Riskiest Counties for Hurricane

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane hazard score · code HRCN

Hurricane risk reflects tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge. FEMA's National Risk Index scores each county's hurricane hazard from its expected annual loss, annualized event frequency, and exposed population. Harris County, Texas currently leads the nation with a hurricane score of 100.0 and $458M in expected annual loss. Florida, Texas, South Carolina account for much of the highest-rated hurricane risk in this dataset.

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County Rankings

#CountyStateHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1Harris CountyTX
100.0
Very High 0.18 / yr$458M
2Miami-Dade CountyFL
100.0
Very High 0.30 / yr$331M
3Palm Beach CountyFL
99.9
Very High 0.33 / yr$287M
4Lee CountyFL
99.9
Very High 0.25 / yr$300M
5Broward CountyFL
99.8
Very High 0.29 / yr$280M
6Jefferson ParishLA
99.8
Very High 0.28 / yr$251M
7Collier CountyFL
99.7
Very High 0.29 / yr$216M
8Brevard CountyFL
99.7
Very High 0.28 / yr$281M
9Orleans ParishLA
99.7
Very High 0.25 / yr$223M
10Charleston CountySC
99.6
Very High 0.34 / yr$281M
11Horry CountySC
99.6
Very High 0.30 / yr$200M
12Hidalgo CountyTX
99.5
Very High 0.13 / yr$127M
13Sarasota CountyFL
99.5
Very High 0.23 / yr$180M
14Beaufort CountySC
99.5
Very High 0.34 / yr$201M
15Mobile CountyAL
99.4
Very High 0.24 / yr$178M
16Chatham CountyGA
99.4
Very High 0.35 / yr$189M
17Hillsborough CountyFL
99.3
Very High 0.25 / yr$178M
18Manatee CountyFL
99.3
Very High 0.23 / yr$154M
19Baldwin CountyAL
99.2
Very High 0.24 / yr$159M
20St. Lucie CountyFL
99.2
Very High 0.33 / yr$148M
21Indian River CountyFL
99.2
Very High 0.31 / yr$132M
22New Hanover CountyNC
99.1
Very High 0.37 / yr$181M
23Brunswick CountyNC
99.1
Very High 0.37 / yr$111M
24Cameron CountyTX
99.0
Very High 0.16 / yr$84M
25Charlotte CountyFL
99.0
Very High 0.24 / yr$100M

Showing the top 25 seeded counties for hurricane risk.

Hurricane Risk by State

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