Hurricane Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index hurricane score

Hurricane risk — tropical cyclones bringing extreme wind, rain, and storm surge — is rated for 241 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Harris County carries the state's highest hurricane score at 100.0, with $458M in expected annual hurricane losses.

17 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for hurricane, and expected annual losses from hurricane total roughly $1.27B statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Hurricane

#CountyHurricane ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Harris County
100.0
Very High 0.18 / yr $458M
2 Hidalgo County
99.5
Very High 0.13 / yr $127M
3 Cameron County
99.0
Very High 0.16 / yr $84M
4 Nueces County
98.6
Very High 0.14 / yr $83M
5 Jefferson County
98.2
Very High 0.17 / yr $61M
6 Fort Bend County
97.6
High 0.18 / yr $71M
7 Galveston County
97.0
High 0.22 / yr $42M
8 Brazoria County
96.9
High 0.22 / yr $44M
9 Victoria County
96.2
High 0.13 / yr $26M
10 Matagorda County
95.6
High 0.19 / yr $20M
11 Orange County
95.2
High 0.15 / yr $21M
12 San Patricio County
95.0
High 0.13 / yr $16M
13 Wharton County
94.8
High 0.14 / yr $14M
14 Jim Wells County
94.1
High 0.11 / yr $11M
15 Jackson County
94.0
High 0.14 / yr $13M
16 Kleberg County
93.9
High 0.14 / yr $11M
17 Montgomery County
93.7
High 0.14 / yr $18M
18 Calhoun County
92.8
Medium 0.16 / yr $11M
19 Willacy County
91.7
Medium 0.15 / yr $6M
20 Bee County
91.2
Medium 0.12 / yr $7M
21 Aransas County
91.2
Medium 0.14 / yr $7M
22 DeWitt County
90.3
Medium 0.11 / yr $5M
23 Liberty County
90.2
Medium 0.17 / yr $6M
24 Polk County
90.0
Medium 0.11 / yr $5M
25 Gonzales County
88.7
Medium 0.08 / yr $4M
26 Jasper County
88.7
Medium 0.11 / yr $4M
27 Tyler County
88.6
Medium 0.11 / yr $4M
28 Colorado County
88.0
Medium 0.10 / yr $4M
29 Refugio County
87.4
Medium 0.14 / yr $3M
30 Hardin County
87.2
Medium 0.14 / yr $5M
31 Chambers County
85.8
Medium 0.20 / yr $8M
32 Webb County
85.7
Medium 0.06 / yr $2M
33 Brazos County
85.6
Medium 0.08 / yr $4M
34 Karnes County
85.1
Medium 0.10 / yr $2M
35 Goliad County
85.0
Medium 0.13 / yr $3M
36 Grimes County
84.9
Medium 0.10 / yr $3M
37 Lavaca County
84.7
Medium 0.10 / yr $3M
38 Washington County
84.7
Medium 0.09 / yr $2M
39 Walker County
84.1
Medium 0.09 / yr $3M
40 Trinity County
83.7
Medium 0.08 / yr $2M
41 Bexar County
83.5
Medium 0.04 / yr $3M
42 Nacogdoches County
83.4
Medium 0.08 / yr $2M
43 Waller County
83.3
Medium 0.14 / yr $3M
44 Shelby County
83.2
Medium 0.08 / yr $2M
45 Newton County
82.4
Medium 0.11 / yr $2M
46 Brooks County
81.6
Medium 0.13 / yr $1M
47 McLennan County
81.4
Low 0.05 / yr $2M
48 Angelina County
81.3
Low 0.09 / yr $2M
49 Fayette County
80.6
Low 0.07 / yr $2M
50 Live Oak County
79.4
Low 0.09 / yr $1M
51 Madison County
79.1
Low 0.07 / yr $1M
52 Bell County
79.0
Low 0.04 / yr $2M
53 Starr County
78.8
Low 0.08 / yr $861K
54 Panola County
78.3
Low 0.06 / yr $1M
55 Milam County
77.8
Low 0.06 / yr $897K
56 Houston County
77.6
Low 0.06 / yr $856K
57 Travis County
77.1
Low 0.03 / yr $2M
58 Austin County
75.9
Low 0.11 / yr $941K
59 Smith County
75.1
Low 0.02 / yr $832K
60 Duval County
74.8
Low 0.08 / yr $529K
61 Leon County
74.7
Low 0.05 / yr $717K
62 San Jacinto County
74.5
Low 0.13 / yr $640K
63 Sabine County
73.8
Low 0.09 / yr $603K
64 Dallas County
73.6
Low 0.01 / yr $676K
65 San Augustine County
73.5
Low 0.08 / yr $462K
66 Anderson County
73.4
Low 0.04 / yr $573K
67 Kenedy County
73.1
Low 0.15 / yr $573K
68 Limestone County
72.9
Low 0.04 / yr $489K
69 Lee County
72.6
Low 0.07 / yr $689K
70 Burleson County
72.5
Low 0.08 / yr $583K
71 Tarrant County
72.3
Low 0.02 / yr $728K
72 Gregg County
72.0
Low 0.03 / yr $602K
73 Robertson County
72.0
Low 0.06 / yr $536K
74 Frio County
71.6
Low 0.04 / yr $395K
75 Rusk County
71.6
Low 0.06 / yr $582K
76 Freestone County
71.5
Low 0.04 / yr $485K
77 Cherokee County
70.7
Low 0.04 / yr $488K
78 Harrison County
69.8
Low 0.04 / yr $434K
79 Williamson County
69.0
Low 0.04 / yr $860K
80 Falls County
68.0
Low 0.05 / yr $339K
81 Atascosa County
66.8
Low 0.06 / yr $278K
82 Guadalupe County
66.7
Low 0.06 / yr $509K
83 Henderson County
66.2
Low 0.03 / yr $287K
84 Wood County
66.1
Low 0.02 / yr $266K
85 Zapata County
66.0
Low 0.07 / yr $212K
86 Hill County
65.9
Low 0.03 / yr $302K
87 Maverick County
65.8
Low 0.04 / yr $215K
88 Jim Hogg County
65.5
Low 0.08 / yr $202K
89 Hays County
63.9
Low 0.04 / yr $388K
90 Wilson County
63.8
Low 0.06 / yr $286K
91 La Salle County
63.4
Low 0.05 / yr $162K
92 Bastrop County
63.2
Low 0.05 / yr $279K
93 Comal County
62.9
Low 0.04 / yr $326K
94 Van Zandt County
62.7
Low 0.02 / yr $272K
95 Uvalde County
62.4
Low 0.03 / yr $189K
96 Kerr County
62.0
Low 0.02 / yr $171K
97 Dimmit County
61.8
Low 0.04 / yr $137K
98 Navarro County
61.5
Low 0.02 / yr $183K
99 Upshur County
61.3
Low 0.02 / yr $194K
100 Burnet County
60.4
Low 0.01 / yr $155K
101 Zavala County
60.3
Low 0.03 / yr $120K
102 Caldwell County
60.2
Low 0.05 / yr $172K
103 Collin County
59.7
Low 0.01 / yr $292K
104 Medina County
59.0
Low 0.03 / yr $138K
105 Coryell County
58.5
Low 0.03 / yr $172K
106 Denton County
58.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $236K
107 Hopkins County
57.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $152K
108 Val Verde County
57.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $104K
