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Tennessee County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Tennessee, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 95 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for TN (95 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake | 91.7 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 2 | Hancock | 79.7 | Health burden |
| 3 | Haywood | 71.9 | Health burden |
| 4 | Pickett | 69.5 | Health burden |
| 5 | Scott | 68.5 | Provider shortage |
| 6 | Hardin | 62.4 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Campbell | 61.5 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Hardeman | 61.1 | Provider shortage |
| 9 | Bledsoe | 61.0 | Health burden |
| 10 | Fentress | 60.9 | Health burden |
| 11 | Cocke | 60.7 | Provider shortage |
| 12 | Decatur | 60.7 | Health burden |
| 13 | Perry | 58.5 | Provider shortage |
| 14 | Morgan | 57.6 | Provider shortage |
| 15 | Shelby | 56.7 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Benton | 55.3 | Health burden |
| 17 | Sequatchie | 55.2 | Health burden |
| 18 | Monroe | 55.2 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Grainger | 55.2 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Clay | 54.9 | Health burden |
| 21 | Obion | 54.9 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | DeKalb | 54.7 | Health burden |
| 23 | Grundy | 54.5 | Health burden |
| 24 | Cumberland | 53.9 | Health burden |
| 25 | McNairy | 53.8 | Provider shortage |