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Lawrence County, TN

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 75.1 Relatively High

45,385
Population
18
Departments
47
Stations
11
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
0.92
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
21st highest of 95
Life Safety per 100k
2.04
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
26th highest of 95
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$9.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
43rd highest of 95
Property Loss per Resident
$210
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
66th 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 Lawrence County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 35% of the life-safety total.

Lawrence County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $9.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 95 Tennessee counties. Nationally, Lawrence County ranks 631st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 612th for life safety per 100k residents, 1565th for property loss, and 2680th 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

43%
57%
Property (buildings): $9.5M (42.8%)
Life safety: $12.7M (56.8%)
Agriculture: $77K (0.3%)

Total expected annual loss: $22,269,958 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)

Tornado
$4.5M
Cold Wave
$3.7M
Earthquake
$1.5M
Inland Flooding
$1.2M
Lightning
$979K
Heat Wave
$381K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$5.3M
Earthquake
$2.0M
Tornado
$1.8M
Strong Wind
$248K
Hurricane
$62K
Hail
$56K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Lawrence 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

11%
83%
Combination: 11% (2)
Volunteer: 83% (15)
Unreported: 6% (1)
Residents per Station
966
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
103.6
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 18 departments registered in NERIS Public for Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 18 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Maury County Fire Department 80,446 $18.1M Relatively High 15
Giles County Fire & Rescue Incorporated 32,588 $9.1M Relatively High 8
Lawrenceburg Fire Department 25,060 $7.4M Very High 6
West End Volunteer Fire Department 19,283 $5.6M Relatively High 1
New Prospect Fire & Rescue Volunteer Fire Department 10,650 $3.2M Very High 1
Ethridge Volunteer Fire And Rescue 10,608 $3.0M Very High 1
Lewis County Volunteer Fire Department 12,992 $2.9M Very High 1
Southeast Lawrence Volunteer Fire Department 8,291 $2.4M Relatively High 2
Henryville Volunteer Fire Department 8,140 $2.1M Relatively High 1
Lawrence County Rescue Squad 8,140 $2.1M Relatively High 3
Leoma Fire And Rescue 7,830 $2.0M Relatively High 1
Gandy Volunteer Fire Department 5,840 $2.0M Relatively High 1
Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department 8,938 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Center Point Fire & Rescue, Inc. 6,253 $1.7M Relatively Moderate 1
Summertown Community Fire Department 5,463 $1.3M Relatively High 1
Loretto Fire Department 4,094 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Iron City Fire Department 2,038 $719.7K Relatively High 1
St Joseph Fire Department 2,038 $719.7K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

15.0%
Poverty Rate
17.8%
Age 65+
18.1%
Disability Rate
14.3%
Uninsured
45.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
11.4%
Mobile Homes
9.3%
Vacancy Rate
5.7%
Wood Heat
$59,553
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

8
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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