Landslide Risk in Florida

All Florida counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index landslide score

Landslide risk — downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris on unstable slopes — is rated for 67 of 67 Florida counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Palm Beach County carries the state's highest landslide score at 77.5, with $10K in expected annual landslide losses.

No Florida county reaches the High band for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $54K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Palm Beach County
77.5
Low 0.24 / yr $10K
2 Collier County
69.6
Low 0.21 / yr $4K
3 Broward County
67.0
Low 0.15 / yr $4K
4 Lake County
66.8
Low 0.13 / yr $4K
5 Hillsborough County
64.4
Low 0.13 / yr $4K
6 Polk County
64.2
Low 0.23 / yr $3K
7 Leon County
62.9
Low 0.11 / yr $3K
8 Marion County
59.3
Very Low 0.20 / yr $2K
9 Volusia County
55.9
Very Low 0.13 / yr $2K
10 Brevard County
49.6
Very Low 0.11 / yr $1K
11 Gadsden County
48.9
Very Low 0.18 / yr $789
12 Lee County
48.4
Very Low 0.08 / yr $957
13 Osceola County
46.6
Very Low 0.14 / yr $1K
14 Miami-Dade County
46.4
Very Low 0.19 / yr $820
15 Escambia County
45.9
Very Low 0.10 / yr $1K
16 Walton County
45.4
Very Low 0.17 / yr $897
17 Orange County
45.3
Very Low 0.10 / yr $1K
18 Okaloosa County
45.2
Very Low 0.15 / yr $1K
19 Pasco County
44.8
Very Low 0.08 / yr $922
20 Sarasota County
43.4
Very Low 0.06 / yr $658
21 Duval County
41.9
Very Low 0.09 / yr $751
22 Manatee County
36.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $453
23 Hernando County
35.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $396
24 Jackson County
35.2
Very Low 0.14 / yr $334
25 Alachua County
35.1
Very Low 0.11 / yr $474
26 Martin County
33.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $324
27 Bay County
33.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $423
28 Citrus County
33.0
Very Low 0.07 / yr $261
29 Santa Rosa County
32.7
Very Low 0.15 / yr $495
30 Highlands County
30.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $194
31 Sumter County
29.6
Very Low 0.06 / yr $199
32 Charlotte County
29.2
Very Low 0.07 / yr $209
33 Putnam County
28.2
Very Low 0.09 / yr $188
34 Clay County
27.4
Very Low 0.08 / yr $316
35 Columbia County
27.4
Very Low 0.10 / yr $189
36 Flagler County
27.2
Very Low 0.05 / yr $200
37 Washington County
24.4
Very Low 0.12 / yr $159
38 Nassau County
24.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $206
39 Okeechobee County
23.3
Very Low 0.08 / yr $102
40 Seminole County
19.8
Very Low 0.03 / yr $140
41 St. Johns County
19.5
Very Low 0.07 / yr $156
42 Monroe County
18.0
Very Low 0.09 / yr $81
43 Pinellas County
17.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $73
44 Suwannee County
17.2
Very Low 0.10 / yr $67
45 Hamilton County
16.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $48
46 Madison County
16.2
Very Low 0.09 / yr $52
47 Levy County
16.0
Very Low 0.12 / yr $43
48 Hendry County
15.8
Very Low 0.12 / yr $40
49 Liberty County
15.1
Very Low 0.12 / yr $55
50 Jefferson County
14.9
Very Low 0.08 / yr $37
51 Glades County
14.8
Very Low 0.09 / yr $35
52 St. Lucie County
14.2
Very Low 0.06 / yr $51
53 Indian River County
13.9
Very Low 0.05 / yr $45
54 Taylor County
13.0
Very Low 0.12 / yr $30
55 Gulf County
12.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $34
56 Holmes County
12.4
Very Low 0.08 / yr $36
57 Calhoun County
12.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $29
58 Franklin County
11.7
Very Low 0.06 / yr $28
59 DeSoto County
11.5
Very Low 0.07 / yr $20
60 Wakulla County
7.6
Very Low 0.07 / yr $21
61 Gilchrist County
6.5
Very Low 0.04 / yr $9
62 Lafayette County
6.5
Very Low 0.07 / yr $11
63 Hardee County
6.2
Very Low 0.07 / yr $10
64 Dixie County
6.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $8
65 Bradford County
5.8
Very Low 0.04 / yr $9
66 Baker County
3.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $4
67 Union County
2.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $3

67 Florida counties with measurable landslide risk. See the national landslide ranking or all Florida counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Florida county has the highest landslide risk?

Palm Beach County has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in Florida at 77.5 (Low), with $10K in expected annual losses and about 0.24 events per year.

How many Florida counties face significant landslide risk?

67 Florida counties record measurable landslide risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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