Kansas Natural Disaster Risk by County

FEMA National Risk Index rankings for all 105 counties

Counties
105
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
29.9
Low risk
Total State EAL
$1.78B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Sedgwick
Score 96.6 · High

Kansas spans 105 counties with an average FEMA National Risk Index score of 29.9 (low risk) and roughly $1.78B in combined expected annual loss statewide. 2 counties are rated High or Very High risk.

Leading the state for risk is Sedgwick County (score 96.6, high), while Wallace County (score 1.2) 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
1Sedgwick County
96.6
High Ice Storm$256M
2Johnson County
94.8
High Winter Weather$257M
3Wyandotte County
89.4
Medium Strong Wind$68M
4Shawnee County
88.0
Medium Winter Weather$75M
5Reno County
80.2
Low Ice Storm$45M
6Douglas County
74.8
Low Winter Weather$46M
7Butler County
74.4
Low Wildfire$42M
8Montgomery County
73.4
Low Tornado$27M
9Crawford County
71.4
Low Drought$27M
10Cowley County
69.1
Low Wildfire$27M
11Leavenworth County
66.3
Low Heat Wave$34M
12Labette County
66.2
Low Ice Storm$18M
13Saline County
66.2
Low Winter Weather$32M
14Finney County
63.7
Low Drought$24M
15Barton County
60.3
Low Hail$18M
16Riley County
58.5
Low Winter Weather$29M
17Pratt County
54.8
Low Drought$16M
18Cherokee County
53.7
Low Drought$17M
19Ford County
51.7
Low Hail$19M
20Dickinson County
49.1
Low Ice Storm$16M
21Sumner County
48.8
Low Hail$17M
22Lyon County
47.6
Low Ice Storm$18M
23Scott County
46.4
Low Hail$10M
24Franklin County
43.7
Low Ice Storm$16M
25Miami County
43.1
Low Winter Weather$18M
26Seward County
42.3
Very Low Drought$12M
27Geary County
40.6
Very Low Winter Weather$18M
28Phillips County
40.5
Very Low Hail$10M
29Barber County
40.3
Very Low Drought$14M
30Stevens County
40.0
Very Low Drought$8M
31McPherson County
39.2
Very Low Ice Storm$20M
32Harvey County
38.9
Very Low Winter Weather$21M
33Marion County
38.0
Very Low Ice Storm$12M
34Gray County
36.7
Very Low Drought$11M
35Bourbon County
35.7
Very Low Hail$10M
36Kingman County
35.6
Very Low Ice Storm$11M
37Osage County
35.4
Very Low Ice Storm$11M
38Coffey County
35.3
Very Low Lightning$9M
39Ellis County
32.7
Very Low Hail$16M
40Neosho County
32.5
Very Low Ice Storm$12M
41Pawnee County
31.6
Very Low Drought$11M
42Harper County
31.3
Very Low Drought$9M
43Pottawatomie County
30.9
Very Low Wildfire$16M
44Mitchell County
29.8
Very Low Hail$10M
45Rice County
28.5
Very Low Hail$10M
46Morris County
27.4
Very Low Wildfire$7M
47Jewell County
25.3
Very Low Hail$8M
48Greenwood County
24.5
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
49Stafford County
23.1
Very Low Drought$8M
50Jackson County
21.5
Very Low Wildfire$8M
51Marshall County
21.4
Very Low Wildfire$8M
52Osborne County
21.4
Very Low Hail$7M
53Smith County
21.2
Very Low Hail$8M
54Cloud County
20.2
Very Low Hail$7M
55Comanche County
20.2
Very Low Wildfire$6M
56Norton County
19.8
Very Low Hail$6M
57Jefferson County
19.7
Very Low Wildfire$11M
58Republic County
18.9
Very Low Hail$7M
59Wilson County
18.0
Very Low Drought$8M
60Anderson County
17.8
Very Low Drought$5M
61Edwards County
17.6
Very Low Drought$7M
62Nemaha County
17.4
Very Low Wildfire$8M
63Ottawa County
16.9
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
64Clay County
16.4
Very Low Ice Storm$6M
65Atchison County
16.0
Very Low Wildfire$9M
66Meade County
15.6
Very Low Drought$8M
67Washington County
15.6
Very Low Hail$7M
68Allen County
15.3
Very Low Winter Weather$8M
69Brown County
15.3
Very Low Drought$7M
70Ellsworth County
15.2
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
71Haskell County
15.0
Very Low Drought$7M
72Kiowa County
15.0
Very Low Drought$6M
73Elk County
14.6
Very Low Wildfire$4M
74Wabaunsee County
14.6
Very Low Wildfire$7M
75Rooks County
14.3
Very Low Hail$8M
76Doniphan County
14.0
Very Low Landslide$6M
77Grant County
13.5
Very Low Drought$7M
78Lincoln County
13.5
Very Low Hail$5M
79Russell County
12.5
Very Low Ice Storm$6M
80Linn County
12.2
Very Low Landslide$6M
81Chautauqua County
12.1
Very Low Wildfire$5M
82Decatur County
11.3
Very Low Hail$6M
83Sherman County
11.2
Very Low Hail$6M
84Ness County
10.5
Very Low Drought$5M
85Stanton County
9.6
Very Low Drought$5M
86Chase County
9.4
Very Low Wildfire$5M
87Thomas County
9.4
Very Low Hail$7M
88Cheyenne County
8.4
Very Low Hail$3M
89Kearny County
8.4
Very Low Drought$6M
90Wichita County
8.2
Very Low Hail$5M
91Woodson County
7.7
Very Low Wildfire$3M
92Logan County
7.4
Very Low Drought$3M
93Clark County
7.1
Very Low Wildfire$4M
94Sheridan County
6.1
Very Low Hail$5M
95Hodgeman County
5.9
Very Low Drought$5M
96Rush County
5.0
Very Low Drought$5M
97Gove County
4.8
Very Low Hail$4M
98Rawlins County
4.8
Very Low Drought$4M
99Morton County
4.7
Very Low Drought$4M
100Graham County
4.3
Very Low Drought$3M
101Hamilton County
4.1
Very Low Drought$4M
102Trego County
2.7
Very Low Hail$3M
103Lane County
2.3
Very Low Drought$3M
104Greeley County
2.0
Very Low Drought$3M
105Wallace County
1.2
Very Low Hail$1M

All 105 Kansas counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kansas county has the highest natural disaster risk?

Sedgwick County has the highest FEMA National Risk Index score in Kansas at 96.6 (High), driven largely by ice storm.

What is the average natural disaster risk in Kansas?

Kansas counties average a National Risk Index score of 29.9 across 105 counties, with 2 rated High or Very High risk.

How much are expected annual losses across Kansas?

FEMA estimates roughly $1.78B in combined expected annual loss from natural hazards across all Kansas counties.

Kansas Risk by Hazard

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