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Counties in Tennessee by COPD in adults, local model estimate

Hancock County had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 15.3%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 10.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest15.3Hancock County
Lowest5.2Williamson County
Median10.995 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 9.8 %Bedford County: 9.6 %Benton County: 12.9 %Bledsoe County: 11.8 %Blount County: 9.2 %Bradley County: 9.2 %Campbell County: 12.7 %Cannon County: 10.8 %Carroll County: 10.6 %Carter County: 11.6 %Cheatham County: 9 %Chester County: 10.4 %Claiborne County: 11.6 %Clay County: 14.2 %Cocke County: 12.9 %Coffee County: 9.7 %Crockett County: 10.7 %Cumberland County: 12.5 %Davidson County: 6.4 %Decatur County: 12.2 %DeKalb County: 11.5 %Dickson County: 9.2 %Dyer County: 10.1 %Fayette County: 9.5 %Fentress County: 13.2 %Franklin County: 10 %Gibson County: 10.3 %Giles County: 10.4 %Grainger County: 12.3 %Greene County: 11.7 %Grundy County: 12.3 %Hamblen County: 10.9 %Hamilton County: 8 %Hancock County: 15.3 %Hardeman County: 11.1 %Hardin County: 12 %Hawkins County: 11.3 %Haywood County: 11.7 %Henderson County: 11 %Henry County: 12.1 %Hickman County: 10.5 %Houston County: 10.8 %Humphreys County: 10.6 %Jackson County: 12.5 %Jefferson County: 10.3 %Johnson County: 13.2 %Knox County: 7.5 %Lake County: 11.8 %Lauderdale County: 11.3 %Lawrence County: 11.4 %Lewis County: 12.7 %Lincoln County: 10 %Loudon County: 10 %McMinn County: 10.8 %McNairy County: 12 %Macon County: 11.8 %Madison County: 9.2 %Marion County: 11.5 %Marshall County: 9.9 %Maury County: 8.2 %Meigs County: 11.3 %Monroe County: 11.8 %Montgomery County: 6.4 %Moore County: 10.7 %Morgan County: 11.9 %Obion County: 11.7 %Overton County: 12.2 %Perry County: 12.9 %Pickett County: 13.9 %Polk County: 11.3 %Putnam County: 9.2 %Rhea County: 11.2 %Roane County: 10.2 %Robertson County: 8.9 %Rutherford County: 6.5 %Scott County: 13 %Sequatchie County: 12.9 %Sevier County: 10.4 %Shelby County: 7.9 %Smith County: 10.1 %Stewart County: 10.3 %Sullivan County: 10.4 %Sumner County: 8 %Tipton County: 9 %Trousdale County: 8 %Unicoi County: 11.7 %Union County: 11.9 %Van Buren County: 13.8 %Warren County: 11.4 %Washington County: 9 %Wayne County: 11.4 %Weakley County: 10.1 %White County: 11.9 %Williamson County: 5.2 %Wilson County: 7.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hancock County: 15.3 %Hancock County15.3Clay County: 14.2 %Clay County14.2Pickett County: 13.9 %Pickett County13.9Van Buren County: 13.8 %Van Buren County13.8Fentress County: 13.2 %Fentress County13.2Johnson County: 13.2 %Johnson County13.2Scott County: 13 %Scott County13Benton County: 12.9 %Benton County12.9Cocke County: 12.9 %Cocke County12.9Perry County: 12.9 %Perry County12.9Sequatchie County: 12.9 %Sequatchie County12.9Campbell County: 12.7 %Campbell County12.7Lewis County: 12.7 %Lewis County12.7Cumberland County: 12.5 %Cumberland County12.5Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Grainger County: 12.3 %Grainger County12.3Grundy County: 12.3 %Grundy County12.3Decatur County: 12.2 %Decatur County12.2Overton County: 12.2 %Overton County12.2Henry County: 12.1 %Henry County12.1Hardin County: 12 %Hardin County12McNairy County: 12 %McNairy County12Morgan County: 11.9 %Morgan County11.9Union County: 11.9 %Union County11.9White County: 11.9 %White County11.9Bledsoe County: 11.8 %Bledsoe County11.8Lake County: 11.8 %Lake County11.8Macon County: 11.8 %Macon County11.8Monroe County: 11.8 %Monroe County11.8Greene County: 11.7 %Greene County11.7Haywood County: 11.7 %Haywood County11.7Obion County: 11.7 %Obion County11.7Unicoi County: 11.7 %Unicoi County11.7Carter County: 11.6 %Carter County11.6Claiborne County: 11.6 %Claiborne County11.6DeKalb County: 11.5 %DeKalb County11.5Marion County: 11.5 %Marion County11.5Lawrence County: 11.4 %Lawrence