Winter Weather Risk in Kentucky

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

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 120 of 120 Kentucky counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Fayette County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 96.4, with $876K in expected annual winter weather losses.

7 Kentucky counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $12M 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 Fayette County
96.4
High 11.84 / yr $876K
2 Pulaski County
94.6
High 12.00 / yr $505K
3 Daviess County
93.4
High 8.21 / yr $533K
4 Jefferson County
92.3
High 9.58 / yr $438K
5 Laurel County
91.4
High 12.89 / yr $355K
6 McCracken County
89.1
High 6.74 / yr $367K
7 Madison County
85.9
High 10.89 / yr $318K
8 Whitley County
85.1
Medium 12.53 / yr $219K
9 Graves County
84.2
Medium 6.58 / yr $196K
10 Pike County
83.3
Medium 17.32 / yr $174K
11 Knox County
82.6
Medium 13.63 / yr $140K
12 Calloway County
81.4
Medium 6.68 / yr $187K
13 Barren County
80.7
Medium 6.79 / yr $159K
14 Wayne County
80.7
Medium 11.58 / yr $142K
15 Hardin County
80.4
Medium 8.84 / yr $222K
16 Hopkins County
80.1
Medium 7.47 / yr $173K
17 Christian County
78.6
Medium 6.42 / yr $196K
18 Floyd County
78.5
Medium 15.47 / yr $135K
19 McCreary County
77.7
Medium 12.21 / yr $105K
20 Warren County
75.2
Medium 7.00 / yr $181K
21 Henderson County
75.1
Medium 8.05 / yr $151K
22 Marshall County
75.0
Medium 6.74 / yr $164K
23 Nelson County
74.7
Medium 9.63 / yr $178K
24 Harlan County
73.3
Medium 17.53 / yr $109K
25 Bell County
71.3
Medium 15.68 / yr $95K
26 Bullitt County
70.8
Medium 8.89 / yr $201K
27 Russell County
70.4
Medium 7.74 / yr $92K
28 Clay County
70.2
Medium 14.11 / yr $79K
29 Jessamine County
70.2
Medium 11.47 / yr $186K
30 Scott County
69.8
Medium 11.11 / yr $142K
31 Adair County
69.4
Medium 7.68 / yr $93K
32 Franklin County
67.2
Medium 10.58 / yr $125K
33 Perry County
66.9
Medium 15.16 / yr $98K
34 Casey County
66.5
Medium 8.79 / yr $78K
35 Montgomery County
66.4
Medium 14.58 / yr $106K
36 Clark County
65.9
Medium 11.68 / yr $127K
37 Muhlenberg County
65.7
Medium 7.05 / yr $91K
38 Johnson County
65.1
Medium 15.37 / yr $75K
39 Boyle County
65.0
Medium 9.89 / yr $105K
40 Letcher County
63.8
Medium 18.11 / yr $68K
41 Lincoln County
63.5
Medium 9.32 / yr $81K
42 Rockcastle County
62.7
Medium 13.26 / yr $66K
43 Rowan County
62.0
Medium 14.84 / yr $82K
44 Boyd County
61.6
Medium 8.63 / yr $84K
45 Kenton County
60.8
Medium 10.84 / yr $116K
46 Boone County
60.1
Low 10.84 / yr $135K
47 Estill County
59.3
Low 14.32 / yr $60K
48 Garrard County
58.9
Low 10.47 / yr $60K
49 Trigg County
58.6
Low 6.42 / yr $59K
50 Mercer County
57.2
Low 10.42 / yr $78K
51 Woodford County
57.2
Low 11.58 / yr $86K
52 Breathitt County
57.1
Low 15.37 / yr $51K
53 Marion County
56.7
Low 9.00 / yr $75K
54 Taylor County
56.2
Low 7.89 / yr $67K
55 Union County
55.6
Low 7.21 / yr $61K
56 Powell County
55.0
Low 14.63 / yr $51K
57 Ohio County
54.5
Low 7.58 / yr $58K
58 Campbell County
54.0
Low 10.84 / yr $95K
59 McLean County
53.4
Low 7.79 / yr $53K
60 Monroe County
52.8
