Winter Weather Risk in Missouri

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

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 115 of 115 Missouri counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. St. Louis County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 98.3, with $2M in expected annual winter weather losses.

9 Missouri counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $15M 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
98.3
Very High 8.74 / yr $2M
2 Greene County
97.2
Very High 11.74 / yr $1M
3 Cape Girardeau County
91.7
High 7.89 / yr $540K
4 Boone County
91.5
High 9.68 / yr $583K
5 Camden County
91.4
High 12.00 / yr $375K
6 Jackson County
91.2
High 11.21 / yr $474K
7 St. Charles County
89.0
High 8.79 / yr $658K
8 Jasper County
87.3
High 10.47 / yr $339K
9 Platte County
87.3
High 11.32 / yr $525K
10 St. Francois County
85.1
Medium 8.05 / yr $255K
11 Howell County
84.8
Medium 10.05 / yr $215K
12 Jefferson County
84.1
Medium 8.63 / yr $339K
13 Butler County
83.5
Medium 7.00 / yr $227K
14 Taney County
82.6
Medium 10.11 / yr $189K
15 Scott County
81.7
Medium 6.89 / yr $200K
16 Dunklin County
81.3
Medium 7.58 / yr $163K
17 Cass County
81.1
Medium 11.16 / yr $291K
18 Cole County
80.3
Medium 9.42 / yr $282K
19 St. Louis City
79.7
Medium 8.74 / yr $162K
20 Morgan County
79.3
Medium 11.79 / yr $125K
21 Clay County
78.7
Medium 11.21 / yr $266K
22 Stoddard County
77.4
Medium 6.95 / yr $160K
23 Barry County
76.8
Medium 10.74 / yr $158K
24 Phelps County
76.8
Medium 12.00 / yr $190K
25 Laclede County
75.6
Medium 12.05 / yr $157K
26 Christian County
75.5
Medium 11.32 / yr $239K
27 Newton County
75.0
Medium 9.95 / yr $156K
28 Lawrence County
74.3
Medium 11.21 / yr $138K
29 Callaway County
73.9
Medium 9.42 / yr $149K
30 Buchanan County
73.6
Medium 11.32 / yr $164K
31 Pettis County
72.6
Medium 9.68 / yr $148K
32 Pulaski County
72.6
Medium 12.37 / yr $200K
33 Stone County
72.2
Medium 10.84 / yr $118K
34 Johnson County
72.2
Medium 10.53 / yr $191K
35 Polk County
71.2
Medium 11.74 / yr $117K
36 Miller County
69.3
Medium 11.84 / yr $123K
37 Pemiscot County
69.1
Medium 7.32 / yr $80K
38 Franklin County
68.0
Medium 8.68 / yr $142K
39 Benton County
67.8
Medium 11.58 / yr $79K
40 Webster County
67.8
Medium 11.74 / yr $144K
41 St. Clair County
66.2
Medium 11.21 / yr $80K
42 Wright County
65.2
Medium 11.32 / yr $74K
43 Ste. Genevieve County
65.2
Medium 8.11 / yr $136K
44 Texas County
65.1
Medium 11.53 / yr $78K
45 Audrain County
65.1
Medium 9.84 / yr $85K
46 Ray County
64.1
Medium 10.58 / yr $99K
47 Henry County
63.2
Medium 9.89 / yr $79K
48 New Madrid County
63.0
Medium 6.42 / yr $93K
49 Wayne County
63.0
Medium 7.74 / yr $60K
50 Perry County
60.4
Low 7.68 / yr $116K
51 Madison County
59.4
Low 8.26 / yr $80K
52 Vernon County
56.3
Low 10.84 / yr $78K
53 Lincoln County
55.9
Low 9.37 / yr $96K
54 Crawford County
55.8
Low 8.58 / yr $79K
55 Dallas County
55.7
Low 12.05 / yr $63K
56 Mississippi County
55.4
Low 6.42 / yr $63K
57 Oregon County
53.3
Low 9.63 / yr $50K
58 Ripley County
52.8
Low 7.21 / yr $53K
59 Moniteau County
