Hail Risk in Kentucky

All Kentucky counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 120 of 120 Kentucky counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Warren County carries the state's highest hail score at 99.5, with $23M in expected annual hail losses.

1 Kentucky county is rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $67M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Warren County
99.5
Very High 3.14 / yr $23M
2 Fayette County
93.1
Medium 3.12 / yr $2M
3 Daviess County
91.2
Medium 3.12 / yr $2M
4 Laurel County
90.8
Medium 3.13 / yr $1M
5 Hardin County
90.6
Medium 3.37 / yr $2M
6 Barren County
89.9
Medium 2.98 / yr $1M
7 Jefferson County
89.7
Medium 3.35 / yr $2M
8 Pulaski County
89.2
Medium 3.19 / yr $1M
9 Ohio County
86.7
Medium 3.13 / yr $1M
10 Grayson County
86.3
Medium 3.13 / yr $1M
11 Muhlenberg County
85.4
Medium 3.04 / yr $1M
12 Allen County
84.8
Medium 3.22 / yr $967K
13 Hart County
84.6
Medium 3.11 / yr $868K
14 Logan County
83.1
Medium 3.18 / yr $1M
15 Simpson County
83.1
Medium 3.22 / yr $949K
16 Madison County
82.7
Medium 3.33 / yr $1M
17 McCracken County
81.7
Medium 2.98 / yr $942K
18 Hopkins County
81.5
Medium 2.95 / yr $790K
19 Butler County
81.4
Medium 3.16 / yr $862K
20 Breckinridge County
78.8
Medium 3.45 / yr $788K
21 Edmonson County
78.0
Medium 3.13 / yr $847K
22 Monroe County
77.1
Medium 3.04 / yr $485K
23 Todd County
71.7
Low 3.12 / yr $630K
24 Christian County
71.4
Low 3.08 / yr $601K
25 Marshall County
71.2
Low 2.85 / yr $582K
26 Metcalfe County
70.6
Low 2.92 / yr $338K
27 Adair County
70.5
Low 2.99 / yr $415K
28 Lincoln County
70.4
Low 3.26 / yr $444K
29 Whitley County
70.3
Low 3.21 / yr $441K
30 Taylor County
70.0
Low 3.12 / yr $464K
31 Boyle County
68.9
Low 3.46 / yr $518K
32 Floyd County
68.7
Low 3.20 / yr $369K
33 Wayne County
67.8
Low 3.04 / yr $328K
34 McLean County
65.7
Low 2.92 / yr $345K
35 Marion County
65.0
Low 3.28 / yr $411K
36 Hancock County
63.4
Low 3.52 / yr $351K
37 Casey County
63.0
Low 3.15 / yr $287K
38 Russell County
63.0
Low 2.90 / yr $294K
39 Jessamine County
62.7
Low 3.29 / yr $596K
40 Garrard County
62.3
Low 3.33 / yr $285K
41 Calloway County
62.2
Low 2.78 / yr $342K
42 Henderson County
61.7
Low 2.99 / yr $364K
43 Larue County
61.3
Low 3.18 / yr $471K
44 Rockcastle County
61.1
Low 3.22 / yr $262K
45 Graves County
60.3
Low 2.82 / yr $289K
46 Knox County
59.4
Low 3.19 / yr $218K
47 Mercer County
59.4
Low 3.48 / yr $346K
48 Boyd County
56.9
Low 3.15 / yr $298K
49 Scott County
56.5
Low 3.20 / yr $369K
50 Green County
56.3
Low 3.09 / yr $248K
51 Washington County
54.8
Low 3.48 / yr $336K
52 Bourbon County
54.2
Low 3.11 / yr $277K
53 McCreary County
54.1
Low 3.13 / yr $178K
54 Pike County
53.9
Low 3.09 / yr $218K
55 Woodford County
52.8
Low 3.37 / yr $305K
56 Montgomery County
52.5
Low 3.09 / yr $272K
57 Clay County
52.3
Low 3.25 / yr $173K
58 Bell County
52.1
Low 3.13 / yr $199K
59 Perry County
51.3
Low 3.30 / yr $231K
60 Meade County
49.9
Low 3.49 / yr $261K
61 Clinton County
48.8
Low 2.87 / yr $170K
62 Union County
48.6
Low 3.00 / yr $195K
63 Harlan County
47.9
Low 3.07 / yr $169K
