Hurricane Risk in Illinois

All Illinois counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 102 of 102 Illinois counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Cook County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 48.9, with $57K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Illinois county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $1M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Cook County
48.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $57K
2 Champaign County
48.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $72K
3 Vermilion County
46.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $42K
4 Franklin County
45.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $35K
5 Williamson County
44.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $39K
6 Randolph County
44.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $39K
7 Saline County
43.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $29K
8 Jackson County
43.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
9 Edgar County
42.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $39K
10 Fayette County
42.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $35K
11 Montgomery County
42.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $32K
12 Sangamon County
41.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $35K
13 Shelby County
40.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $36K
14 Marion County
40.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $26K
15 Perry County
40.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $26K
16 Effingham County
40.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $34K
17 Clark County
40.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $28K
18 Douglas County
39.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $24K
19 Jefferson County
39.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $26K
20 Coles County
38.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $30K
21 Washington County
38.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $28K
22 Richland County
38.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $23K
23 Johnson County
38.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $19K
24 Clay County
37.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $23K
25 Macon County
37.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
26 Wayne County
36.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $25K
27 Union County
36.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $18K
28 Gallatin County
35.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
29 White County
35.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
30 St. Clair County
34.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
31 Moultrie County
33.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
32 Clinton County
33.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $20K
33 Cumberland County
33.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $15K
34 Madison County
32.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
35 McLean County
32.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $22K
36 Jasper County
32.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $24K
37 Christian County
32.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $20K
38 Massac County
31.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $13K
39 Peoria County
30.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
40 Iroquois County
30.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
41 LaSalle County
30.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
42 Pulaski County
28.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
43 Tazewell County
28.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
44 Hamilton County
27.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
45 Kankakee County
27.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
46 Will County
26.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
47 Pope County
25.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
48 Livingston County
25.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
49 Hardin County
25.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $8K
50 DuPage County
25.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
51 Bureau County
25.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
52 Logan County
24.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
53 Pike County
24.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
54 Crawford County
24.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
55 Hancock County
24.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
56 Macoupin County
24.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
57 Adams County
23.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
58 Fulton County
23.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
59 Mason County
23.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
60 Edwards County
22.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
61 Knox County
22.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
62 Lawrence County
22.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
63 Piatt County
22.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
64 Morgan County
21.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
65 Kane County
21.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
66 Bond County
21.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $6K
67 Alexander County
20.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
68 McDonough County
20.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
69 Winnebago County
20.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
70 DeKalb County
19.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
71 Henry County
19.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
72 De Witt County
19.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
73 Whiteside County
18.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
74 Greene County
18.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
75 Lake County
18.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
76 Warren County
17.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
77 Monroe County
17.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $8K
78 Menard County
16.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
79 Jo Daviess County
16.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
80 Woodford County
16.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
81 Wabash County
15.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
82 Lee County
15.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
83 Cass County
15.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
84 Schuyler County
15.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
85 Ford County
15.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
86 Stephenson County
15.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
87 Marshall County
14.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
88 Rock Island County
13.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
89 Ogle County
13.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
90 Henderson County
13.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
91 Carroll County
12.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
92 Mercer County
11.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
93 Stark County
10.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
94 McHenry County
10.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
95 Kendall County
9.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
96 Grundy County
9.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
97 Scott County
9.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
98 Brown County
9.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
99 Boone County
8.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
100 Jersey County
8.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
101 Putnam County
8.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
102 Calhoun County
7.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $992

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Illinois county has the highest hurricane risk?

Cook County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Illinois at 48.9 (Very Low), with $57K in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Illinois counties face significant hurricane risk?

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

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