Landslide Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index landslide score

Landslide risk — downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris on unstable slopes — is rated for 253 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Harris County carries the state's highest landslide score at 88.4, with $37K in expected annual landslide losses.

No Texas county reaches the High band for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $197K statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Harris County
88.4
Medium 0.24 / yr $37K
2 Bexar County
85.2
Low 0.20 / yr $26K
3 Travis County
80.1
Low 0.29 / yr $20K
4 Hill County
75.3
Low 0.12 / yr $7K
5 Palo Pinto County
74.8
Low 0.26 / yr $7K
6 Smith County
74.6
Low 0.31 / yr $7K
7 Nacogdoches County
68.7
Low 0.38 / yr $4K
8 Tarrant County
68.0
Low 0.13 / yr $5K
9 Bandera County
66.5
Low 0.55 / yr $3K
10 Kerr County
66.3
Low 0.39 / yr $3K
11 Anderson County
65.5
Low 0.39 / yr $3K
12 Parker County
64.8
Low 0.18 / yr $4K
13 Cherokee County
64.1
Low 0.41 / yr $3K
14 Cooke County
63.8
Low 0.20 / yr $3K
15 Grayson County
60.9
Very Low 0.18 / yr $3K
16 Wise County
60.6
Very Low 0.17 / yr $3K
17 Montague County
58.8
Very Low 0.22 / yr $2K
18 Webb County
57.0
Very Low 0.32 / yr $1K
19 Stephens County
54.8
Very Low 0.15 / yr $2K
20 Henderson County
54.5
Very Low 0.22 / yr $1K
21 Val Verde County
53.8
Very Low 1.58 / yr $1K
22 Fort Bend County
53.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2K
23 Brewster County
53.5
Very Low 1.91 / yr $2K
24 Montgomery County
53.3
Very Low 0.14 / yr $2K
25 Upshur County
53.1
Very Low 0.21 / yr $1K
26 Shelby County
53.0
Very Low 0.30 / yr $1K
27 Young County
53.0
Very Low 0.14 / yr $2K
28 Collin County
52.6
Very Low 0.12 / yr $2K
29 Kendall County
52.5
Very Low 0.34 / yr $2K
30 Medina County
52.2
Very Low 0.21 / yr $1K
31 Jack County
51.7
Very Low 0.24 / yr $2K
32 Polk County
49.3
Very Low 0.22 / yr $902
33 Rusk County
48.8
Very Low 0.28 / yr $1K
34 Hidalgo County
48.3
Very Low 0.15 / yr $685
35 Comal County
48.1
Very Low 0.16 / yr $1K
36 Denton County
47.6
Very Low 0.12 / yr $2K
37 Dallas County
46.4
Very Low 0.17 / yr $917
38 Real County
46.1
Very Low 0.54 / yr $615
39 Wood County
45.3
Very Low 0.16 / yr $636
40 Nueces County
45.1
Very Low 0.08 / yr $743
41 El Paso County
44.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $607
42 Edwards County
44.5
Very Low 0.82 / yr $571
43 Tyler County
44.1
Very Low 0.23 / yr $567
44 Brazoria County
43.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $988
45 Hays County
43.5
Very Low 0.17 / yr $1K
46 Harrison County
43.3
Very Low 0.19 / yr $635
47 Cass County
43.2
Very Low 0.28 / yr $536
48 Eastland County
43.2
Very Low 0.13 / yr $610
49 Bastrop County
43.0
Very Low 0.14 / yr $778
50 Burnet County
43.0
Very Low 0.23 / yr $575
51 Baylor County
42.1
Very Low 0.15 / yr $487
52 Bell County
41.3
Very Low 0.18 / yr $774
53 Jeff Davis County
40.0
Very Low 0.70 / yr $506
54 Jasper County
39.9
Very Low 0.20 / yr $457
55 Walker County
39.5
Very Low 0.11 / yr $491
56 Ellis County
39.2
Very Low 0.13 / yr $640
57 Leon County
39.0
Very Low 0.27 / yr $460
58 Callahan County
38.9
Very Low 0.14 / yr $489
59 McLennan County
38.3
Very Low 0.15 / yr $487
60 Cameron County
37.3
Very Low 0.09 / yr $330
61 Houston County
37.1
Very Low 0.25 / yr $328
62 Gregg County
36.9
Very Low 0.07 / yr $440
63 Llano County
36.3
Very Low 0.23 / yr $320
