State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for Tennessee by County

All Cancer Sites, 2019-2023

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
• Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
• Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

Tennessee

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 167.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.5 to 169.0 and 14,578 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The death rate is 145.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 145.2 to 145.6 and 605,771 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Overton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 233.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 209.5 to 259.2 and 76 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 228.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 191.3 to 271.3 and 30 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Gibson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 224.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 208.3 to 241.3 and 151 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Chester County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 221.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 193.5 to 251.5 and 49 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lauderdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 219.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 196.3 to 245.3 and 68 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Trousdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 217.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.8 to 260.0 and 25 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Crockett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 214.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 185.4 to 247.6 and 41 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lewis County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 214.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 184.7 to 247.1 and 41 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hickman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 212.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 190.5 to 236.8 and 72 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 207.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.0 to 256.9 and 18 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Houston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 206.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.2 to 247.1 and 26 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Henderson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 206.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 185.7 to 228.2 and 79 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 205.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.1 to 231.7 and 57 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cheatham County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 204.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 186.0 to 224.5 and 100 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cocke County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 204.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 187.0 to 222.8 and 114 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Rhea County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 203.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 185.3 to 223.9 and 93 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hardeman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 203.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.9 to 226.2 and 70 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Benton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 201.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.7 to 230.1 and 52 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Morgan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 201.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 178.0 to 226.7 and 58 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Carroll County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 201.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.6 to 222.1 and 83 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

DeKalb County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 199.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.7 to 225.0 and 58 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Grundy County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 198.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.6 to 228.9 and 41 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Dyer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 197.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.8 to 216.3 and 96 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Dickson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 197.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.1 to 213.2 and 134 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Polk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 196.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.9 to 223.5 and 53 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Tipton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 196.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 181.8 to 212.4 and 140 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Wayne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 196.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.9 to 224.4 and 47 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hawkins County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 195.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 182.1 to 209.5 and 173 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

McNairy County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 195.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.7 to 216.9 and 76 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Campbell County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 195.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.0 to 212.5 and 115 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Obion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 195.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.8 to 214.7 and 89 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Claiborne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 193.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 175.4 to 213.3 and 90 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hancock County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 193.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.8 to 237.5 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hamblen County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 192.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 179.3 to 206.4 and 164 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Van Buren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 192.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.8 to 237.7 and 20 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Meigs County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 191.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.3 to 223.7 and 36 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Macon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 189.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.1 to 214.0 and 58 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Warren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 189.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 173.3 to 207.5 and 103 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Weakley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 189.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.4 to 209.2 and 84 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Johnson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 188.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 166.0 to 214.0 and 54 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Putnam County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 188.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 176.2 to 201.5 and 182 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Fentress County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 187.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.7 to 212.8 and 56 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Henry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 187.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.2 to 205.8 and 101 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Smith County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 187.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.6 to 213.6 and 50 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marshall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 187.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.2 to 207.2 and 82 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bedford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 187.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.4 to 204.2 and 108 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Haywood County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 186.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.0 to 212.8 and 47 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Grainger County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 185.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.6 to 208.4 and 67 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Decatur County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 185.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.3 to 217.5 and 34 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 184.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 172.9 to 196.7 and 202 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Robertson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 182.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 169.7 to 196.7 and 156 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Scott County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 182.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.4 to 206.6 and 52 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Humphreys County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 182.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.1 to 206.6 and 52 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

McMinn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 181.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 168.3 to 195.9 and 145 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cannon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 181.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.9 to 211.9 and 35 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Unicoi County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 181.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 159.4 to 205.5 and 53 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 180.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.7 to 198.2 and 92 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 179.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 165.5 to 195.1 and 129 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sullivan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 179.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 171.5 to 187.0 and 447 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Marion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 178.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.2 to 197.9 and 76 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 178.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.8 to 208.6 and 36 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 177.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.2 to 193.8 and 104 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Coffee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 177.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 163.9 to 191.5 and 136 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Pickett County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 175.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.0 to 223.7 and 17 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sevier County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 175.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 164.9 to 185.6 and 244 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Giles County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 172.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 155.2 to 191.1 and 79 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Stewart County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 172.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.1 to 200.7 and 36 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bradley County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 171.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.0 to 182.0 and 242 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 171.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 162.6 to 180.7 and 304 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Anderson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 168.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 157.3 to 179.4 and 192 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

White County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 167.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.2 to 186.8 and 70 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 167.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 156.8 to 177.6 and 214 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 166.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.4 to 180.2 and 140 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 166.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 158.3 to 175.5 and 308 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Carter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 165.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.9 to 178.6 and 151 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hardin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 164.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.4 to 184.1 and 72 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sequatchie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 164.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 141.5 to 190.6 and 40 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Shelby County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 164.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.6 to 167.9 and 1,637 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Roane County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 163.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.1 to 175.9 and 148 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Cumberland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 162.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 151.6 to 173.8 and 206 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Rutherford County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 160.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 154.1 to 167.5 and 484 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Sumner County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 160.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 153.2 to 167.8 and 387 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 158.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 144.4 to 173.6 and 100 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 157.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 127.8 to 193.1 and 21 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Maury County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 157.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.5 to 167.6 and 204 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Blount County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 155.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.7 to 163.5 and 320 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Knox County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 154.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 150.2 to 159.4 and 900 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Davidson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 151.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 147.6 to 156.1 and 1,049 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Fayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 151.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.6 to 166.0 and 100 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Wilson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 150.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 142.2 to 158.7 and 272 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Loudon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 149.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 137.8 to 160.9 and 152 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Hamilton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 144.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 140.0 to 149.7 and 714 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Bledsoe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 127.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 107.0 to 151.3 and 29 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Williamson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The death rate is 122.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.8 to 129.0 and 333 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Moore County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The death rate is 120.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 91.3 to 156.8 and 12 average annual counts over 2019-2023.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/11/2026 7:42 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (20 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85-89, 90+).

Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.

The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.