Winter Weather Risk in Texas

All Texas counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index winter weather score

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 254 of 254 Texas counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. El Paso County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 99.9, with $2M in expected annual winter weather losses.

29 Texas counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $34M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Winter Weather

#CountyWinter Weather ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 El Paso County
99.9
Very High 2.42 / yr $2M
2 Potter County
99.8
Very High 10.74 / yr $2M
3 Randall County
99.3
Very High 10.56 / yr $2M
4 Dallas County
98.7
Very High 4.05 / yr $1M
5 Lubbock County
98.6
Very High 7.37 / yr $1M
6 Tarrant County
97.3
Very High 4.11 / yr $1M
7 Ector County
97.3
Very High 5.74 / yr $981K
8 Williamson County
96.8
Very High 3.74 / yr $1M
9 Midland County
95.9
High 5.58 / yr $874K
10 Bell County
95.8
High 3.21 / yr $829K
11 Hidalgo County
95.7
High 0.74 / yr $432K
12 Tom Green County
95.1
High 4.63 / yr $561K
13 Taylor County
94.2
High 5.84 / yr $634K
14 Hays County
93.8
High 3.53 / yr $720K
15 Hale County
92.1
High 7.68 / yr $367K
16 Deaf Smith County
91.7
High 10.51 / yr $407K
17 Comal County
91.3
High 3.47 / yr $514K
18 Collin County
91.1
High 4.58 / yr $625K
19 Brazos County
90.4
High 2.53 / yr $353K
20 Moore County
90.2
High 10.47 / yr $372K
21 Hutchinson County
90.0
High 9.95 / yr $342K
22 Gray County
89.8
High 9.79 / yr $350K
23 Harris County
88.8
High 1.12 / yr $296K
24 Bexar County
88.3
High 2.84 / yr $311K
25 Kerr County
88.0
High 4.00 / yr $239K
26 Smith County
87.7
High 3.42 / yr $282K
27 Denton County
86.2
High 4.84 / yr $414K
28 Montgomery County
86.1
High 1.47 / yr $336K
29 Cameron County
85.9
High 0.57 / yr $177K
30 Guadalupe County
84.6
Medium 2.58 / yr $318K
31 Gregg County
83.9
Medium 3.21 / yr $217K
32 Val Verde County
83.8
Medium 2.89 / yr $169K
33 Burnet County
82.9
Medium 3.95 / yr $170K
34 Nueces County
82.8
Medium 0.86 / yr $185K
35 Dallam County
82.8
Medium 11.90 / yr $205K
36 Wichita County
82.2
Medium 7.05 / yr $201K
37 Howard County
81.3
Medium 6.16 / yr $171K
38 Travis County
80.4
Medium 3.79 / yr $270K
39 Bastrop County
79.8
Medium 3.11 / yr $199K
40 Coryell County
79.7
Medium 3.37 / yr $202K
41 Brown County
78.2
Medium 4.16 / yr $150K
42 Webb County
77.8
Medium 0.68 / yr $109K
43 Kendall County
76.3
Medium 3.89 / yr $184K
44 Lamb County
76.0
Medium 8.21 / yr $118K
45 Nacogdoches County
75.8
Medium 2.47 / yr $126K
46 Hockley County
75.8
Medium 6.89 / yr $141K
47 Gillespie County
75.0
Medium 4.26 / yr $143K
48 Castro County
74.6
Medium 7.89 / yr $114K
49 Bowie County
74.3
Medium 4.26 / yr $133K
50 Ochiltree County
73.6
Medium 10.42 / yr $203K
51 Llano County
73.2
Medium 4.11 / yr $98K
52 Swisher County
73.2
Medium 7.47 / yr $118K
53 Angelina County
73.0
Medium 2.32 / yr $117K
54 Lamar County
72.5
Medium 4.16 / yr $112K
55 Medina County
72.5
Medium 2.16 / yr $107K
56 Parmer County
72.3
Medium 7.57 / yr $150K