64 Kimble County
36.1
Very Low 0.37 / yr $294
65 Dickens County
35.7
Very Low 0.19 / yr $293
66 Gillespie County
35.0
Very Low 0.27 / yr $392
67 Angelina County
34.1
Very Low 0.16 / yr $323
68 Uvalde County
34.0
Very Low 0.36 / yr $298
69 Sabine County
32.2
Very Low 0.15 / yr $265
70 San Jacinto County
31.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $245
71 Archer County
31.6
Very Low 0.12 / yr $334
72 Jones County
31.2
Very Low 0.10 / yr $254
73 Starr County
30.9
Very Low 0.11 / yr $179
74 Shackelford County
30.7
Very Low 0.16 / yr $483
75 San Augustine County
30.2
Very Low 0.20 / yr $182
76 Maverick County
30.0
Very Low 0.13 / yr $172
77 Gonzales County
29.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $192
78 Fayette County
29.4
Very Low 0.12 / yr $251
79 Clay County
29.0
Very Low 0.13 / yr $276
80 Van Zandt County
28.9
Very Low 0.14 / yr $280
81 Marion County
28.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $167
82 Freestone County
28.5
Very Low 0.18 / yr $193
83 Brazos County
28.1
Very Low 0.08 / yr $223
84 Wichita County
27.8
Very Low 0.08 / yr $218
85 Potter County
26.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $163
86 Cottle County
26.4
Very Low 0.23 / yr $131
87 Milam County
26.1
Very Low 0.16 / yr $139
88 Guadalupe County
26.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $257
89 Culberson County
25.9
Very Low 0.65 / yr $114
90 Newton County
25.8
Very Low 0.20 / yr $128
91 Erath County
25.7
Very Low 0.22 / yr $204
92 Jefferson County
25.4
Very Low 0.08 / yr $142
93 Bowie County
25.4
Very Low 0.14 / yr $164
94 Lamar County
25.2
Very Low 0.15 / yr $150
95 Coryell County
25.1
Very Low 0.20 / yr $190
96 Crockett County
24.9
Very Low 0.67 / yr $194
97 Kent County
24.9
Very Low 0.21 / yr $188
98 Randall County
24.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $197
99 Williamson County
24.1
Very Low 0.13 / yr $278
100 Trinity County
23.9
Very Low 0.11 / yr $102
101 Childress County
23.8
Very Low 0.12 / yr $149
102 Blanco County
23.7
Very Low 0.23 / yr $161
103 Washington County
23.5
Very Low 0.08 / yr $116
104 Bosque County
23.1
Very Low 0.20 / yr $127
105 Navarro County
22.7
Very Low 0.12 / yr $117
106 Hood County
22.7
Very Low 0.10 / yr $152
107 Stonewall County
22.6
Very Low 0.20 / yr $111
108 Limestone County
22.3
Very Low 0.10 / yr $92
109 Morris County
22.0
Very Low 0.06 / yr $92
110 Presidio County
21.9
Very Low 1.13 / yr $74
111 Wilbarger County
21.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $101
112 Scurry County
21.2
Very Low 0.13 / yr $111
113 Taylor County
20.8
Very Low 0.15 / yr $132
114 Throckmorton County
20.6
Very Low 0.14 / yr $110
115 Lubbock County
20.5
Very Low 0.09 / yr $117
116 Panola County
20.5
Very Low 0.13 / yr $86
117 Sutton County
20.4
Very Low 0.24 / yr $81
118 Titus County
20.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $96
119 Galveston County
19.8
Very Low 0.03 / yr $121
120 Hutchinson County
19.0
Very Low 0.26 / yr $88
121 Kaufman County
18.9
Very Low 0.09 / yr $125
122 Robertson County
18.8
Very Low 0.14 / yr $77
123 Franklin County
18.8
Very Low 0.05 / yr $84
124 Liberty County
18.7
Very Low 0.14 / yr $79
125 Hunt County
18.5
Very Low 0.10 / yr $89
126 King County
18.5
Very Low 0.26 / yr $62
127 Knox County
18.2
Very Low 0.15 / yr $57
128 Hardeman County
18.1
Very Low 0.11 / yr $54
129 Brown County
18.0
Very Low 0.14 / yr $72
130 Hardin County
17.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $84
