Indiana Natural Disaster Risk by County

FEMA National Risk Index rankings for all 92 counties

Counties
92
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
45.5
Medium risk
Total State EAL
$2.37B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Marion
Score 97.5 · High

Indiana spans 92 counties with an average FEMA National Risk Index score of 45.5 (moderate risk) and roughly $2.37B in combined expected annual loss statewide. 2 counties are rated High or Very High risk.

The highest-risk county is Marion County (score 97.5, high), while Ohio County (score 3.4) carries the lowest. Use the table below to compare every county by score, top hazard, and expected annual loss.

County Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRisk RatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Marion County
97.5
High Tornado$285M
2Lake County
95.9
High Cold Wave$191M
3Vanderburgh County
91.3
Medium Earthquake$96M
4Allen County
90.8
Medium Strong Wind$97M
5Hamilton County
88.8
Medium Tornado$129M
6St. Joseph County
85.8
Medium Cold Wave$60M
7Elkhart County
83.7
Medium Strong Wind$49M
8Vigo County
83.2
Medium Strong Wind$46M
9Tippecanoe County
81.8
Medium Cold Wave$49M
10Clark County
81.4
Medium Strong Wind$54M
11Porter County
81.4
Medium Tornado$58M
12LaPorte County
78.9
Low Cold Wave$38M
13Madison County
77.3
Low Strong Wind$35M
14Hendricks County
76.8
Low Winter Weather$60M
15Delaware County
76.3
Low Tornado$34M
16Monroe County
76.0
Low Strong Wind$38M
17Floyd County
75.4
Low Strong Wind$37M
18Johnson County
74.7
Low Strong Wind$54M
19Wayne County
74.1
Low Tornado$25M
20Bartholomew County
70.9
Low Tornado$34M
21Grant County
69.4
Low Tornado$23M
22Kosciusko County
66.3
Low Strong Wind$25M
23Warrick County
65.1
Low Earthquake$29M
24Howard County
63.7
Low Strong Wind$23M
25Morgan County
63.5
Low Landslide$27M
26LaGrange County
62.4
Low Strong Wind$13M
27Dubois County
59.1
Low Earthquake$23M
28Daviess County
58.8
Low Earthquake$15M
29Cass County
56.8
Low Strong Wind$16M
30Knox County
55.3
Low Earthquake$19M
31Jackson County
52.9
Low Strong Wind$22M
32Miami County
52.8
Low Strong Wind$16M
33Adams County
52.1
Low Strong Wind$12M
34Harrison County
51.0
Low Tornado$18M
35Jefferson County
48.3
Low Landslide$16M
36Gibson County
48.0
Low Drought$18M
37Lawrence County
47.8
Low Strong Wind$16M
38Ripley County
46.8
Low Strong Wind$14M
39Posey County
46.3
Low Earthquake$16M
40Dearborn County
45.2
Low Landslide$19M
41Henry County
44.8
Low Tornado$15M
42Noble County
44.2
Low Strong Wind$13M
43Hancock County
44.0
Low Tornado$23M
44Shelby County
43.4
Low Tornado$16M
45Boone County
43.2
Low Hail$25M
46Putnam County
42.8
Low Strong Wind$14M
47Greene County
42.5
Very Low Landslide$14M
48Marshall County
41.6
Very Low Lightning$15M
49DeKalb County
41.3
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
50Montgomery County
41.0
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
51Wabash County
41.0
Very Low Tornado$12M
52Washington County
40.9
Very Low Tornado$13M
53Orange County
40.5
Very Low Tornado$11M
54Spencer County
39.4
Very Low Earthquake$13M
55White County
38.5
Very Low Cold Wave$13M
56Huntington County
38.2
Very Low Strong Wind$14M
57Owen County
35.1
Very Low Landslide$10M
58Perry County
35.0
Very Low Strong Wind$11M
59Franklin County
34.2
Very Low Landslide$13M
60Fayette County
33.5
Very Low Tornado$10M
61Jasper County
32.8
Very Low Cold Wave$13M
62Jennings County
31.9
Very Low Landslide$10M
63Randolph County
31.5
Very Low Tornado$9M
64Clinton County
30.5
Very Low Hail$11M
65Carroll County
29.6
Very Low Drought$12M
66Parke County
27.6
Very Low Landslide$8M
67Steuben County
27.2
Very Low Hail$10M
68Clay County
27.0
Very Low Earthquake$11M
69Crawford County
25.8
Very Low Tornado$6M
70Starke County
24.9
Very Low Cold Wave$8M
71Whitley County
24.6
Very Low Drought$10M
72Vermillion County
23.4
Very Low Earthquake$8M
73Decatur County
23.1
Very Low Lightning$12M
74Jay County
22.9
Very Low Tornado$8M
75Wells County
22.8
Very Low Tornado$10M
76Scott County
22.3
Very Low Tornado$9M
77Fountain County
21.2
Very Low Lightning$8M
78Sullivan County
20.6
Very Low Earthquake$8M
79Fulton County
20.2
Very Low Drought$7M
80Brown County
19.7
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
81Pike County
19.2
Very Low Earthquake$6M
82Rush County
15.8
Very Low Tornado$7M
83Martin County
12.3
Very Low Earthquake$5M
84Newton County
11.7
Very Low Cold Wave$6M
85Switzerland County
11.6
Very Low Landslide$5M
86Pulaski County
11.2
Very Low Cold Wave$5M
87Blackford County
9.0
Very Low Tornado$4M
88Tipton County
8.9
Very Low Drought$7M
89Warren County
5.8
Very Low Landslide$4M
90Union County
5.2
Very Low Strong Wind$4M
91Benton County
4.9
Very Low Cold Wave$3M
92Ohio County
3.4
Very Low Landslide$3M

All 92 Indiana counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Indiana county has the highest natural disaster risk?

Marion County has the highest FEMA National Risk Index score in Indiana at 97.5 (High), driven largely by tornado.

What is the average natural disaster risk in Indiana?

Indiana counties average a National Risk Index score of 45.5 across 92 counties, with 2 rated High or Very High risk.

How much are expected annual losses across Indiana?

FEMA estimates roughly $2.37B in combined expected annual loss from natural hazards across all Indiana counties.

Indiana Risk by Hazard

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