Hurricane Risk in Indiana

All Indiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 92 of 92 Indiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. LaGrange County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 48.6, with $35K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Indiana 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 LaGrange County
48.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $35K
2 Elkhart County
47.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $54K
3 Allen County
43.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $43K
4 St. Joseph County
43.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $42K
5 Tippecanoe County
43.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $44K
6 Vanderburgh County
42.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $36K
7 Vigo County
42.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $33K
8 Kosciusko County
41.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $32K
9 Adams County
39.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
10 Jay County
38.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
11 White County
34.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $21K
12 Marion County
34.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
13 Cass County
33.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $15K
14 Miami County
33.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $16K
15 Howard County
32.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
16 Fulton County
32.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
17 Randolph County
32.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
18 Grant County
32.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
19 Delaware County
31.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
20 Marshall County
31.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $19K
21 Dubois County
31.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
22 Montgomery County
31.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $16K
23 Pulaski County
31.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $15K
24 Wabash County
30.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $15K
25 Noble County
30.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
26 Daviess County
30.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
27 Carroll County
30.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $18K
28 Huntington County
29.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $16K
29 Ripley County
29.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
30 Vermillion County
29.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $12K
31 Fountain County
29.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $14K
32 Steuben County
28.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
33 Wayne County
28.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
34 Gibson County
28.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
35 Posey County
27.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
36 LaPorte County
27.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
37 Whitley County
26.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $13K
38 Wells County
26.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
39 Knox County
26.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
40 Parke County
26.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
41 Jasper County
26.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $13K
42 Madison County
25.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
43 Greene County
25.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
44 Hamilton County
25.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
45 Clinton County
25.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
46 Spencer County
25.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
47 Pike County
24.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
48 Sullivan County
24.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
49 Monroe County
23.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
50 Warren County
23.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $10K
51 Benton County
23.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
52 Jennings County
23.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
53 Jackson County
23.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
54 Orange County
22.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
55 Warrick County
22.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
56 DeKalb County
21.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
57 Bartholomew County
21.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
58 Blackford County
21.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
59 Starke County
21.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $7K
60 Washington County
20.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
61 Henry County
20.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
62 Jefferson County
20.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
63 Scott County
20.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
64 Rush County
19.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
65 Putnam County
19.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
66 Decatur County
18.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
67 Lake County
18.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
68 Clay County
18.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
69 Perry County
17.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
70 Newton County
16.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
71 Lawrence County
15.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
72 Clark County
14.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
73 Hancock County
14.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
74 Tipton County
14.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
75 Boone County
14.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
76 Harrison County
13.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
77 Fayette County
13.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
78 Martin County
13.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
79 Porter County
13.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
80 Shelby County
13.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
81 Crawford County
12.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
82 Hendricks County
12.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
83 Owen County
12.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
84 Johnson County
11.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
85 Switzerland County
10.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
86 Franklin County
10.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
87 Morgan County
9.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
88 Floyd County
9.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
89 Union County
9.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
90 Dearborn County
8.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
91 Brown County
7.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $295
92 Ohio County
7.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $256

92 Indiana counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Indiana counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Indiana county has the highest hurricane risk?

LaGrange County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Indiana at 48.6 (Very Low), with $35K in expected annual losses and about 0.02 events per year.

How many Indiana counties face significant hurricane risk?

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

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