Counties in Tennessee by death rate (July to June), 2025

Cocke County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 95 counties in 2025, at 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. Williamson County had the lowest, at 6.05 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.87 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Tennessee was 11.1 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.96Cocke County
Median13.8795 counties
Tennessee11.1History

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Cocke CountyCocke County: 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitants18.96Clay CountyClay County: 18.3 per 1,000 inhabitants18.3Pickett CountyPickett County: 17.95 per 1,000 inhabitants17.95Benton CountyBenton County: 17.78 per 1,000 inhabitants17.78Grundy CountyGrundy County: 17.71 per 1,000 inhabitants17.71Fentress CountyFentress County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Lake CountyLake County: 17 per 1,000 inhabitants17McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 16.8 per 1,000 inhabitants16.8Campbell CountyCampbell County: 16.77 per 1,000 inhabitants16.77Henry CountyHenry County: 16.68 per 1,000 inhabitants16.68Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 16.61 per 1,000 inhabitants16.61Decatur CountyDecatur County: 16.47 per 1,000 inhabitants16.47Obion CountyObion County: 16.18 per 1,000 inhabitants16.18Crockett CountyCrockett County: 16.16 per 1,000 inhabitants16.16Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 16.15 per 1,000 inhabitants16.15Marion CountyMarion County: 15.95 per 1,000 inhabitants15.95Greene CountyGreene County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Houston CountyHouston County: 15.64 per 1,000 inhabitants15.64Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 15.38 per 1,000 inhabitants15.38Carter CountyCarter County: 15.36 per 1,000 inhabitants15.36Overton CountyOverton County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Roane CountyRoane County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Lewis CountyLewis County: 15.28 per 1,000 inhabitants15.28Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 15.2 per 1,000 inhabitants15.2Rhea CountyRhea County: 15.09 per 1,000 inhabitants15.09Johnson CountyJohnson County: 15.09 per 1,000 inhabitants15.09Polk CountyPolk County: 14.97 per 1,000 inhabitants14.97McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 14.96 per 1,000 inhabitants14.96Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 14.9 per 1,000 inhabitants14.9Sullivan CountySullivan County: 14.72 per 1,000 inhabitants14.72Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 14.69 per 1,000 inhabitants14.69Gibson CountyGibson County: 14.68 per 1,000 inhabitants14.68Jackson CountyJackson County: 14.61 per 1,000 inhabitants14.61Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 14.57 per 1,000 inhabitants14.57Stewart CountyStewart County: 14.51 per 1,000 inhabitants14.51Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Henderson CountyHenderson County: 14.49 per 1,000 inhabitants14.49Hancock CountyHancock County: 14.45 per 1,000 inhabitants14.45Morgan CountyMorgan County: 14.33 per 1,000 inhabitants14.33White CountyWhite County: 14.28 per 1,000 inhabitants14.28
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2024
1Cocke County Estimated18.96+0.03 pts
2Clay County Estimated18.3+0.08 pts
3Pickett County Estimated17.95+0.04 pts
4Benton County Estimated17.78+0.17 pts
5Grundy County Estimated17.71+0.11 pts
6Fentress County Estimated17.60 pts
7Lake County Estimated17+0.5 pts
8McNairy County Estimated16.8+0.29 pts
9Campbell County Estimated16.77+0.26 pts
10Henry County Estimated16.68+0.11 pts
11Cumberland County Estimated16.61-0.04 pts
12Decatur County Estimated16.47+0.42 pts
13Obion County Estimated16.18+0.16 pts
14Crockett County Estimated16.16+0.48 pts