57 Jefferson County
71.7
Medium 0.84 / yr $100K
58 Harrison County
71.7
Medium 3.11 / yr $106K
59 Hartley County
71.5
Medium 11.23 / yr $181K
60 Hansford County
70.0
Medium 10.79 / yr $118K
61 Bandera County
69.3
Medium 3.37 / yr $83K
62 Nolan County
68.6
Medium 5.89 / yr $76K
63 Wood County
68.3
Medium 3.37 / yr $80K
64 Henderson County
67.7
Medium 3.16 / yr $84K
65 Wheeler County
67.6
Medium 8.95 / yr $83K
66 Cherokee County
67.5
Medium 3.26 / yr $92K
67 Caldwell County
67.3
Medium 3.05 / yr $94K
68 Bailey County
66.5
Medium 7.56 / yr $67K
69 Panola County
65.3
Medium 2.74 / yr $76K
70 Hunt County
64.8
Medium 3.95 / yr $98K
71 Upshur County
63.9
Medium 3.37 / yr $86K
72 Ellis County
63.6
Medium 3.47 / yr $106K
73 Kaufman County
63.4
Medium 3.47 / yr $123K
74 Rusk County
62.5
Medium 2.89 / yr $82K
75 Terry County
61.8
Medium 6.53 / yr $69K
76 Reeves County
61.7
Medium 4.76 / yr $74K
77 Anderson County
61.4
Medium 2.95 / yr $69K
78 Gaines County
61.2
Medium 6.53 / yr $62K
79 Carson County
60.3
Low 10.37 / yr $124K
80 Yoakum County
59.3
Low 6.26 / yr $51K
81 Pecos County
58.7
Low 4.58 / yr $59K
82 McLennan County
58.1
Low 3.11 / yr $71K
83 Comanche County
58.0
Low 4.32 / yr $56K
84 Ward County
58.0
Low 4.35 / yr $58K
85 Washington County
57.8
Low 2.42 / yr $59K
86 Floyd County
57.1
Low 7.63 / yr $64K
87 Grayson County
57.0
Low 4.95 / yr $82K
88 Uvalde County
56.7
Low 2.00 / yr $58K
89 Jones County
56.5
Low 5.84 / yr $60K
90 Shelby County
56.4
Low 2.47 / yr $56K
91 Palo Pinto County
56.3
Low 4.89 / yr $64K
92 Lampasas County
56.0
Low 3.42 / yr $62K
93 Atascosa County
55.6
Low 1.63 / yr $50K
94 Mitchell County
54.5
Low 5.95 / yr $60K
95 Wilson County
54.4
Low 1.84 / yr $68K
96 Sherman County
54.2
Low 11.26 / yr $80K
97 Van Zandt County
53.4
Low 3.37 / yr $71K
98 Scurry County
52.9
Low 6.37 / yr $60K
99 Hopkins County
52.6
Low 3.79 / yr $66K
100 Cass County
52.5
Low 3.74 / yr $45K
101 Callahan County
52.4
Low 5.84 / yr $56K
102 Victoria County
51.8
Low 1.11 / yr $59K
103 Donley County
51.8
Low 8.84 / yr $52K
104 Milam County
51.5
Low 2.63 / yr $43K
105 Maverick County
51.1
Low 0.95 / yr $37K
106 Titus County
50.2
Low 3.63 / yr $52K
107 Childress County
49.3
Low 6.74 / yr $55K
108 Erath County
48.4
Low 4.21 / yr $60K
109 Walker County
47.6
Low 1.95 / yr $45K
110 Fort Bend County
46.9
Low 1.11 / yr $71K
111 Runnels County
46.7
Low 4.79 / yr $46K
112 Navarro County
46.4
Low 3.16 / yr $44K
113 Lipscomb County
46.1
Low 10.37 / yr $53K
114 Gonzales County
45.9
Low 2.00 / yr $36K
115 Hemphill County
45.4
Low 9.74 / yr $53K
116 Hardin County
44.3
Low 1.32 / yr $51K
117 Eastland County
44.2
Low 4.84 / yr $39K
118 Polk County
43.3
Low 1.53 / yr $36K
119 Hall County
43.0
Low 6.95 / yr $31K
120 Coleman County
43.0
Low 4.58 / yr $34K
121 Fayette County
42.9
Low 2.37 / yr $44K
122 Oldham County
42.7
Low 10.93 / yr $45K
123 San Patricio County
42.0
Low 0.81 / yr $34K
124 Collingsworth County
41.6
Low 8.21 / yr $40K
125 Brewster County
40.8
Low 3.04 / yr $42K
126 Orange County
40.6
Low 0.89 / yr $43K
127 Starr County
40.3
Low 0.58 / yr $25K
128 Tyler County
40.2
