Hurricane Risk in Ohio

All Ohio counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 88 of 88 Ohio counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Trumbull County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 69.4, with $459K in expected annual hurricane losses.

No Ohio county reaches the High band for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $5M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Trumbull County
69.4
Low 0.03 / yr $459K
2 Mahoning County
68.5
Low 0.02 / yr $433K
3 Cuyahoga County
62.4
Low 0.01 / yr $229K
4 Summit County
61.2
Low 0.01 / yr $239K
5 Jefferson County
59.8
Low 0.02 / yr $178K
6 Columbiana County
59.5
Low 0.02 / yr $175K
7 Stark County
58.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $178K
8 Washington County
57.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $142K
9 Lucas County
56.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $133K
10 Meigs County
55.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $85K
11 Portage County
55.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $148K
12 Belmont County
55.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $106K
13 Monroe County
54.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $86K
14 Athens County
53.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $94K
15 Ashtabula County
52.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $77K
16 Wayne County
52.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $81K
17 Holmes County
52.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $48K
18 Lorain County
50.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $83K
19 Erie County
49.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $70K
20 Franklin County
49.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $73K
21 Lake County
49.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $79K
22 Jackson County
49.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $50K
23 Montgomery County
49.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $66K
24 Noble County
49.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $56K
25 Lawrence County
48.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $58K
26 Tuscarawas County
47.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $47K
27 Gallia County
47.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $45K
28 Allen County
46.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $54K
29 Highland County
45.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $47K
30 Huron County
45.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $48K
31 Sandusky County
44.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $47K
32 Marion County
44.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $40K
33 Richland County
44.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $45K
34 Geauga County
44.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $40K
35 Seneca County
44.1
Very Low 0.02 / yr $46K
36 Ottawa County
44.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $45K
37 Wood County
43.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $72K
38 Ashland County
43.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $42K
39 Hardin County
43.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $52K
40 Scioto County
43.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $37K
41 Muskingum County
43.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $40K
42 Pike County
42.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $28K
43 Adams County
41.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $31K
44 Wyandot County
41.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $43K
45 Knox County
40.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $27K
46 Guernsey County
40.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $24K
47 Shelby County
40.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $29K
48 Coshocton County
40.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
49 Putnam County
40.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $39K
50 Clark County
40.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
51 Auglaize County
39.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $33K
52 Hancock County
39.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $49K
53 Medina County
39.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $35K
54 Mercer County
38.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $49K
55 Hamilton County
38.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
56 Darke County
37.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $30K
57 Greene County
37.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $30K
58 Henry County
36.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $30K
59 Logan County
36.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $26K
60 Morgan County
36.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
61 Carroll County
36.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
62 Crawford County
36.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $25K
63 Ross County
35.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
64 Clinton County
35.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
65 Licking County
35.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $25K
66 Harrison County
34.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
67 Miami County
33.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $24K
68 Vinton County
33.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
69 Fayette County
33.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
70 Paulding County
32.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
71 Williams County
31.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
72 Van Wert County
29.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
73 Fairfield County
29.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $17K
74 Fulton County
28.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
75 Preble County
28.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
76 Butler County
27.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
77 Champaign County
27.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
78 Delaware County
27.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $20K
79 Defiance County
27.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
80 Brown County
26.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
81 Pickaway County
26.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
82 Union County
23.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
83 Madison County
21.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
84 Warren County
21.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
85 Clermont County
20.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
86 Morrow County
19.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
87 Perry County
19.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
88 Hocking County
15.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K

88 Ohio counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Ohio counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Ohio county has the highest hurricane risk?

Trumbull County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Ohio at 69.4 (Low), with $459K in expected annual losses and about 0.03 events per year.

How many Ohio counties face significant hurricane risk?

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

Other Hazards in Ohio

Coastal Flood Cold Wave Drought Earthquake Hail Heat Wave Ice Storm Riverine Flood Landslide Lightning Strong Wind Tornado Wildfire Winter Weather