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Tennessee cities by disaster risk

28 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

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CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
NashvilleDavidson CountyHighInland flooding690,130
MemphisShelby CountyHighEarthquake618,980
KnoxvilleKnox CountyModerateInland flooding195,185
ChattanoogaHamilton CountyModerateInland flooding185,783
ClarksvilleMontgomery CountyModerateInland flooding176,456
MurfreesboroRutherford CountyModerateInland flooding161,445
FranklinWilliamson CountyModerateInland flooding87,133
Johnson CitySullivan CountyLowInland flooding72,222
JacksonMadison CountyModerateEarthquake68,435
HendersonvilleSumner CountyModerateInland flooding63,091
BartlettShelby CountyHighEarthquake56,876
SmyrnaRutherford CountyModerateInland flooding56,692
KingsportSullivan CountyLowInland flooding56,262
Spring HillWilliamson CountyModerateInland flooding55,765
ColliervilleShelby CountyHighEarthquake51,515
ClevelandBradley CountyLowInland flooding48,829
GallatinSumner CountyModerateInland flooding48,532
BrentwoodWilliamson CountyModerateInland flooding45,556
ColumbiaMaury CountyLowInland flooding45,441
LebanonWilson CountyLowInland flooding44,788
Mount JulietWilson CountyLowInland flooding42,073
GermantownShelby CountyHighEarthquake40,673
La VergneRutherford CountyModerateInland flooding40,243
CookevillePutnam CountyLowInland flooding36,088
Oak RidgeAnderson CountyLowInland flooding32,693
MaryvilleBlount CountyLowInland flooding32,392
MorristownHamblen CountyLowInland flooding31,527
BristolSullivan CountyLowInland flooding27,636