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Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Tennessee

The top 25 of 95 Tennessee counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Shelby County
99.4
2Davidson County
97.2
3Hamilton County
93.3
4Knox County
92.1
5Madison County
92.1
6Rutherford County
91.7
7Sumner County
87.7
8Montgomery County
87.4
9Dyer County
86.6
10Gibson County
85.9
11Williamson County
85.1
12Henry County
84.7
13Obion County
81.3
14Tipton County
81.0
15Wilson County
80.0
16Maury County
79.3
17Sevier County
77.4
18Fayette County
76.0
19Blount County
74.2
20Weakley County
74.0
21Bradley County
73.4
22Anderson County
73.2
23Carroll County
72.8
24Lauderdale County
71.6
25Sullivan County
71.5

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Tennessee”, https://gismap.land/rankings/tennessee/highest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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