Winter Weather Risk in Kansas

All Kansas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index winter weather score

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 105 of 105 Kansas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Johnson County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 100.0, with $6M in expected annual winter weather losses.

15 Kansas counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $25M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Winter Weather

#CountyWinter Weather ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Johnson County
100.0
Very High 11.26 / yr $6M
2 Shawnee County
98.9
Very High 12.11 / yr $2M
3 Wyandotte County
98.1
Very High 11.00 / yr $1M
4 Sedgwick County
97.3
Very High 10.84 / yr $1M
5 Douglas County
96.7
Very High 11.89 / yr $1M
6 Riley County
94.0
High 11.79 / yr $862K
7 Saline County
93.7
High 12.68 / yr $728K
8 Butler County
93.0
High 10.84 / yr $661K
9 Finney County
90.0
High 11.00 / yr $409K
10 Lyon County
88.8
High 11.68 / yr $437K
11 Crawford County
88.6
High 10.26 / yr $336K
12 Barton County
86.9
High 13.11 / yr $275K
13 Geary County
86.9
High 12.05 / yr $447K
14 Leavenworth County
86.5
High 11.32 / yr $416K
15 Reno County
86.3
High 11.63 / yr $317K
16 Montgomery County
85.0
Medium 8.37 / yr $235K
17 Miami County
84.0
Medium 10.95 / yr $341K
18 Franklin County
83.8
Medium 11.26 / yr $286K
19 Dickinson County
83.1
Medium 11.68 / yr $245K
20 Ellis County
82.8
Medium 11.32 / yr $365K
21 McPherson County
82.1
Medium 12.74 / yr $381K
22 Harvey County
81.1
Medium 11.84 / yr $379K
23 Labette County
79.7
Medium 8.32 / yr $147K
24 Osage County
79.1
Medium 11.58 / yr $190K
25 Pottawatomie County
76.4
Medium 11.84 / yr $275K
26 Marion County
74.3
Medium 12.79 / yr $165K
27 Cherokee County
73.6
Medium 9.84 / yr $149K
28 Bourbon County
72.4
Medium 10.68 / yr $130K
29 Ford County
70.6
Medium 11.11 / yr $146K
30 Jackson County
69.8
Medium 11.53 / yr $130K
31 Coffey County
69.7
Medium 10.79 / yr $97K
32 Scott County
69.5
Medium 11.21 / yr $91K
33 Phillips County
69.4
Medium 11.84 / yr $97K
34 Cloud County
69.2
Medium 11.26 / yr $128K
35 Sherman County
68.8
Medium 14.16 / yr $149K
36 Thomas County
67.4
Medium 13.37 / yr $176K
37 Neosho County
66.7
Medium 8.89 / yr $132K
38 Cowley County
66.5
Medium 9.68 / yr $110K
39 Anderson County
65.8
Medium 10.63 / yr $83K
40 Marshall County
64.7
Medium 11.47 / yr $110K
41 Clay County
64.3
Medium 11.53 / yr $102K
42 Rice County
64.1
Medium 11.95 / yr $116K
43 Morris County
63.4
Medium 11.74 / yr $75K
44 Cheyenne County
63.3
Medium 13.68 / yr $73K
45 Norton County
62.2
Medium 11.68 / yr $86K
46 Mitchell County
60.8
Medium 11.32 / yr $99K
47 Stevens County
60.4
Low 9.47 / yr $59K
48 Ellsworth County
60.4
Low 13.05 / yr $107K
49 Wabaunsee County
59.2
Low 12.32 / yr $101K
50 Seward County
58.2
Low 9.74 / yr $76K
51 Allen County
58.1
Low 9.63 / yr $109K
52 Nemaha County
57.9
Low 11.74 / yr $107K
53 Linn County
57.9
Low 9.89 / yr $101K
54 Greenwood County
55.6
Low 10.68 / yr $80K
55 Ottawa County
54.1
Low 11.58 / yr $77K
56 Logan County
53.2
Low 12.26 / yr $61K
57 Wilson County
52.2
Low 8.95 / yr $82K
58 Washington County
50.4
Low 11.79 / yr $73K
59 Russell County
50.4
Low 12.42 / yr $70K
60 Jewell County
49.8
Low 11.37 / yr $57K
61 Smith County
49.6
Low 11.95 / yr $69K
62 Atchison County
49.5
Low 11.26 / yr $95K
63 Osborne County
49.4
Low 11.47 / yr $57K
64 Jefferson County
49.3
Low 11.89 / yr $99K
65 Rawlins County
48.5
Low 13.58 / yr $83K
66 Grant County
47.9
Low 10.05 / yr $79K
67 Decatur County
47.7
Low 12.58 / yr $65K
68 Republic County
47.5
Low 11.32 / yr $61K
69 Rooks County
47.5
Low 11.63 / yr $82K
70 Ness County
47.0
Low 11.74 / yr $55K
71 Lincoln County
46.5
Low 12.58 / yr $52K
72 Woodson County
45.0
Low 10.11 / yr $37K
73 Sumner County
41.8
Low 10.00 / yr $53K
74 Elk County
38.3
Low 9.11 / yr $30K
75 Kearny County
38.0
Low 9.84 / yr $56K
76 Graham County
36.5
Low 11.63 / yr $38K
77 Trego County
36.3
Low 11.21 / yr $56K
78 Gove County
35.9
Low 11.32 / yr $53K
79 Chase County
35.3
Low 12.11 / yr $42K
80 Pawnee County
34.2
Low 10.63 / yr $38K
81 Wallace County
33.4
Low 11.95 / yr $36K
82 Wichita County
33.3
Low 10.79 / yr $39K
83 Rush County
32.4
Low 11.63 / yr $51K
84 Chautauqua County
30.7
Low 8.79 / yr $28K
85 Sheridan County
29.9
Low 12.42 / yr $46K
86 Morton County
29.3
Low 9.05 / yr $39K
87 Stafford County
28.1
Low 9.84 / yr $28K
88 Stanton County
27.4
Low 9.63 / yr $26K
89 Lane County
26.9
Low 11.79 / yr $36K
90 Brown County
26.5
Low 11.37 / yr $30K
91 Doniphan County
25.8
Low 11.42 / yr $25K
92 Greeley County
25.0
Low 10.74 / yr $33K
93 Hamilton County
22.2
Very Low 9.63 / yr $26K
94 Hodgeman County
22.1
Very Low 10.79 / yr $27K
95 Clark County
18.5
Very Low 9.68 / yr $18K
96 Harper County
18.4
Very Low 10.00 / yr $14K
97 Kingman County
17.4
Very Low 10.79 / yr $15K
98 Gray County
17.3
Very Low 10.79 / yr $14K
99 Meade County
17.2
Very Low 9.63 / yr $19K
100 Haskell County
15.4
Very Low 10.05 / yr $15K
101 Kiowa County
14.4
Very Low 10.00 / yr $12K
102 Edwards County
12.2
Very Low 10.32 / yr $11K
103 Comanche County
8.7
Very Low 8.95 / yr $5K
104 Barber County
8.0
Very Low 8.74 / yr $7K
105 Pratt County
5.9
Very Low 9.26 / yr $4K

105 Kansas counties with measurable winter weather risk. See the national winter weather ranking or all Kansas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kansas county has the highest winter weather risk?

Johnson County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Kansas at 100.0 (Very High), with $6M in expected annual losses and about 11.26 events per year.

How many Kansas counties face significant winter weather risk?

105 Kansas counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 15 of them are rated High or Very High.

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