15Unicoi County Estimated16.15+0.49 pts
16Marion County Estimated15.95-0.04 pts
17Greene County Estimated15.67-0.06 pts
18Houston County Estimated15.64+0.16 pts
19Claiborne County Estimated15.38-0.13 pts
20Carter County Estimated15.36+0.17 pts
21Overton County Estimated15.28+0.37 pts
22Roane County Estimated15.28-0.12 pts
23Lewis County Estimated15.28+0.02 pts
24Hawkins County Estimated15.2+0.01 pts
25Rhea County Estimated15.09-0.04 pts
26Johnson County Estimated15.09+0.16 pts
27Polk County Estimated14.97+0.17 pts
28McMinn County Estimated14.96-0.1 pts
29Humphreys County Estimated14.9+0.38 pts
30Sullivan County Estimated14.72+0.05 pts
31Lauderdale County Estimated14.69+0.29 pts
32Gibson County Estimated14.68+0.06 pts
33Jackson County Estimated14.61+0.34 pts
34Hardeman County Estimated14.57+0.2 pts
35Stewart County Estimated14.51+0.19 pts
36Carroll County Estimated14.49+0.12 pts
37Henderson County Estimated14.49+0.14 pts
38Hancock County Estimated14.45-0.25 pts
39Morgan County Estimated14.33-0.11 pts
40White County Estimated14.28-0.26 pts
41Van Buren County Estimated14.16-0.17 pts
42Meigs County Estimated14.13-0.03 pts
43Hardin County Estimated14.09-0.29 pts
44Monroe County Estimated14.03-0.33 pts
45Union County Estimated14+0.2 pts
46Scott County Estimated13.930 pts
47Lincoln County Estimated13.92+0.06 pts
48Wayne County Estimated13.87-0.1 pts
49Grainger County Estimated13.85-0.04 pts
50Anderson County Estimated13.76-0.01 pts
51Hamblen County Estimated13.74-0.16 pts
52Cannon County Estimated13.66+0.02 pts
53Haywood County Estimated13.6+0.19 pts
54Perry County Estimated13.58+0.07 pts
55Jefferson County Estimated13.25-0.19 pts
56Dyer County Estimated13.21+0.06 pts
57Hickman County Estimated13.2+0.05 pts
58Franklin County Estimated13.04-0.04 pts
59Giles County Estimated13.03+0.27 pts
60Blount County Estimated13.01+0.06 pts
61DeKalb County Estimated12.99-0.03 pts
62Weakley County Estimated12.85+0.16 pts
63Smith County Estimated12.69+0.01 pts
64Sequatchie County Estimated12.4+0.1 pts
65Washington County Estimated12.31-0.03 pts
66Sevier County Estimated12.27-0.07 pts
67Warren County Estimated12.26-0.2 pts
68Loudon County Estimated12.23-0.24 pts
69Bledsoe County Estimated12.19-0.37 pts
70Lawrence County Estimated12.14-0.06 pts
71Fayette County Estimated12.1+0.14 pts
72Madison County Estimated11.98-0.02 pts
73Bradley County Estimated11.92-0.05 pts
74Macon County Estimated11.9+0.08 pts
75Coffee County Estimated11.9-0.03 pts
76Cheatham County Estimated11.87+0.06 pts
77Putnam County Estimated11.65-0.1 pts
78Chester County Estimated11.55+0.08 pts
79Dickson County Estimated11.51-0.04 pts
80Tipton County Estimated11.03+0.12 pts
81Marshall County Estimated10.98+0.14 pts
82Knox County Estimated10.67-0.05 pts
83Shelby County Estimated10.48+0.09 pts
84Hamilton County Estimated10.47-0.11 pts
85Bedford County Estimated10.39-0.16 pts
86Trousdale County Estimated10.16+0.12 pts
87Robertson County Estimated10.09-0.23 pts
88Sumner County Estimated9.5-0.01 pts
89Maury County Estimated8.96-0.16 pts
90Wilson County Estimated8.91-0.18 pts
91Davidson County Estimated8.14-0.08 pts
92Moore County Estimated7.86+0.08 pts
93Montgomery County Estimated6.8-0.05 pts
94Rutherford County Estimated6.61-0.04 pts
95Williamson County Estimated6.05-0.04 pts

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.

Published Census population estimates rate. The year identifies the end of the July-to-June period. These estimates can be revised and differ from calendar-year death rates.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest death rate (July to June)?

Cocke County, with 18.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest death rate (July to June)?

Williamson County, with 6.05 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: death rate, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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