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Counties in Tennessee by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025

Shelby County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 95 counties in 2025, at 99.4. Van Buren County had the lowest, at 2.7. The median was 56.3. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest99.4Shelby County
Lowest2.7Van Buren County
Median56.395 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Anderson County: 73.2 indexBedford County: 69.2 indexBenton County: 39.1 indexBledsoe County: 24.1 indexBlount County: 74.2 indexBradley County: 73.4 indexCampbell County: 58 indexCannon County: 22.9 indexCarroll County: 72.8 indexCarter County: 63.2 indexCheatham County: 46.3 indexChester County: 44.5 indexClaiborne County: 42.8 indexClay County: 13.3 indexCocke County: 54.5 indexCoffee County: 63.5 indexCrockett County: 52.6 indexCumberland County: 67.2 indexDavidson County: 97.2 indexDecatur County: 38.4 indexDeKalb County: 25.5 indexDickson County: 53.5 indexDyer County: 86.6 indexFayette County: 76 indexFentress County: 28.4 indexFranklin County: 57.5 indexGibson County: 85.9 indexGiles County: 60.9 indexGrainger County: 18.6 indexGreene County: 56.3 indexGrundy County: 34.3 indexHamblen County: 47.1 indexHamilton County: 93.3 indexHancock County: 11.9 indexHardeman County: 63 indexHardin County: 70.7 indexHawkins County: 55.8 indexHaywood County: 64.7 indexHenderson County: 63.1 indexHenry County: 84.7 indexHickman County: 47.2 indexHouston County: 13.1 indexHumphreys County: 48.3 indexJackson County: 22.5 indexJefferson County: 44.9 indexJohnson County: 28.2 indexKnox County: 92.1 indexLake County: 47.8 indexLauderdale County: 71.6 indexLawrence County: 69.7 indexLewis County: 13.9 indexLincoln County: 58.9 indexLoudon County: 68.4 indexMcMinn County: 60.2 indexMcNairy County: 50.5 indexMacon County: 34.6 indexMadison County: 92.1 indexMarion County: 58.2 indexMarshall County: 45.4 indexMaury County: 79.3 indexMeigs County: 12.7 indexMonroe County: 60.9 indexMontgomery County: 87.4 indexMoore County: 9.9 indexMorgan County: 19.1 indexObion County: 81.3 indexOverton County: 22.2 indexPerry County: 33.4 indexPickett County: 4.6 indexPolk County: 31.2 indexPutnam County: 65.8 indexRhea County: 49.2 indexRoane County: 69 indexRobertson County: 60.4 indexRutherford County: 91.7 indexScott County: 26.1 indexSequatchie County: 40.2 indexSevier County: 77.4 indexShelby County: 99.4 indexSmith County: 18.8 indexStewart County: 29.4 indexSullivan County: 71.5 indexSumner County: 87.7 indexTipton County: 81 indexTrousdale County: 6.1 indexUnicoi County: 10.6 indexUnion County: 12.9 indexVan Buren County: 2.7 indexWarren County: 63.5 indexWashington County: 61.2 indexWayne County: 43 indexWeakley County: 74.1 indexWhite County: 38.6 indexWilliamson County: 85.2 indexWilson County: 80 index
  • Under 23
  • 23 to 43
  • 43 to 56
  • 56 to 65
  • 65 to 78
  • 78 and over
index, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Shelby County: 99.4 indexShelby County99.4Davidson County: 97.2 indexDavidson County97.2Hamilton County: 93.3 indexHamilton County93.3Knox County: 92.1 indexKnox County92.1Madison County: 92.1 indexMadison County92.1Rutherford County: 91.7 indexRutherford County91.7Sumner County: 87.7 indexSumner County87.7Montgomery County: 87.4 indexMontgomery County87.4Dyer County: 86.6 indexDyer County86.6Gibson County: 85.9 indexGibson County85.9Williamson County: 85.2 indexWilliamson County85.2Henry County: 84.7 indexHenry County84.7Obion County: 81.3 indexObion County81.3Tipton County: 81 indexTipton County81Wilson County: 80 indexWilson County80Maury County: 79.3 indexMaury County79.3Sevier County: 77.4 indexSevier County77.4Fayette County: 76 indexFayette County76Blount County: 74.2 indexBlount County74.2Weakley County: 74.1 indexWeakley County74.1Bradley County: 73.4 indexBradley County73.4Anderson County: 73.2 indexAnderson County73.2Carroll County: 72.8 indexCarroll County72.8Lauderdale County: 71.6 indexLauderdale County71.6Sullivan County: 71.5 indexSullivan County71.5Hardin County: 70.7 indexHardin County70.7Lawrence County: 69.7 indexLawrence County69.7Bedford County: 69.2 indexBedford County69.2Roane County: 69 indexRoane County69Loudon County: 68.4 indexLoudon County68.4Cumberland County: 67.2 indexCumberland County67.2Putnam County: 65.8 indexPutnam County65.8Haywood County: 64.7 indexHaywood County64.7Coffee County: 63.5 indexCoffee County63.5Warren County: 63.5 indexWarren County63.5Carter County: 63.2 indexCarter County63.2Henderson County: 63.1 indexHenderson County63.1Hardeman County: 63 indexHardeman County63Washington County: 61.2 indexWashington County61.2Giles County: 60.9 indexGiles County60.9Shelby County: 99.4 indexShelby County99.4Davidson County: 97.2 indexDavidson County97.2Hamilton County: 93.3 indexHamilton County93.3Knox County: 92.1 indexKnox County92.1Madison County: 92.1 indexMadison County92.1Rutherford County: 91.7 indexRutherford County91.7Sumner