 95 (62, 95) | 8 |
stable
|
-1.6 (-3.4, 0.2) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 12:45 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.
⋔ 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.