Nebraska Natural Disaster Risk by County

FEMA National Risk Index rankings for all 93 counties

Counties
93
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
25.8
Low risk
Total State EAL
$1.34B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Douglas
Score 95.9 · High

Nebraska spans 93 counties with an average FEMA National Risk Index score of 25.8 (low risk) and roughly $1.34B in combined expected annual loss statewide. 1 county is rated High or Very High risk.

Leading the state for risk is Douglas County (score 95.9, high), while McPherson County (score 0.1) carries the lowest. Use the table below to compare every county by score, top hazard, and expected annual loss.

County Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRisk RatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Douglas County
95.9
High Hail$234M
2Lancaster County
90.7
Medium Strong Wind$115M
3Sarpy County
83.6
Medium Tornado$80M
4Hall County
74.2
Low Hail$38M
5Platte County
70.6
Low Hail$32M
6Dodge County
67.4
Low Hail$34M
7Buffalo County
66.0
Low Hail$37M
8Dawson County
65.3
Low Hail$23M
9Adams County
64.3
Low Hail$30M
10Scotts Bluff County
63.8
Low Hail$25M
11Madison County
60.9
Low Hail$27M
12Cuming County
57.3
Low Hail$17M
13Clay County
56.0
Low Hail$20M
14Webster County
55.5
Low Hail$14M
15York County
52.3
Low Hail$25M
16Furnas County
51.9
Low Hail$14M
17Lincoln County
48.6
Low Hail$17M
18Boone County
43.4
Low Hail$13M
19Merrick County
42.9
Low Hail$14M
20Hamilton County
42.6
Very Low Hail$20M
21Saline County
42.4
Very Low Hail$12M
22Gage County
40.6
Very Low Hail$15M
23Phelps County
39.2
Very Low Hail$17M
24Thayer County
38.4
Very Low Hail$13M
25Dakota County
36.0
Very Low Hail$12M
26Franklin County
32.2
Very Low Hail$9M
27Harlan County
32.0
Very Low Hail$10M
28Cass County
31.0
Very Low Hail$15M
29Kearney County
30.9
Very Low Hail$14M
30Knox County
29.7
Very Low Drought$10M
31Saunders County
29.1
Very Low Hail$16M
32Colfax County
28.6
Very Low Hail$13M
33Custer County
28.0
Very Low Winter Weather$11M
34Cheyenne County
27.8
Very Low Drought$12M
35Morrill County
27.8
Very Low Drought$8M
36Thurston County
26.4
Very Low Wildfire$7M
37Valley County
26.0
Very Low Hail$9M
38Polk County
25.7
Very Low Hail$12M
39Washington County
25.5
Very Low Wildfire$14M
40Seward County
24.9
Very Low Hail$14M
41Butler County
24.5
Very Low Hail$10M
42Howard County
24.2
Very Low Hail$11M
43Jefferson County
24.1
Very Low Hail$8M
44Nuckolls County
22.5
Very Low Hail$9M
45Sherman County
22.4
Very Low Hail$8M
46Cedar County
21.7
Very Low Drought$9M
47Nance County
21.7
Very Low Hail$9M
48Box Butte County
21.0
Very Low Drought$8M
49Burt County
20.7
Very Low Drought$9M
50Red Willow County
20.3
Very Low Hail$8M
51Fillmore County
20.1
Very Low Hail$11M
52Antelope County
19.5
Very Low Hail$9M
53Otoe County
18.0
Very Low Hail$11M
54Holt County
17.2
Very Low Drought$7M
55Stanton County
16.2
Very Low Hail$7M
56Pierce County
14.2
Very Low Hail$8M
57Wayne County
14.0
Very Low Hail$9M
58Keith County
13.8
Very Low Hail$6M
59Richardson County
13.8
Very Low Drought$6M
60Frontier County
13.7
Very Low Hail$4M
61Cherry County
13.6
Very Low Wildfire$5M
62Nemaha County
13.4
Very Low Drought$5M
63Sheridan County
13.4
Very Low Wildfire$5M
64Greeley County
12.7
Very Low Hail$8M
65Gosper County
9.8
Very Low Hail$6M
66Dixon County
8.8
Very Low Hail$6M
67Kimball County
7.6
Very Low Hail$4M
68Hitchcock County
6.8
Very Low Drought$3M
69Chase County
6.7
Very Low Hail$5M
70Dawes County
5.6
Very Low Wildfire$4M
71Wheeler County
5.5
Very Low Hail$3M
72Johnson County
4.6
Very Low Wildfire$4M
73Perkins County
4.4
Very Low Hail$4M
74Deuel County
4.0
Very Low Drought$2M
75Pawnee County
3.8
Very Low Wildfire$2M
76Boyd County
3.4
Very Low Drought$4M
77Garden County
2.8
Very Low Drought$3M
78Brown County
2.4
Very Low Drought$3M
79Dundy County
2.2
Very Low Drought$3M
80Keya Paha County
1.5
Very Low Wildfire$1M
81Sioux County
1.4
Very Low Drought$2M
82Garfield County
1.3
Very Low Wildfire$1M
83Hayes County
1.2
Very Low Hail$2M
84Banner County
0.8
Very Low Drought$2M
85Rock County
0.7
Very Low Wildfire$1M
86Blaine County
0.4
Very Low Wildfire$695K
87Arthur County
0.3
Very Low Wildfire$743K
88Hooker County
0.3
Very Low Wildfire$546K
89Loup County
0.3
Very Low Hail$781K
90Grant County
0.2
Very Low Wildfire$647K
91Logan County
0.2
Very Low Wildfire$699K
92Thomas County
0.2
Very Low Wildfire$708K
93McPherson County
0.1
Very Low Drought$526K

All 93 Nebraska counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest natural disaster risk?

Douglas County has the highest FEMA National Risk Index score in Nebraska at 95.9 (High), driven largely by hail.

What is the average natural disaster risk in Nebraska?

Nebraska counties average a National Risk Index score of 25.8 across 93 counties, with 1 rated High or Very High risk.

How much are expected annual losses across Nebraska?

FEMA estimates roughly $1.34B in combined expected annual loss from natural hazards across all Nebraska counties.

Nebraska Risk by Hazard

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