Low 1.63 / yr $29K
129 Dawson County
40.1
Low 6.74 / yr $32K
130 Winkler County
39.9
Low 4.90 / yr $38K
131 Jasper County
39.4
Low 1.55 / yr $31K
132 Blanco County
39.2
Low 3.89 / yr $42K
133 Johnson County
39.1
Low 3.58 / yr $50K
134 Falls County
39.1
Low 2.79 / yr $30K
135 Wilbarger County
38.4
Low 7.05 / yr $31K
136 McCulloch County
37.5
Low 3.84 / yr $32K
137 Armstrong County
37.1
Low 9.89 / yr $35K
138 Camp County
37.0
Low 3.53 / yr $24K
139 Freestone County
36.9
Low 2.84 / yr $28K
140 Wharton County
36.6
Low 1.05 / yr $28K
141 Morris County
36.1
Low 3.58 / yr $24K
142 Kimble County
35.9
Low 3.47 / yr $23K
143 DeWitt County
35.8
Low 1.63 / yr $23K
144 Lee County
35.7
Low 3.05 / yr $35K
145 Parker County
35.4
Low 4.84 / yr $44K
146 Houston County
35.2
Low 2.21 / yr $23K
147 Montague County
34.7
Low 5.26 / yr $31K
148 Garza County
34.5
Low 6.42 / yr $24K
149 Liberty County
34.3
Low 1.07 / yr $29K
150 Burleson County
33.7
Low 2.42 / yr $28K
151 Frio County
33.6
Low 1.26 / yr $20K
152 Fannin County
33.2
Low 4.47 / yr $34K
153 Bee County
33.0
Low 1.11 / yr $24K
154 Trinity County
32.8
Low 1.74 / yr $20K
155 Jim Wells County
32.7
Low 0.90 / yr $21K
156 Culberson County
32.5
Low 5.22 / yr $18K
157 Rockwall County
32.2
Low 4.21 / yr $52K
158 Young County
32.0
Low 5.11 / yr $31K
159 Hamilton County
32.0
Low 4.05 / yr $29K
160 Cooke County
31.9
Low 5.05 / yr $29K
161 Sabine County
31.5
Low 2.21 / yr $23K
162 Limestone County
31.3
Low 2.79 / yr $20K
163 Mason County
30.1
Low 3.79 / yr $20K
164 Colorado County
30.0
Low 1.53 / yr $21K
165 San Saba County
29.4
Low 3.79 / yr $25K
166 Kleberg County
29.2
Low 0.86 / yr $19K
167 Cochran County
29.1
Low 6.75 / yr $21K
168 Crane County
28.6
Low 4.79 / yr $19K
169 Franklin County
28.5
Low 3.63 / yr $23K
170 Lavaca County
27.9
Low 1.74 / yr $23K
171 Andrews County
27.9
Low 6.16 / yr $36K
172 Hood County
27.7
Low 4.05 / yr $27K
173 Leon County
27.5
Low 2.63 / yr $20K
174 Karnes County
27.2
Low 1.63 / yr $15K
175 Wise County
26.5
Low 5.26 / yr $25K
176 Mills County
26.0
Low 4.16 / yr $17K
177 Real County
24.9
Low 3.32 / yr $13K
178 Marion County
24.8
Low 3.16 / yr $14K
179 Red River County
24.5
Very Low 4.16 / yr $15K
180 San Augustine County
24.5
Very Low 2.21 / yr $13K
181 Robertson County
24.4
Very Low 2.63 / yr $17K
182 Newton County
24.0
Very Low 1.61 / yr $13K
183 Lynn County
24.0
Very Low 6.84 / yr $17K
184 Crosby County
23.4
Very Low 7.21 / yr $12K
185 Hardeman County
23.2
Very Low 6.84 / yr $12K
186 Sutton County
22.7
Very Low 3.16 / yr $14K
187 Brazoria County
22.4
Very Low 0.89 / yr $23K
188 Upton County
22.0
Very Low 4.79 / yr $15K
189 Madison County
21.3
Very Low 2.42 / yr $16K
190 Reagan County
20.9
Very Low 4.79 / yr $17K
191 Coke County
20.8
Very Low 5.05 / yr $16K
192 Presidio County
20.1
Very Low 2.72 / yr $9K
193 Edwards County
20.1
Very Low 3.26 / yr $11K
194 Clay County
19.2
Very Low 6.47 / yr $16K
195 Haskell County
19.0
Very Low 5.53 / yr $14K
196 Jeff Davis County
18.5
Very Low 5.25 / yr $12K
197 Hudspeth County
18.0
Very Low 3.15 / yr $12K
198 Willacy County
17.3
Very Low 0.57 / yr $8K