County: 87.7 indexSumner County87.7Montgomery County: 87.4 indexMontgomery County87.4Dyer County: 86.6 indexDyer County86.6Gibson County: 85.9 indexGibson County85.9Williamson County: 85.2 indexWilliamson County85.2Henry County: 84.7 indexHenry County84.7Obion County: 81.3 indexObion County81.3Tipton County: 81 indexTipton County81Wilson County: 80 indexWilson County80Maury County: 79.3 indexMaury County79.3Sevier County: 77.4 indexSevier County77.4Fayette County: 76 indexFayette County76Blount County: 74.2 indexBlount County74.2Weakley County: 74.1 indexWeakley County74.1Bradley County: 73.4 indexBradley County73.4Anderson County: 73.2 indexAnderson County73.2Carroll County: 72.8 indexCarroll County72.8Lauderdale County: 71.6 indexLauderdale County71.6Sullivan County: 71.5 indexSullivan County71.5Hardin County: 70.7 indexHardin County70.7Lawrence County: 69.7 indexLawrence County69.7Bedford County: 69.2 indexBedford County69.2Roane County: 69 indexRoane County69Loudon County: 68.4 indexLoudon County68.4Cumberland County: 67.2 indexCumberland County67.2Putnam County: 65.8 indexPutnam County65.8Haywood County: 64.7 indexHaywood County64.7Coffee County: 63.5 indexCoffee County63.5Warren County: 63.5 indexWarren County63.5Carter County: 63.2 indexCarter County63.2Henderson County: 63.1 indexHenderson County63.1Hardeman County: 63 indexHardeman County63Washington County: 61.2 indexWashington County61.2Giles County: 60.9 indexGiles County60.9
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Shelby County99.4
2Davidson County97.2
3Hamilton County93.3
4Knox County92.1
5Madison County92.1
6Rutherford County91.7
7Sumner County87.7
8Montgomery County87.4
9Dyer County86.6
10Gibson County85.9
11Williamson County85.2
12Henry County84.7
13Obion County81.3
14Tipton County81
15Wilson County80
16Maury County79.3
17Sevier County77.4
18Fayette County76
19Blount County74.2
20Weakley County74.1
21Bradley County73.4
22Anderson County73.2
23Carroll County72.8
24Lauderdale County71.6
25Sullivan County71.5
26Hardin County70.7
27Lawrence County69.7
28Bedford County69.2
29Roane County69
30Loudon County68.4
31Cumberland County67.2
32Putnam County65.8
33Haywood County64.7
34Coffee County63.5
35Warren County63.5
36Carter County63.2
37Henderson County63.1
38Hardeman County63
39Washington County61.2
40Giles County60.9
41Monroe County60.9
42Robertson County60.4
43McMinn County60.2
44Lincoln County58.9
45Marion County58.2
46Campbell County58
47Franklin County57.5
48Greene County56.3
49Hawkins County55.8
50Cocke County54.5
51Dickson County53.5
52Crockett County52.6
53McNairy County50.5
54Rhea County49.2
55Humphreys County48.3
56Lake County47.8
57Hickman County47.2
58Hamblen County47.1
59Cheatham County46.3
60Marshall County45.4
61Jefferson County44.9
62Chester County44.5
63Wayne County43
64Claiborne County42.8
65Sequatchie County40.2
66Benton County39.1
67White County38.6
68Decatur County38.4
69Macon County34.6
70Grundy County34.3
71Perry County33.4
72Polk County31.2
73Stewart County29.4
74Fentress County28.4
75Johnson County28.2
76Scott County26.1
77DeKalb County25.5
78Bledsoe County24.1
79Cannon County22.9
80Jackson County22.5
81Overton County22.2
82Morgan County19.1
83Smith County18.8
84Grainger County18.6
85Lewis County13.9
86Clay County13.3
87Houston County13.1
88Union County12.9
89Meigs County12.7
90Hancock County11.9
91Unicoi County10.6
92Moore County9.9
93Trousdale County6.1
94Pickett County4.6
95Van Buren County2.7

About this ranking

FEMA's composite natural hazard risk score for a US county, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties for risk, which combines expected annual losses from 18 natural hazards with social vulnerability and community resilience. Higher means more risk.

The period is the year of the National Risk Index edition (the December 2025 edition is 2025), not a year of events. FEMA rebuilds the index with new data and methods in each edition, so values from different editions are not a time series. The index is meant for nationwide comparison and planning, not as a local risk assessment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Retrieved 2026-10-12. This product uses the FEMA National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE) (Counties in Tennessee by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355

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National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Tennessee by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 16 Dec. 2025, https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/tennessee-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Counties in Tennessee by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/tennessee-counties.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Tennessee by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?

Shelby County, with 99.4 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Van Buren County, with 2.7 in 2025.

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