Oklahoma Natural Disaster Risk by County

FEMA National Risk Index rankings for all 77 counties

Counties
77
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
55.5
Medium risk
Total State EAL
$2.12B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Oklahoma
Score 97.9 · High

Oklahoma spans 77 counties with an average FEMA National Risk Index score of 55.5 (moderate risk) and roughly $2.12B in combined expected annual loss statewide. 2 counties are rated High or Very High risk.

Topping the rankings is Oklahoma County (score 97.9, high), while Cotton County (score 4.9) 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
1Oklahoma County
97.9
High Ice Storm$298M
2Tulsa County
97.9
High Ice Storm$292M
3Cleveland County
91.3
Medium Ice Storm$112M
4Comanche County
86.2
Medium Strong Wind$51M
5Jackson County
86.0
Medium Strong Wind$54M
6Payne County
83.9
Medium Ice Storm$50M
7Canadian County
83.5
Medium Ice Storm$74M
8Creek County
83.2
Medium Ice Storm$44M
9Delaware County
82.7
Medium Ice Storm$30M
10Le Flore County
82.7
Medium Ice Storm$32M
11Pottawatomie County
82.3
Medium Tornado$37M
12Garfield County
82.1
Medium Cold Wave$43M
13Muskogee County
82.0
Medium Ice Storm$34M
14Rogers County
80.1
Low Ice Storm$43M
15Kay County
79.9
Low Ice Storm$34M
16Sequoyah County
79.1
Low Wildfire$24M
17Osage County
78.1
Low Ice Storm$28M
18Mayes County
77.6
Low Ice Storm$26M
19Cherokee County
76.9
Low Ice Storm$28M
20Washington County
76.1
Low Ice Storm$32M
21Ottawa County
76.0
Low Ice Storm$24M
22Grady County
75.7
Low Ice Storm$34M
23Carter County
74.9
Low Hail$28M
24Logan County
74.7
Low Ice Storm$35M
25Bryan County
74.6
Low Ice Storm$24M
26Okmulgee County
74.6
Low Ice Storm$23M
27Pittsburg County
73.3
Low Ice Storm$22M
28Wagoner County
73.3
Low Ice Storm$35M
29McCurtain County
72.0
Low Ice Storm$18M
30Lincoln County
71.3
Low Ice Storm$20M
31Stephens County
65.9
Low Hail$23M
32McIntosh County
65.8
Low Drought$14M
33Caddo County
63.4
Low Ice Storm$17M
34Pontotoc County
62.9
Low Ice Storm$21M
35McClain County
62.8
Low Ice Storm$26M
36Custer County
62.0
Low Ice Storm$19M
37Garvin County
61.7
Low Ice Storm$20M
38Beckham County
57.8
Low Ice Storm$13M
39Seminole County
57.1
Low Hail$13M
40Kingfisher County
56.8
Low Ice Storm$18M
41Texas County
56.6
Low Drought$19M
42Craig County
55.5
Low Ice Storm$12M
43Adair County
53.8
Low Ice Storm$12M
44Choctaw County
49.9
Low Drought$9M
45Marshall County
49.0
Low Ice Storm$10M
46Pawnee County
48.1
Low Ice Storm$11M
47Cimarron County
47.3
Low Drought$10M
48Harper County
45.7
Low Drought$10M
49Noble County
44.0
Low Drought$10M
50Woodward County
41.6
Very Low Ice Storm$13M
51Nowata County
40.8
Very Low Strong Wind$8M
52Alfalfa County
40.6
Very Low Ice Storm$10M
53Okfuskee County
40.4
Very Low Drought$7M
54Beaver County
37.8
Very Low Drought$12M
55Kiowa County
35.8
Very Low Drought$8M
56Latimer County
34.6
Very Low Wildfire$7M
57Major County
34.2
Very Low Ice Storm$11M
58Hughes County
34.0
Very Low Hail$10M
59Pushmataha County
32.8
Very Low Wildfire$6M
60Murray County
32.5
Very Low Landslide$8M
61Coal County
32.4
Very Low Hail$6M
62Blaine County
32.3
Very Low Ice Storm$10M
63Washita County
31.9
Very Low Drought$7M
64Haskell County
30.5
Very Low Drought$9M
65Atoka County
30.4
Very Low Hail$7M
66Woods County
28.1
Very Low Cold Wave$12M
67Grant County
27.8
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
68Johnston County
25.4
Very Low Ice Storm$5M
69Ellis County
24.8
Very Low Ice Storm$6M
70Roger Mills County
23.2
Very Low Drought$5M
71Love County
21.1
Very Low Drought$7M
72Jefferson County
20.9
Very Low Drought$5M
73Greer County
17.1
Very Low Drought$4M
74Dewey County
15.6
Very Low Ice Storm$6M
75Tillman County
13.4
Very Low Drought$4M
76Harmon County
10.2
Very Low Drought$3M
77Cotton County
4.9
Very Low Drought$3M

All 77 Oklahoma counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Oklahoma county has the highest natural disaster risk?

Oklahoma County has the highest FEMA National Risk Index score in Oklahoma at 97.9 (High), driven largely by ice storm.

What is the average natural disaster risk in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma counties average a National Risk Index score of 55.5 across 77 counties, with 2 rated High or Very High risk.

How much are expected annual losses across Oklahoma?

FEMA estimates roughly $2.12B in combined expected annual loss from natural hazards across all Oklahoma counties.

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