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Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Hancock County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2023, at 33.1%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 24.7%. The median was 29.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest33.1Hancock County
Lowest24.7Williamson County
Median29.995 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 30.2 %Bedford County: 29.6 %Benton County: 29.4 %Bledsoe County: 29 %Blount County: 29.3 %Bradley County: 28.7 %Campbell County: 31 %Cannon County: 30.3 %Carroll County: 29.7 %Carter County: 31.5 %Cheatham County: 28.7 %Chester County: 30.8 %Claiborne County: 30.9 %Clay County: 30.2 %Cocke County: 31.1 %Coffee County: 29.8 %Crockett County: 27.9 %Cumberland County: 29.1 %Davidson County: 28.2 %Decatur County: 30.4 %DeKalb County: 30.1 %Dickson County: 29.4 %Dyer County: 30.8 %Fayette County: 25.8 %Fentress County: 30.4 %Franklin County: 30.1 %Gibson County: 28.5 %Giles County: 29.1 %Grainger County: 29.9 %Greene County: 29.3 %Grundy County: 31.2 %Hamblen County: 30.1 %Hamilton County: 26.6 %Hancock County: 33.1 %Hardeman County: 25.8 %Hardin County: 30.2 %Hawkins County: 30.7 %Haywood County: 26.7 %Henderson County: 29 %Henry County: 30.4 %Hickman County: 29.7 %Houston County: 30.1 %Humphreys County: 30.1 %Jackson County: 30.6 %Jefferson County: 30.1 %Johnson County: 30.1 %Knox County: 30.7 %Lake County: 29.2 %Lauderdale County: 27.9 %Lawrence County: 32 %Lewis County: 30.2 %Lincoln County: 28.3 %Loudon County: 26.7 %McMinn County: 29.2 %McNairy County: 30.2 %Macon County: 30.7 %Madison County: 26.9 %Marion County: 30.4 %Marshall County: 30.1 %Maury County: 27.9 %Meigs County: 30.2 %Monroe County: 30.8 %Montgomery County: 28.6 %Moore County: 28.8 %Morgan County: 30 %Obion County: 30.2 %Overton County: 30.6 %Perry County: 30.2 %Pickett County: 29.9 %Polk County: 30.5 %Putnam County: 28.9 %Rhea County: 30.2 %Roane County: 29.6 %Robertson County: 28.3 %Rutherford County: 26.8 %Scott County: 32.7 %Sequatchie County: 31.3 %Sevier County: 29.4 %Shelby County: 24.9 %Smith County: 30 %Stewart County: 29 %Sullivan County: 30.6 %Sumner County: 29.3 %Tipton County: 28.7 %Trousdale County: 29.2 %Unicoi County: 29.9 %Union County: 29.9 %Van Buren County: 29.5 %Warren County: 29.7 %Washington County: 30.9 %Wayne County: 29 %Weakley County: 30.1 %White County: 31.4 %Williamson County: 24.7 %Wilson County: 27 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hancock County: 33.1 %Hancock County33.1Scott County: 32.7 %Scott County32.7Lawrence County: 32 %Lawrence County32Carter County: 31.5 %Carter County31.5White County: 31.4 %White County31.4Sequatchie County: 31.3 %Sequatchie County31.3Grundy County: 31.2 %Grundy County31.2Cocke County: 31.1 %Cocke County31.1Campbell County: 31 %Campbell County31Claiborne County: 30.9 %Claiborne County30.9Washington County: 30.9 %Washington County30.9Chester County: 30.8 %Chester County30.8Dyer County: 30.8 %Dyer County30.8Monroe County: 30.8 %Monroe County30.8Hawkins County: 30.7 %Hawkins County30.7Knox County: 30.7 %Knox County30.7Macon County: 30.7 %Macon County30.7Jackson County: 30.6 %Jackson County30.6Overton County: 30.6 %Overton County30.6Sullivan County: 30.6 %Sullivan County30.6Polk County: 30.5 %Polk County30.5Decatur County: 30.4 %Decatur County30.4Fentress County: 30.4 %Fentress County30.4Henry County: 30.4 %Henry County30.4Marion County: 30.4 %Marion County30.4Cannon County: 30.3 %Cannon County30.3Anderson County: 30.2 %Anderson County30.2Clay County: 30.2 %Clay County30.2Hardin County: 30.2 %Hardin County30.2Lewis County: 30.2 %Lewis County30.2McNairy County: 30.2 %McNairy County30.2Meigs County: 30.2 %Meigs County30.2Obion County: 30.2 %Obion County30.2Perry County: 30.2 %Perry County30.2Rhea County: 30.2 %Rhea County30.2DeKalb County: 30.1 %DeKalb County30.1Franklin County: 30.1 %Franklin County30.1Hamblen County: 30.1 %Hamblen County30.1Houston County: 30.1 %Houston County30.1Humphreys County: 30.1 %Humphreys County30.1Hancock County: 33.1 %Hancock County33.1Scott County: 32.7 %Scott County32.7Lawrence County: 32 %Lawrence County32Carter County: 31.5 %Carter County31.5White County: 31.4 %White County31.4Sequatchie County: 31.3 %Sequatchie County31.3Grundy County: 31.2 %Grundy County31.2Cocke County: 31.1 %Cocke County31.1Campbell County: 31 %Campbell County31Claiborne County: 30.9 %Claiborne County30.9Washington County: 30.9 %Washington County30.9Chester County: 30.8 %Chester County30.8Dyer County: 30.8 %Dyer County30.8Monroe County: 30.8 %Monroe County30.8Hawkins County: 30.7 %Hawkins County30.7Knox County: 30.7 %Knox County30.7Macon County: 30.7 %Macon County30.7Jackson County: 30.6 %Jackson County30.6Overton County: 30.6 %Overton County30.6Sullivan County: 30.6 %Sullivan County30.6Polk County: 30.5 %Polk County30.5Decatur County: 30.4 %Decatur County30.4Fentress County: 30.4 %Fentress County30.4Henry County: 30.4 %Henry County30.4Marion County: 30.4 %Marion County30.4Cannon County: 30.3 %Cannon County30.3Anderson County: 30.2 %Anderson County30.2Clay County: 30.2 %Clay County30.2Hardin County: 30.2 %Hardin County30.2Lewis County: 30.2 %Lewis County30.2McNairy County: 30.2 %McNairy County30.2Meigs County: 30.2 %Meigs County30.2Obion County: 30.2 %Obion County30.2Perry County: 30.2 %Perry County30.2Rhea County: 30.2 %Rhea County30.2DeKalb County: 30.1 %DeKalb County30.1Franklin County: 30.1 %Franklin County30.1Hamblen County: 30.1 %Hamblen County30.1Houston County: 30.1 %Houston County30.1Humphreys County: 30.1 %Humphreys County30.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hancock County33.1-0.7 pts
2Scott County32.7-0.9 pts
3Lawrence County32+0.2 pts
4Carter County31.5+0.5 pts
5White County31.4-0.9 pts
6Sequatchie County31.3-0.3 pts
7Grundy County31.2+0.4 pts
8Cocke County31.1-1.5 pts
9Campbell County31-0.7 pts
10Claiborne County30.9-1.2 pts
10Washington County30.9-0.8 pts
12Chester County30.8-1.1 pts
12Dyer County30.8+0.4 pts
12Monroe County30.8-0.5 pts
15Hawkins County30.7-1.3 pts
15Knox County30.7+0.2 pts
15Macon County30.7-1.3 pts
18Jackson County30.6-1.4 pts
18Overton County30.6-0.6 pts
18Sullivan County30.6-1.7 pts
21Polk County30.5-0.3 pts
22Decatur County30.4-0.9 pts
22Fentress County30.4-1.5 pts
22Henry County30.4+0.2 pts
22Marion County30.4-0.6 pts
26Cannon County30.3-1 pts
27Anderson County30.2-0.3 pts
27Clay County30.2+0.6 pts
27Hardin County30.2+0.4 pts
27Lewis County30.2-3.3 pts
27McNairy County30.2-2.1 pts
27Meigs County30.20 pts
27Obion County30.2+0.2 pts
27Perry County30.2-0.8 pts
27Rhea County30.2-0.6 pts
36DeKalb County30.1-2.5 pts
36Franklin County30.1-0.7 pts
36Hamblen County30.1-1.1 pts
36Houston County30.1-0.7 pts
36Humphreys County30.1-2 pts
36Jefferson County30.1-0.1 pts
36Johnson County30.1+0.5 pts
36Marshall County30.1-1.6 pts
36Weakley County30.1-1 pts
45Morgan County30-1.9 pts
45Smith County30-1.7 pts
47Grainger County29.9-2 pts
47Pickett County29.9-1.1 pts
47Unicoi County29.9-0.6 pts
47Union County29.9-0.9 pts
51Coffee County29.8-2.9 pts
52Carroll County29.7-1.2 pts
52Hickman County29.7-0.4 pts
52Warren County29.7-3.4 pts
55Bedford County29.6-0.9 pts
55Roane County29.60 pts
57Van Buren County29.5-0.9 pts
58Benton County29.4-0.9 pts
58Dickson County29.4-1.2 pts
58Sevier County29.4-0.2 pts
61Blount County29.3-1.7 pts
61Greene County29.3-2 pts
61Sumner County29.3-0.3 pts
64Lake County29.20 pts
64McMinn County29.2-0.3 pts
64Trousdale County29.2-0.7 pts
67Cumberland County29.1-0.4 pts
67Giles County29.1-0.4 pts
69Bledsoe County29-0.9 pts
69Henderson County29-1.6 pts
69Stewart County29-0.6 pts
69Wayne County29-1.2 pts
73Putnam County28.9-3.8 pts
74Moore County28.8-0.3 pts
75Bradley County28.7-1.7 pts
75Cheatham County28.7-0.9 pts
75Tipton County28.7-1 pts
78Montgomery County28.6-1.8 pts
79Gibson County28.5-2.8 pts
80Lincoln County28.3-1.5 pts
80Robertson County28.3-2.8 pts
82Davidson County28.2-0.6 pts
83Crockett County27.9-2.4 pts
83Lauderdale County27.9-0.7 pts
83Maury County27.90 pts
86Wilson County27+0.1 pts
87Madison County26.9-0.3 pts
88Rutherford County26.8-3 pts
89Haywood County26.7-0.6 pts
89Loudon County26.7-2.4 pts
91Hamilton County26.6-2.8 pts
92Fayette County25.8-0.8 pts
92Hardeman County25.8-1.1 pts
94Shelby County24.9-0.3 pts
95Williamson County24.7-2.6 pts

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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 a depressive disorder. 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), depression 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [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), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties. 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties.

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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), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hancock County, with 33.1% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest depression in adults, local model estimate?

Williamson County, with 24.7% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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