Hurricane Risk in Arkansas

All Arkansas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 75 of 75 Arkansas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Pulaski County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 71.8, with $607K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Arkansas county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $6M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Pulaski County
71.8
Low 0.03 / yr $607K
2 Chicot County
65.7
Low 0.05 / yr $241K
3 Jefferson County
65.3
Low 0.03 / yr $236K
4 Ashley County
65.1
Low 0.04 / yr $235K
5 Hempstead County
65.0
Low 0.03 / yr $240K
6 Desha County
63.3
Low 0.04 / yr $182K
7 Lafayette County
63.1
Low 0.05 / yr $188K
8 Garland County
62.1
Low 0.02 / yr $182K
9 Arkansas County
61.0
Low 0.03 / yr $160K
10 Columbia County
61.0
Low 0.06 / yr $150K
11 Union County
59.4
Low 0.04 / yr $139K
12 Phillips County
58.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $99K
13 Lincoln County
57.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $111K
14 Howard County
56.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $92K
15 Nevada County
56.9
Very Low 0.04 / yr $85K
16 Craighead County
56.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $119K
17 Drew County
56.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $91K
18 Ouachita County
56.2
Very Low 0.04 / yr $84K
19 Saline County
56.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $144K
20 White County
54.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $103K
21 Washington County
54.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $124K
22 Bradley County
54.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $66K
23 Sevier County
54.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $63K
24 Jackson County
53.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $70K
25 Hot Spring County
53.4
Very Low 0.04 / yr $76K
26 Cleburne County
53.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $74K
27 Mississippi County
53.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $65K
28 Lonoke County
52.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $116K
29 Faulkner County
52.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $117K
30 Conway County
52.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $66K
31 Benton County
52.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $109K
32 Miller County
51.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $57K
33 Cleveland County
51.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $51K
34 St. Francis County
51.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $46K
35 Sharp County
51.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $47K
36 Clark County
51.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $62K
37 Independence County
50.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $66K
38 Lee County
50.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $44K
39 Carroll County
50.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $51K
40 Lawrence County
50.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $53K
41 Clay County
49.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $50K
42 Woodruff County
49.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $46K
43 Cross County
49.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $58K
44 Prairie County
49.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $50K
45 Pike County
49.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $54K
46 Sebastian County
49.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $64K
47 Monroe County
49.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $46K
48 Randolph County
49.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $54K
49 Yell County
48.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $45K
50 Crittenden County
47.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $45K
51 Franklin County
46.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $34K
52 Greene County
46.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $40K
53 Polk County
45.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $33K
54 Madison County
45.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $39K
55 Dallas County
45.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $32K
56 Logan County
44.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $36K
57 Poinsett County
44.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $34K
58 Crawford County
43.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $40K
59 Pope County
43.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $39K
60 Little River County
42.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $25K
61 Montgomery County
42.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
62 Izard County
41.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $18K
63 Stone County
38.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
64 Grant County
37.8
Very Low 0.03 / yr $25K
65 Boone County
37.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $24K
66 Johnson County
36.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
67 Van Buren County
36.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
68 Baxter County
35.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
69 Perry County
35.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
70 Scott County
34.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
71 Fulton County
32.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
72 Marion County
32.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
73 Calhoun County
31.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $20K
74 Newton County
17.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
75 Searcy County
17.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K

75 Arkansas counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Arkansas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Arkansas county has the highest hurricane risk?

Pulaski County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Arkansas at 71.8 (Low), with $607K in expected annual losses and about 0.03 events per year.

How many Arkansas counties face significant hurricane risk?

75 Arkansas counties record measurable hurricane risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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