Tennessee landslide risk
95 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Hawkins County has the highest landslide risk in Tennessee, scoring 99.5 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawkins County | 99.5 | Relatively High | 2 |
| 2 | Hardin County | 98.6 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 3 | Sevier County | 97.4 | Relatively Moderate | 3 |
| 4 | Polk County | 96.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Knox County | 96.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Blount County | 96.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Monroe County | 95.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Hamilton County | 95.2 | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| 9 | Cocke County | 95.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Claiborne County | 94.5 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 11 | Sullivan County | 94.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Campbell County | 93.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Roane County | 92.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Greene County | 92.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | Shelby County | 92.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Anderson County | 92.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 17 | Carter County | 91.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 18 | Hancock County | 91 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 19 | Johnson County | 90.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 20 | Grainger County | 89.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 21 | Jefferson County | 88.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 22 | Union County | 88.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 23 | Scott County | 87.9 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 24 | Washington County | 87.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 25 | Loudon County | 87.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 26 | McMinn County | 85.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Morgan County | 84.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Hamblen County | 83.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Unicoi County | 83.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Rhea County | 82.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Bradley County | 82.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Fentress County | 82.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Cumberland County | 81.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 34 | Marion County | 81 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Madison County | 80.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Henderson County | 79.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Hardeman County | 78.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Henry County | 78.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | Benton County | 77.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Meigs County | 76.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Bledsoe County | 74.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | McNairy County | 74 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Obion County | 73.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Lauderdale County | 72.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Dyer County | 71.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Sequatchie County | 71.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Tipton County | 70.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Carroll County | 70.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Davidson County | 69.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Fayette County | 68.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Wayne County | 67.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Perry County | 66.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | Stewart County | 66.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Hickman County | 65.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 63.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 56 | Van Buren County | 63.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 57 | Grundy County | 63.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 58 | Humphreys County | 63 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 59 | Chester County | 62.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Clay County | 61.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Dickson County | 61.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Gibson County | 61 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Cheatham County | 59.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Weakley County | 59.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | DeKalb County | 57.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Giles County | 57.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Lewis County | 54.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Williamson County | 54.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Putnam County | 54.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Macon County | 52.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Montgomery County | 52.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Smith County | 51.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Maury County | 51.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Houston County | 49.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Pickett County | 48.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Overton County | 47.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Decatur County | 46.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | White County | 45.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Sumner County | 44.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Cannon County | 44.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Moore County | 40.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Lawrence County | 40.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Lincoln County | 39.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Haywood County | 38.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Franklin County | 32.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Robertson County | 31.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Wilson County | 29.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Marshall County | 29.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Warren County | 28.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Bedford County | 28.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Crockett County | 27.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Trousdale County | 25.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Coffee County | 23.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 94 | Rutherford County | 15.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Lake County | 9.7 | Very Low | 0 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest landslide risk county in Tennessee?
Hawkins County, TN has the highest landslide risk in Tennessee, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 99.5 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes landslide risk in Tennessee?
Landslide risk covers expected losses from hillslope failures, rockfalls, and debris flows triggered by heavy rainfall, snowmelt, wildfire, or earthquakes. High scores concentrate in the Pacific Northwest, California coastal ranges, Appalachians, and Rocky Mountain foothills, where steep terrain combines with intense precipitation or seismic activity.