Hail Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hail score

Hail risk — ice stones from severe thunderstorms that damage property and crops — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Dallas County carries the state's highest hail score at 100.0, with $128M in expected annual hail losses.

39 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for hail, and expected annual losses from hail total roughly $835M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hail

#CountyHail ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Dallas County
100.0
Very High 8.92 / yr $128M
2 Tarrant County
100.0
Very High 9.42 / yr $113M
3 Bexar County
99.9
Very High 2.96 / yr $72M
4 Collin County
99.9
Very High 8.79 / yr $97M
5 Lubbock County
99.8
Very High 4.93 / yr $35M
6 Denton County
99.7
Very High 9.74 / yr $43M
7 El Paso County
99.6
Very High 0.43 / yr $15M
8 Potter County
99.6
Very High 8.39 / yr $20M
9 Travis County
99.4
Very High 3.90 / yr $25M
10 Hale County
99.4
Very High 5.75 / yr $16M
11 Taylor County
99.3
Very High 5.65 / yr $19M
12 Hidalgo County
99.2
Very High 0.55 / yr $10M
13 Ector County
99.2
High 3.86 / yr $13M
14 Randall County
99.0
High 8.30 / yr $13M
15 Williamson County
98.7
High 3.95 / yr $14M
16 Lamb County
98.7
High 5.29 / yr $6M
17 Bell County
98.6
High 4.16 / yr $9M
18 Midland County
98.3
High 3.90 / yr $8M
19 Bowie County
98.2
High 5.18 / yr $5M
20 Hockley County
97.9
High 4.73 / yr $5M
21 Deaf Smith County
97.4
High 6.56 / yr $4M
22 Terry County
97.0
High 4.41 / yr $3M
23 Hays County
96.8
High 3.90 / yr $5M
24 Floyd County
96.8
High 5.56 / yr $3M
25 Howard County
96.7
High 4.63 / yr $3M
26 Cameron County
96.6
High 0.33 / yr $2M
27 Ellis County
96.5
High 7.86 / yr $4M
28 Castro County
96.3
High 6.91 / yr $3M
29 Tom Green County
96.2
High 3.59 / yr $3M
30 Gaines County
95.6
High 3.91 / yr $2M
31 Gregg County
95.2
High 5.40 / yr $3M
32 Wichita County
95.2
High 8.98 / yr $3M
33 Bailey County
94.9
High 4.43 / yr $2M
34 Swisher County
94.9
High 7.49 / yr $2M
35 Hunt County
94.7
High 7.35 / yr $3M
36 Kaufman County
94.5
High 7.45 / yr $3M
37 Lynn County
94.5
High 4.80 / yr $2M
38 Comal County
94.4
High 3.90 / yr $3M
39 Lamar County
94.1
High 5.24 / yr $2M
40 Grayson County
93.4
Medium 8.54 / yr $2M
41 Gray County
93.3
Medium 8.64 / yr $2M
42 Rockwall County
93.1
Medium 8.00 / yr $4M
43 Cooke County
92.7
Medium 9.43 / yr $2M
44 Guadalupe County
92.1
Medium 3.04 / yr $2M
45 Dawson County
92.1
Medium 4.98 / yr $1M
46 Harris County
92.0
Medium 2.35 / yr $2M
47 Nueces County
91.6
Medium 0.89 / yr $2M
48 Gonzales County
91.5
Medium 2.48 / yr $1M
49 Jones County
91.5
Medium 5.51 / yr $1M
50 Cass County
91.0
Medium 5.70 / yr $1M
51 Palo Pinto County
90.6
Medium 7.70 / yr $1M
52 Wood County
90.5
Medium 5.06 / yr $1M
53 Hutchinson County
90.4
Medium 8.94 / yr $2M
54 Yoakum County
90.3
Medium 3.56 / yr $1M
55 Moore County
90.1
Medium 8.03 / yr $2M
56 McLennan County
90.0
Medium 4.68 / yr $1M
57 Scurry County
89.9
Medium 4.71 / yr $1M
58 Montgomery County
89.6
Medium 2.57 / yr $2M
59 Webb County
89.6
Medium 0.66 / yr $984K
