State rankings · TN
Tennessee, ranked
Here is exactly where Tennessee lands on every metric we track — 7 published rankings, each measured against all 50 states. Every value is pulled from a named, authoritative source and shown with its data period. Tap any card to open the full interactive map and the complete 50-state table.
Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.
Tennessee rankings analysis
Across the 7 rankings we currently track, Tennessee sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Most Adult Smokers at 3rd (17%), and closest to the bottom on States with the Most Binge Drinkers at 42nd (13.6%). Every figure below is the state’s own reported value, ranked against all 50 states from a single named source and data period.
Tennessee lands in the top 10 on States with the Most Adult Smokers (3rd), States with the Most Diabetes (7th), States with the Most Inactive Adults (8th) and States with the Highest Obesity Rates (9th).
It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Most Binge Drinkers (42nd).
The cards and links below break down each ranking in full — tap any one to open the interactive map and the complete 50-state table, with the source and year for every number.
- Rank 3rd / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Adult Smokers
17%2023 - Rank 7th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Diabetes
14.5%2023 - Rank 8th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Inactive Adults
26%2023 - Rank 9th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Highest Obesity Rates
37.6%2023 - Rank 21st / 50eia.gov
States with the Highest Electric Bills
$143/mo2024 - Rank 40th / 50gasprices.aaa.com
States with the Most Expensive Gas
$4.06/gal2026-05-28 - Rank 42nd / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Binge Drinkers
13.6%2023
Explore these rankings
Every map below ranks all 50 states. See where Tennessee stands and how it compares.
- States with the Most Adult SmokersTennessee: 3rd
- States with the Most DiabetesTennessee: 7th
- States with the Most Inactive AdultsTennessee: 8th
- States with the Highest Obesity RatesTennessee: 9th
- States with the Highest Electric BillsTennessee: 21st
- States with the Most Expensive GasTennessee: 40th
- States with the Most Binge DrinkersTennessee: 42nd