Wildfire Risk in Tennessee

All Tennessee counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 95 of 95 Tennessee counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Claiborne County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 81.4, with $354K in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Tennessee county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $4M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Claiborne County
81.4
Low 0.01 / yr $354K
2 Campbell County
78.9
Low 0.01 / yr $248K
3 Sevier County
78.7
Low 0.00 / yr $306K
4 Polk County
75.6
Low 0.00 / yr $187K
5 Cumberland County
72.6
Low 0.00 / yr $150K
6 Shelby County
71.1
Low 0.00 / yr $145K
7 Hamilton County
70.6
Low 0.00 / yr $185K
8 Blount County
69.4
Low 0.00 / yr $189K
9 Scott County
68.8
Low 0.00 / yr $120K
10 Monroe County
68.6
Low 0.00 / yr $115K
11 Fentress County
68.5
Low 0.00 / yr $104K
12 Morgan County
63.5
Low 0.00 / yr $100K
13 Knox County
63.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $118K
14 Cocke County
61.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $62K
15 Fayette County
61.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $78K
16 Carter County
60.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $61K
17 Marion County
59.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $67K
18 Davidson County
57.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $72K
19 Bledsoe County
57.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $51K
20 Grundy County
56.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
21 Johnson County
54.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
22 Anderson County
54.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $56K
23 Sequatchie County
51.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $44K
24 Hawkins County
50.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $37K
25 Union County
50.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $45K
26 McMinn County
49.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
27 Hancock County
48.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $26K
28 Grainger County
48.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $33K
29 Rhea County
48.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $37K
30 Roane County
47.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
31 Bradley County
47.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $45K
32 Greene County
45.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
33 Loudon County
44.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
34 Rutherford County
43.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $39K
35 Madison County
43.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $25K
36 Jefferson County
42.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $27K
37 Washington County
42.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $31K
38 Hamblen County
40.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
39 Williamson County
39.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $45K
40 Sumner County
37.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $28K
41 Wilson County
37.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $31K
42 Sullivan County
36.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
43 Van Buren County
36.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
44 Hardeman County
34.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
45 Maury County
33.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
46 Unicoi County
32.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
47 Meigs County
32.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
48 Tipton County
32.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
49 White County
30.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
50 Hardin County
28.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
51 Overton County
28.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
52 Montgomery County
28.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $15K
53 Putnam County
27.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
54 McNairy County
26.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $10K
55 Dyer County
24.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
56 Warren County
23.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
57 Robertson County
23.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
58 Henry County
23.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $7K
59 Marshall County
20.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
60 Dickson County
20.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $8K
61 Carroll County
20.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
62 Giles County
19.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
63 Henderson County
19.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
64 Lauderdale County
19.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
65 Bedford County
19.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
66 Gibson County
18.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
67 Franklin County
17.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
68 Benton County
15.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
69 Lincoln County
15.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
70 Cheatham County
14.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
71 Obion County
14.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
72 Chester County
14.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
73 Lawrence County
14.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
74 Weakley County
13.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $5K
75 Decatur County
13.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
76 Wayne County
12.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
77 Pickett County
12.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
78 Hickman County
12.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
79 Macon County
12.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
80 Coffee County
11.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K
81 Humphreys County
10.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
82 Haywood County
10.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
83 Lewis County
9.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
84 Crockett County
7.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
85 Perry County
7.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
86 DeKalb County
7.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
87 Stewart County
7.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
88 Jackson County
7.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
89 Smith County
5.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3K
90 Cannon County
4.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
91 Clay County
4.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1K
92 Trousdale County
3.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2K
93 Houston County
3.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $994
94 Moore County
2.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $787
95 Lake County
1.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $429

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Tennessee county has the highest wildfire risk?

Claiborne County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Tennessee at 81.4 (Low), with $354K in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Tennessee counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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