60 Harrison County
89.6
Medium 5.50 / yr $1M
61 Cochran County
89.5
Medium 4.12 / yr $1M
62 Brazos County
89.3
Medium 2.36 / yr $1M
63 Hopkins County
89.2
Medium 5.55 / yr $2M
64 Crosby County
89.2
Medium 4.94 / yr $914K
65 Wilson County
88.3
Medium 2.51 / yr $1M
66 Atascosa County
87.7
Medium 2.10 / yr $934K
67 Brown County
87.6
Medium 5.07 / yr $1M
68 Titus County
87.6
Medium 5.21 / yr $1M
69 Burnet County
87.4
Medium 4.33 / yr $1M
70 Kendall County
87.3
Medium 3.62 / yr $2M
71 Wise County
87.2
Medium 9.89 / yr $1M
72 Fannin County
86.9
Medium 6.97 / yr $1M
73 Caldwell County
86.8
Medium 3.27 / yr $1M
74 Parmer County
86.6
Medium 5.58 / yr $1M
75 Panola County
86.2
Medium 4.97 / yr $907K
76 Nolan County
86.1
Medium 5.29 / yr $802K
77 Johnson County
85.9
Medium 8.61 / yr $1M
78 Hood County
85.9
Medium 8.59 / yr $1M
79 Medina County
85.6
Medium 2.53 / yr $922K
80 Upshur County
85.3
Medium 5.21 / yr $1M
81 Smith County
85.1
Medium 4.48 / yr $996K
82 Bastrop County
85.1
Medium 3.06 / yr $1M
83 Henderson County
85.0
Medium 4.54 / yr $839K
84 Callahan County
85.0
Medium 5.83 / yr $958K
85 Jim Wells County
84.9
Medium 1.01 / yr $732K
86 Eastland County
84.9
Medium 6.13 / yr $871K
87 Parker County
84.2
Medium 9.24 / yr $1M
88 Gillespie County
83.5
Medium 3.72 / yr $925K
89 Navarro County
83.0
Medium 5.83 / yr $801K
90 Comanche County
83.0
Medium 5.45 / yr $691K
91 Runnels County
82.9
Medium 5.18 / yr $823K
92 Morris County
82.1
Medium 5.67 / yr $633K
93 Val Verde County
81.8
Medium 1.03 / yr $650K
94 Donley County
81.7
Medium 8.17 / yr $737K
95 Van Zandt County
81.3
Medium 5.81 / yr $944K
96 Kerr County
81.1
Medium 2.83 / yr $647K
97 Bandera County
81.0
Medium 2.90 / yr $621K
98 Llano County
80.6
Medium 3.85 / yr $580K
99 Coleman County
80.2
Medium 5.27 / yr $599K
100 Carson County
80.0
Medium 9.18 / yr $1M
101 Milam County
79.8
Medium 3.54 / yr $546K
102 Garza County
79.1
Medium 4.90 / yr $542K
103 Hill County
79.0
Medium 6.72 / yr $650K
104 Hall County
79.0
Medium 6.74 / yr $502K
105 Pecos County
78.8
Medium 2.05 / yr $557K
106 Coryell County
78.1
Medium 4.68 / yr $778K
107 Camp County
78.1
Medium 5.34 / yr $480K
108 Kleberg County
77.7
Medium 0.81 / yr $519K
109 Wilbarger County
77.5
Medium 8.48 / yr $560K
110 Martin County
77.0
Medium 4.40 / yr $570K
111 Mitchell County
76.7
Medium 4.65 / yr $595K
112 Karnes County
75.9
Medium 2.07 / yr $428K
113 Wharton County
75.5
Medium 1.75 / yr $500K
114 Andrews County
75.5
Medium 3.83 / yr $954K
115 Young County
74.7
Medium 7.38 / yr $652K
116 Childress County
74.5
Medium 7.16 / yr $608K
117 Frio County
74.3
Medium 1.82 / yr $386K
118 Fort Bend County
73.9
Medium 2.11 / yr $811K
119 Duval County
73.3
Medium 0.99 / yr $358K
120 Armstrong County
72.6
Low 8.75 / yr $552K
121 Lampasas County
72.2
Low 4.70 / yr $485K
122 Dallam County
71.7
Low 4.03 / yr $516K
123 Knox County
71.6
Low 6.13 / yr $365K
124 Haskell County
71.5
Low 5.66 / yr $507K
125 Wheeler County
71.1
Low 8.21 / yr $406K
126 Dickens County
70.9
Low 4.82 / yr $354K
127 Hartley County
70.1
Low 5.26 / yr $727K
128 Uvalde County
69.8
Low 1.77 / yr $392K
