Hurricane Risk in Kentucky

All Kentucky counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 120 of 120 Kentucky counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Fayette County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 57.0, with $149K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Kentucky county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $2M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Fayette County
57.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $149K
2 Pulaski County
56.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $107K
3 Wayne County
52.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $59K
4 Pike County
51.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $57K
5 Laurel County
50.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $62K
6 Floyd County
50.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $54K
7 Madison County
50.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $83K
8 Boyd County
50.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $66K
9 Russell County
49.2
Very Low 0.03 / yr $48K
10 Graves County
48.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $49K
11 McCreary County
48.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $36K
12 Adair County
48.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $46K
13 Johnson County
45.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $34K
14 Clinton County
45.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $32K
15 Rowan County
45.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $38K
16 Barren County
45.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $33K
17 Casey County
44.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
18 Garrard County
44.8
Very Low 0.03 / yr $31K
19 Whitley County
44.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $35K
20 McCracken County
44.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $41K
21 Perry County
44.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $36K
22 Warren County
44.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $46K
23 Bourbon County
42.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $33K
24 Harlan County
42.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
25 Lincoln County
42.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $29K
26 Monroe County
42.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $24K
27 Marshall County
41.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $35K
28 Letcher County
41.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
29 Ohio County
40.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $24K
30 Jessamine County
40.4
Very Low 0.03 / yr $43K
31 Hardin County
40.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $31K
32 Martin County
40.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $16K
33 Greenup County
39.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $26K
34 Breathitt County
39.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
35 Calloway County
39.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
36 Jackson County
39.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $21K
37 Knox County
39.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $16K
38 Hart County
38.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $20K
39 Hickman County
38.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
40 Taylor County
37.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $21K
41 Morgan County
37.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $22K
42 Magoffin County
37.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
43 Fleming County
37.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
44 Scott County
37.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $27K
45 Carter County
37.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $20K
46 Marion County
37.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $22K
47 Montgomery County
36.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $23K
48 Clay County
36.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
49 Cumberland County
35.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $13K
50 Jefferson County
35.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
51 Rockcastle County
35.5
Very Low 0.03 / yr $15K
52 Mason County
35.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
53 Elliott County
35.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $13K
54 Bell County
35.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $15K
55 Grayson County
35.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
56 Daviess County
35.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
57 Logan County
34.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
58 Powell County
34.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
59 Fulton County
34.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
60 Knott County
34.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
61 Christian County
34.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
62 Lawrence County
34.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $15K
63 Lewis County
34.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
64 Woodford County
33.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
65 Clark County
33.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $21K
66 Mercer County
33.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
67 Harrison County
33.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
68 Green County
32.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $12K
69 Leslie County
31.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
70 Nicholas County
31.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $10K
71 Wolfe County
31.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
72 Boyle County
31.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
73 Breckinridge County
30.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
74 Metcalfe County
30.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
75 Muhlenberg County
30.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
76 Todd County
30.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
77 Hopkins County
29.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
78 Ballard County
29.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $12K
79 Allen County
29.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
80 Henderson County
29.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
81 Franklin County
28.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
82 Estill County
28.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $8K
83 Simpson County
27.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
84 McLean County
26.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
85 Union County
26.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
86 Bath County
26.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
87 Lee County
26.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $8K
88 Washington County
25.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
89 Nelson County
25.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
90 Larue County
25.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
91 Carlisle County
24.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
92 Crittenden County
24.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
93 Trigg County
24.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
94 Livingston County
24.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $7K
95 Owsley County
23.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $5K
96 Caldwell County
22.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
97 Webster County
21.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
98 Shelby County
20.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
99 Butler County
19.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
100 Anderson County
18.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
101 Lyon County
17.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
102 Menifee County
16.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $4K
103 Edmonson County
16.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
104 Hancock County
15.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
105 Meade County
14.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
106 Trimble County
14.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
107 Boone County
13.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
108 Bullitt County
13.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
109 Owen County
13.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
110 Kenton County
13.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
111 Carroll County
12.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
112 Robertson County
11.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
113 Campbell County
10.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
114 Henry County
9.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
115 Oldham County
8.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
116 Pendleton County
8.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
117 Bracken County
8.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
118 Grant County
7.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
119 Spencer County
7.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
120 Gallatin County
7.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $404

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest hurricane risk?

Fayette County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Kentucky at 57.0 (Very Low), with $149K in expected annual losses and about 0.02 events per year.

How many Kentucky counties face significant hurricane risk?

120 Kentucky counties record measurable hurricane risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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