Hurricane Risk in Missouri

All Missouri counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 99 of 115 Missouri counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Stoddard County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 49.1, with $59K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Missouri county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $1M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Stoddard County
49.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $59K
2 Dunklin County
46.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $38K
3 Barry County
46.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $46K
4 Pemiscot County
46.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $33K
5 St. Louis County
45.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $48K
6 Butler County
44.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $38K
7 New Madrid County
43.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $37K
8 Howell County
41.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $27K
9 Greene County
41.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $37K
10 Camden County
41.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $27K
11 Ripley County
40.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $22K
12 Scott County
40.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
13 Lawrence County
40.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $25K
14 Newton County
39.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $27K
15 Stone County
39.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
16 Jasper County
38.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $28K
17 Cape Girardeau County
38.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $32K
18 Taney County
38.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
19 Texas County
37.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $18K
20 Oregon County
37.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
21 Morgan County
36.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
22 St. Francois County
36.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $21K
23 Perry County
36.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $29K
24 Wayne County
35.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $13K
25 Mississippi County
35.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
26 Madison County
33.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $17K
27 Ste. Genevieve County
32.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $22K
28 St. Louis City
32.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
29 McDonald County
31.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
30 Christian County
31.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $22K
31 Wright County
31.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
32 Vernon County
31.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
33 Carter County
30.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
34 Washington County
30.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
35 Crawford County
30.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $14K
36 Shannon County
30.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
37 Miller County
28.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
38 Barton County
28.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
39 Iron County
28.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $10K
40 Dent County
28.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
41 Benton County
27.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
42 Pettis County
27.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
43 Henry County
27.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
44 Ozark County
27.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
45 Douglas County
27.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
46 Phelps County
26.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
47 Boone County
25.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
48 Saline County
25.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
49 Reynolds County
25.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $8K
50 Bollinger County
24.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9K
51 Polk County
24.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
52 Jefferson County
23.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $11K
53 Webster County
23.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
54 Audrain County
23.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
55 St. Charles County
22.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
56 Dade County
22.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
57 Johnson County
22.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
58 Pike County
22.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
59 Bates County
22.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
60 Cedar County
21.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
61 Laclede County
21.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
62 Chariton County
21.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
63 Montgomery County
21.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
64 Pulaski County
20.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
65 Macon County
20.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
66 St. Clair County
20.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
67 Scotland County
19.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
68 Hickory County
19.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
69 Callaway County
19.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
70 Monroe County
19.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
71 Moniteau County
18.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
72 Franklin County
18.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
73 Cole County
17.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
74 Cass County
17.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
75 Maries County
17.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
76 Lafayette County
16.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
77 Sullivan County
16.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
78 Linn County
16.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
79 Dallas County
16.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
80 Marion County
15.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
81 Gasconade County
15.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
82 Knox County
14.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
83 Randolph County
14.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
84 Grundy County
14.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
85 Clark County
14.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
86 Osage County
14.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
87 Shelby County
14.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
88 Lincoln County
12.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
89 Cooper County
12.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
90 Lewis County
12.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
91 Putnam County
11.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
92 Mercer County
11.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
93 Harrison County
11.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
94 Ralls County
10.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
95 Howard County
10.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
96 Adair County
10.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
97 Warren County
9.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
98 Schuyler County
8.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $855
99 Worth County
7.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $528

99 Missouri counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Missouri counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Missouri county has the highest hurricane risk?

Stoddard County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Missouri at 49.1 (Very Low), with $59K in expected annual losses and about 0.01 events per year.

How many Missouri counties face significant hurricane risk?

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

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