USDA Designates 27 Tennessee Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation or the refinance of certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. 

Impacted Area: Tennessee

Triggering Disaster: Drought

Application Deadline: Oct. 2, 2023

Primary Counties Eligible:

Cheatham, Coffee, Crockett, Decatur, Dickson, Fayette, Franklin, Giles, Grainger, Grundy, Hamblen, Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Hickman, Lake, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Maury, Montgomery, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Tipton, Wayne

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Tennessee:

Bedford, Benton, Cannon, Carroll, Chester, Claiborne, Cocke, Davidson, Dyer, Gibson, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Haywood, Houston, Humphreys, Jefferson, Knox, Lauderdale, McNairy, Marion, Marshall, Moore, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Stewart, Union, Warren, Weakley, Williamson                                                  

Alabama: Jackson, Lauderdale, Limestone and Madison

Arkansas: Crittenden and Mississippi

Kentucky: Christian, Fulton, Hickman and Todd

Mississippi: Alcorn, Benton DeSoto, Marshall, Tippah and Tishomingo

Missouri: New Madrid and Pemiscot 

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Farm Loan Discovery Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.