109 Titus County
56.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $115K
110 Erath County
56.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $138K
111 Cass County
56.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $89K
112 Lamar County
55.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $102K
113 Franklin County
55.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $103K
114 Gillespie County
55.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $108K
115 Camp County
54.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $72K
116 McMullen County
54.6
Very Low 0.07 / yr $116K
117 Llano County
54.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $71K
118 Comanche County
53.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $72K
119 Bosque County
53.6
Very Low 0.03 / yr $84K
120 Johnson County
53.5
Very Low 0.02 / yr $120K
121 Grayson County
53.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $103K
122 Hood County
52.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $97K
123 Blanco County
52.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $85K
124 Ellis County
52.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $92K
125 Marion County
51.7
Very Low 0.02 / yr $50K
126 Kimble County
50.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $46K
127 Kaufman County
50.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $90K
128 Bowie County
49.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $61K
129 Morris County
49.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $44K
130 Taylor County
49.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $70K
131 Fannin County
48.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $65K
132 Cooke County
48.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $55K
133 Kendall County
47.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $63K
134 Wichita County
47.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $51K
135 Lubbock County
47.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $54K
136 Tom Green County
47.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $47K
137 Hamilton County
46.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $49K
138 Eastland County
46.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $40K
139 Red River County
46.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $34K
140 Bandera County
46.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $35K
141 Real County
46.6
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
142 Hunt County
45.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $46K
143 Lampasas County
45.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $38K
144 Parker County
45.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $55K
145 Edwards County
45.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
146 Brown County
45.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $35K
147 Lamb County
43.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $28K
148 Palo Pinto County
43.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $32K
149 Swisher County
43.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $31K
150 Somervell County
42.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $58K
151 Rains County
42.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $34K
152 Young County
41.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $33K
153 Mason County
41.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $22K
154 Delta County
41.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $30K
155 El Paso County
41.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $21K
156 Parmer County
41.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $33K
157 Kinney County
40.8
Very Low 0.03 / yr $19K
158 Hale County
39.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23K
159 Gaines County
39.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
160 Montague County
38.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $24K
161 Coleman County
38.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
162 Midland County
38.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $29K
163 Bailey County
38.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16K
164 San Saba County
37.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $22K
165 Ector County
36.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $22K
166 Menard County
36.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $18K
167 Dawson County
34.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
168 Rockwall County
34.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $31K
169 Howard County
33.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
170 Wise County
33.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $19K
171 Mills County
33.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
172 Runnels County
33.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $14K
173 Jones County
32.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
174 Baylor County
31.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
175 Terry County
31.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
176 Floyd County
31.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
177 Haskell County
30.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13K
178 McCulloch County
30.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
