Landslide Risk in Indiana

All Indiana counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index landslide score

Landslide risk — downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris on unstable slopes — is rated for 92 of 92 Indiana counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Dearborn County carries the state's highest landslide score at 89.3, with $69K in expected annual landslide losses.

No Indiana county reaches the High band for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $560K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Dearborn County
89.3
Medium 0.48 / yr $69K
2 Owen County
89.3
Medium 0.52 / yr $50K
3 Greene County
88.5
Medium 0.52 / yr $48K
4 Switzerland County
88.0
Medium 0.42 / yr $46K
5 Franklin County
87.3
Medium 0.38 / yr $47K
6 Jefferson County
85.3
Low 0.27 / yr $33K
7 Morgan County
84.8
Low 0.29 / yr $33K
8 Clark County
83.2
Low 0.30 / yr $29K
9 Ohio County
82.9
Low 0.17 / yr $28K
10 Parke County
79.0
Low 0.34 / yr $12K
11 Putnam County
78.6
Low 0.32 / yr $15K
12 Jennings County
78.0
Low 0.23 / yr $12K
13 Ripley County
74.7
Low 0.24 / yr $8K
14 Gibson County
74.5
Low 0.33 / yr $10K
15 Bartholomew County
73.2
Low 0.15 / yr $9K
16 Vigo County
70.5
Low 0.19 / yr $6K
17 Daviess County
70.4
Low 0.21 / yr $5K
18 Tippecanoe County
67.9
Low 0.11 / yr $5K
19 Knox County
66.8
Low 0.26 / yr $4K
20 Marion County
65.9
Low 0.12 / yr $4K
21 Fayette County
65.2
Low 0.09 / yr $4K
22 Johnson County
63.1
Low 0.09 / yr $5K
23 Clay County
61.3
Very Low 0.17 / yr $3K
24 Wayne County
61.0
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
25 Vermillion County
59.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
26 Noble County
58.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
27 Scott County
58.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $3K
28 Brown County
57.6
Very Low 0.82 / yr $2K
29 Montgomery County
57.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
30 Steuben County
56.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $2K
31 Fountain County
56.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
32 LaPorte County
56.3
Very Low 0.12 / yr $2K
33 Sullivan County
56.2
Very Low 0.23 / yr $2K
34 Perry County
55.7
Very Low 1.07 / yr $2K
35 Decatur County
55.5
Very Low 0.13 / yr $3K
36 Lake County
54.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
37 Porter County
54.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2K
38 Allen County
54.0
Very Low 0.13 / yr $2K
39 Crawford County
53.9
Very Low 0.79 / yr $1K
40 Monroe County
53.8
Very Low 0.72 / yr $2K
41 Kosciusko County
52.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $2K
42 Warren County
52.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2K
43 Wabash County
52.2
Very Low 0.09 / yr $1K
44 Miami County
51.6
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1K
45 Whitley County
51.5
Very Low 0.08 / yr $2K
46 LaGrange County
50.6
Very Low 0.07 / yr $770
47 St. Joseph County
50.3
Very Low 0.09 / yr $1K
48 Cass County
49.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1K
49 Carroll County
48.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $2K
50 Henry County
48.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1K
51 Hamilton County
47.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2K
52 Union County
46.6
Very Low 0.06 / yr $2K
53 Orange County
46.3
Very Low 0.62 / yr $986
54 Huntington County
46.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1K
55 Martin County
45.8
Very Low 0.77 / yr $1K
56 Elkhart County
45.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $978
57 Dubois County
45.7
Very Low 0.63 / yr $1K
58 Hendricks County
44.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $2K
59 DeKalb County
42.8
Very Low 0.08 / yr $841
60 Shelby County
42.3
Very Low 0.08 / yr $916
61 Jasper County
41.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $907
62 Grant County
41.3
Very Low 0.08 / yr $587
63 Madison County
40.4
Very Low 0.08 / yr $631
64 Harrison County
40.0
Very Low 0.71 / yr $707
65 Lawrence County
39.8
Very Low 0.68 / yr $694
66 White County
39.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $673
67 Marshall County
38.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $652
68 Fulton County
37.4
Very Low 0.07 / yr $529
69 Rush County
37.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $585
70 Howard County
35.3
Very Low 0.05 / yr $462
71 Pulaski County
34.8
Very Low 0.07 / yr $451
72 Delaware County
33.5
Very Low 0.07 / yr $378
73 Washington County
32.7
Very Low 0.48 / yr $381
74 Adams County
32.2
Very Low 0.05 / yr $254
75 Boone County
31.9
Very Low 0.08 / yr $670
76 Clinton County
30.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $343
77 Floyd County
28.8
Very Low 0.21 / yr $306
78 Newton County
28.8
Very Low 0.07 / yr $314
79 Randolph County
27.9
Very Low 0.07 / yr $232
80 Starke County
27.3
Very Low 0.05 / yr $240
81 Hancock County
27.2
Very Low 0.05 / yr $385
82 Spencer County
25.2
Very Low 0.32 / yr $200
83 Pike County
24.5
Very Low 0.43 / yr $157
84 Jackson County
23.7
Very Low 0.26 / yr $209
85 Jay County
23.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $161
86 Vanderburgh County
22.9
Very Low 0.22 / yr $147
87 Wells County
21.8
Very Low 0.06 / yr $171
88 Blackford County
21.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $122
89 Warrick County
20.3
Very Low 0.39 / yr $144
90 Posey County
19.3
Very Low 0.33 / yr $122
91 Benton County
15.2
Very Low 0.06 / yr $70
92 Tipton County
9.4
Very Low 0.04 / yr $38

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Indiana county has the highest landslide risk?

Dearborn County has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in Indiana at 89.3 (Medium), with $69K in expected annual losses and about 0.48 events per year.

How many Indiana counties face significant landslide risk?

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

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