State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County

Colon & Rectum, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• 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.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Tennessee

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.8 to 15.5 and 1,280 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 12.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.8 to 12.9 and 52,648 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Haywood County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 30.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 20.6 to 43.2 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 28.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.0 to 48.5 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Houston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 27.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.9 to 44.8 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Benton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 26.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.7 to 39.1 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Overton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 26.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 18.5 to 37.0 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Henderson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 23.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.5 to 31.3 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Fentress County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 22.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.4 to 33.3 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Chester County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 22.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.9 to 34.2 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Polk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 22.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.5 to 33.0 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Unicoi County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 22.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.5 to 32.5 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Crockett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 22.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.2 to 34.7 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tipton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 21.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 17.0 to 27.6 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cannon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 21.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.3 to 33.9 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Warren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 21.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 16.3 to 28.2 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sequatchie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 21.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.4 to 32.1 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lauderdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 20.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.8 to 30.4 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marshall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 20.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.9 to 28.5 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Dickson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 20.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.8 to 26.4 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Grundy County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 20.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.3 to 32.9 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cheatham County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 20.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.7 to 27.7 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

McNairy County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 20.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 28.2 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 20.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.3 to 32.4 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Obion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 20.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 27.5 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Weakley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 19.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 27.1 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hickman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 19.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.2 to 27.9 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

DeKalb County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 19.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.3 to 29.4 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 19.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.2 to 26.1 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Grainger County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 19.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.7 to 27.8 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Smith County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 18.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 28.5 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Scott County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.2 to 27.6 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Putnam County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.8 to 23.0 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Wayne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.5 to 28.7 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hawkins County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 18.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 23.3 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hardeman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.4 to 26.3 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sevier County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.0 to 22.0 and 24 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Claiborne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.9 to 25.2 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Dyer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 24.7 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Rhea County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 18.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.5 to 25.4 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 17.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.4 to 25.3 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

McMinn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 17.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 22.3 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 17.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 14.3 to 20.1 and 29 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hamblen County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 16.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.0 to 21.4 and 14 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Stewart County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 16.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.6 to 27.9 and 3 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Macon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 16.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.6 to 25.1 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bedford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 16.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.0 to 22.5 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Shelby County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 16.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 15.2 to 17.6 and 161 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 16.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 22.2 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Johnson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 16.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 26.2 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 16.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.7 to 20.1 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Gibson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 15.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 20.9 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Henry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 15.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.1 to 22.1 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Coffee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 15.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.8 to 20.5 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Fayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 15.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.4 to 20.9 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Maury County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 15.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.2 to 18.7 and 19 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Anderson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 15.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.9 to 19.0 and 16 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Roane County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.3 to 19.6 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Carroll County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.9 to 21.8 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cocke County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.6 to 20.5 and 9 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Davidson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 13.1 to 15.7 and 99 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Robertson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.7 to 18.4 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sumner County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.0 to 16.5 and 33 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Giles County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 14.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.5 to 20.2 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Rutherford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 14.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 12.1 to 16.1 and 42 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.5 to 16.7 and 24 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.2 to 18.6 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Campbell County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 19.3 and 8 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Carter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.5 to 17.7 and 13 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Humphreys County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.8 to 22.0 and 4 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cumberland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.4 to 17.1 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 17.7 and 10 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

White County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 13.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.4 to 19.7 and 5 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bradley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 13.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.4 to 16.1 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hamilton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.4 to 14.4 and 62 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Blount County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.3 to 15.0 and 24 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Loudon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.1 to 16.8 and 11 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Knox County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 11.1 to 13.8 and 70 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 8.6 to 17.3 and 7 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.7 to 15.6 and 15 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Wilson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.1 to 15.0 and 22 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sullivan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 12.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 10.0 to 14.3 and 29 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hardin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 11.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 7.8 to 17.7 and 6 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Morgan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 6.7 to 19.5 and 3 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Williamson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 11.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 9.3 to 13.1 and 30 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bledsoe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Decatur County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Hancock County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Lake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Lewis County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Meigs County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Moore County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Pickett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Trousdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate :

Van Buren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate :

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/17/2026 5:56 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.

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 has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category.

If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.