Hail Risk in Illinois

All Illinois counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 102 of 102 Illinois counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Cook County carries the state's highest hail score at 99.1, with $11M in expected annual hail losses.

7 Illinois counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $86M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Cook County
99.1
High 3.95 / yr $11M
2 St. Clair County
97.6
High 5.20 / yr $5M
3 Douglas County
97.6
High 2.66 / yr $5M
4 Madison County
97.2
High 5.03 / yr $5M
5 Winnebago County
97.1
High 4.52 / yr $4M
6 Sangamon County
95.6
High 3.68 / yr $4M
7 Peoria County
95.3
High 3.79 / yr $3M
8 Stephenson County
93.3
Medium 3.60 / yr $2M
9 Rock Island County
91.8
Medium 3.99 / yr $2M
10 Champaign County
90.4
Medium 2.70 / yr $2M
11 Ogle County
88.5
Medium 4.13 / yr $2M
12 Lake County
88.4
Medium 4.06 / yr $2M
13 McLean County
88.3
Medium 3.27 / yr $2M
14 Macoupin County
87.8
Medium 4.61 / yr $1M
15 Fulton County
87.6
Medium 3.82 / yr $1M
16 Macon County
84.8
Medium 3.16 / yr $1M
17 Jo Daviess County
84.6
Medium 3.65 / yr $1M
18 Whiteside County
84.3
Medium 3.67 / yr $1M
19 Knox County
83.8
Medium 3.95 / yr $1M
20 Vermilion County
83.4
Medium 2.84 / yr $866K
21 Tazewell County
82.1
Medium 3.49 / yr $1M
22 Randolph County
82.0
Medium 4.89 / yr $893K
23 Bureau County
80.5
Medium 3.86 / yr $885K
24 Boone County
79.6
Medium 4.66 / yr $933K
25 McHenry County
79.5
Medium 4.84 / yr $1M
26 Williamson County
78.3
Medium 3.27 / yr $721K
27 Jackson County
78.1
Medium 3.82 / yr $601K
28 Adams County
78.1
Medium 3.42 / yr $857K
29 Henry County
76.9
Medium 3.88 / yr $943K
30 Jefferson County
75.4
Medium 3.37 / yr $648K
31 Montgomery County
74.8
Medium 4.04 / yr $622K
32 Henderson County
74.5
Medium 3.92 / yr $506K
33 McDonough County
74.4
Medium 3.78 / yr $584K
34 Carroll County
73.1
Medium 3.71 / yr $578K
35 Franklin County
72.8
Low 3.34 / yr $459K
36 Clinton County
72.8
Low 4.63 / yr $701K
37 Lee County
72.4
Low 4.11 / yr $712K
38 Coles County
69.9
Low 2.71 / yr $587K
39 Logan County
69.8
Low 3.43 / yr $556K
40 Perry County
69.1
Low 4.35 / yr $452K
41 Morgan County
68.7
Low 3.90 / yr $506K
42 Iroquois County
66.8
Low 3.09 / yr $508K
43 Johnson County
66.5
Low 3.20 / yr $346K
44 Hancock County
65.6
Low 3.52 / yr $385K
45 Warren County
65.4
Low 3.97 / yr $526K
46 Kankakee County
65.3
Low 3.62 / yr $427K
47 Moultrie County
65.2
Low 2.98 / yr $332K
48 Mason County
63.7
Low 3.64 / yr $392K
49 Kane County
63.6
Low 4.69 / yr $521K
50 Christian County
62.3
Low 3.58 / yr $504K
51 LaSalle County
61.9
Low 4.10 / yr $412K
52 Effingham County
60.9
Low 3.00 / yr $449K
53 Will County
60.6
Low 3.89 / yr $498K
54 Monroe County
60.2
Low 5.23 / yr $659K
55 Washington County
59.0
Low 4.54 / yr $365K
56 Marion County
58.0
Low 3.36 / yr $295K
57 Schuyler County
58.0
Low 3.76 / yr $279K
58 Fayette County
56.4
Low 3.59 / yr $325K
59 Edgar County
55.7
Low 3.01 / yr $344K
60 Saline County
54.9
Low 3.08 / yr $229K
61 Bond County
54.8
Low 4.61 / yr $312K
62 DuPage County
53.8
Low 4.03 / yr $382K
63 Menard County
51.6
Low 3.62 / yr $240K
64 Richland County
51.0
Low 2.76 / yr $227K
65 Pike County
50.1
Low 4.02 / yr $256K
66 Shelby County
49.6
Low 3.04 / yr $302K
67 White County
48.0
Low 2.99 / yr $201K
68 Crawford County
47.0
Low 2.86 / yr $284K
69 Ford County
46.7
Low 2.98 / yr $233K
70 Clark County
45.9
Low 2.87 / yr $219K
71 Clay County
44.0
Low 2.88 / yr $193K
72 Piatt County
43.6
Low 3.10 / yr $234K
73 De Witt County
43.0
Low 3.24 / yr $201K
74 Massac County
40.9
Low 2.98 / yr $153K
75 Greene County
40.8
Low 4.66 / yr $202K
76 Livingston County
39.4
Low 3.55 / yr $187K
77 Cass County
38.7
Low 3.71 / yr $172K
78 Union County
38.2
Low 3.38 / yr $135K
79 Jersey County
35.6
Low 5.17 / yr $231K
80 DeKalb County
35.1
Low 4.57 / yr $158K
81 Hamilton County
35.1
Low 3.06 / yr $180K
82 Cumberland County
34.0
Low 2.74 / yr $120K
83 Gallatin County
32.8
Very Low 3.05 / yr $85K
84 Lawrence County
32.4
Very Low 2.84 / yr $115K
85 Jasper County
30.6
Very Low 2.71 / yr $166K
86 Mercer County
29.5
Very Low 4.23 / yr $182K
87 Stark County
29.4
Very Low 3.81 / yr $136K
88 Wayne County
28.0
Very Low 2.92 / yr $114K
89 Alexander County
24.0
Very Low 3.20 / yr $60K
90 Kendall County
23.4
Very Low 4.43 / yr $150K
91 Brown County
22.8
Very Low 3.62 / yr $87K
92 Wabash County
22.3
Very Low 2.80 / yr $73K
93 Edwards County
21.7
Very Low 2.82 / yr $56K
94 Pope County
18.8
Very Low 3.04 / yr $61K
95 Woodford County
18.4
Very Low 3.42 / yr $114K
96 Pulaski County
16.5
Very Low 3.04 / yr $39K
97 Hardin County
16.4
Very Low 3.08 / yr $48K
98 Marshall County
15.7
Very Low 3.70 / yr $52K
99 Putnam County
15.3
Very Low 3.67 / yr $54K
100 Calhoun County
14.6
Very Low 4.96 / yr $59K
101 Scott County
14.2
Very Low 4.27 / yr $72K
102 Grundy County
12.0
Very Low 4.09 / yr $76K

102 Illinois counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all Illinois counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Illinois county has the highest hail risk?

Cook County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Illinois at 99.1 (High), with $11M in expected annual losses and about 3.95 events per year.

How many Illinois counties face significant hail risk?

102 Illinois counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 7 of them are rated High or Very High.

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