Counties in Tennessee by death rate (July to June)

Cocke County had the highest death rate (July to June) of 95 counties in 2024, at 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants. Williamson County had the lowest, at 6.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 13.89 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Tennessee was 11.12 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest18.94Cocke County
Median13.8995 counties
Tennessee11.12History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Cocke CountyCocke County: 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants18.94Clay CountyClay County: 18.22 per 1,000 inhabitants18.22Pickett CountyPickett County: 17.91 per 1,000 inhabitants17.91Benton CountyBenton County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Grundy CountyGrundy County: 17.6 per 1,000 inhabitants17.6Fentress CountyFentress County: 17.59 per 1,000 inhabitants17.59Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 16.65 per 1,000 inhabitants16.65Henry CountyHenry County: 16.57 per 1,000 inhabitants16.57McNairy CountyMcNairy County: 16.51 per 1,000 inhabitants16.51Campbell CountyCampbell County: 16.51 per 1,000 inhabitants16.51Lake CountyLake County: 16.5 per 1,000 inhabitants16.5Decatur CountyDecatur County: 16.05 per 1,000 inhabitants16.05Obion CountyObion County: 16.02 per 1,000 inhabitants16.02Marion CountyMarion County: 15.99 per 1,000 inhabitants15.99Greene CountyGreene County: 15.73 per 1,000 inhabitants15.73Crockett CountyCrockett County: 15.68 per 1,000 inhabitants15.68Unicoi CountyUnicoi County: 15.67 per 1,000 inhabitants15.67Claiborne CountyClaiborne County: 15.52 per 1,000 inhabitants15.52Houston CountyHouston County: 15.49 per 1,000 inhabitants15.49Roane CountyRoane County: 15.4 per 1,000 inhabitants15.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 15.26 per 1,000 inhabitants15.26Carter CountyCarter County: 15.19 per 1,000 inhabitants15.19Hawkins CountyHawkins County: 15.19 per 1,000 inhabitants15.19Rhea CountyRhea County: 15.13 per 1,000 inhabitants15.13McMinn CountyMcMinn County: 15.07 per 1,000 inhabitants15.07Johnson CountyJohnson County: 14.93 per 1,000 inhabitants14.93Overton CountyOverton County: 14.91 per 1,000 inhabitants14.91Polk CountyPolk County: 14.81 per 1,000 inhabitants14.81Hancock CountyHancock County: 14.69 per 1,000 inhabitants14.69Sullivan CountySullivan County: 14.67 per 1,000 inhabitants14.67Gibson CountyGibson County: 14.62 per 1,000 inhabitants14.62White CountyWhite County: 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants14.53Humphreys CountyHumphreys County: 14.53 per 1,000 inhabitants14.53Morgan CountyMorgan County: 14.44 per 1,000 inhabitants14.44Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 14.4 per 1,000 inhabitants14.4Hardin CountyHardin County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Hardeman CountyHardeman County: 14.37 per 1,000 inhabitants14.37Carroll CountyCarroll County: 14.36 per 1,000 inhabitants14.36Monroe CountyMonroe County: 14.36 per 1,000 inhabitants14.36Henderson CountyHenderson County: 14.35 per 1,000 inhabitants14.35
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
per 1,000 inhabitants
Change on 2023
1Cocke County Estimated18.940 pts
2Clay County Estimated18.22+2.65 pts
3Pickett County Estimated17.91+0.13 pts
4Benton County Estimated17.6+1.92 pts
5Grundy County Estimated17.6+0.58 pts
6Fentress County Estimated17.59-0.21 pts
7Cumberland County Estimated16.65-0.07 pts
8Henry County Estimated16.57+0.43 pts
9McNairy County Estimated16.51-0.9 pts
10Campbell County Estimated16.51-1.13 pts
11Lake County Estimated16.5+1.73 pts
12Decatur County Estimated16.05-0.23 pts