129 Ward County
69.6
Low 2.65 / yr $371K
130 Washington County
69.4
Low 2.58 / yr $379K
131 Galveston County
68.5
Low 1.74 / yr $559K
132 Marion County
68.5
Low 5.73 / yr $308K
133 Erath County
67.8
Low 6.59 / yr $505K
134 Hansford County
67.7
Low 7.39 / yr $460K
135 Franklin County
67.7
Low 4.98 / yr $411K
136 San Patricio County
67.5
Low 1.12 / yr $350K
137 DeWitt County
67.4
Low 1.72 / yr $303K
138 Starr County
67.2
Low 0.56 / yr $268K
139 Fayette County
65.8
Low 2.37 / yr $403K
140 Jefferson County
65.7
Low 1.47 / yr $334K
141 Limestone County
65.5
Low 3.78 / yr $289K
142 Blanco County
64.2
Low 4.42 / yr $418K
143 Oldham County
63.9
Low 6.31 / yr $391K
144 Schleicher County
62.8
Low 2.50 / yr $356K
145 Baylor County
62.7
Low 7.38 / yr $266K
146 Hardeman County
62.6
Low 7.65 / yr $244K
147 Collingsworth County
62.0
Low 7.95 / yr $337K
148 Falls County
62.0
Low 3.57 / yr $280K
149 Brooks County
61.7
Low 0.81 / yr $248K
150 Jasper County
60.9
Low 2.09 / yr $272K
151 Borden County
60.8
Low 4.95 / yr $318K
152 Montague County
60.7
Low 9.71 / yr $333K
153 Brazoria County
60.1
Low 1.59 / yr $432K
154 Bosque County
60.0
Low 6.25 / yr $298K
155 Red River County
59.8
Low 4.87 / yr $243K
156 Robertson County
59.6
Low 2.90 / yr $279K
157 Cottle County
59.5
Low 5.74 / yr $218K
158 Stephens County
58.9
Low 6.68 / yr $366K
159 Motley County
56.9
Low 5.26 / yr $245K
160 Fisher County
56.9
Low 5.13 / yr $496K
161 Nacogdoches County
56.0
Low 3.53 / yr $243K
162 Victoria County
55.9
Low 1.15 / yr $286K
163 Briscoe County
55.9
Low 7.53 / yr $441K
164 Burleson County
55.5
Low 2.85 / yr $256K
165 Bee County
55.4
Low 1.36 / yr $230K
166 Colorado County
54.5
Low 2.02 / yr $222K
167 Hamilton County
53.5
Low 5.29 / yr $272K
168 Throckmorton County
53.4
Low 6.53 / yr $273K
169 McCulloch County
53.3
Low 4.01 / yr $232K
170 Clay County
53.2
Low 9.06 / yr $293K
171 Winkler County
52.9
Low 3.01 / yr $244K
172 Kimble County
52.1
Low 2.64 / yr $173K
173 Lee County
51.6
Low 3.00 / yr $259K
174 Coke County
50.7
Low 4.84 / yr $232K
175 Maverick County
50.6
Low 0.82 / yr $149K
176 Jack County
50.5
Low 8.68 / yr $279K
177 Mills County
50.4
Low 4.84 / yr $182K
178 Concho County
50.3
Low 4.10 / yr $215K
179 San Saba County
49.6
Low 4.06 / yr $218K
180 Glasscock County
49.6
Low 4.33 / yr $232K
181 Ochiltree County
49.0
Low 7.81 / yr $328K
182 Archer County
49.0
Low 8.05 / yr $242K
183 Sherman County
48.9
Low 6.21 / yr $272K
184 Upton County
47.9
Low 3.33 / yr $188K
185 Mason County
47.7
Low 3.01 / yr $156K
186 Shackelford County
47.4
Low 5.99 / yr $345K
187 Rains County
46.5
Low 5.81 / yr $222K
188 Waller County
46.4
Low 2.57 / yr $189K
189 Stonewall County
46.3
Low 5.02 / yr $166K
190 Crane County
46.1
Low 3.40 / yr $156K
191 Delta County
45.5
Low 5.73 / yr $202K
192 Anderson County
44.1
Low 3.46 / yr $151K
193 Reeves County
44.1
Low 1.56 / yr $161K
194 Shelby County
43.9
Low 4.10 / yr $145K
195 Zavala County
43.3
Low 1.24 / yr $113K
196 Walker County
43.2
Low 2.24 / yr $156K
197 Liberty County
42.8
Low 2.33 / yr $157K
198 Kinney County
42.3
Low 1.13 / yr $119K
199 Matagorda County
40.6
