Wildfire Risk in Nebraska

All Nebraska counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index wildfire score

Wildfire risk — uncontrolled fires that spread across wildland and into communities — is rated for 93 of 93 Nebraska counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Lancaster County carries the state's highest wildfire score at 93.7, with $3M in expected annual wildfire losses.

No Nebraska county reaches the High band for wildfire, and expected annual losses from wildfire total roughly $21M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Wildfire

#CountyWildfire ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Lancaster County
93.7
Medium 0.00 / yr $3M
2 Sheridan County
89.6
Medium 0.01 / yr $1M
3 Douglas County
88.8
Low 0.00 / yr $1M
4 Cherry County
88.4
Low 0.00 / yr $932K
5 Cuming County
86.4
Low 0.00 / yr $721K
6 Thurston County
86.0
Low 0.01 / yr $601K
7 Custer County
82.3
Low 0.00 / yr $629K
8 Washington County
82.1
Low 0.00 / yr $839K
9 Sarpy County
81.5
Low 0.00 / yr $737K
10 Knox County
81.4
Low 0.00 / yr $463K
11 Dawes County
81.3
Low 0.00 / yr $617K
12 Madison County
79.7
Low 0.00 / yr $493K
13 Gage County
78.9
Low 0.00 / yr $438K
14 Pawnee County
78.9
Low 0.00 / yr $326K
15 Burt County
78.4
Low 0.00 / yr $409K
16 Dakota County
78.1
Low 0.00 / yr $343K
17 Johnson County
77.5
Low 0.00 / yr $469K
18 Lincoln County
74.6
Low 0.00 / yr $275K
19 Buffalo County
74.3
Low 0.00 / yr $364K
20 Cass County
74.1
Low 0.00 / yr $367K
21 Jefferson County
73.0
Low 0.00 / yr $223K
22 Saunders County
72.2
Low 0.00 / yr $344K
23 Seward County
72.1
Low 0.00 / yr $331K
24 Cedar County
71.2
Low 0.00 / yr $229K
25 Holt County
70.5
Low 0.00 / yr $191K
26 Dodge County
70.3
Low 0.00 / yr $226K
27 Sioux County
69.8
Low 0.00 / yr $216K
28 Saline County
68.9
Low 0.00 / yr $151K
29 Stanton County
68.9
Low 0.00 / yr $195K
30 Dixon County
67.7
Low 0.00 / yr $199K
31 Sherman County
67.5
Low 0.00 / yr $149K
32 Otoe County
67.5
Low 0.00 / yr $235K
33 Pierce County
67.1
Low 0.00 / yr $200K
34 Richardson County
66.9
Low 0.00 / yr $139K
35 Keith County
66.8
Low 0.00 / yr $153K
36 Nemaha County
66.8
Low 0.00 / yr $124K
37 Valley County
66.3
Low 0.00 / yr $136K
38 Butler County
66.2
Low 0.00 / yr $161K
39 Dawson County
65.7
Low 0.00 / yr $119K
40 Scotts Bluff County
64.2
Low 0.00 / yr $120K
41 Morrill County
63.9
Low 0.00 / yr $98K
42 Keya Paha County
62.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $65K
43 Garden County
62.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $127K
44 Rock County
62.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $135K
45 Grant County
62.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $129K
46 Platte County
61.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $107K
47 Box Butte County
61.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $103K
48 Clay County
59.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $88K
49 Brown County
58.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $92K
50 Wayne County
58.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $121K
51 Antelope County
58.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $94K
52 Arthur County
57.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $96K
53 Colfax County
57.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $95K
54 Kimball County
55.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $58K
55 Howard County
52.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $76K
56 Boyd County
52.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $73K
57 Blaine County
50.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
58 Hall County
50.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $58K
59 Merrick County
50.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $51K
60 Garfield County
50.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $46K
61 Logan County
49.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $60K
62 Greeley County
47.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $58K
63 Wheeler County
45.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
64 Thayer County
44.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $36K
65 Cheyenne County
43.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $41K
66 Boone County
43.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $30K
67 Nance County
42.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
68 Adams County
42.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $38K
69 Webster County
42.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
70 Thomas County
42.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $45K
71 Nuckolls County
42.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $33K
72 Banner County
42.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $40K
73 Frontier County
41.8
Very Low 0.00 / yr $22K
74 Franklin County
40.6
Very Low 0.00 / yr $23K
75 Hooker County
40.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
76 McPherson County
38.5
Very Low 0.00 / yr $35K
77 Polk County
38.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $34K
78 Deuel County
38.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
79 York County
37.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $32K
80 Harlan County
35.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $19K
81 Hitchcock County
31.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
82 Fillmore County
30.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $21K
83 Loup County
30.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
84 Hamilton County
28.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $20K
85 Dundy County
28.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $17K
86 Hayes County
26.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $13K
87 Chase County
25.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $14K
88 Red Willow County
24.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
89 Gosper County
22.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $11K
90 Kearney County
21.7
Very Low 0.00 / yr $12K
91 Furnas County
19.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $6K
92 Perkins County
17.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $9K
93 Phelps County
7.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4K

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Nebraska county has the highest wildfire risk?

Lancaster County has the highest FEMA wildfire risk score in Nebraska at 93.7 (Medium), with $3M in expected annual losses and about 0.00 events per year.

How many Nebraska counties face significant wildfire risk?

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

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