13Obion County Estimated16.02+0.55 pts
14Marion County Estimated15.99-0.53 pts
15Greene County Estimated15.73-0.29 pts
16Crockett County Estimated15.68-0.41 pts
17Unicoi County Estimated15.67-1.27 pts
18Claiborne County Estimated15.52+0.11 pts
19Houston County Estimated15.49+0.69 pts
20Roane County Estimated15.4-0.58 pts
21Lewis County Estimated15.26-0.17 pts
22Carter County Estimated15.19-0.92 pts
23Hawkins County Estimated15.19-1.11 pts
24Rhea County Estimated15.13+0.05 pts
25McMinn County Estimated15.07+0.81 pts
26Johnson County Estimated14.93-0.93 pts
27Overton County Estimated14.91-1.23 pts
28Polk County Estimated14.81-1.49 pts
29Hancock County Estimated14.69-1.09 pts
30Sullivan County Estimated14.67-1.02 pts
31Gibson County Estimated14.62-0.13 pts
32White County Estimated14.53-1.02 pts
33Humphreys County Estimated14.53-0.03 pts
34Morgan County Estimated14.44-0.77 pts
35Lauderdale County Estimated14.4+0.86 pts
36Hardin County Estimated14.37-1.62 pts
37Hardeman County Estimated14.37-0.05 pts
38Carroll County Estimated14.36+0.22 pts
39Monroe County Estimated14.36-1.34 pts
40Henderson County Estimated14.35-0.65 pts
41Van Buren County Estimated14.33-1.02 pts
42Stewart County Estimated14.31+1.51 pts
43Jackson County Estimated14.27-1.4 pts
44Meigs County Estimated14.16-1.27 pts
45Wayne County Estimated13.96-0.09 pts
46Scott County Estimated13.93-0.16 pts
47Grainger County Estimated13.89-0.01 pts
48Hamblen County Estimated13.89-0.08 pts
49Lincoln County Estimated13.86+0.25 pts
50Union County Estimated13.8-1.14 pts
51Anderson County Estimated13.77-0.51 pts
52Cannon County Estimated13.64+0.57 pts
53Perry County Estimated13.51+0.57 pts
54Jefferson County Estimated13.45-0.87 pts
55Haywood County Estimated13.42+0.79 pts
56Dyer County Estimated13.15-0.62 pts
57Hickman County Estimated13.15-1.56 pts
58Franklin County Estimated13.08+0.05 pts
59DeKalb County Estimated13.03+0.07 pts
60Blount County Estimated12.95-0.5 pts
61Giles County Estimated12.76-0.39 pts
62Weakley County Estimated12.68+0.06 pts
63Smith County Estimated12.68-0.34 pts
64Bledsoe County Estimated12.56+1.74 pts
65Loudon County Estimated12.47-0.98 pts
66Warren County Estimated12.47-0.87 pts
67Sevier County Estimated12.34-0.46 pts
68Washington County Estimated12.34-0.45 pts
69Sequatchie County Estimated12.31+0.98 pts
70Lawrence County Estimated12.21-1.2 pts
71Madison County Estimated11.99-0.21 pts
72Bradley County Estimated11.97+0.2 pts
73Fayette County Estimated11.95+0.29 pts
74Coffee County Estimated11.93-0.85 pts
75Macon County Estimated11.82-0.69 pts
76Cheatham County Estimated11.81-0.03 pts
77Putnam County Estimated11.76+0.09 pts
78Dickson County Estimated11.54-0.17 pts
79Chester County Estimated11.48-0.31 pts
80Tipton County Estimated10.91-0.95 pts
81Marshall County Estimated10.84+0.22 pts
82Knox County Estimated10.72-0.24 pts
83Hamilton County Estimated10.58-0.3 pts
84Bedford County Estimated10.55-0.03 pts
85Shelby County Estimated10.39-0.08 pts
86Robertson County Estimated10.32-0.88 pts
87Trousdale County Estimated10.03+0.61 pts
88Sumner County Estimated9.5-0.61 pts
89Maury County Estimated9.12-0.68 pts
90Wilson County Estimated9.1-0.34 pts
91Davidson County Estimated8.23-0.13 pts
92Moore County Estimated7.78+0.09 pts
93Montgomery County Estimated6.86-0.36 pts
94Rutherford County Estimated6.65-0.39 pts
95Williamson County Estimated6.09+0.13 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 18.94 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Williamson County, with 6.09 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2024.

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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