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Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate

Campbell County had the highest depression in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2021, at 30.3%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 21.4%. The median was 27.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest30.3Campbell County
Lowest21.4Shelby County
Median27.795 counties

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 28.2 %Bedford County: 26.9 %Benton County: 29.1 %Bledsoe County: 26.2 %Blount County: 26.6 %Bradley County: 25.9 %Campbell County: 30.3 %Cannon County: 28.7 %Carroll County: 27 %Carter County: 28.9 %Cheatham County: 27.6 %Chester County: 28.4 %Claiborne County: 30 %Clay County: 27.8 %Cocke County: 28.2 %Coffee County: 27.5 %Crockett County: 27.5 %Cumberland County: 25.7 %Davidson County: 25.6 %Decatur County: 26.9 %DeKalb County: 29.1 %Dickson County: 27.9 %Dyer County: 27.3 %Fayette County: 23.6 %Fentress County: 29.2 %Franklin County: 26.4 %Gibson County: 26.3 %Giles County: 27.6 %Grainger County: 28 %Greene County: 27.4 %Grundy County: 28.8 %Hamblen County: 27.7 %Hamilton County: 25.5 %Hancock County: 30.3 %Hardeman County: 24.6 %Hardin County: 28.5 %Hawkins County: 27.9 %Haywood County: 24.3 %Henderson County: 29 %Henry County: 26.9 %Hickman County: 27.7 %Houston County: 28.2 %Humphreys County: 27.4 %Jackson County: 27.8 %Jefferson County: 27.7 %Johnson County: 27.4 %Knox County: 27.1 %Lake County: 26.2 %Lauderdale County: 26.3 %Lawrence County: 29.6 %Lewis County: 28.4 %Lincoln County: 26.9 %Loudon County: 25.3 %McMinn County: 28.1 %McNairy County: 28 %Macon County: 29.2 %Madison County: 25.4 %Marion County: 27.3 %Marshall County: 27.3 %Maury County: 26.7 %Meigs County: 28.1 %Monroe County: 27.2 %Montgomery County: 28.5 %Moore County: 26.4 %Morgan County: 27.6 %Obion County: 28.2 %Overton County: 27.9 %Perry County: 29.2 %Pickett County: 27.3 %Polk County: 28.6 %Putnam County: 28.8 %Rhea County: 28.6 %Roane County: 25.6 %Robertson County: 26.7 %Rutherford County: 26.1 %Scott County: 29.6 %Sequatchie County: 29.2 %Sevier County: 28 %Shelby County: 21.4 %Smith County: 27.7 %Stewart County: 26.4 %Sullivan County: 28.6 %Sumner County: 26.4 %Tipton County: 28 %Trousdale County: 26.5 %Unicoi County: 27.5 %Union County: 28 %Van Buren County: 28.2 %Warren County: 29.5 %Washington County: 27.7 %Wayne County: 26.7 %Weakley County: 29.1 %White County: 28.4 %Williamson County: 22.2 %Wilson County: 25.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Campbell County: 30.3 %Campbell County30.3Hancock County: 30.3 %Hancock County30.3Claiborne County: 30 %Claiborne County30Lawrence County: 29.6 %Lawrence County29.6Scott County: 29.6 %Scott County29.6Warren County: 29.5 %Warren County29.5Fentress County: 29.2 %Fentress County29.2Macon County: 29.2 %Macon County29.2Perry County: 29.2 %Perry County29.2Sequatchie County: 29.2 %Sequatchie County29.2Benton County: 29.1 %Benton County29.1DeKalb County: 29.1 %DeKalb County29.1Weakley County: 29.1 %Weakley County29.1Henderson County: 29 %Henderson County29Carter County: 28.9 %Carter County28.9Grundy County: 28.8 %Grundy County28.8Putnam County: 28.8 %Putnam County28.8Cannon County: 28.7 %Cannon County28.7Polk County: 28.6 %Polk County28.6Rhea County: 28.6 %Rhea County28.6Sullivan County: 28.6 %Sullivan County28.6Hardin County: 28.5 %Hardin County28.5Montgomery County: 28.5 %Montgomery County28.5Chester County: 28.4 %Chester County28.4Lewis County: 28.4 %Lewis County28.4White County: 28.4 %White County28.4Anderson County: 28.2 %Anderson County28.2Cocke County: 28.2 %Cocke County28.2Houston County: 28.2 %Houston County28.2Obion County: 28.2 %Obion County28.2Van Buren County: 28.2 %Van Buren County28.2McMinn County: 28.1 %McMinn County28.1Meigs County: 28.1 %Meigs County28.1Grainger County: 28 %Grainger County28McNairy County: 28 %McNairy County28Sevier County: 28 %Sevier County28Tipton County: 28 %Tipton County28Union County: 28 %Union County28Dickson County: 27.9 %Dickson County27.9Hawkins County: 27.9 %Hawkins County27.9Campbell County: 30.3 %Campbell County30.3Hancock County: 30.3 %Hancock County30.3Claiborne County: 30 %Claiborne County30Lawrence County: 29.6 %Lawrence County29.6Scott County: 29.6 %Scott County29.6Warren County: 29.5 %Warren County29.5Fentress County: 29.2 %Fentress County29.2Macon County: 29.2 %Macon County29.2Perry County: 29.2 %Perry County29.2Sequatchie County: 29.2 %Sequatchie County29.2Benton County: 29.1 %Benton County29.1DeKalb County: 29.1 %DeKalb County29.1Weakley County: 29.1 %Weakley County29.1Henderson County: 29 %Henderson County29Carter County: 28.9 %Carter County28.9Grundy County: 28.8 %Grundy County28.8Putnam County: 28.8 %Putnam County28.8Cannon County: 28.7 %Cannon County28.7Polk County: 28.6 %Polk County28.6Rhea County: 28.6 %Rhea County28.6Sullivan County: 28.6 %Sullivan County28.6Hardin County: 28.5 %Hardin County28.5Montgomery County: 28.5 %Montgomery County28.5Chester County: 28.4 %Chester County28.4Lewis County: 28.4 %Lewis County28.4White County: 28.4 %White County28.4Anderson County: 28.2 %Anderson County28.2Cocke County: 28.2 %Cocke County28.2Houston County: 28.2 %Houston County28.2Obion County: 28.2 %Obion County28.2Van Buren County: 28.2 %Van Buren County28.2McMinn County: 28.1 %McMinn County28.1Meigs County: 28.1 %Meigs County28.1Grainger County: 28 %Grainger County28McNairy County: 28 %McNairy County28Sevier County: 28 %Sevier County28Tipton County: 28 %Tipton County28Union County: 28 %Union County28Dickson County: 27.9 %Dickson County27.9Hawkins County: 27.9 %Hawkins County27.9
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Campbell County30.3
1Hancock County30.3
3Claiborne County30
4Lawrence County29.6
4Scott County29.6
6Warren County29.5
7Fentress County29.2
7Macon County29.2
7Perry County29.2
7Sequatchie County29.2
11Benton County29.1
11DeKalb County29.1
11Weakley County29.1
14Henderson County29
15Carter County28.9
16Grundy County28.8
16Putnam County28.8
18Cannon County28.7
19Polk County28.6
19Rhea County28.6
19Sullivan County28.6
22Hardin County28.5
22Montgomery County28.5
24Chester County28.4
24Lewis County28.4
24White County28.4
27Anderson County28.2
27Cocke County28.2
27Houston County28.2
27Obion County28.2
27Van Buren County28.2
32McMinn County28.1
32Meigs County28.1
34Grainger County28
34McNairy County28
34Sevier County28
34Tipton County28
34Union County28
39Dickson County27.9
39Hawkins County27.9
39Overton County27.9
42Clay County27.8
42Jackson County27.8
44Hamblen County27.7
44Hickman County27.7
44Jefferson County27.7
44Smith County27.7
44Washington County27.7
49Cheatham County27.6
49Giles County27.6
49Morgan County27.6
52Coffee County27.5
52Crockett County27.5
52Unicoi County27.5
55Greene County27.4
55Humphreys County27.4
55Johnson County27.4
58Dyer County27.3
58Marion County27.3
58Marshall County27.3
58Pickett County27.3
62Monroe County27.2
63Knox County27.1
64Carroll County27
65Bedford County26.9
65Decatur County26.9
65Henry County26.9
65Lincoln County26.9
69Maury County26.7
69Robertson County26.7
69Wayne County26.7
72Blount County26.6
73Trousdale County26.5
74Franklin County26.4
74Moore County26.4
74Stewart County26.4
74Sumner County26.4
78Gibson County26.3
78Lauderdale County26.3
80Bledsoe County26.2
80Lake County26.2
82Rutherford County26.1
83Bradley County25.9
84Cumberland County25.7
85Davidson County25.6
85Roane County25.6
87Hamilton County25.5
88Madison County25.4
89Loudon County25.3
89Wilson County25.3
91Hardeman County24.6
92Haywood County24.3
93Fayette County23.6
94Williamson County22.2
95Shelby County21.4

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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, 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), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by depression 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-depression-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), depression in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Tennessee by depression 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-depression-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), depression in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by depression in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-depression-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Campbell County, with 30.3% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Shelby County, with 21.4% in 2021.

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