County11.4Warren County: 11.4 %Warren County11.4Wayne County: 11.4 %Wayne County11.4Hancock County: 15.3 %Hancock County15.3Clay County: 14.2 %Clay County14.2Pickett County: 13.9 %Pickett County13.9Van Buren County: 13.8 %Van Buren County13.8Fentress County: 13.2 %Fentress County13.2Johnson County: 13.2 %Johnson County13.2Scott County: 13 %Scott County13Benton County: 12.9 %Benton County12.9Cocke County: 12.9 %Cocke County12.9Perry County: 12.9 %Perry County12.9Sequatchie County: 12.9 %Sequatchie County12.9Campbell County: 12.7 %Campbell County12.7Lewis County: 12.7 %Lewis County12.7Cumberland County: 12.5 %Cumberland County12.5Jackson County: 12.5 %Jackson County12.5Grainger County: 12.3 %Grainger County12.3Grundy County: 12.3 %Grundy County12.3Decatur County: 12.2 %Decatur County12.2Overton County: 12.2 %Overton County12.2Henry County: 12.1 %Henry County12.1Hardin County: 12 %Hardin County12McNairy County: 12 %McNairy County12Morgan County: 11.9 %Morgan County11.9Union County: 11.9 %Union County11.9White County: 11.9 %White County11.9Bledsoe County: 11.8 %Bledsoe County11.8Lake County: 11.8 %Lake County11.8Macon County: 11.8 %Macon County11.8Monroe County: 11.8 %Monroe County11.8Greene County: 11.7 %Greene County11.7Haywood County: 11.7 %Haywood County11.7Obion County: 11.7 %Obion County11.7Unicoi County: 11.7 %Unicoi County11.7Carter County: 11.6 %Carter County11.6Claiborne County: 11.6 %Claiborne County11.6DeKalb County: 11.5 %DeKalb County11.5Marion County: 11.5 %Marion County11.5Lawrence County: 11.4 %Lawrence County11.4Warren County: 11.4 %Warren County11.4Wayne County: 11.4 %Wayne County11.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hancock County15.3
2Clay County14.2
3Pickett County13.9
4Van Buren County13.8
5Fentress County13.2
5Johnson County13.2
7Scott County13
8Benton County12.9
8Cocke County12.9
8Perry County12.9
8Sequatchie County12.9
12Campbell County12.7
12Lewis County12.7
14Cumberland County12.5
14Jackson County12.5
16Grainger County12.3
16Grundy County12.3
18Decatur County12.2
18Overton County12.2
20Henry County12.1
21Hardin County12
21McNairy County12
23Morgan County11.9
23Union County11.9
23White County11.9
26Bledsoe County11.8
26Lake County11.8
26Macon County11.8
26Monroe County11.8
30Greene County11.7
30Haywood County11.7
30Obion County11.7
30Unicoi County11.7
34Carter County11.6
34Claiborne County11.6
36DeKalb County11.5
36Marion County11.5
38Lawrence County11.4
38Warren County11.4
38Wayne County11.4
41Hawkins County11.3
41Lauderdale County11.3
41Meigs County11.3
41Polk County11.3
45Rhea County11.2
46Hardeman County11.1
47Henderson County11
48Hamblen County10.9
49Cannon County10.8
49Houston County10.8
49McMinn County10.8
52Crockett County10.7
52Moore County10.7
54Carroll County10.6
54Humphreys County10.6
56Hickman County10.5
57Chester County10.4
57Giles County10.4
57Sevier County10.4
57Sullivan County10.4
61Gibson County10.3
61Jefferson County10.3
61Stewart County10.3
64Roane County10.2
65Dyer County10.1
65Smith County10.1
65Weakley County10.1
68Franklin County10
68Lincoln County10
68Loudon County10
71Marshall County9.9
72Anderson County9.8
73Coffee County9.7
74Bedford County9.6
75Fayette County9.5
76Blount County9.2
76Bradley County9.2
76Dickson County9.2
76Madison County9.2
76Putnam County9.2
81Cheatham County9
81Tipton County9
81Washington County9
84Robertson County8.9
85Maury County8.2
86Hamilton County8
86Sumner County8
86Trousdale County8
89Shelby County7.9
90Knox County7.5
91Wilson County7.3
92Rutherford County6.5
93Davidson County6.4
93Montgomery County6.4
95Williamson County5.2

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Tennessee by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Tennessee by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?

Hancock County, with 15.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Williamson County, with 5.2% in 2021.

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