Hurricane Risk in Alabama

All Alabama counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 67 of 67 Alabama counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Mobile County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 99.4, with $178M in expected annual hurricane losses.

5 Alabama counties are rated High or Very High for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $466M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Mobile County
99.4
Very High 0.24 / yr $178M
2 Baldwin County
99.2
Very High 0.24 / yr $159M
3 Escambia County
96.6
High 0.19 / yr $21M
4 Covington County
95.6
High 0.18 / yr $18M
5 Houston County
93.8
High 0.20 / yr $13M
6 Coffee County
92.9
Medium 0.15 / yr $11M
7 Clarke County
89.6
Medium 0.18 / yr $5M
8 Choctaw County
89.3
Medium 0.15 / yr $5M
9 Dale County
89.3
Medium 0.16 / yr $5M
10 Monroe County
87.9
Medium 0.14 / yr $4M
11 Montgomery County
87.3
Medium 0.09 / yr $4M
12 Geneva County
87.3
Medium 0.18 / yr $3M
13 Washington County
86.9
Medium 0.21 / yr $4M
14 Butler County
85.9
Medium 0.12 / yr $3M
15 Conecuh County
84.9
Medium 0.16 / yr $2M
16 Crenshaw County
84.6
Medium 0.12 / yr $2M
17 Pike County
83.6
Medium 0.12 / yr $2M
18 Henry County
82.7
Medium 0.15 / yr $2M
19 Lee County
82.2
Medium 0.10 / yr $3M
20 Tuscaloosa County
81.1
Low 0.06 / yr $2M
21 Barbour County
80.0
Low 0.11 / yr $1M
22 Marengo County
77.4
Low 0.11 / yr $840K
23 Dallas County
77.1
Low 0.08 / yr $829K
24 Jefferson County
76.6
Low 0.05 / yr $1M
25 Wilcox County
76.4
Low 0.11 / yr $712K
26 Sumter County
76.3
Low 0.09 / yr $667K
27 Bullock County
76.2
Low 0.12 / yr $699K
28 Elmore County
75.4
Low 0.08 / yr $973K
29 Russell County
75.2
Low 0.10 / yr $824K
30 Talladega County
74.4
Low 0.05 / yr $626K
31 Tallapoosa County
74.2
Low 0.08 / yr $632K
32 Calhoun County
74.0
Low 0.04 / yr $617K
33 Cullman County
72.8
Low 0.04 / yr $576K
34 Autauga County
72.1
Low 0.08 / yr $726K
35 Randolph County
71.9
Low 0.06 / yr $565K
36 Lowndes County
71.4
Low 0.08 / yr $395K
37 Madison County
70.5
Low 0.02 / yr $685K
38 Chambers County
70.2
Low 0.09 / yr $439K
39 DeKalb County
69.7
Low 0.03 / yr $420K
40 Pickens County
69.3
Low 0.07 / yr $347K
41 Perry County
69.3
Low 0.08 / yr $325K
42 Marshall County
69.0
Low 0.03 / yr $402K
43 Macon County
68.9
Low 0.10 / yr $350K
44 Hale County
68.7
Low 0.08 / yr $341K
45 Etowah County
68.4
Low 0.03 / yr $384K
46 Morgan County
68.0
Low 0.03 / yr $417K
47 Marion County
67.6
Low 0.04 / yr $284K
48 Clay County
67.5
Low 0.06 / yr $315K
49 Shelby County
66.0
Low 0.06 / yr $478K
50 Cleburne County
65.4
Low 0.05 / yr $245K
51 Fayette County
64.0
Low 0.05 / yr $227K
52 Lawrence County
63.0
Low 0.03 / yr $207K
53 Blount County
63.0
Low 0.04 / yr $222K
54 Greene County
63.0
Low 0.08 / yr $168K
55 Cherokee County
62.9
Low 0.03 / yr $198K
56 Winston County
62.8
Low 0.03 / yr $168K
57 Lamar County
61.8
Low 0.06 / yr $186K
58 Lauderdale County
61.1
Low 0.03 / yr $219K
59 Franklin County
60.4
Low 0.03 / yr $141K
60 Limestone County
60.2
Low 0.03 / yr $245K
61 Colbert County
60.0
Low 0.03 / yr $168K
62 Jackson County
59.4
Low 0.02 / yr $140K
63 Walker County
58.3
Very Low 0.04 / yr $119K
64 Chilton County
58.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $145K
65 St. Clair County
56.7
Very Low 0.04 / yr $151K
66 Coosa County
55.2
Very Low 0.06 / yr $103K
67 Bibb County
50.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $55K

67 Alabama counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Alabama counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Alabama county has the highest hurricane risk?

Mobile County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Alabama at 99.4 (Very High), with $178M in expected annual losses and about 0.24 events per year.

How many Alabama counties face significant hurricane risk?

67 Alabama counties record measurable hurricane risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 5 of them are rated High or Very High.

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