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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Tennessee
Among 45 Tennessee counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Lauderdale County, TN (11.5, 1.85 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Hardin County, TN (11.3, 1.82 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Dyer County, TN (11.1, 1.79 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
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
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauderdale County | TN | 11.5 | 6.2 | 1.85x |
| 2 | Hardin County | TN | 11.3 | 6.2 | 1.82x |
| 3 | Dyer County | TN | 11.1 | 6.2 | 1.79x |
| 4 | Lincoln County | TN | 10.4 | 6.2 | 1.68x |
| 5 | Henry County | TN | 9.2 | 6.2 | 1.48x |
| 6 | Obion County | TN | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 7 | Shelby County | TN | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x |
| 8 | Washington County | TN | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x |
| 9 | Lawrence County | TN | 8.7 | 6.2 | 1.4x |
| 10 | Weakley County | TN | 8.7 | 6.2 | 1.4x |
| 11 | Bedford County | TN | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.35x |
| 12 | Madison County | TN | 8.1 | 6.2 | 1.31x |
| 13 | Hawkins County | TN | 8 | 6.2 | 1.29x |
| 14 | Cocke County | TN | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 15 | Franklin County | TN | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 16 | Anderson County | TN | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 17 | Tipton County | TN | 7.7 | 6.2 | 1.24x |
| 18 | Davidson County | TN | 7 | 6.2 | 1.13x |
| 19 | Marshall County | TN | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 20 | Hamilton County | TN | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x |
| 21 | Gibson County | TN | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 22 | McMinn County | TN | 6.7 | 6.2 | 1.08x |
| 23 | Coffee County | TN | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 24 | Cumberland County | TN | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 25 | Warren County | TN | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 26 | Putnam County | TN | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.05x |
| 27 | Carter County | TN | 6.4 | 6.2 | 1.03x |
| 28 | Jefferson County | TN | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 29 | Monroe County | TN | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 30 | Montgomery County | TN | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 31 | Sullivan County | TN | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x |
| 32 | Hamblen County | TN | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 33 | Rutherford County | TN | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.98x |
| 34 | Loudon County | TN | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 35 | Robertson County | TN | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 36 | Dickson County | TN | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 37 | Knox County | TN | 5.9 | 6.2 | 0.95x |
| 38 | Maury County | TN | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x |
| 39 | Greene County | TN | 5.5 | 6.2 | 0.89x |
| 40 | Sevier County | TN | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 41 | Wilson County | TN | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 42 | Blount County | TN | 4.9 | 6.2 | 0.79x |
| 43 | Sumner County | TN | 4.5 | 6.2 | 0.73x |
| 44 | Bradley County | TN | 3.7 | 6.2 | 0.6x |
| 45 | Williamson County | TN | 3 | 6.2 | 0.48x |