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Flood history in Tennessee

Tennessee has 267 county-level flood declarations across 90 counties. Cocke County leads with 6 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for flood events in this state: $113.4M.

This page shows every Tennessee county in Tennessee that has at least one FEMA flood 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 flood events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

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

Flood in Tennessee

Counties ranked by flood declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Cocke County6$369K
2Jackson County6$102K
3Marion County6$410K
4Campbell County5$352K
5Coffee County5$199K
6Dyer County5$226K
7Hamilton County5$650K
8Hickman County5$2.2M
9Roane County5$1.6M
10Scott County5$77K
11Unicoi County5$0
12Van Buren County5$13K
13Anderson County4$393K
14Bledsoe County4$287K
15Carter County4$325K
16Claiborne County4$208K
17Cumberland County4$0
18Gibson County4$144K
19Grainger County4$71K
20Hancock County4$0
21Hardin County4$547K
22Humphreys County4$90.1M
23Jefferson County4$370K
24Johnson County4$315K
25Lake County4$179K
26Lauderdale County4$290K
27Morgan County4$63K
28Obion County4$168K
29Overton County4$210K
30Sevier County4$1.9M
31Warren County4$350K
32Wayne County4$131K
33Bedford County3$107K
34Blount County3$172K
35Cheatham County3$92K
36Clay County3$65K
37Dickson County3$800K
38Giles County3$177K
39Greene County3$653K
40Grundy County3$0
41Hamblen County3$135K
42Hawkins County3$63K
43Houston County3$1.6M
44Lawrence County3$225K
45Lewis County3$68K
46Lincoln County3$582K
47Macon County3$0
48Perry County3$119K
49Polk County3$0
50Rhea County3$269K
51Smith County3$143K
52Tipton County3$579K
53Union County3$68K
54White County3$0
55Bradley County2$0
56Cannon County2$0
57DeKalb County2$56K
58Decatur County2$203K
59Fentress County2$174K
60Franklin County2$0
61Knox County2$3.8M
62Loudon County2$17K
63Marshall County2$39K
64Maury County2$0
65McMinn County2$0
66McNairy County2$706K
67Monroe County2$0
68Moore County2$200K
69Putnam County2$0
70Robertson County2$0
71Rutherford County2$0
72Sequatchie County2$64K
73Shelby County2$0
74Stewart County2$0
75Sumner County2$0
76Washington County2$0
77Carroll County1$0
78Chester County1$0
79Davidson County1$0
80Hardeman County1$0
81Henderson County1$0
82Henry County1$0
83Madison County1$0
84Meigs County1$0
85Montgomery County1$0
86Pickett County1$0
87Sullivan County1$0
88Trousdale County1$0
89Weakley County1$0
90Williamson County1$0