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Carroll County, TN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 88.5 Very High

28,641
Population
13
Departments
46
Stations
9
Census Tracts

Natural Hazard Loss Profile

Expected annual loss across the 18 natural hazards in FEMA's National Risk Index. Life safety is expressed in fatality-equivalents, combining expected deaths and injuries. Property loss counts building damage only, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
1.17
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
18th highest of 95
Life Safety per 100k
4.08
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
6th highest of 95
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$8.6M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
52nd highest of 95
Property Loss per Resident
$299
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
26th highest of 95

These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not included in the National Risk Index and are not counted here, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Carroll County, the largest single contributor is Earthquake, 34% of the life-safety total.

Carroll County carries an expected 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $8.6M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 95 Tennessee counties. Nationally, Carroll County ranks 504th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 170th for life safety per 100k residents, 1693rd for property loss, and 1857th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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What Drives the Loss

35%
65%
Property (buildings): $8.6M (34.5%)
Life safety: $16.0M (64.5%)
Agriculture: $235K (0.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $24,787,589 per year. Life safety is shown here in dollars, at FEMA's $13.7M value of statistical life, so the three shares sum to the total.

Hazards Ranked Two Ways

The hazard that threatens people is often not the hazard that destroys buildings. Both columns cover the same 18 hazards over the same year.

By life-safety loss ($/yr)

Earthquake
$5.4M
Cold Wave
$5.0M
Tornado
$3.4M
Heat Wave
$1.3M
Lightning
$489K
Strong Wind
$211K

By property loss ($/yr)

Earthquake
$4.4M
Inland Flooding
$2.4M
Tornado
$1.2M
Strong Wind
$197K
Ice Storm
$174K
Hail
$64K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Carroll County. Gray tracts have no modeled loss or no resident population. Per-resident figures on this map use the National Risk Index 2020 tract population.

Fire Service Profile

23%
77%
Combination: 23% (3)
Volunteer: 77% (10)
Residents per Station
623
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
160.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 13 departments registered in NERIS Public for Carroll County, TN. Departments that have not registered are not counted. Station coverage divides census population by registered stations; department service areas overlap, so their populations are not summed.

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Carroll County. Click column headers to sort.

NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.

Department boundaries and station counts are self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Population and Life-Safety Loss reflect each department's full jurisdiction. County-level risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.

Showing 13 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Carroll County Rural Volunteer Fire Department 34,739 $18.2M Very High 15
Henderson County Fire Department 27,980 $11.9M Very High 19
Mckenzie Fire Department 19,249 $11.6M Very High 1
Henry Volunteer Fire Department 11,915 $9.0M Very High 1
Mansfield Fire Department 9,517 $7.6M Very High 1
Mclemoresville Volunteer Fire Department 11,282 $6.7M Very High 0
Pillowville Volunteer Fire Department 7,959 $4.3M Very High 1
Huntingdon Fire Department 6,619 $4.1M Very High 3
Atwood Fire Department 4,385 $2.5M Very High 1
Trezevant Volunteer Fire Department 4,385 $2.5M Very High 0
Bruceton Fire Department 4,257 $2.2M Very High 1
Hollow Rock Volunteer Fire Department 4,257 $2.2M Very High 2
Holladay Mcillwain Volunteer Fire Department 4,371 $1.1M Relatively Moderate 1
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Risk Snapshot

17.0%
Poverty Rate
20.2%
Age 65+
20.6%
Disability Rate
9.9%
Uninsured
55.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
16.5%
Mobile Homes
11.9%
Vacancy Rate
2.8%
Wood Heat
$54,110
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

9
Last 10 Years
18
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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