Hurricane Risk in Tennessee

All Tennessee counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 95 of 95 Tennessee counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Shelby County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 67.1, with $350K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Tennessee county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $6M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Shelby County
67.1
Low 0.02 / yr $350K
2 Knox County
65.8
Low 0.02 / yr $430K
3 Hamilton County
62.5
Low 0.02 / yr $276K
4 Madison County
62.2
Low 0.04 / yr $205K
5 Monroe County
60.3
Low 0.03 / yr $156K
6 Hardin County
58.9
Low 0.03 / yr $124K
7 Hardeman County
58.7
Low 0.04 / yr $117K
8 McNairy County
57.3
Very Low 0.05 / yr $135K
9 Giles County
56.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $115K
10 Haywood County
56.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $94K
11 Sevier County
56.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $119K
12 Washington County
55.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $135K
13 Bradley County
55.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $144K
14 Blount County
55.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $143K
15 Bedford County
55.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $110K
16 Sullivan County
54.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $113K
17 Lawrence County
54.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $92K
18 Gibson County
54.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $94K
19 Lincoln County
53.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $85K
20 Davidson County
53.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $107K
21 Warren County
53.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $84K
22 Loudon County
53.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $82K
23 Henderson County
53.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $85K
24 Rutherford County
52.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $115K
25 Carroll County
52.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $71K
26 Carter County
52.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $61K
27 Coffee County
51.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $85K
28 Dyer County
51.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $65K
29 Cumberland County
51.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $58K
30 Wayne County
51.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $58K
31 Johnson County
51.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $51K
32 McMinn County
50.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $64K
33 Fayette County
50.2
Very Low 0.04 / yr $62K
34 Lauderdale County
50.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $50K
35 Henry County
48.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $47K
36 Anderson County
48.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $59K
37 Roane County
48.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $50K
38 Greene County
48.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $46K
39 Obion County
48.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $49K
40 Putnam County
48.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $59K
41 DeKalb County
47.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $53K
42 Weakley County
47.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $63K
43 Chester County
47.6
Very Low 0.05 / yr $54K
44 Franklin County
47.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $59K
45 Crockett County
47.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $41K
46 Decatur County
47.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $39K
47 Rhea County
46.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $45K
48 Tipton County
46.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $40K
49 Fentress County
46.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $34K
50 Polk County
46.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $34K
51 Grundy County
45.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $27K
52 Marshall County
44.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $60K
53 Scott County
43.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $31K
54 Claiborne County
43.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $30K
55 Campbell County
43.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $27K
56 Jefferson County
42.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $33K
57 Perry County
42.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $23K
58 Humphreys County
41.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $28K
59 Williamson County
41.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $55K
60 Montgomery County
40.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $36K
61 White County
40.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $25K
62 Benton County
40.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $24K
63 Hamblen County
39.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
64 Overton County
39.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $27K
65 Wilson County
38.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $39K
66 Maury County
38.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
67 Hawkins County
38.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
68 Marion County
37.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
69 Lewis County
37.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $23K
70 Cocke County
36.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
71 Pickett County
35.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $16K
72 Clay County
35.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
73 Bledsoe County
35.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
74 Unicoi County
34.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
75 Morgan County
33.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
76 Robertson County
32.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
77 Moore County
32.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $15K
78 Sumner County
32.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $22K
79 Hickman County
29.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
80 Lake County
29.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
81 Meigs County
28.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
82 Cannon County
27.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $10K
83 Hancock County
26.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
84 Macon County
25.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
85 Jackson County
25.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $6K
86 Grainger County
24.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
87 Houston County
24.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
88 Sequatchie County
24.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
89 Smith County
23.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $11K
90 Union County
23.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
91 Dickson County
22.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
92 Stewart County
19.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
93 Van Buren County
18.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
94 Cheatham County
17.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
95 Trousdale County
7.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $754

95 Tennessee counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Tennessee counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Tennessee county has the highest hurricane risk?

Shelby County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Tennessee at 67.1 (Low), with $350K in expected annual losses and about 0.02 events per year.

How many Tennessee counties face significant hurricane risk?

95 Tennessee counties record measurable hurricane risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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