131 Lampasas County
17.6
Very Low 0.13 / yr $68
132 DeWitt County
17.0
Very Low 0.10 / yr $48
133 Fannin County
16.9
Very Low 0.13 / yr $78
134 Mason County
16.9
Very Low 0.23 / yr $52
135 Burleson County
16.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $61
136 Colorado County
16.7
Very Low 0.10 / yr $54
137 Pecos County
16.5
Very Low 0.54 / yr $51
138 Hopkins County
16.4
Very Low 0.11 / yr $70
139 Howard County
15.6
Very Low 0.11 / yr $52
140 Tom Green County
15.3
Very Low 0.18 / yr $54
141 Johnson County
15.1
Very Low 0.10 / yr $72
142 Haskell County
15.0
Very Low 0.09 / yr $52
143 Caldwell County
14.9
Very Low 0.07 / yr $48
144 Fisher County
14.5
Very Low 0.12 / yr $84
145 Zapata County
14.1
Very Low 0.09 / yr $30
146 Rockwall County
14.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $87
147 Camp County
13.5
Very Low 0.04 / yr $30
148 Live Oak County
13.5
Very Low 0.10 / yr $34
149 San Patricio County
13.2
Very Low 0.06 / yr $33
150 Austin County
13.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $39
151 Nolan County
13.0
Very Low 0.18 / yr $29
152 Matagorda County
12.9
Very Low 0.10 / yr $35
153 San Saba County
12.9
Very Low 0.22 / yr $39
154 Wilson County
12.8
Very Low 0.09 / yr $40
155 Grimes County
12.7
Very Low 0.10 / yr $33
156 Chambers County
12.7
Very Low 0.06 / yr $79
157 Terrell County
12.7
Very Low 0.62 / yr $32
158 Comanche County
12.4
Very Low 0.12 / yr $27
159 Hudspeth County
12.2
Very Low 0.63 / yr $30
160 Coleman County
12.0
Very Low 0.17 / yr $26
161 Somervell County
12.0
Very Low 0.07 / yr $57
162 Kleberg County
11.4
Very Low 0.08 / yr $23
163 Wharton County
11.2
Very Low 0.10 / yr $24
164 Karnes County
11.1
Very Low 0.09 / yr $20
165 Lavaca County
10.6
Very Low 0.11 / yr $26
166 Waller County
10.6
Very Low 0.05 / yr $26
167 Falls County
10.6
Very Low 0.09 / yr $21
168 Coke County
10.4
Very Low 0.22 / yr $25
169 Calhoun County
10.2
Very Low 0.05 / yr $24
170 Jackson County
10.1
Very Low 0.08 / yr $22
171 Mills County
10.1
Very Low 0.14 / yr $20
172 Jim Wells County
10.0
Very Low 0.07 / yr $17
173 Armstrong County
9.7
Very Low 0.27 / yr $23
174 Foard County
9.6
Very Low 0.13 / yr $21
175 Victoria County
9.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $21
176 Donley County
9.2
Very Low 0.29 / yr $17
177 Hamilton County
9.1
Very Low 0.12 / yr $20
178 Lee County
8.9
Very Low 0.08 / yr $20
179 Menard County
8.9
Very Low 0.10 / yr $17
180 Zavala County
8.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $11
181 Goliad County
8.6
Very Low 0.10 / yr $16
182 Red River County
8.4
Very Low 0.16 / yr $12
183 Atascosa County
8.4
Very Low 0.11 / yr $13
184 Orange County
7.8
Very Low 0.03 / yr $15
185 Oldham County
7.8
Very Low 0.32 / yr $15
186 Duval County
7.7
Very Low 0.15 / yr $9
187 Bee County
7.5
Very Low 0.09 / yr $11
188 Frio County
7.3
Very Low 0.10 / yr $8
189 Reeves County
7.2
Very Low 0.17 / yr $11
190 Roberts County
7.2
Very Low 0.32 / yr $20
191 Garza County
7.1
Very Low 0.15 / yr $9
192 Hall County
6.9
Very Low 0.29 / yr $8
193 McCulloch County
6.4
Very Low 0.13 / yr $9
194 Willacy County
6.3
Very Low 0.06 / yr $6
195 Runnels County
6.3
Very Low 0.11 / yr $9
196 La Salle County
6.3
Very Low 0.13 / yr $6
197 Rains County
5.9
Very Low 0.03 / yr $9
198 Dimmit County
5.8
Very Low 0.11 / yr $5
199 Collingsworth County
5.4
Very Low 0.21 / yr $7
200 Mitchell County
5.4
Very Low 0.11 / yr $7
201 Refugio County
5.2