179 Pecos County
30.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
180 Jack County
30.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
181 Yoakum County
30.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
182 Wilbarger County
29.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
183 Sutton County
29.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
184 Knox County
29.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
185 Callahan County
29.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
186 Archer County
28.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $12K
187 Brewster County
28.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
188 Ochiltree County
27.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $15K
189 Clay County
27.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
190 Concho County
27.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $9K
191 Gray County
27.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10K
192 Stephens County
26.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $11K
193 Nolan County
26.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
194 Hockley County
26.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
195 Schleicher County
24.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
196 Mitchell County
23.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
197 Wheeler County
23.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
198 Lynn County
23.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
199 Scurry County
22.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
200 Hemphill County
22.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $7K
201 Hardeman County
22.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
202 Ward County
21.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
203 Donley County
20.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
204 Crosby County
20.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
205 Martin County
20.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
206 Throckmorton County
19.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
207 Cochran County
19.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
208 Crockett County
19.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $6K
209 Shackelford County
19.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $8K
210 Hall County
19.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
211 Childress County
18.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
212 Glasscock County
18.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
213 Cottle County
17.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
214 Lipscomb County
16.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
215 Upton County
16.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
216 Andrews County
15.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5K
217 Reeves County
15.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
218 Coke County
15.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
219 Stonewall County
15.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
220 Presidio County
14.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
221 Reagan County
14.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $3K
222 Foard County
13.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
223 Dickens County
12.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
224 Fisher County
12.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $4K
225 Collingsworth County
12.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
226 Garza County
11.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
227 Culberson County
11.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
228 Winkler County
11.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
229 Crane County
11.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
230 Borden County
10.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
231 King County
10.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
232 Terrell County
10.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
233 Motley County
9.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
234 Briscoe County
9.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2K
235 Irion County
9.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
236 Jeff Davis County
9.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
237 Kent County
8.2
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
238 Sterling County
7.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $1K
239 Hudspeth County
7.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $554
240 Roberts County
7.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $824
241 Loving County
7.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $52

241 Texas counties with measurable hurricane risk. See the national hurricane ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest hurricane risk?

Harris County has the highest FEMA hurricane risk score in Texas at 100.0 (Very High), with $458M in expected annual losses and about 0.18 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant hurricane risk?

241 Texas counties record measurable hurricane risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 17 of them are rated High or Very High.

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