Low 6.84 / yr $45K
61 Jackson County
52.5
Low 14.21 / yr $53K
62 Knott County
52.4
Low 15.32 / yr $47K
63 Anderson County
52.1
Low 10.63 / yr $84K
64 Clinton County
52.0
Low 7.58 / yr $47K
65 Allen County
51.9
Low 6.53 / yr $57K
66 Bourbon County
51.8
Low 11.53 / yr $60K
67 Metcalfe County
50.8
Low 7.00 / yr $39K
68 Fleming County
50.1
Low 12.16 / yr $42K
69 Meade County
49.9
Low 8.42 / yr $64K
70 Lyon County
47.8
Low 6.89 / yr $44K
71 Carter County
47.4
Low 8.68 / yr $48K
72 Caldwell County
47.4
Low 7.11 / yr $45K
73 Crittenden County
47.3
Low 7.16 / yr $43K
74 Grayson County
47.2
Low 7.84 / yr $47K
75 Greenup County
47.1
Low 8.53 / yr $54K
76 Green County
46.4
Low 7.63 / yr $42K
77 Mason County
45.7
Low 11.05 / yr $45K
78 Magoffin County
45.7
Low 15.68 / yr $39K
79 Breckinridge County
45.2
Low 8.05 / yr $52K
80 Morgan County
45.1
Low 15.21 / yr $48K
81 Fulton County
44.9
Low 6.42 / yr $35K
82 Leslie County
44.0
Low 14.53 / yr $38K
83 Livingston County
43.9
Low 6.89 / yr $44K
84 Harrison County
43.6
Low 11.32 / yr $46K
85 Martin County
43.4
Low 15.00 / yr $28K
86 Hart County
43.4
Low 7.68 / yr $39K
87 Bath County
42.4
Low 14.68 / yr $43K
88 Shelby County
40.7
Low 10.16 / yr $45K
89 Webster County
40.4
Low 7.16 / yr $44K
90 Larue County
40.4
Low 8.74 / yr $55K
91 Wolfe County
39.7
Low 15.42 / yr $25K
92 Ballard County
39.3
Low 6.74 / yr $40K
93 Cumberland County
39.3
Low 7.32 / yr $26K
94 Simpson County
38.1
Low 6.84 / yr $38K
95 Lewis County
37.0
Low 11.16 / yr $29K
96 Elliott County
36.9
Low 14.68 / yr $25K
97 Hickman County
36.2
Low 6.47 / yr $28K
98 Lawrence County
35.6
Low 8.58 / yr $29K
99 Oldham County
35.2
Low 10.21 / yr $58K
100 Lee County
34.6
Low 14.95 / yr $28K
101 Logan County
32.5
Low 6.79 / yr $32K
102 Nicholas County
31.7
Low 11.58 / yr $20K
103 Hancock County
30.6
Low 8.00 / yr $25K
104 Carlisle County
30.5
Low 6.53 / yr $26K
105 Washington County
28.3
Low 9.74 / yr $29K
106 Spencer County
26.3
Low 9.42 / yr $42K
107 Owsley County
25.2
Low 14.53 / yr $16K
108 Butler County
25.0
Low 7.00 / yr $21K
109 Grant County
24.4
Very Low 10.79 / yr $24K
110 Menifee County
23.8
Very Low 14.58 / yr $22K
111 Edmonson County
18.0
Very Low 7.21 / yr $17K
112 Pendleton County
17.9
Very Low 10.68 / yr $15K
113 Bracken County
16.5
Very Low 10.63 / yr $14K
114 Todd County
16.1
Very Low 6.47 / yr $14K
115 Owen County
16.1
Very Low 10.79 / yr $14K
116 Henry County
15.9
Very Low 10.42 / yr $13K
117 Carroll County
14.5
Very Low 10.63 / yr $10K
118 Robertson County
10.6
Very Low 10.89 / yr $6K
119 Gallatin County
9.9
Very Low 10.74 / yr $7K
120 Trimble County
9.6
Very Low 10.42 / yr $6K

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Kentucky county has the highest winter weather risk?

Fayette County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Kentucky at 96.4 (High), with $876K in expected annual losses and about 11.84 events per year.

How many Kentucky counties face significant winter weather risk?

120 Kentucky counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 7 of them are rated High or Very High.

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