Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC of Northeast Tennessee
Southeast and Caribbean Division · Tennessee Region
TN · 14 counties · HQ Kingsport, TN · FEMA Region IV
756,281
People
315,342
Households
47.9%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
14
Counties · 4,870 sq mi
Nearly 48% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
14
Counties
4,870
Square miles
756,281
People
Tennessee Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 159,424 | 430 | 21.1% |
| Washington | 135,860 | 330 | 18.0% |
| Greene | 70,817 | 624 | 9.4% |
| Hamblen | 65,143 | 176 | 8.6% |
| Hawkins | 57,235 | 500 | 7.6% |
| Jefferson | 56,222 | 314 | 7.4% |
| Carter | 56,046 | 348 | 7.4% |
| Cocke | 36,552 | 443 | 4.8% |
| Claiborne | 32,224 | 442 | 4.3% |
| Grainger | 24,100 | 302 | 3.2% |
| Union | 20,329 | 247 | 2.7% |
| Johnson | 17,989 | 303 | 2.4% |
| Unicoi | 17,630 | 187 | 2.3% |
| Hancock | 6,710 | 224 | 0.9% |
HQ: Kingsport, TN · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
45
Median age
$51,167
Median household income
20.5%
Age 65+
28.1%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 4.5% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 14 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock | 6,710 | $33,815 | 32.1% | 33.9% | 66.0% |
| Grainger | 24,100 | $45,241 | 35.5% | 18.3% | 53.7% |
| Carter | 56,046 | $44,942 | 35.1% | 17.9% | 53.0% |
| Claiborne | 32,224 | $46,548 | 32.5% | 20.1% | 52.6% |
| Cocke | 36,552 | $43,256 | 32.6% | 19.2% | 51.8% |
| Johnson | 17,989 | $45,444 | 33.6% | 18.2% | 51.8% |
| Greene | 70,817 | $56,557 | 36.9% | 14.6% | 51.5% |
| Unicoi | 17,630 | $48,712 | 34.3% | 15.8% | 50.0% |
| Hamblen | 65,143 | $47,170 | 32.7% | 16.5% | 49.1% |
| Union | 20,329 | $52,057 | 32.9% | 15.7% | 48.6% |
| Hawkins | 57,235 | $50,709 | 30.6% | 17.1% | 47.7% |
| Jefferson | 56,222 | $53,244 | 34.7% | 10.3% | 45.1% |
| Sullivan | 159,424 | $50,950 | 30.7% | 13.6% | 44.3% |
| Washington | 135,860 | $58,508 | 26.7% | 17.1% | 43.8% |
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$164.6M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Sullivan
Highest-risk county
61.6%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
6
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | Relatively Low | $28.5M | 48.4% | 4 | 12 |
| Washington | Relatively Low | $22.6M | 58.6% | 6 | 16 |
| Carter | Relatively Low | $15.9M | 66.7% | 5 | 18 |
| Greene | Relatively Low | $13.9M | 61.5% | 6 | 18 |
| Hawkins | Relatively Low | $13.7M | 55.5% | 5 | 17 |
| Jefferson | Relatively Low | $12.3M | 49.5% | 5 | 21 |
| Hamblen | Relatively Low | $12.1M | 85.9% | 5 | 15 |
| Cocke | Relatively Low | $11.8M | 73.7% | 6 | 24 |
| Claiborne | Relatively Low | $10.2M | 56.2% | 4 | 21 |
| Johnson | Very Low | $5.9M | 68.8% | 6 | 20 |
| Grainger | Very Low | $5.2M | 61.3% | 4 | 20 |
| Union | Very Low | $5.1M | 37.8% | 3 | 16 |
| Unicoi | Very Low | $4.4M | 53.7% | 5 | 18 |
| Hancock | Very Low | $3.1M | 84.2% | 4 | 19 |
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
40
Federal disaster declarations
1
Hurricanes
Severe Storm
Most common type
2026
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2026 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2025 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Severe Storm |
| 2025 | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm |
| 2024 | Tropical Storm Helene | Tropical Storm |
| 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornado | Severe Storm |
| 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm |
| 2023 | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm |
| 2021 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Tornado |
| 2020 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding | Severe Storm |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
371
Home fires (2024)
57.7%
Red Cross care rate
118
Fires with no Red Cross notification
4.9
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 58% of home fires — but 118 (32%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
3,740
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
3,554
Single-family fire responses
2,799
Free smoke alarms installed
178
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 3,740 home-fire calls and installed 2,799 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Blood & BioMed
The blood mission's local footprint.
5,660
Blood units collected (FY22–26)
231
Blood drives held
39
Drives in FY2026
6
Counties with drives
Blood drives are active in 6 of the chapter's 14 counties — every county without one is an employer or civic opening: a host site, a sponsored drive, a standing partnership.
Source: BioMed Collections FY22–FY26 (American Red Cross). Drives = collection events; units = products collected.
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
1
Red Cross facilities
0
Owned
1
Leased / licensed
0
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
No BioMed fixed sites in this chapter.
