Winter Weather Risk in Minnesota

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

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 87 of 87 Minnesota counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. St. Louis County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 98.0, with $1M in expected annual winter weather losses.

14 Minnesota counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $20M 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 St. Louis County
98.0
Very High 17.56 / yr $1M
2 Otter Tail County
97.5
Very High 20.43 / yr $1M
3 Hennepin County
97.4
Very High 16.58 / yr $1M
4 Clay County
95.8
High 24.42 / yr $1M
5 Blue Earth County
93.5
High 20.95 / yr $610K
6 Stearns County
92.3
High 18.47 / yr $558K
7 Ramsey County
92.2
High 16.53 / yr $532K
8 Polk County
92.1
High 22.66 / yr $481K
9 Dakota County
91.9
High 17.79 / yr $771K
10 Douglas County
91.8
High 18.59 / yr $533K
11 Nobles County
91.3
High 20.89 / yr $363K
12 Becker County
89.5
High 19.82 / yr $391K
13 Martin County
89.1
High 21.68 / yr $346K
14 Lyon County
86.9
High 21.53 / yr $479K
15 Beltrami County
84.5
Medium 17.11 / yr $247K
16 Anoka County
84.1
Medium 16.74 / yr $463K
17 Olmsted County
83.3
Medium 19.63 / yr $474K
18 Lake County
83.2
Medium 24.50 / yr $242K
19 Brown County
81.7
Medium 21.63 / yr $341K
20 Redwood County
81.0
Medium 21.53 / yr $229K
21 Faribault County
80.8
Medium 21.37 / yr $198K
22 Nicollet County
79.4
Medium 21.11 / yr $255K
23 Roseau County
79.4
Medium 18.53 / yr $228K
24 Freeborn County
78.8
Medium 20.74 / yr $203K
25 Cottonwood County
78.4
Medium 21.74 / yr $182K
26 Renville County
78.3
Medium 20.79 / yr $189K
27 Cass County
78.2
Medium 17.10 / yr $150K
28 Mower County
77.2
Medium 19.37 / yr $185K
29 Pennington County
76.7
Medium 20.00 / yr $215K
30 Washington County
76.6
Medium 17.37 / yr $319K
31 Watonwan County
76.1
Medium 22.00 / yr $171K
32 Murray County
75.6
Medium 21.79 / yr $172K
33 Pipestone County
74.9
Medium 20.74 / yr $216K
34 Yellow Medicine County
74.1
Medium 21.00 / yr $170K
35 Jackson County
74.0
Medium 20.74 / yr $197K
36 Rice County
73.8
Medium 19.47 / yr $164K
37 Chippewa County
73.8
Medium 20.37 / yr $137K
38 Hubbard County
73.5
Medium 17.53 / yr $155K
39 Wright County
72.3
Medium 17.11 / yr $269K
40 Kandiyohi County
71.2
Medium 19.53 / yr $143K
41 Pope County
70.7
Medium 19.79 / yr $150K
42 Lincoln County
70.3
Medium 21.37 / yr $136K
43 Marshall County
70.1
Medium 20.79 / yr $148K
44 Swift County
68.5
Medium 20.21 / yr $116K
45 Norman County
66.8
Medium 23.69 / yr $109K
46 Rock County
65.8
Medium 18.42 / yr $160K
47 Winona County
64.7
Medium 17.74 / yr $115K
48 Scott County
64.4
Medium 17.47 / yr $194K
49 Wadena County
63.7
Medium 17.12 / yr $96K
50 Lac qui Parle County
63.1
Medium 20.42 / yr $101K
51 Meeker County
62.3
Medium 18.05 / yr $131K
52 Big Stone County
62.3
Medium 20.58 / yr $99K
53 Stevens County
61.1
Medium 20.21 / yr $161K
54 McLeod County
61.0
Medium 18.11 / yr $111K
55 Wilkin County
60.9
Medium 23.90 / yr $139K
56 Itasca County
60.3
Low 18.35 / yr $79K
57 Crow Wing County
58.7
Low 17.37 / yr $91K
58 Waseca County
57.6
Low 20.68 / yr $90K
59 Traverse County
57.0
Low 20.53 / yr $85K
60 Mahnomen County
54.7
Low 19.95 / yr $47K
61 Cook County
52.6
Low 24.83 / yr $61K
62 Grant County
52.4
Low 21.32 / yr $115K
63 Sherburne County
51.4
Low 16.79 / yr $117K
64 Clearwater County
50.5
Low 17.50 / yr $69K
65 Goodhue County
50.0
Low 18.47 / yr $122K
66 Carver County
49.7
Low 17.32 / yr $125K
67 Carlton County
47.6
Low 23.79 / yr $65K
68 Kittson County
45.8
Low 21.90 / yr $102K
69 Koochiching County
44.9
Low 16.53 / yr $47K
70 Benton County
44.8
Low 16.89 / yr $58K
71 Steele County
43.3
Low 20.47 / yr $96K
72 Chisago County
42.8
Low 17.16 / yr $82K
73 Fillmore County
42.3
Low 19.42 / yr $52K
74 Sibley County
42.2
Low 19.37 / yr $83K
75 Wabasha County
34.8
Low 17.74 / yr $44K
76 Le Sueur County
33.9
Low 19.16 / yr $63K
77 Todd County
32.9
Low 17.11 / yr $31K
78 Pine County
32.3
Low 18.58 / yr $31K
79 Dodge County
30.3
Low 19.84 / yr $50K
80 Houston County
29.0
Low 17.47 / yr $42K
81 Red Lake County
29.0
Low 19.95 / yr $45K
82 Morrison County
27.8
Low 16.26 / yr $30K
83 Mille Lacs County
25.5
Low 16.95 / yr $29K
84 Isanti County
25.1
Low 16.84 / yr $40K
85 Lake of the Woods County
24.7
Low 15.90 / yr $43K
86 Aitkin County
21.1
Very Low 17.89 / yr $15K
87 Kanabec County
18.3
Very Low 17.21 / yr $18K

87 Minnesota counties with measurable winter weather risk. See the national winter weather ranking or all Minnesota counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Minnesota county has the highest winter weather risk?

St. Louis County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Minnesota at 98.0 (Very High), with $1M in expected annual losses and about 17.56 events per year.

How many Minnesota counties face significant winter weather risk?

87 Minnesota counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 14 of them are rated High or Very High.

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