Low 1.12 / yr $142K
200 Live Oak County
40.3
Low 1.43 / yr $122K
201 Cherokee County
39.3
Low 3.63 / yr $134K
202 Lavaca County
39.2
Low 1.69 / yr $146K
203 Foard County
39.2
Low 6.71 / yr $136K
204 Willacy County
39.0
Low 0.43 / yr $97K
205 Rusk County
38.7
Low 4.77 / yr $142K
206 Angelina County
38.0
Low 2.57 / yr $128K
207 Somervell County
37.7
Low 7.29 / yr $249K
208 Austin County
37.6
Low 2.49 / yr $135K
209 Zapata County
37.3
Low 0.55 / yr $88K
210 Edwards County
37.0
Low 1.57 / yr $100K
211 Freestone County
36.3
Low 3.56 / yr $109K
212 Jim Hogg County
35.8
Low 0.78 / yr $82K
213 Reagan County
35.6
Low 3.43 / yr $135K
214 Kent County
35.4
Low 4.85 / yr $145K
215 King County
34.9
Low 5.08 / yr $92K
216 Hemphill County
34.6
Low 7.83 / yr $139K
217 Jackson County
34.5
Low 1.10 / yr $114K
218 Brewster County
34.5
Low 0.76 / yr $128K
219 Menard County
33.3
Very Low 3.17 / yr $107K
220 Irion County
33.1
Very Low 3.15 / yr $103K
221 Tyler County
31.8
Very Low 2.19 / yr $83K
222 Sutton County
31.6
Very Low 1.85 / yr $86K
223 Madison County
31.1
Very Low 2.30 / yr $104K
224 Grimes County
30.2
Very Low 2.42 / yr $89K
225 Leon County
29.7
Very Low 2.69 / yr $88K
226 San Jacinto County
29.4
Very Low 2.38 / yr $79K
227 Chambers County
28.3
Very Low 1.88 / yr $197K
228 Lipscomb County
28.1
Very Low 7.63 / yr $103K
229 La Salle County
27.0
Very Low 1.05 / yr $56K
230 Houston County
26.4
Very Low 2.64 / yr $61K
231 Orange County
26.3
Very Low 1.51 / yr $92K
232 Hardin County
25.5
Very Low 2.00 / yr $91K
233 Culberson County
24.5
Very Low 0.82 / yr $49K
234 Newton County
23.7
Very Low 2.04 / yr $53K
235 Real County
23.2
Very Low 1.95 / yr $48K
236 Dimmit County
22.7
Very Low 0.79 / yr $46K
237 Trinity County
22.3
Very Low 2.39 / yr $48K
238 Sterling County
22.2
Very Low 4.32 / yr $87K
239 Aransas County
20.2
Very Low 0.88 / yr $49K
240 Polk County
20.1
Very Low 2.24 / yr $50K
241 Calhoun County
19.8
Very Low 0.83 / yr $60K
242 Hudspeth County
19.6
Very Low 0.38 / yr $53K
243 Goliad County
18.6
Very Low 1.31 / yr $53K
244 Crockett County
15.4
Very Low 1.86 / yr $53K
245 Sabine County
14.8
Very Low 2.74 / yr $36K
246 Refugio County
14.3
Very Low 1.07 / yr $32K
247 Roberts County
14.1
Very Low 8.43 / yr $63K
248 Presidio County
13.9
Very Low 0.53 / yr $23K
249 Jeff Davis County
13.9
Very Low 0.89 / yr $35K
250 San Augustine County
12.0
Very Low 3.09 / yr $22K
251 McMullen County
11.4
Very Low 1.38 / yr $36K
252 Kenedy County
6.2
Very Low 0.67 / yr $13K
253 Terrell County
5.2
Very Low 1.13 / yr $9K
254 Loving County
2.3
Very Low 2.13 / yr $4K

254 Texas counties with measurable hail risk. See the national hail ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest hail risk?

Dallas County has the highest FEMA hail risk score in Texas at 100.0 (Very High), with $128M in expected annual losses and about 8.92 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant hail risk?

254 Texas counties record measurable hail risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 39 of them are rated High or Very High.

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