50.9
Low 9.37 / yr $64K
60 Barton County
49.5
Low 11.21 / yr $53K
61 Dent County
49.0
Low 11.05 / yr $58K
62 Iron County
48.9
Low 8.16 / yr $50K
63 Hickory County
48.9
Low 11.74 / yr $42K
64 Bates County
46.8
Low 9.89 / yr $51K
65 Cedar County
45.7
Low 11.21 / yr $47K
66 McDonald County
45.4
Low 9.89 / yr $58K
67 Bollinger County
45.1
Low 7.74 / yr $60K
68 Shannon County
44.7
Low 10.32 / yr $33K
69 Lafayette County
44.5
Low 10.37 / yr $62K
70 Washington County
43.8
Low 8.68 / yr $39K
71 Dade County
42.3
Low 11.42 / yr $40K
72 Carter County
41.9
Low 7.68 / yr $29K
73 Ozark County
41.9
Low 9.79 / yr $29K
74 Osage County
41.1
Low 9.26 / yr $51K
75 Gasconade County
40.2
Low 8.95 / yr $53K
76 Nodaway County
39.9
Low 11.47 / yr $53K
77 Chariton County
39.2
Low 10.53 / yr $39K
78 Maries County
38.9
Low 11.68 / yr $44K
79 Douglas County
37.1
Low 10.95 / yr $33K
80 Warren County
36.5
Low 9.05 / yr $58K
81 Carroll County
35.4
Low 10.58 / yr $34K
82 Monroe County
35.1
Low 9.84 / yr $34K
83 Reynolds County
34.5
Low 8.00 / yr $31K
84 Cooper County
33.6
Low 9.53 / yr $54K
85 Clinton County
33.4
Low 11.05 / yr $41K
86 Harrison County
32.9
Low 11.74 / yr $26K
87 Pike County
32.8
Low 9.42 / yr $35K
88 Howard County
28.9
Low 9.53 / yr $34K
89 Caldwell County
28.8
Low 10.68 / yr $24K
90 Marion County
28.0
Low 10.21 / yr $30K
91 Andrew County
27.5
Low 11.84 / yr $39K
92 Grundy County
27.1
Low 11.58 / yr $22K
93 Shelby County
26.5
Low 10.21 / yr $27K
94 Montgomery County
26.4
Low 9.32 / yr $20K
95 Daviess County
26.2
Low 11.32 / yr $19K
96 Atchison County
25.5
Low 11.00 / yr $21K
97 Macon County
24.8
Low 10.68 / yr $21K
98 Gentry County
23.1
Very Low 11.84 / yr $17K
99 Linn County
22.1
Very Low 11.16 / yr $16K
100 Adair County
21.0
Very Low 11.05 / yr $23K
101 DeKalb County
20.7
Very Low 11.11 / yr $22K
102 Lewis County
20.3
Very Low 10.37 / yr $16K
103 Scotland County
19.1
Very Low 11.11 / yr $10K
104 Livingston County
17.7
Very Low 11.05 / yr $18K
105 Clark County
17.7
Very Low 11.32 / yr $13K
106 Mercer County
17.1
Very Low 10.89 / yr $11K
107 Holt County
15.2
Very Low 11.58 / yr $13K
108 Sullivan County
14.1
Very Low 11.53 / yr $10K
109 Ralls County
13.5
Very Low 9.58 / yr $16K
110 Saline County
12.7
Very Low 10.37 / yr $9K
111 Randolph County
12.6
Very Low 10.21 / yr $11K
112 Schuyler County
11.0
Very Low 10.68 / yr $7K
113 Knox County
10.0
Very Low 10.11 / yr $6K
114 Putnam County
9.7
Very Low 10.74 / yr $6K
115 Worth County
8.3
Very Low 11.37 / yr $6K

115 Missouri counties with measurable winter weather risk. See the national winter weather ranking or all Missouri counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Missouri county has the highest winter weather risk?

St. Louis County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Missouri at 98.3 (Very High), with $2M in expected annual losses and about 8.74 events per year.

How many Missouri counties face significant winter weather risk?

115 Missouri counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 9 of them are rated High or Very High.

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