Very Low 0.07 / yr $5
202 Borden County
5.2
Very Low 0.11 / yr $6
203 Motley County
5.2
Very Low 0.26 / yr $6
204 Moore County
5.1
Very Low 0.13 / yr $7
205 Madison County
5.0
Very Low 0.06 / yr $6
206 Briscoe County
4.8
Very Low 0.28 / yr $9
207 Crosby County
4.5
Very Low 0.13 / yr $4
208 Kinney County
4.5
Very Low 0.24 / yr $4
209 Gray County
4.4
Very Low 0.18 / yr $5
210 Irion County
4.1
Very Low 0.13 / yr $4
211 Gaines County
3.6
Very Low 0.13 / yr $3
212 McMullen County
3.4
Very Low 0.10 / yr $4
213 Hemphill County
3.1
Very Low 0.13 / yr $3
214 Concho County
3.0
Very Low 0.10 / yr $3
215 Upton County
2.8
Very Low 0.13 / yr $2
216 Sterling County
2.7
Very Low 0.13 / yr $3
217 Deaf Smith County
2.6
Very Low 0.15 / yr $3
218 Hartley County
2.5
Very Low 0.19 / yr $4
219 Hale County
2.4
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2
220 Delta County
2.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $2
221 Ector County
2.1
Very Low 0.08 / yr $2
222 Aransas County
2.0
Very Low 0.02 / yr $1
223 Carson County
1.9
Very Low 0.13 / yr $2
224 Midland County
1.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $2
225 Yoakum County
1.7
Very Low 0.07 / yr $1
226 Floyd County
1.7
Very Low 0.11 / yr $1
227 Hockley County
1.6
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1
228 Jim Hogg County
1.5
Very Low 0.10 / yr $1
229 Bailey County
1.5
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1
230 Hansford County
1.4
Very Low 0.13 / yr $1
231 Ochiltree County
1.3
Very Low 0.12 / yr $1
232 Dawson County
1.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1
233 Crane County
1.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $1
234 Wheeler County
1.1
Very Low 0.10 / yr $1
235 Terry County
0.9
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
236 Andrews County
0.9
Very Low 0.13 / yr $1
237 Swisher County
0.8
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
238 Sherman County
0.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $1
239 Lipscomb County
0.8
Very Low 0.10 / yr $0
240 Martin County
0.7
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
241 Schleicher County
0.7
Very Low 0.12 / yr $0
242 Brooks County
0.6
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
243 Dallam County
0.6
Very Low 0.15 / yr $0
244 Winkler County
0.6
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
245 Kenedy County
0.5
Very Low 0.14 / yr $0
246 Lynn County
0.5
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
247 Ward County
0.5
Very Low 0.05 / yr $0
248 Lamb County
0.3
Very Low 0.10 / yr $0
249 Castro County
0.3
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
250 Parmer County
0.2
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0
251 Reagan County
0.2
Very Low 0.11 / yr $0
252 Cochran County
0.1
Very Low 0.07 / yr $0
253 Glasscock County
0.1
Very Low 0.08 / yr $0

253 Texas counties with measurable landslide risk. See the national landslide ranking or all Texas counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest landslide risk?

Harris County has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in Texas at 88.4 (Medium), with $37K in expected annual losses and about 0.24 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant landslide risk?

253 Texas counties record measurable landslide risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 0 of them are rated High or Very High.

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