Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County
All Cancer Sites, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
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)
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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 | 556.9 (552.7, 561.1) | N/A | 13,690 |
falling 
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-1.8 (-2.4, -1.4) |
| United States | N/A | No | 490.4 (489.9, 491.0) | N/A | 573,761 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-1.9, -1.6) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 541.3 (529.0, 553.9) | 75 (66, 83) | 1,541 |
falling
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-2.9 (-4.0, -2.3) |
| Davidson County | Urban | No | 499.2 (485.1, 513.7) | 88 (79, 92) | 988 |
falling
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-2.9 (-3.4, -2.5) |
| Knox County | Urban | No | 511.5 (496.0, 527.4) | 84 (75, 91) | 840 |
falling
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-2.1 (-3.9, -1.5) |
| Hamilton County | Urban | No | 491.0 (474.5, 507.9) | 89 (80, 93) | 690 |
falling
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-1.9 (-2.3, -1.6) |
| Rutherford County | Urban | No | 545.1 (521.9, 569.1) | 74 (59, 85) | 446 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.4, -1.0) |
| Sullivan County | Urban | No | 578.1 (553.4, 603.7) | 66 (41, 78) | 417 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-4.1, -0.7) |
| Sumner County | Urban | No | 535.3 (510.6, 561.0) | 78 (62, 88) | 362 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Blount County | Urban | No | 523.4 (497.1, 550.7) | 82 (65, 91) | 305 |
falling
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-1.0 (-1.3, -0.7) |
| Williamson County | Urban | No | 408.2 (387.4, 429.8) | 94 (91, 95) | 302 |
stable 
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2.3 (-2.1, 5.4) |
| Washington County | Urban | No | 560.5 (531.7, 590.4) | 70 (44, 84) | 291 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-2.0, -0.8) |
| Montgomery County | Urban | No | 591.2 (559.4, 624.3) | 63 (29, 76) | 279 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.4, -0.6) |
| Wilson County | Urban | No | 505.6 (477.4, 535.1) | 87 (70, 93) | 251 |
falling
|
-1.9 (-3.1, -1.5) |
| Sevier County | Rural | No | 579.8 (546.5, 614.7) | 65 (35, 81) | 237 |
falling
|
-5.3 (-8.8, -0.7) |
| Bradley County | Urban | No | 562.0 (529.2, 596.2) | 69 (44, 86) | 224 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Madison County | Urban | No | 534.3 (500.9, 569.4) | 79 (56, 91) | 196 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 519.8 (486.5, 554.9) | 83 (62, 93) | 193 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.2, -0.5) |
| Greene County | Rural | No | 611.5 (572.9, 652.0) | 52 (15, 72) | 192 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.2) |
| Maury County | Urban | No | 537.1 (502.8, 573.1) | 76 (56, 91) | 192 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-1.7, -0.6) |
| Anderson County | Urban | No | 567.4 (530.9, 605.8) | 68 (37, 84) | 184 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.5) |
| Putnam County | Rural | No | 636.5 (594.2, 680.9) | 38 (8, 67) | 173 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.7, 0.2) |
| Hawkins County | Urban | No | 610.9 (568.1, 656.1) | 53 (14, 75) | 155 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Hamblen County | Urban | No | 604.1 (561.1, 649.5) | 57 (15, 77) | 149 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.3) |
| Robertson County | Urban | No | 598.6 (554.3, 645.4) | 61 (19, 79) | 144 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.2, -0.3) |
| McMinn County | Rural | No | 624.7 (579.2, 672.8) | 46 (9, 73) | 142 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-6.7, -0.1) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 537.0 (497.8, 578.4) | 77 (51, 92) | 142 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-5.1, -1.2) |
| Gibson County | Urban | No | 730.5 (676.8, 787.3) | 3 (1, 32) | 140 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.5, 0.2) |
| Loudon County | Urban | No | 474.4 (439.1, 511.8) | 91 (76, 94) | 140 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-1.8, -0.8) |
| Roane County | Urban | No | 533.4 (493.9, 575.2) | 80 (53, 92) | 139 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-7.5, -1.3) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 551.5 (509.7, 595.9) | 72 (44, 90) | 132 |
