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Counties in Tennessee by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Hancock County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 95 counties in 2022, at 23.9%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 15.1%. The median was 20.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest23.9Hancock County
Lowest15.1Williamson County
Median20.795 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hancock County: 23.9 %Hancock County23.9Chester County: 23 %Chester County23Lake County: 22.6 %Lake County22.6Warren County: 22.5 %Warren County22.5Lewis County: 22.4 %Lewis County22.4Scott County: 22.4 %Scott County22.4Lauderdale County: 22 %Lauderdale County22Marshall County: 22 %Marshall County22Coffee County: 21.9 %Coffee County21.9DeKalb County: 21.9 %DeKalb County21.9Sequatchie County: 21.9 %Sequatchie County21.9Carroll County: 21.8 %Carroll County21.8Macon County: 21.8 %Macon County21.8Claiborne County: 21.7 %Claiborne County21.7Cocke County: 21.7 %Cocke County21.7Grainger County: 21.7 %Grainger County21.7White County: 21.7 %White County21.7Weakley County: 21.6 %Weakley County21.6Dyer County: 21.5 %Dyer County21.5Fentress County: 21.4 %Fentress County21.4Haywood County: 21.4 %Haywood County21.4McNairy County: 21.4 %McNairy County21.4Morgan County: 21.4 %Morgan County21.4Rhea County: 21.4 %Rhea County21.4Wayne County: 21.4 %Wayne County21.4Bedford County: 21.3 %Bedford County21.3Gibson County: 21.3 %Gibson County21.3Montgomery County: 21.3 %Montgomery County21.3Trousdale County: 21.2 %Trousdale County21.2Rutherford County: 21.1 %Rutherford County21.1Cannon County: 21 %Cannon County21Humphreys County: 21 %Humphreys County21Lawrence County: 21 %Lawrence County21Perry County: 21 %Perry County21Unicoi County: 21 %Unicoi County21Carter County: 20.9 %Carter County20.9Henderson County: 20.9 %Henderson County20.9Putnam County: 20.9 %Putnam County20.9Campbell County: 20.8 %Campbell County20.8Crockett County: 20.8 %Crockett County20.8
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hancock County23.9+3.2 pts
2Chester County23+3.3 pts
3Lake County22.6+2.3 pts
4Warren County22.5+3.4 pts
5Lewis County22.4+2.8 pts
5Scott County22.4+1.7 pts
7Lauderdale County22+1.9 pts
7Marshall County22+3.3 pts
9Coffee County21.9+3.8 pts
9DeKalb County21.9+3.1 pts
9Sequatchie County21.9+2.5 pts
12Carroll County21.8+3.6 pts
12Macon County21.8+1.4 pts
14Claiborne County21.7+2.5 pts
14Cocke County21.7+2.7 pts
14Grainger County21.7+2.9 pts
14White County21.7+2.8 pts
18Weakley County21.6+1.9 pts
19Dyer County21.5+2.9 pts
20Fentress County21.4+2.3 pts
20Haywood County21.4+2.4 pts
20McNairy County21.4+2.5 pts
20Morgan County21.4+2.1 pts
20Rhea County21.4+2.5 pts
20Wayne County21.4+2.8 pts
26Bedford County21.3+2.7 pts
26Gibson County21.3+2.9 pts
26Montgomery County21.3+2.8 pts
29Trousdale County21.2+2.4 pts
30Rutherford County21.1+3 pts
31Cannon County21+2.3 pts
31Humphreys County21+3 pts
31Lawrence County21+2 pts
31Perry County21+1.7 pts
31Unicoi County21+3.1 pts
36Carter County20.9+2.5 pts
36Henderson County20.9+1.5 pts
36Putnam County20.9+1.5 pts
39Campbell County20.8+1.2 pts
39Crockett County20.8+2.2 pts
39Franklin County20.8+2.8 pts
39Greene County20.8+2.6 pts
39Hickman County20.8+2.2 pts
39Monroe County20.8+2.4 pts
39Pickett County20.8+2.8 pts
46Grundy County20.7+1.5 pts
46Overton County20.7+1.7 pts
46Washington County20.7+3.1 pts
49Bledsoe County20.6+2.1 pts
49Decatur County20.6+2.5 pts
49Hardeman County20.6+1.6 pts
49Union County20.6+1.5 pts
53Hamblen County20.5+1.8 pts
53Jackson County20.5+2.1 pts
53Obion County20.5+1.6 pts
53Van Buren County20.5+1.6 pts
57Davidson County20.4+2.6 pts
57Shelby County20.4+2.7 pts
59Clay County20.3+1.4 pts
59Polk County20.3+2.1 pts
59Tipton County20.3+1.8 pts
62Henry County20.2+1.9 pts
62Houston County20.2+2 pts
62Smith County20.2+1.9 pts
65Dickson County20.1+2.1 pts
65Robertson County20.1+2.5 pts
67Johnson County20+1.4 pts
68Benton County19.9+1.2 pts
68Hawkins County19.9+1.7 pts
70Giles County19.8+1.8 pts
71Madison County19.7+1.9 pts
72Marion County19.6+1.4 pts
73Hardin County19.4+1.3 pts
73Lincoln County19.4+1.8 pts
73Maury County19.4+2.4 pts
73Sullivan County19.4+1.6 pts
77Bradley County19.3+1.4 pts
77Stewart County19.3+2.1 pts
79Jefferson County19.2+1.6 pts
79Meigs County19.2+1 pts
81Blount County19+2 pts
81McMinn County19+0.5 pts
83Knox County18.9+1.3 pts
83Roane County18.9+2 pts
85Cheatham County18.5+1.1 pts
86Cumberland County18.4+2 pts
86Moore County18.4+1.2 pts
88Anderson County18.3+0.4 pts
88Sevier County18.3+0.4 pts
88Sumner County18.3+1.5 pts
88Wilson County18.3+2.5 pts
92Hamilton County18.2+2.1 pts
93Loudon County17.9+2.2 pts
94Fayette County17.3+1.2 pts
95Williamson County15.1+1.9 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Tennessee by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2022. 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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in Tennessee by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2022.

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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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Tennessee by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/tennessee-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Hancock County, with 23.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Williamson County, with 15.1% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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