Counties in Tennessee by deaths (July to June)

Name: Counties in Tennessee by deaths (July to June), 2022
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Shelby County had the highest deaths (July to June) of 95 counties in 2022, at 10,864. Pickett County had the lowest, at 85. The median was 517 and the figure for Tennessee was 91,620. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10,864Shelby County

Lowest85Pickett County

Median51795 counties

Tennessee91,620History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2022 count	Change on 2021
1	Shelby County Estimated	10,864	-3.7%
2	Davidson County Estimated	6,365	-6.3%
3	Knox County Estimated	6,076	+6.2%
4	Hamilton County Estimated	4,579	+2.5%
5	Rutherford County Estimated	2,879	+1.8%
6	Sullivan County Estimated	2,778	+5.4%
7	Sumner County Estimated	2,314	+4.9%
8	Blount County Estimated	2,023	+10.7%
9	Montgomery County Estimated	1,968	+4.2%
10	Washington County Estimated	1,916	-0.6%
11	Williamson County Estimated	1,746	+2%
12	Wilson County Estimated	1,595	+2.3%
13	Bradley County Estimated	1,592	+5.4%
14	Sevier County Estimated	1,472	+3.2%
15	Madison County Estimated	1,346	+1.7%
16	Anderson County Estimated	1,321	+11.9%
16	Greene County Estimated	1,321	+8.2%
18	Maury County Estimated	1,266	+5.7%
19	Cumberland County Estimated	1,221	+4.9%
20	Hamblen County Estimated	1,122	+1.6%
21	Hawkins County Estimated	1,065	+3.8%
21	Putnam County Estimated	1,065	-2.6%
23	Carter County Estimated	1,012	+8.8%
24	Robertson County Estimated	1,010	+5.9%
25	McMinn County Estimated	1,003	+13.6%
26	Coffee County Estimated	984	+18.4%
27	Roane County Estimated	916	0%
28	Loudon County Estimated	907	+19.7%
29	Jefferson County Estimated	892	+7%
30	Gibson County Estimated	890	-6.7%
31	Tipton County Estimated	875	+15%
32	Monroe County Estimated	827	+9.5%
33	Cocke County Estimated	811	+16.2%
34	Dickson County Estimated	777	+10.7%
35	Campbell County Estimated	768	+6.1%
36	Lawrence County Estimated	732	+5.2%
37	Franklin County Estimated	665	-3.2%
38	Bedford County Estimated	649	-4.6%
39	Dyer County Estimated	647	+4.5%
40	Warren County Estimated	645	+2.4%
41	Fayette County Estimated	608	+4.5%
42	Henry County Estimated	601	+1.5%
43	Claiborne County Estimated	581	+8.6%
44	Lincoln County Estimated	569	+0.4%
45	Rhea County Estimated	557	-2.1%
46	Cheatham County Estimated	548	-1.3%
47	Giles County Estimated	529	+1%
48	Weakley County Estimated	517	+6.6%
49	Obion County Estimated	510	-10.8%
50	Carroll County Estimated	508	-2.5%
51	Hardin County Estimated	501	+0.2%
52	McNairy County Estimated	496	+7.6%
53	White County Estimated	492	+12.1%
54	Marion County Estimated	487	+5.9%
55	Marshall County Estimated	472	+2.2%
56	Henderson County Estimated	460	+9.8%
57	Hardeman County Estimated	400	-3.1%
58	Hickman County Estimated	394	-2%
59	Grainger County Estimated	389	-7.8%
60	Fentress County Estimated	387	+13.5%
61	Overton County Estimated	386	-8.5%
62	Lauderdale County Estimated	379	+0.3%
63	Macon County Estimated	370	-0.5%
64	Unicoi County Estimated	368	-1.3%
65	Scott County Estimated	364	+10%
66	Morgan County Estimated	354	+21.2%
67	DeKalb County Estimated	341	+8.6%
68	Benton County Estimated	338	+3.7%
69	Union County Estimated	328	+3.5%
70	Polk County Estimated	326	-2.7%
71	Johnson County Estimated	325	+5.2%
72	Humphreys County Estimated	319	-1.8%
73	Smith County Estimated	302	+8.2%
74	Haywood County Estimated	280	-10.8%
75	Chester County Estimated	264	+3.5%
75	Wayne County Estimated	264	+1.9%
77	Grundy County Estimated	243	-2%
78	Stewart County Estimated	238	+19.6%
79	Meigs County Estimated	237	+15%
80	Lewis County Estimated	232	+12.1%
81	Crockett County Estimated	224	-2.2%
81	Sequatchie County Estimated	224	+4.7%
83	Decatur County Estimated	219	-10.2%
84	Cannon County Estimated	216	+0.5%
85	Jackson County Estimated	196	-3.4%
86	Bledsoe County Estimated	187	+5.1%
87	Clay County Estimated	181	+27.5%
88	Perry County Estimated	155	+18.3%
89	Houston County Estimated	141	-9%
90	Hancock County Estimated	139	+28.7%
91	Trousdale County Estimated	136	-8.1%
92	Lake County Estimated	129	-2.3%
93	Van Buren County Estimated	124	+5.1%
94	Moore County Estimated	96	+5.5%
95	Pickett County Estimated	85	-14.1%

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About this ranking

Estimated deaths of residents from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

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

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: deaths, 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 deaths (July to June)?

Shelby County, with 10,864 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest deaths (July to June)?

Pickett County, with 85 in 2022.

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: deaths, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.