Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Tennessee
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Tennessee ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fentress County | 13.2" | 4,327 | $1,270 |
| 2 | Johnson County | 12.0" | 4,837 | $1,439 |
| 3 | Grainger County | 10.2" | 3,773 | $1,433 |
| 4 | Unicoi County | 9.3" | 4,390 | $1,415 |
| 5 | Sullivan County | 9.2" | 4,150 | $1,585 |
| 6 | Washington County | 9.2" | 4,150 | $1,860 |
| 7 | Hamblen County | 8.8" | 4,017 | $1,543 |
| 8 | Claiborne County | 7.9" | 4,786 | $1,263 |
| 9 | Greene County | 7.7" | 4,165 | $1,522 |
| 10 | Sevier County | 7.7" | 4,284 | $2,005 |
| 11 | Hancock County | 6.3" | 4,217 | $1,049 |
| 12 | Hawkins County | 6.3" | 4,217 | $1,405 |
| 13 | Putnam County | 6.1" | 4,014 | $1,961 |
| 14 | Carter County | 6.0" | 4,303 | $1,332 |
| 15 | Obion County | 5.8" | 4,060 | $1,093 |
| 16 | Robertson County | 5.8" | 4,028 | $2,311 |
| 17 | Scott County | 5.5" | 4,548 | $1,048 |
| 18 | Henry County | 5.2" | 3,978 | $1,242 |
| 19 | White County | 5.0" | 3,879 | $1,548 |
| 20 | Morgan County | 4.9" | 4,313 | $1,245 |
| 21 | Davidson County | 4.7" | 3,364 | $2,974 |
| 22 | Blount County | 4.6" | 3,528 | $2,159 |
| 23 | Clay County | 4.6" | 4,120 | $1,199 |
| 24 | Jackson County | 4.6" | 4,120 | $1,173 |
| 25 | Knox County | 4.6" | 3,528 | $2,181 |
| 26 | Macon County | 4.6" | 4,293 | $1,690 |
| 27 | Sumner County | 4.6" | 4,293 | $2,788 |
| 28 | Trousdale County | 4.6" | 4,293 | $2,199 |
| 29 | Bledsoe County | 4.3" | 3,483 | $1,373 |
| 30 | Franklin County | 4.1" | 3,519 | $1,750 |
| 31 | Warren County | 4.1" | 3,286 | $1,437 |
| 32 | Loudon County | 4.0" | 3,654 | $2,252 |
| 33 | Stewart County | 3.8" | 3,845 | $1,510 |
| 34 | Crockett County | 3.7" | 3,652 | $1,182 |
| 35 | Hamilton County | 3.6" | 3,029 | $2,243 |
| 36 | McMinn County | 3.6" | 3,700 | $1,540 |
| 37 | Marion County | 3.6" | 3,029 | $1,435 |
| 38 | Carroll County | 3.3" | 3,768 | $1,099 |
| 39 | Cocke County | 3.3" | 3,672 | $1,237 |
| 40 | DeKalb County | 3.1" | 4,148 | $1,651 |
| 41 | Sequatchie County | 3.1" | 3,276 | $1,744 |
| 42 | Union County | 3.1" | 4,385 | $1,514 |
| 43 | Gibson County | 3.0" | 3,676 | $1,298 |
| 44 | Jefferson County | 3.0" | 4,338 | $1,693 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 2.8" | 3,591 | $1,617 |
| 46 | Benton County | 2.7" | 3,526 | $1,100 |
| 47 | Humphreys County | 2.7" | 3,526 | $1,533 |
| 48 | Madison County | 2.7" | 3,618 | $1,574 |
| 49 | Shelby County | 2.7" | 2,875 | $1,938 |
| 50 | Dickson County | 2.5" | 3,825 | $2,138 |
| 51 | Lauderdale County | 2.4" | 3,478 | $1,099 |
| 52 | Tipton County | 2.4" | 3,724 | $1,774 |
| 53 | Overton County | 2.3" | 4,019 | $1,415 |
| 54 | Haywood County | 2.2" | 3,399 | $1,086 |
| 55 | Rutherford County | 2.2" | 3,765 | $2,656 |
| 56 | Perry County | 2.1" | 3,824 | $1,031 |
| 57 | Fayette County | 1.9" | 3,227 | $2,401 |
| 58 | Giles County | 1.9" | 4,028 | $1,651 |
| 59 | Roane County | 1.8" | 3,832 | $1,724 |
| 60 | Hardeman County | 1.7" | 3,595 | $1,060 |
| 61 | Williamson County | 1.7" | 3,601 | $4,909 |
| 62 | Decatur County | 1.6" | 3,441 | $1,163 |
| 63 | Meigs County | 1.6" | 3,762 | $1,510 |
| 64 | Henderson County | 1.5" | 3,693 | $1,316 |
| 65 | Moore County | 1.5" | 3,889 | $2,040 |
| 66 | Smith County | 1.5" | 3,807 | $1,793 |
| 67 | Rhea County | 1.3" | 4,019 | $1,472 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 1.3" | 3,876 | $1,118 |
| 69 | Bedford County | 1.1" | 3,523 | $2,015 |
| 70 | Bradley County | 1.1" | 3,474 | $1,846 |
| 71 | Lincoln County | 1.1" | 3,363 | $1,687 |
| 72 | Polk County | 1.1" | 3,474 | $1,190 |
| 73 | McNairy County | 1.0" | 3,444 | $1,271 |
| 74 | Marshall County | 0.9" | 3,714 | $1,960 |
| 75 | Maury County | 0.9" | 3,915 | $2,376 |
| 76 | Weakley County | 0.4" | 3,899 | $1,186 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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