falling
|
-0.8 (-1.3, -0.2) |
| Tipton County | Urban | No | 659.8 (608.8, 713.8) | 23 (3, 66) | 131 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Coffee County | Rural | No | 595.8 (550.3, 644.1) | 62 (20, 82) | 129 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Dickson County | Urban | No | 651.8 (600.6, 706.2) | 30 (4, 66) | 125 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 605.4 (557.7, 656.1) | 56 (13, 81) | 124 |
falling
|
-7.0 (-13.8, -0.6) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 629.0 (576.2, 685.5) | 41 (6, 76) | 106 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.0, -0.1) |
| Cocke County | Rural | No | 657.8 (601.0, 718.6) | 25 (3, 66) | 104 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Lawrence County | Rural | No | 612.5 (560.4, 668.2) | 51 (9, 79) | 103 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.3, -0.4) |
| Bedford County | Rural | No | 621.0 (566.7, 678.9) | 48 (8, 79) | 101 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-0.9, 0.0) |
| Warren County | Rural | No | 648.3 (591.8, 708.6) | 33 (4, 70) | 100 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.2) |
| Henry County | Rural | No | 630.1 (574.4, 689.6) | 39 (5, 76) | 97 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.0, -0.3) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 484.6 (440.6, 531.8) | 90 (69, 94) | 93 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.1, -0.8) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 510.5 (464.3, 560.1) | 85 (58, 94) | 92 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.5, -0.6) |
| Cheatham County | Urban | No | 670.0 (607.0, 737.6) | 15 (1, 70) | 92 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.4, 0.0) |
| Dyer County | Rural | No | 647.5 (588.7, 710.6) | 34 (3, 72) | 91 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Rhea County | Rural | No | 670.3 (607.7, 737.6) | 14 (2, 69) | 87 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.8, 0.1) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 570.4 (516.7, 628.3) | 67 (24, 89) | 84 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-1.6, -0.4) |
| Claiborne County | Rural | No | 626.6 (566.7, 691.1) | 45 (5, 78) | 83 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-6.0, -0.7) |
| Obion County | Rural | No | 626.7 (567.0, 691.1) | 44 (6, 80) | 82 |
falling
|
-1.0 (-4.1, -0.4) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 684.0 (618.5, 754.6) | 11 (1, 63) | 81 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.3) |
| Weakley County | Rural | No | 609.3 (549.5, 674.0) | 55 (8, 84) | 77 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.7, 0.0) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 628.2 (565.2, 696.2) | 43 (4, 80) | 76 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.1, -0.1) |
| Giles County | Rural | No | 553.8 (497.5, 614.8) | 71 (30, 92) | 72 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.6, -0.5) |
| McNairy County | Rural | No | 656.1 (589.4, 728.3) | 27 (2, 76) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.4) |
| Overton County | Rural | No | 761.8 (683.8, 846.4) | 1 (1, 39) | 72 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.5) |
| Marion County | Urban | No | 590.8 (530.1, 656.7) | 64 (10, 88) | 72 |
falling
|
-0.9 (-1.5, -0.2) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 637.7 (572.6, 708.2) | 37 (4, 79) | 71 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.7, 0.2) |
| White County | Rural | No | 603.0 (541.1, 670.1) | 60 (8, 87) | 71 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.2, -0.2) |
| Hardeman County | Rural | No | 697.4 (624.2, 776.8) | 7 (1, 63) | 68 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-0.9, 0.3) |
| Hardin County | Rural | No | 508.3 (453.8, 567.5) | 86 (54, 94) | 66 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Grainger County | Urban | No | 638.8 (568.9, 714.8) | 36 (2, 82) | 65 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Hickman County | Urban | No | 666.6 (594.2, 745.5) | 17 (1, 73) | 64 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Lauderdale County | Rural | No | 717.9 (639.3, 803.4) | 6 (1, 60) | 63 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Macon County | Urban | No | 652.7 (577.1, 735.4) | 29 (1, 79) | 56 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-0.9, 0.1) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 654.5 (578.8, 737.6) | 28 (1, 78) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.1, 0.7) |
