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Counties with the highest premature death rates in Tennessee
Among 95 Tennessee counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are Cocke County, TN (18,377.2, 1.87 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Campbell County, TN (18,369, 1.87 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and Meigs County, TN (17,656.8, 1.8 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 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
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cocke County | TN | 18,377.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.87x |
| 2 | Campbell County | TN | 18,369 | 9,824.9 | 1.87x |
| 3 | Meigs County | TN | 17,656.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.8x |
| 4 | Union County | TN | 16,950.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.73x |
| 5 | Haywood County | TN | 16,656.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.7x |
| 6 | Grundy County | TN | 16,197.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.65x |
| 7 | Hickman County | TN | 15,711.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.6x |
| 8 | Fentress County | TN | 15,613.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.59x |
| 9 | Van Buren County | TN | 15,543.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.58x |
| 10 | Hardeman County | TN | 15,497.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.58x |
| 11 | Monroe County | TN | 15,494 | 9,824.9 | 1.58x |
| 12 | Hancock County | TN | 15,407.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.57x |
| 13 | Cannon County | TN | 15,228.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.55x |
| 14 | Hardin County | TN | 15,010.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 15 | Dyer County | TN | 14,991.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.53x |
| 16 | Benton County | TN | 14,780.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.5x |
| 17 | Decatur County | TN | 14,620 | 9,824.9 | 1.49x |
| 18 | Shelby County | TN | 14,563.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 19 | Lauderdale County | TN | 14,551.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 20 | Polk County | TN | 14,383.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 21 | McNairy County | TN | 14,361.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 22 | Houston County | TN | 14,335.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.46x |
| 23 | Grainger County | TN | 14,202.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.45x |
| 24 | Claiborne County | TN | 14,193.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 25 | McMinn County | TN | 14,154.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 26 | Carroll County | TN | 14,102.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.44x |
| 27 | Gibson County | TN | 13,993.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 28 | Humphreys County | TN | 13,926.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.42x |
| 29 | Jackson County | TN | 13,794.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 30 | Unicoi County | TN | 13,765.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.4x |
| 31 | Lewis County | TN | 13,691.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 32 | Hawkins County | TN | 13,677.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 33 | Hamblen County | TN | 13,647.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 34 | Roane County | TN | 13,431.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 35 | Lake County | TN | 13,424.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 36 | Giles County | TN | 13,405 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 37 | Johnson County | TN | 13,388.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 38 | DeKalb County | TN | 13,348.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 39 | Rhea County | TN | 13,334.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.36x |
| 40 | Morgan County | TN | 13,305.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.35x |
| 41 | White County | TN | 13,271.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.35x |
| 42 | Scott County | TN | 13,103.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 43 | Clay County | TN | 13,082.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 44 | Marion County | TN | 13,069.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 45 | Lincoln County | TN | 13,044.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 46 | Cumberland County | TN | 12,952.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 47 | Greene County | TN | 12,932 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 48 | Crockett County | TN | 12,898.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 49 | Coffee County | TN | 12,880.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 50 | Macon County | TN | 12,855.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 51 | Henderson County | TN | 12,841.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.31x |
| 52 | Henry County | TN | 12,807.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 53 | Smith County | TN | 12,786.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 54 | Obion County | TN | 12,716.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 55 | Anderson County | TN | 12,679 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 56 | Carter County | TN | 12,615.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 57 | Sullivan County | TN | 12,612.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 58 | Overton County | TN | 12,599.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 59 | Jefferson County | TN | 12,482.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 60 | Cheatham County | TN | 12,436.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.27x |
| 61 | Lawrence County | TN | 12,411.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 62 | Stewart County | TN | 12,354.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 63 | Madison County | TN | 12,326.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.25x |
| 64 | Trousdale County | TN | 12,221.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.24x |
| 65 | Tipton County | TN | 12,117.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.23x |
| 66 | Chester County | TN | 11,995.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 67 | Perry County | TN | 11,957.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 68 | Weakley County | TN | 11,926.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 69 | Warren County | TN | 11,917.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.21x |
| 70 | Bedford County | TN | 11,720.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 71 | Dickson County | TN | 11,706.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.19x |
| 72 | Robertson County | TN | 11,571.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.18x |
| 73 | Sevier County | TN | 11,506.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 74 | Fayette County | TN | 11,140.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 75 | Sequatchie County | TN | 11,115.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 76 | Knox County | TN | 11,096.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 77 | Putnam County | TN | 10,995.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 78 | Loudon County | TN | 10,983.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.12x |
| 79 | Franklin County | TN | 10,893 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 80 | Bradley County | TN | 10,765.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 81 | Washington County | TN | 10,756.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.09x |
| 82 | Blount County | TN | 10,637.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.08x |
| 83 | Davidson County | TN | 10,529.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 84 | Marshall County | TN | 10,468.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.07x |
| 85 | Wayne County | TN | 10,259.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.04x |
| 86 | Montgomery County | TN | 10,082 | 9,824.9 | 1.03x |
| 87 | Hamilton County | TN | 10,011.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.02x |
| 88 | Bledsoe County | TN | 9,901.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.01x |
| 89 | Maury County | TN | 9,706.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.99x |
| 90 | Pickett County | TN | 9,468.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 91 | Sumner County | TN | 9,307.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.95x |
| 92 | Wilson County | TN | 8,720.2 | 9,824.9 | 0.89x |
| 93 | Rutherford County | TN | 8,619.7 | 9,824.9 | 0.88x |
| 94 | Moore County | TN | 7,298.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.74x |
| 95 | Williamson County | TN | 4,406.6 | 9,824.9 | 0.45x |