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$615,992
Total giving, 3-year
25
Major donors
$42,393
Current FY · ▼ 87% vs prior FY
$389,955
Top: Sullivan
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 7 | $389,955 |
| Washington | 10 | $130,181 |
| Hawkins | 2 | $32,093 |
| Greene | 1 | $18,000 |
| Claiborne | 1 | $16,000 |
| Carter | 1 | $10,263 |
| Hamblen | 1 | $7,500 |
| Johnson | 1 | $7,000 |
| Cocke | 1 | $5,000 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Sullivan County
159,424
People
$50,950
Median HH income
44.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age46.9
ALICE households21,054
Poverty households9,333
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$28.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)48.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)12
Home fires, CY202473
Fires, no RC notification35
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$389,955
Sullivan County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Washington County
135,860
People
$58,508
Median HH income
43.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age41.8
ALICE households15,387
Poverty households9,882
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$22.6M
Social vulnerability (SVI)58.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)16
Home fires, CY202461
Fires, no RC notification26
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$130,181
Washington County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Greene County
70,817
People
$56,557
Median HH income
51.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age45.3
ALICE households10,419
Poverty households4,112
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$13.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)61.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY202441
Fires, no RC notification12
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$18,000
Greene County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Hamblen County
65,143
People
$47,170
Median HH income
49.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42
ALICE households8,417
Poverty households4,240
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$12.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)85.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)15
Home fires, CY202437
Fires, no RC notification14
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$7,500
Hamblen County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Hawkins County
57,235
People
$50,709
Median HH income
47.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age45.4
ALICE households7,070
Poverty households3,947
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$13.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)55.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)17
Home fires, CY202422
Fires, no RC notification7
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$32,093
Hawkins County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Jefferson County
56,222
People
$53,244
Median HH income
45.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age44.1
ALICE households7,415
Poverty households2,207
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$12.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)49.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY202425
Fires, no RC notification8
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Jefferson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Carter County
56,046
People
$44,942
Median HH income
53.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age45.5
ALICE households8,492
Poverty households4,319
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$15.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)66.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY202422
Fires, no RC notification5
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$10,263
Carter County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Cocke County
36,552
People
$43,256
Median HH income
51.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age46
ALICE households4,928
Poverty households2,900
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$11.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)73.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202428
Fires, no RC notification6
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$5,000
Cocke County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Claiborne County
32,224
People
$46,548
Median HH income
52.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.9
ALICE households4,376
Poverty households2,705
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)56.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)21
Home fires, CY202426
Fires, no RC notification4
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$16,000
Claiborne County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Grainger County
24,100
People
$45,241
Median HH income
53.7%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age45.6
ALICE households3,393
Poverty households1,747
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.2M
Social vulnerability (SVI)61.3%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Grainger County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Union County
20,329
People
$52,057
Median HH income
48.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42.8
ALICE households2,556
Poverty households1,220
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)37.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)16
Home fires, CY20242
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Union County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Johnson County
17,989
People
$45,444
Median HH income
51.8%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age45.7
ALICE households2,408
Poverty households1,307
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)68.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY20247
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$7,000
Johnson County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Unicoi County
17,630
People
$48,712
Median HH income
50.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age47.7
ALICE households2,674
Poverty households1,231
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.4M
Social vulnerability (SVI)53.7%
FEMA declarations (all time)18
Home fires, CY20243
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Unicoi County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Hancock County
6,710
People
$33,815
Median HH income
66.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age45.5
ALICE households891
Poverty households940
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$3.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)84.2%
FEMA declarations (all time)19
Home fires, CY20249
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Hancock County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| blood | Biomed Collections 22-26 by chapter/county | FY22–26 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 159,424 | 68,639 | 44.3% | Relatively Low | $28.5M | 73 |
| Washington | 135,860 | 56,919 | 43.8% | Relatively Low | $22.6M | 61 |
| Greene | 70,817 | 29,156 | 51.5% | Relatively Low | $13.9M | 41 |
| Hamblen | 65,143 | 25,605 | 49.1% | Relatively Low | $12.1M | 37 |
| Hawkins | 57,235 | 23,969 | 47.7% | Relatively Low | $13.7M | 22 |
| Jefferson | 56,222 | 22,126 | 45.1% | Relatively Low | $12.3M | 25 |
| Carter | 56,046 | 24,322 | 53.0% | Relatively Low | $15.9M | 22 |
| Cocke | 36,552 | 15,573 | 51.8% | Relatively Low | $11.8M | 28 |
| Claiborne | 32,224 | 13,373 | 52.6% | Relatively Low | $10.2M | 26 |
| Grainger | 24,100 | 9,935 | 53.7% | Very Low | $5.2M | 15 |
| Union | 20,329 | 8,028 | 48.6% | Very Low | $5.1M | 2 |
| Johnson | 17,989 | 7,267 | 51.8% | Very Low | $5.9M | 7 |
| Unicoi | 17,630 | 7,574 | 50.0% | Very Low | $4.4M | 3 |
| Hancock | 6,710 | 2,856 | 66.0% | Very Low | $3.1M | 9 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.