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Biological history in Tennessee

Tennessee has 190 county-level biological declarations across 95 counties. Anderson County leads with 2 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for biological events in this state: $590.3M.

This page shows every Tennessee county in Tennessee that has at least one FEMA biological declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to biological events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of biological declarations across all states, see the biological disaster type page. For all hazard types in Tennessee, see the Tennessee state page.

Biological in Tennessee

Counties ranked by biological declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Anderson County2$1.4M
2Bedford County2$491K
3Benton County2$185K
4Bledsoe County2$34K
5Blount County2$7.6M
6Bradley County2$1.3M
7Campbell County2$500K
8Cannon County2$168K
9Carroll County2$743K
10Carter County2$782K
11Cheatham County2$11.4M
12Chester County2$65K
13Claiborne County2$495K
14Clay County2$79K
15Cocke County2$739K
16Coffee County2$801K
17Crockett County2$80K
18Cumberland County2$813K
19Davidson County2$412.5M
20DeKalb County2$162K
21Decatur County2$103K
22Dickson County2$1.3M
23Dyer County2$852K
24Fayette County2$204K
25Fentress County2$113K
26Franklin County2$3.5M
27Gibson County2$350K
28Giles County2$445K
29Grainger County2$107K
30Greene County2$783K
31Grundy County2$114K
32Hamblen County2$1.2M
33Hamilton County2$12.7M
34Hancock County2$51K
35Hardeman County2$252K
36Hardin County2$320K
37Hawkins County2$366K
38Haywood County2$110K
39Henderson County2$314K
40Henry County2$476K
41Hickman County2$97K
42Houston County2$101K
43Humphreys County2$161K
44Jackson County2$105K
45Jefferson County2$766K
46Johnson County2$110K
47Knox County2$16.3M
48Lake County2$37K
49Lauderdale County2$187K
50Lawrence County2$272K
51Lewis County2$79K
52Lincoln County2$407K
53Loudon County2$824K
54Macon County2$229K
55Madison County2$25.1M
56Marion County2$132K
57Marshall County2$185K
58Maury County2$2.4M
59McMinn County2$614K
60McNairy County2$192K
61Meigs County2$64K
62Monroe County2$885K
63Montgomery County2$2.2M
64Moore County2$81K
65Morgan County2$140K
66Obion County2$890K
67Overton County2$393K
68Perry County2$34K
69Pickett County2$20K
70Polk County2$62K
71Putnam County2$2.3M
72Rhea County2$284K
73Roane County2$863K
74Robertson County2$824K
75Rutherford County2$16.4M
76Scott County2$354K
77Sequatchie County2$82K
78Sevier County2$1.7M
79Shelby County2$22.4M
80Smith County2$236K
81Stewart County2$177K
82Sullivan County2$5.5M
83Sumner County2$2.8M
84Tipton County2$608K
85Trousdale County2$27K
86Unicoi County2$136K
87Union County2$115K
88Van Buren County2$36K
89Warren County2$462K
90Washington County2$14.0M
91Wayne County2$86K
92Weakley County2$679K
93White County2$262K
94Williamson County2$1.5M
95Wilson County2$1.7M