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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Tennessee
Among 79 Tennessee counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Lauderdale County, TN (110.2, 1.84 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Hardeman County, TN (107.9, 1.8 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Hardin County, TN (103.2, 1.73 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Tennessee counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauderdale County | TN | 110.2 | 59.8 | 1.84x |
| 2 | Hardeman County | TN | 107.9 | 59.8 | 1.8x |
| 3 | Hardin County | TN | 103.2 | 59.8 | 1.73x |
| 4 | Cannon County | TN | 102.4 | 59.8 | 1.71x |
| 5 | Decatur County | TN | 96.4 | 59.8 | 1.61x |
| 6 | Union County | TN | 96.2 | 59.8 | 1.61x |
| 7 | Shelby County | TN | 94.4 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 8 | Obion County | TN | 94.3 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 9 | Benton County | TN | 93.3 | 59.8 | 1.56x |
| 10 | Wayne County | TN | 92.4 | 59.8 | 1.55x |
| 11 | Dyer County | TN | 89.3 | 59.8 | 1.49x |
| 12 | Lincoln County | TN | 88.1 | 59.8 | 1.47x |
| 13 | Meigs County | TN | 87.7 | 59.8 | 1.47x |
| 14 | Madison County | TN | 85.2 | 59.8 | 1.42x |
| 15 | Humphreys County | TN | 84.6 | 59.8 | 1.41x |
| 16 | Hickman County | TN | 82.8 | 59.8 | 1.38x |
| 17 | Lewis County | TN | 82.6 | 59.8 | 1.38x |
| 18 | Carroll County | TN | 81.7 | 59.8 | 1.37x |
| 19 | Davidson County | TN | 79.3 | 59.8 | 1.33x |
| 20 | Grundy County | TN | 79.2 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 21 | Carter County | TN | 79.1 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 22 | Cocke County | TN | 78.2 | 59.8 | 1.31x |
| 23 | DeKalb County | TN | 77.4 | 59.8 | 1.29x |
| 24 | Crockett County | TN | 75.8 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 25 | Johnson County | TN | 75.7 | 59.8 | 1.27x |
| 26 | Tipton County | TN | 74.6 | 59.8 | 1.25x |
| 27 | Grainger County | TN | 73.2 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 28 | White County | TN | 72.8 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 29 | Coffee County | TN | 72.3 | 59.8 | 1.21x |
| 30 | Fayette County | TN | 71.9 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 31 | Haywood County | TN | 71.1 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 32 | Weakley County | TN | 71.1 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 33 | Monroe County | TN | 70.3 | 59.8 | 1.18x |
| 34 | Bedford County | TN | 70.2 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 35 | Henry County | TN | 70.2 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 36 | Scott County | TN | 69.9 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 37 | Gibson County | TN | 68.5 | 59.8 | 1.15x |
| 38 | Polk County | TN | 68.3 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 39 | Giles County | TN | 68.1 | 59.8 | 1.14x |
| 40 | Chester County | TN | 66.5 | 59.8 | 1.11x |
| 41 | Roane County | TN | 65.5 | 59.8 | 1.1x |
| 42 | Henderson County | TN | 64.9 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 43 | Campbell County | TN | 64.8 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 44 | Cheatham County | TN | 64.5 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 45 | Jefferson County | TN | 64.5 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 46 | Putnam County | TN | 64.3 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 47 | Montgomery County | TN | 63.5 | 59.8 | 1.06x |
| 48 | Cumberland County | TN | 63 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 49 | Sullivan County | TN | 62.3 | 59.8 | 1.04x |
| 50 | Warren County | TN | 61.7 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 51 | McNairy County | TN | 61.2 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 52 | Smith County | TN | 60.2 | 59.8 | 1.01x |
| 53 | Hamilton County | TN | 59.8 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 54 | Robertson County | TN | 59.7 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 55 | Fentress County | TN | 59.5 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 56 | Rhea County | TN | 57.8 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 57 | Hawkins County | TN | 57.6 | 59.8 | 0.96x |
| 58 | Anderson County | TN | 57.1 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 59 | Marion County | TN | 57.1 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 60 | Knox County | TN | 55.9 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 61 | Sevier County | TN | 55.7 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 62 | Macon County | TN | 55.6 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 63 | Washington County | TN | 55.4 | 59.8 | 0.93x |
| 64 | Maury County | TN | 55.1 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 65 | Greene County | TN | 55 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 66 | Claiborne County | TN | 53.9 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 67 | Dickson County | TN | 53.8 | 59.8 | 0.9x |
| 68 | Loudon County | TN | 51.7 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 69 | Lawrence County | TN | 51.6 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 70 | McMinn County | TN | 51.3 | 59.8 | 0.86x |
| 71 | Marshall County | TN | 50.9 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 72 | Rutherford County | TN | 48.6 | 59.8 | 0.81x |
| 73 | Hamblen County | TN | 47.2 | 59.8 | 0.79x |
| 74 | Blount County | TN | 46.9 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 75 | Franklin County | TN | 45.4 | 59.8 | 0.76x |
| 76 | Sumner County | TN | 43.1 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 77 | Wilson County | TN | 43.1 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 78 | Bradley County | TN | 40.3 | 59.8 | 0.67x |
| 79 | Williamson County | TN | 28.9 | 59.8 | 0.48x |