| Unicoi County | Urban | No | 644.6 (569.6, 726.7) | 35 (1, 81) | 55 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.6, 0.4) |
| DeKalb County | Rural | No | 673.1 (593.6, 760.2) | 12 (1, 73) | 54 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-0.8, 0.6) |
| Scott County | Rural | No | 663.0 (584.6, 749.1) | 20 (1, 76) | 53 |
falling
|
-12.6 (-19.4, -6.1) |
| Fentress County | Rural | No | 623.8 (549.1, 705.9) | 47 (3, 86) | 53 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.3, 0.1) |
| Humphreys County | Rural | No | 661.2 (583.0, 746.9) | 21 (1, 76) | 53 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.3, -0.1) |
| Polk County | Urban | No | 670.5 (589.9, 759.1) | 13 (1, 74) | 51 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Union County | Urban | No | 650.1 (571.0, 737.0) | 32 (1, 81) | 51 |
falling
|
-0.6 (-1.2, -0.1) |
| Benton County | Rural | No | 650.9 (571.7, 738.1) | 31 (1, 81) | 50 |
falling
|
-10.3 (-20.4, -0.2) |
| Morgan County | Urban | No | 603.4 (529.0, 685.2) | 58 (5, 90) | 49 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.5, 0.0) |
| Smith County | Urban | No | 656.3 (573.9, 747.1) | 26 (1, 81) | 48 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-8.4, -0.4) |
| Haywood County | Rural | No | 618.2 (538.9, 705.8) | 49 (3, 90) | 46 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.0) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 666.6 (581.4, 760.8) | 18 (1, 79) | 45 |
stable
|
0.1 (-0.5, 0.7) |
| Chester County | Urban | No | 695.9 (606.1, 795.4) | 8 (1, 72) | 44 |
stable
|
0.4 (-0.3, 1.2) |
| Stewart County | Urban | No | 661.0 (568.1, 764.7) | 22 (1, 83) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.7) |
| Crockett County | Urban | No | 663.4 (570.1, 767.6) | 19 (1, 84) | 37 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.5, 0.9) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 668.5 (573.2, 775.2) | 16 (1, 83) | 37 |
falling
|
-0.7 (-1.1, -0.3) |
| Grundy County | Rural | No | 610.5 (523.9, 707.5) | 54 (2, 90) | 36 |
stable
|
-7.1 (-18.0, 0.2) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 628.7 (537.7, 730.9) | 42 (1, 91) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.5, 0.3) |
| Cannon County | Urban | No | 616.6 (526.8, 717.3) | 50 (2, 91) | 34 |
falling
|
-10.7 (-18.6, -0.4) |
| Meigs County | Rural | No | 629.5 (535.8, 735.0) | 40 (1, 91) | 34 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.3) |
| Decatur County | Rural | No | 603.1 (513.6, 703.8) | 59 (3, 91) | 33 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.2, 0.3) |
| Sequatchie County | Urban | No | 458.2 (388.9, 536.4) | 92 (62, 95) | 32 |
stable
|
10.3 (-6.7, 22.1) |
| Bledsoe County | Rural | No | 447.3 (375.1, 529.2) | 93 (64, 95) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.5, -0.5) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 685.2 (571.8, 814.6) | 10 (1, 87) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Houston County | Rural | No | 748.5 (624.4, 890.1) | 2 (1, 72) | 26 |
stable
|
0.3 (-0.5, 1.2) |
| Trousdale County | Urban | No | 723.0 (593.4, 872.2) | 5 (1, 83) | 23 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.8) |
| Van Buren County | Rural | No | 724.7 (590.5, 880.6) | 4 (1, 88) | 21 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.2, 1.5) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 658.1 (532.0, 805.2) | 24 (1, 92) | 20 |
stable
|
0.2 (-0.6, 1.0) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 532.4 (431.3, 650.4) | 81 (7, 95) | 20 |
falling
|
-17.6 (-33.4, -0.7) |
| Lake County | Rural | No | 685.3 (543.3, 852.8) | 9 (1, 92) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.6, 0.3) |
| Pickett County | Rural | No | 547.4 (428.9, 688.9) | 73 (2, 95) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.3, 0.9) |
| Moore County | Rural | No | 393.7 (297.8, 510.7) | 95 (61, 95) | 12 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 4:29 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 4:29 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 (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). 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.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
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.