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Disaster Risk · Tennessee

Lowest Disaster Risk Counties in Tennessee 2026

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index for natural disasters.

Top 10 — Disaster Risk in Tennessee

Score reflects disaster risk only — not overall county quality.

1Van Buren County, TN
97.4
2Pickett County, TN
95.4
3Trousdale County, TN
93.9
4Moore County, TN
90.1
5Unicoi County, TN
89.4
6Hancock County, TN
88.1
7Meigs County, TN
87.3
8Union County, TN
87.1
9Houston County, TN
86.9
10Clay County, TN
86.7

All Tennessee Counties — Disaster Risk Rankings

95 counties ranked by disaster risk score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Van Buren County, TN
97.4
69
2Pickett County, TN
95.4
67.3
3Trousdale County, TN
93.9
52.1
4Moore County, TN
90.1
65.9
5Unicoi County, TN
89.4
59.5
6Hancock County, TN
88.1
59.8
7Meigs County, TN
87.3
55.6
8Union County, TN
87.1
54.6
9Houston County, TN
86.9
59.6
10Clay County, TN
86.7
64.2
11Lewis County, TN
86.1
52.7
12Grainger County, TN
81.4
60.6
13Smith County, TN
81.3
50.5
14Morgan County, TN
81
62.1
15Overton County, TN
77.8
53.2
16Jackson County, TN
77.5
53.2
17Cannon County, TN
77.1
63.5
18Bledsoe County, TN
75.9
60.4
19DeKalb County, TN
74.5
51.5
20Scott County, TN
73.9
57.8
21Johnson County, TN
71.8
61.5
22Fentress County, TN
71.6
56.4
23Stewart County, TN
70.7
59.9
24Polk County, TN
68.9
55.2
25Perry County, TN
66.6
68.3
26Grundy County, TN
65.8
47.5
27Macon County, TN
65.4
50.3
28Decatur County, TN
61.6
57.1
29White County, TN
61.5
57.9
30Benton County, TN
61
54.1
31Sequatchie County, TN
59.8
52
32Claiborne County, TN
57.2
64.5
33Wayne County, TN
57
61.4
34Chester County, TN
55.5
61.2
35Jefferson County, TN
55.1
53.8
36Marshall County, TN
54.6
49.5
37Cheatham County, TN
53.7
46.5
38Hamblen County, TN
52.9
46.5
39Hickman County, TN
52.8
45.5
40Lake County, TN
52.2
47.1
41Humphreys County, TN
51.8
52.2
42Rhea County, TN
50.8
50.1
43McNairy County, TN
49.5
54.6
44Crockett County, TN
47.4
48.9
45Dickson County, TN
46.5
48.2
46Cocke County, TN
45.5
43.9
47Hawkins County, TN
44.3
47.1
48Greene County, TN
43.7
53.3
49Franklin County, TN
42.5
47.6
50Campbell County, TN
42
50.9
51Marion County, TN
41.8
50.5
52Lincoln County, TN
41.1
55.5
53McMinn County, TN
39.8
45.2
54Robertson County, TN
39.6
43.5
55Giles County, TN
39.1
50.7
56Monroe County, TN
39.1
51.9
57Washington County, TN
38.8
54.9
58Hardeman County, TN
37
40.7
59Henderson County, TN
36.9
53.2
60Carter County, TN
36.8
44.7
61Warren County, TN
36.6
50.6
62Coffee County, TN
36.5
44
63Haywood County, TN
35.3
41.9
64Putnam County, TN
34.2
44
65Cumberland County, TN
32.8
51.2
66Loudon County, TN
31.7
54.4
67Roane County, TN
31
53
68Bedford County, TN
30.8
40.8
69Lawrence County, TN
30.4
53.8
70Hardin County, TN
29.3
46.3
71Sullivan County, TN
28.5
52.8
72Lauderdale County, TN
28.4
45.3
73Carroll County, TN
27.2
53.8
74Anderson County, TN
26.8
45.1
75Bradley County, TN
26.6
43.6
76Weakley County, TN
26
51
77Blount County, TN
25.8
53.4
78Fayette County, TN
24.1
55.6
79Sevier County, TN
22.6
46.8
80Maury County, TN
20.7
40.7
81Wilson County, TN
20
50.8
82Tipton County, TN
19
46.7
83Obion County, TN
18.7
45.2
84Henry County, TN
15.3
53.6
85Williamson County, TN
14.9
60.7
86Gibson County, TN
14.1
44.9
87Dyer County, TN
13.4
44.8
88Montgomery County, TN
12.6
37.4
89Sumner County, TN
12.3
54.9
90Rutherford County, TN
8.3
43.4
91Knox County, TN
7.9
40.8
92Madison County, TN
7.9
33.9
93Hamilton County, TN
6.7
35.7
94Davidson County, TN
2.8
31.6
95Shelby County, TN
0.6
22.3

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