Kentucky Natural Disaster Risk by County

FEMA National Risk Index rankings for all 120 counties

Counties
120
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
44.2
Medium risk
Total State EAL
$2.36B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Jefferson
Score 98.3 · High

Kentucky spans 120 counties with an average FEMA National Risk Index score of 44.2 (moderate risk) and roughly $2.36B in combined expected annual loss statewide. 1 county is rated High or Very High risk.

The highest-risk county is Jefferson County (score 98.3, high), while Robertson County (score 1.7) 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
1Jefferson County
98.3
High Tornado$342M
2Floyd County
94.2
Medium Riverine Flood$106M
3Fayette County
92.0
Medium Tornado$113M
4McCracken County
89.7
Medium Earthquake$79M
5Warren County
88.5
Medium Hail$80M
6Daviess County
88.1
Medium Earthquake$70M
7Pike County
87.9
Medium Landslide$50M
8Graves County
84.0
Medium Earthquake$39M
9Christian County
79.6
Low Earthquake$42M
10Pulaski County
79.1
Low Winter Weather$32M
11Kenton County
77.4
Low Strong Wind$47M
12Hardin County
75.5
Low Strong Wind$36M
13Calloway County
75.3
Low Earthquake$29M
14Boyd County
74.9
Low Heat Wave$29M
15Madison County
74.8
Low Lightning$37M
16Knox County
74.7
Low Cold Wave$20M
17Boone County
74.5
Low Strong Wind$49M
18Henderson County
73.2
Low Earthquake$29M
19Perry County
73.2
Low Landslide$27M
20Hopkins County
72.6
Low Ice Storm$26M
21Bullitt County
71.8
Low Strong Wind$46M
22Laurel County
71.7
Low Winter Weather$24M
23Johnson County
71.1
Low Landslide$20M
24Bell County
68.0
Low Landslide$19M
25Barren County
67.9
Low Hail$20M
26Clay County
67.1
Low Landslide$16M
27Letcher County
66.6
Low Landslide$17M
28Harlan County
65.7
Low Landslide$18M
29Breathitt County
64.7
Low Landslide$15M
30Franklin County
64.5
Low Strong Wind$25M
31Whitley County
62.2
Low Landslide$18M
32Marshall County
61.9
Low Earthquake$22M
33Shelby County
61.9
Low Strong Wind$22M
34Campbell County
58.3
Low Tornado$26M
35Scott County
56.1
Low Strong Wind$21M
36Oldham County
56.0
Low Strong Wind$29M
37Nelson County
55.2
Low Strong Wind$20M
38Wayne County
54.7
Low Cold Wave$12M
39Logan County
54.6
Low Cold Wave$17M
40Ohio County
54.2
Low Ice Storm$14M
41Lawrence County
53.3
Low Landslide$13M
42Muhlenberg County
53.2
Low Ice Storm$14M
43Carter County
52.7
Low Landslide$14M
44Greenup County
52.6
Low Heat Wave$16M
45Knott County
52.1
Low Landslide$12M
46Martin County
49.9
Low Landslide$9M
47Trigg County
48.4
Low Ice Storm$11M
48Rowan County
47.9
Low Landslide$13M
49Fulton County
46.8
Low Earthquake$10M
50Grayson County
45.3
Low Hail$11M
51Union County
42.8
Very Low Earthquake$11M
52Estill County
41.8
Very Low Riverine Flood$9M
53Boyle County
41.6
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
54Lewis County
41.5
Very Low Landslide$9M
55Mercer County
41.4
Very Low Strong Wind$12M
56Hart County
41.1
Very Low Hail$10M
57Meade County
40.9
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
58McLean County
40.7
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
59Woodford County
40.0
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
60Jessamine County
39.8
Very Low Strong Wind$18M
61Ballard County
39.6
Very Low Drought$11M
62Breckinridge County
39.5
Very Low Hail$12M
63Adair County
39.4
Very Low Hail$9M
64Bourbon County
39.4
Very Low Strong Wind$11M
65Mason County
39.2
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
66Caldwell County
39.0
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
67Taylor County
38.7
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
68Clark County
38.3
Very Low Strong Wind$14M
69Casey County
37.1
Very Low Winter Weather$8M
70Rockcastle County
36.1
Very Low Landslide$8M
71Hickman County
35.8
Very Low Earthquake$8M
72Magoffin County
35.0
Very Low Landslide$8M
73Montgomery County
34.3
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
74Harrison County
33.8
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
75Allen County
33.3
Very Low Hail$9M
76Lincoln County
32.6
Very Low Strong Wind$8M
77Russell County
31.9
Very Low Winter Weather$7M
78Leslie County
31.7
Very Low Landslide$7M
79Powell County
31.2
Very Low Strong Wind$7M
80Fleming County
31.0
Very Low Strong Wind$7M
81Crittenden County
30.4
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
82Garrard County
30.2
Very Low Strong Wind$7M
83Marion County
30.2
Very Low Hail$9M
84Cumberland County
30.1
Very Low Landslide$6M
85Pendleton County
29.9
Very Low Lightning$9M
86Webster County
29.2
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
87Lyon County
28.9
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
88Hancock County
28.8
Very Low Ice Storm$8M
89Todd County
28.6
Very Low Ice Storm$10M
90Livingston County
27.1
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
91Simpson County
27.0
Very Low Hail$8M
92Monroe County
26.7
Very Low Hail$6M
93Anderson County
26.3
Very Low Ice Storm$11M
94McCreary County
25.3
Very Low Landslide$5M
95Clinton County
24.5
Very Low Winter Weather$6M
96Jackson County
24.2
Very Low Landslide$6M
97Carroll County
23.4
Very Low Tornado$7M
98Morgan County
22.1
Very Low Landslide$7M
99Metcalfe County
21.8
Very Low Hail$5M
100Nicholas County
19.0
Very Low Landslide$4M
101Carlisle County
18.7
Very Low Earthquake$6M
102Wolfe County
18.5
Very Low Landslide$4M
103Butler County
18.1
Very Low Hail$6M
104Gallatin County
17.3
Very Low Strong Wind$6M
105Washington County
16.7
Very Low Hail$7M
106Grant County
16.3
Very Low Tornado$7M
107Henry County
15.7
Very Low Strong Wind$6M
108Owen County
15.2
Very Low Landslide$6M
109Green County
14.0
Very Low Hail$4M
110Bath County
13.7
Very Low Lightning$5M
111Spencer County
13.3
Very Low Tornado$9M
112Larue County
12.4
Very Low Hail$6M
113Elliott County
12.2
Very Low Landslide$3M
114Bracken County
12.0
Very Low Strong Wind$5M
115Trimble County
11.9
Very Low Strong Wind$4M
116Edmonson County
11.0
Very Low Hail$5M
117Lee County
7.5
Very Low Landslide$3M
118Owsley County
6.4
Very Low Landslide$2M
119Menifee County
6.2
Very Low Landslide$3M
120Robertson County
1.7
Very Low Landslide$1M

All 120 Kentucky counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest natural disaster risk?

Jefferson County has the highest FEMA National Risk Index score in Kentucky at 98.3 (High), driven largely by tornado.

What is the average natural disaster risk in Kentucky?

Kentucky counties average a National Risk Index score of 44.2 across 120 counties, with 1 rated High or Very High risk.

How much are expected annual losses across Kentucky?

FEMA estimates roughly $2.36B in combined expected annual loss from natural hazards across all Kentucky counties.

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