64 Clark County
47.3
Low 3.13 / yr $268K
65 Letcher County
46.0
Low 3.14 / yr $148K
66 Cumberland County
45.5
Low 2.89 / yr $131K
67 Boone County
45.0
Low 3.58 / yr $321K
68 Jackson County
43.8
Low 3.21 / yr $159K
69 Kenton County
42.9
Low 3.35 / yr $248K
70 Caldwell County
42.4
Low 2.88 / yr $150K
71 Anderson County
42.1
Low 3.46 / yr $234K
72 Wolfe County
42.1
Low 3.30 / yr $106K
73 Webster County
41.8
Low 2.98 / yr $182K
74 Fleming County
41.4
Low 3.20 / yr $124K
75 Estill County
41.3
Low 3.34 / yr $128K
76 Bullitt County
40.7
Low 3.39 / yr $275K
77 Franklin County
40.4
Low 3.44 / yr $191K
78 Nelson County
40.1
Low 3.40 / yr $195K
79 Rowan County
39.6
Low 3.17 / yr $149K
80 Johnson County
38.9
Low 3.39 / yr $118K
81 Breathitt County
38.2
Low 3.30 / yr $103K
82 Mason County
38.1
Low 3.23 / yr $133K
83 Powell County
35.7
Low 3.26 / yr $100K
84 Crittenden County
34.1
Low 2.98 / yr $104K
85 Trigg County
32.9
Very Low 2.77 / yr $91K
86 Lyon County
32.3
Very Low 2.88 / yr $97K
87 Carter County
31.9
Very Low 3.04 / yr $107K
88 Knott County
31.0
Very Low 3.18 / yr $85K
89 Leslie County
30.6
Very Low 3.37 / yr $88K
90 Campbell County
30.4
Very Low 3.23 / yr $155K
91 Shelby County
30.2
Very Low 3.41 / yr $114K
92 Lawrence County
28.6
Very Low 3.37 / yr $85K
93 Livingston County
26.8
Very Low 2.96 / yr $85K
94 Nicholas County
26.2
Very Low 3.18 / yr $63K
95 Bath County
26.1
Very Low 3.10 / yr $85K
96 Morgan County
25.6
Very Low 3.26 / yr $84K
97 Magoffin County
25.3
Very Low 3.26 / yr $66K
98 Oldham County
24.9
Very Low 3.41 / yr $144K
99 Martin County
24.0
Very Low 3.32 / yr $48K
100 Harrison County
21.5
Very Low 3.24 / yr $68K
101 Lewis County
21.4
Very Low 3.04 / yr $56K
102 Lee County
21.1
Very Low 3.33 / yr $59K
103 Elliott County
21.0
Very Low 3.27 / yr $47K
104 Fulton County
20.4
Very Low 2.96 / yr $47K
105 Ballard County
20.3
Very Low 3.04 / yr $64K
106 Greenup County
17.1
Very Low 3.02 / yr $54K
107 Hickman County
17.0
Very Low 2.93 / yr $42K
108 Owsley County
16.8
Very Low 3.30 / yr $40K
109 Menifee County
15.2
Very Low 3.17 / yr $51K
110 Carlisle County
14.4
Very Low 2.93 / yr $42K
111 Henry County
13.0
Very Low 3.52 / yr $43K
112 Owen County
11.4
Very Low 3.54 / yr $37K
113 Carroll County
11.0
Very Low 3.59 / yr $29K
114 Grant County
11.0
Very Low 3.42 / yr $39K
115 Spencer County
10.5
Very Low 3.39 / yr $56K
116 Trimble County
9.2
Very Low 3.67 / yr $21K
117 Pendleton County
8.2
Very Low 3.25 / yr $23K
118 Robertson County
7.9
Very Low 3.24 / yr $16K
119 Gallatin County
6.6
Very Low 3.56 / yr $17K
120 Bracken County
5.8
Very Low 3.24 / yr $17K

120 Kentucky counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all Kentucky counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest hail risk?

Warren County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Kentucky at 99.5 (Very High), with $23M in expected annual losses and about 3.14 events per year.

How many Kentucky counties face significant hail risk?

120 Kentucky counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 1 of them are rated High or Very High.

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