Landslide Risk in Nebraska

All Nebraska counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index landslide score

Landslide risk — downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris on unstable slopes — is rated for 93 of 93 Nebraska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Douglas County carries the state's highest landslide score at 80.8, with $20K in expected annual landslide losses.

No Nebraska county reaches the High band for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $118K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Douglas County
80.8
Low 0.16 / yr $20K
2 Thurston County
75.2
Low 0.20 / yr $7K
3 Washington County
75.0
Low 0.14 / yr $15K
4 Dixon County
74.2
Low 0.24 / yr $12K
5 Dakota County
74.0
Low 0.13 / yr $9K
6 Cass County
71.5
Low 0.13 / yr $10K
7 Nemaha County
71.4
Low 0.09 / yr $6K
8 Sarpy County
69.1
Low 0.09 / yr $8K
9 Cherry County
60.0
Very Low 4.32 / yr $2K
10 Lancaster County
59.0
Very Low 0.15 / yr $3K
11 Cedar County
57.5
Very Low 0.19 / yr $3K
12 Burt County
56.7
Very Low 0.12 / yr $3K
13 Saunders County
54.3
Very Low 0.15 / yr $3K
14 Richardson County
51.7
Very Low 0.16 / yr $2K
15 Cuming County
49.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1K
16 Otoe County
48.5
Very Low 0.12 / yr $2K
17 Custer County
45.8
Very Low 2.09 / yr $1K
18 Knox County
42.7
Very Low 0.55 / yr $789
19 Butler County
41.9
Very Low 0.13 / yr $931
20 Lincoln County
40.1
Very Low 1.06 / yr $713
21 Stanton County
37.7
Very Low 0.10 / yr $668
22 Wayne County
37.4
Very Low 0.10 / yr $883
23 Pawnee County
37.4
Very Low 0.10 / yr $489
24 Sheridan County
34.8
Very Low 1.32 / yr $383
25 Frontier County
33.9
Very Low 0.66 / yr $306
26 Gage County
33.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $491
27 Dawes County
31.6
Very Low 0.59 / yr $462
28 Dodge County
29.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $381
29 Johnson County
29.3
Very Low 0.08 / yr $426
30 Hooker County
27.1
Very Low 0.94 / yr $176
31 Colfax County
24.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $234
32 Buffalo County
23.6
Very Low 0.31 / yr $247
33 Grant County
23.0
Very Low 0.86 / yr $212
34 Sioux County
21.6
Very Low 0.90 / yr $171
35 Pierce County
21.2
Very Low 0.07 / yr $187
36 Sherman County
21.1
Very Low 0.44 / yr $134
37 Keith County
20.3
Very Low 0.31 / yr $136
38 Brown County
20.2
Very Low 0.53 / yr $144
39 Valley County
19.7
Very Low 0.35 / yr $116
40 Dawson County
18.7
Very Low 0.33 / yr $96
41 Greeley County
18.6
Very Low 0.44 / yr $136
42 Thomas County
17.5
Very Low 1.19 / yr $130
43 Boone County
16.6
Very Low 0.29 / yr $71
44 Red Willow County
14.9
Very Low 0.25 / yr $69
45 Scotts Bluff County
14.7
Very Low 0.15 / yr $62
46 Furnas County
14.6
Very Low 0.25 / yr $47
47 Garfield County
14.2
Very Low 0.36 / yr $54
48 Boyd County
13.1
Very Low 0.24 / yr $64
49 Harlan County
13.0
Very Low 0.20 / yr $47
50 Morrill County
12.6
Very Low 0.47 / yr $37
51 Keya Paha County
12.4
Very Low 0.21 / yr $26
52 Hitchcock County
12.1
Very Low 0.24 / yr $36
53 Franklin County
11.3
Very Low 0.25 / yr $29
54 Howard County
11.0
Very Low 0.20 / yr $45
55 Loup County
11.0
Very Low 0.52 / yr $46
56 Seward County
10.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $52
57 Holt County
10.8
Very Low 0.35 / yr $34
58 Saline County
10.7
Very Low 0.10 / yr $29
59 Nance County
10.5
Very Low 0.16 / yr $34
60 Gosper County
10.4
Very Low 0.21 / yr $38
61 Webster County
10.3
Very Low 0.18 / yr $21
62 Arthur County
10.2
Very Low 0.65 / yr $37
63 Garden County
10.1
Very Low 0.65 / yr $36
64 Madison County
9.6
Very Low 0.07 / yr $31
65 Cheyenne County
9.5
Very Low 0.18 / yr $32
66 Blaine County
9.2
Very Low 0.65 / yr $21
67 Nuckolls County
9.1
Very Low 0.14 / yr $25
68 Dundy County
8.8
Very Low 0.20 / yr $28
69 Jefferson County
8.7
Very Low 0.12 / yr $21
70 Antelope County
8.6
Very Low 0.13 / yr $25
71 Adams County
6.7
Very Low 0.09 / yr $16
72 Logan County
6.6
Very Low 0.46 / yr $17
73 McPherson County
6.6
Very Low 0.68 / yr $19
74 Hall County
6.4
Very Low 0.06 / yr $14
75 Thayer County
6.4
Very Low 0.10 / yr $13
76 Platte County
6.2
Very Low 0.10 / yr $12
77 Hayes County
6.1
Very Low 0.25 / yr $12
78 Banner County
6.1
Very Low 0.19 / yr $14
79 York County
6.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $15
80 Kimball County
5.4
Very Low 0.15 / yr $8
81 Chase County
5.1
Very Low 0.17 / yr $10
82 Clay County
5.0
Very Low 0.07 / yr $8
83 Box Butte County
5.0
Very Low 0.16 / yr $8
84 Wheeler County
4.9
Very Low 0.17 / yr $7
85 Hamilton County
4.6
Very Low 0.07 / yr $10
86 Rock County
4.5
Very Low 0.22 / yr $8
87 Polk County
3.6
Very Low 0.06 / yr $6
88 Deuel County
2.6
Very Low 0.06 / yr $2
89 Kearney County
2.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $4
90 Phelps County
2.4
Very Low 0.07 / yr $3
91 Fillmore County
2.2
Very Low 0.07 / yr $3
92 Merrick County
1.8
Very Low 0.05 / yr $2
93 Perkins County
1.0
Very Low 0.10 / yr $1

93 Nebraska counties with measurable landslide risk. See the national landslide ranking or all Nebraska counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest landslide risk?

Douglas County has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in Nebraska at 80.8 (Low), with $20K in expected annual losses and about 0.16 events per year.

How many Nebraska counties face significant landslide risk?

93 Nebraska counties record measurable landslide risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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