199 Jackson County
17.2
Very Low 1.02 / yr $12K
200 Motley County
17.2
Very Low 7.21 / yr $10K
201 Aransas County
17.1
Very Low 0.64 / yr $10K
202 Concho County
16.8
Very Low 4.26 / yr $12K
203 Knox County
16.5
Very Low 6.16 / yr $8K
204 Rains County
16.5
Very Low 3.32 / yr $13K
205 Chambers County
16.2
Very Low 0.79 / yr $24K
206 Menard County
16.2
Very Low 3.58 / yr $10K
207 Archer County
16.1
Very Low 6.53 / yr $13K
208 Galveston County
15.9
Very Low 0.82 / yr $14K
209 Zapata County
15.8
Very Low 0.68 / yr $7K
210 Crockett County
15.7
Very Low 3.47 / yr $13K
211 Calhoun County
15.1
Very Low 0.78 / yr $10K
212 Schleicher County
14.9
Very Low 3.63 / yr $10K
213 Zavala County
14.7
Very Low 1.00 / yr $7K
214 Briscoe County
14.4
Very Low 7.26 / yr $16K
215 Martin County
14.2
Very Low 6.26 / yr $9K
216 Jack County
14.0
Very Low 5.21 / yr $12K
217 Hill County
13.6
Very Low 3.26 / yr $9K
218 Dimmit County
13.3
Very Low 1.05 / yr $6K
219 Roberts County
13.2
Very Low 9.63 / yr $15K
220 Grimes County
13.0
Very Low 2.26 / yr $8K
221 Live Oak County
12.7
Very Low 1.05 / yr $7K
222 Cottle County
11.9
Very Low 6.79 / yr $6K
223 Baylor County
11.8
Very Low 6.26 / yr $6K
224 Kinney County
11.2
Very Low 1.68 / yr $5K
225 Fisher County
11.0
Very Low 5.74 / yr $12K
226 Irion County
10.9
Very Low 4.32 / yr $6K
227 Delta County
10.5
Very Low 3.84 / yr $7K
228 Duval County
10.2
Very Low 0.74 / yr $4K
229 Bosque County
10.1
Very Low 3.32 / yr $6K
230 Waller County
9.4
Very Low 1.53 / yr $6K
231 Dickens County
9.0
Very Low 6.32 / yr $4K
232 Shackelford County
8.9
Very Low 5.68 / yr $10K
233 Sterling County
8.9
Very Low 5.00 / yr $7K
234 Brooks County
8.8
Very Low 0.79 / yr $4K
235 Glasscock County
8.8
Very Low 5.32 / yr $6K
236 La Salle County
8.5
Very Low 0.84 / yr $3K
237 Refugio County
8.2
Very Low 0.97 / yr $4K
238 Goliad County
8.1
Very Low 1.16 / yr $5K
239 Austin County
7.4
Very Low 1.63 / yr $4K
240 Somervell County
6.9
Very Low 4.05 / yr $7K
241 Jim Hogg County
6.8
Very Low 0.74 / yr $3K
242 Foard County
6.6
Very Low 6.63 / yr $4K
243 San Jacinto County
6.2
Very Low 1.53 / yr $3K
244 Borden County
6.1
Very Low 6.63 / yr $4K
245 Matagorda County
5.7
Very Low 0.91 / yr $3K
246 Stonewall County
5.7
Very Low 5.21 / yr $3K
247 Stephens County
4.6
Very Low 5.05 / yr $3K
248 Throckmorton County
4.4
Very Low 5.42 / yr $3K
249 Kent County
4.2
Very Low 5.32 / yr $3K
250 Terrell County
3.3
Very Low 2.11 / yr $2K
251 King County
2.4
Very Low 5.42 / yr $868
252 Loving County
1.6
Very Low 4.94 / yr $616
253 Kenedy County
1.5
Very Low 0.77 / yr $279
254 McMullen County
1.5
Very Low 0.84 / yr $424

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Texas county has the highest winter weather risk?

El Paso County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Texas at 99.9 (Very High), with $2M in expected annual losses and about 2.42 events per year.

How many Texas counties face significant winter weather risk?

254 Texas counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 29 of them are rated High or Very High.

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