Flood insurance claims in Tennessee by county
FEMA records 17,624 NFIP claims in Tennessee's counties, with $480.5 million paid. As of 3 August 2026, 18,014 NFIP residential policies were in force, equal to 0.7% of the state's residential structures.
| Davidson County | 4,787 | $186.4 million | 1.7% |
| Hamilton County | 1,748 | $30.3 million | 1.0% |
| Williamson County | 1,103 | $31.1 million | 2.4% |
| Shelby County | 1,019 | $25.1 million | 0.7% |
| Sumner County | 706 | $14.4 million | 0.9% |
| Knox County | 598 | $7.9 million | 0.5% |
| Wilson County | 575 | $11.2 million | 1.2% |
| Cheatham County | 513 | $25.7 million | 1.5% |
| Rutherford County | 453 | $7.1 million | 1.1% |
| Sevier County | 350 | $4.1 million | 0.9% |
| Lauderdale County | 323 | $4.6 million | 0.7% |
| Montgomery County | 313 | $11.0 million | 0.4% |
| Dyer County | 297 | $7.3 million | 1.2% |
| Carter County | 288 | $5.3 million | 1.4% |
| Smith County | 283 | $5.5 million | 1.1% |
| Humphreys County | 235 | $15.7 million | 0.9% |
| Gibson County | 224 | $3.2 million | 0.5% |
| Hardin County | 209 | $3.9 million | 1.0% |
| Bradley County | 203 | $2.2 million | 0.6% |
| Maury County | 200 | $3.3 million | 0.4% |
| Sullivan County | 197 | $2.0 million | 0.4% |
| Obion County | 191 | $3.9 million | 0.9% |
| Madison County | 173 | $3.4 million | 0.4% |
| Washington County | 152 | $6.1 million | 0.4% |
| Tipton County | 145 | $5.2 million | 0.6% |
| Marion County | 117 | $1.2 million | 0.7% |
| Perry County | 112 | $2.5 million | 1.4% |
| Decatur County | 111 | $1.8 million | 1.9% |
| Haywood County | 89 | $1.5 million | 1.0% |
| Cocke County | 85 | $5.8 million | 1.0% |
| Rhea County | 82 | $1.7 million | 0.7% |
| Dickson County | 71 | $4.0 million | 0.3% |
| Robertson County | 71 | $2.2 million | 0.2% |
| Wayne County | 71 | $1.8 million | 0.7% |
| Houston County | 64 | $1.6 million | 0.5% |
| Unicoi County | 64 | $1.3 million | 1.7% |
| Blount County | 60 | $1.3 million | 0.5% |
| Campbell County | 60 | $710,309 | 0.3% |
| Anderson County | 55 | $262,029 | 0.3% |
| Hickman County | 54 | $4.6 million | 0.4% |
| Johnson County | 51 | $2.2 million | 1.1% |
| Marshall County | 50 | $526,622 | 0.7% |
| Lincoln County | 49 | $658,676 | 0.2% |
| Cannon County | 48 | $1.4 million | 0.6% |
| Loudon County | 45 | $509,587 | 0.3% |
| Polk County | 43 | $637,564 | 0.6% |
| Henry County | 40 | $319,003 | 0.6% |
| McMinn County | 40 | $350,922 | 0.1% |
| Roane County | 40 | $522,092 | 0.4% |
| Greene County | 37 | $1.4 million | 0.2% |
| Lawrence County | 35 | $715,081 | 0.1% |
| Putnam County | 35 | $1.2 million | 0.2% |
| Franklin County | 32 | $223,240 | 0.3% |
| Bedford County | 30 | $332,018 | 0.2% |
| Claiborne County | 30 | $479,759 | 0.1% |
| Giles County | 30 | $457,221 | 0.7% |
| Lake County | 29 | $371,017 | 1.1% |
| Warren County | 28 | $311,268 | 0.2% |
| Coffee County | 26 | $171,064 | 0.4% |
| Fayette County | 26 | $830,131 | 0.4% |
| Hamblen County | 26 | $275,298 | 0.3% |
| Trousdale County | 26 | $272,669 | 0.3% |
| Clay County | 24 | $435,695 | 0.3% |
| Jefferson County | 24 | $268,240 | 0.3% |
| Macon County | 20 | $221,848 | 0.1% |
| Sequatchie County | 20 | $133,966 | 0.4% |
| Benton County | 19 | $510,825 | 0.4% |
| Carroll County | 19 | $520,821 | 0.1% |
| Lewis County | 19 | $477,429 | 0.2% |
| Henderson County | 18 | $550,815 | 0.1% |
| Jackson County | 18 | $1.2 million | 0.2% |
| DeKalb County | 17 | $161,148 | 0.3% |
| McNairy County | 17 | $815,774 | 0.1% |
| Monroe County | 17 | $256,764 | 0.2% |
| Stewart County | 17 | $571,725 | 0.4% |
| Weakley County | 17 | $73,870 | 0.2% |
| Hancock County | 16 | $290,998 | 0.4% |
| Hawkins County | 16 | $108,238 | 0.2% |
| Van Buren County | 14 | $346,246 | 0.5% |
| Overton County | 11 | $159,413 | 0.1% |
| Crockett County | 10 | $446,053 | 0.2% |
| Union County | 10 | $202,877 | 0.1% |
| Morgan County | 8 | $57,954 | 0.1% |
| White County | 5 | $53,377 | 0.1% |
| Cumberland County | 4 | $7,780 | 0.1% |
| Grainger County | 3 | $40,765 | 0.1% |
| Grundy County | 3 | $35,750 | 0.2% |
| Hardeman County | 3 | $12,313 | 0.0% |
| Meigs County | 3 | $17,729 | 0.1% |
| Chester County | 2 | $41,848 | 0.1% |
| Pickett County | 2 | $104,515 | 0.1% |
| Scott County | 1 | $0 | 0.2% |
| Bledsoe County | 0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Fentress County | 0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Moore County | 0 | $0 | 0.1% |
Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Sources
- FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
- FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026
Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.