Landslide Risk in Virginia

All Virginia counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index landslide score

Landslide risk — downhill movement of rock, soil, and debris on unstable slopes — is rated for 133 of 133 Virginia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Scott County carries the state's highest landslide score at 96.3, with $124K in expected annual landslide losses.

No Virginia county reaches the High band for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $2M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Scott County
96.3
Medium 1.80 / yr $124K
2 Buchanan County
96.0
Medium 1.69 / yr $112K
3 Russell County
95.1
Medium 1.61 / yr $100K
4 Washington County
94.4
Medium 1.73 / yr $93K
5 Lee County
94.1
Medium 1.48 / yr $61K
6 Dickenson County
93.4
Medium 1.12 / yr $72K
7 Tazewell County
93.0
Medium 1.63 / yr $60K
8 Carroll County
92.8
Medium 1.33 / yr $57K
9 Rockbridge County
91.5
Medium 1.50 / yr $59K
10 Grayson County
91.3
Medium 1.27 / yr $47K
11 Montgomery County
91.0
Medium 1.01 / yr $70K
12 Augusta County
90.1
Medium 1.65 / yr $52K
13 Wise County
88.5
Medium 1.28 / yr $38K
14 Roanoke County
88.4
Medium 0.64 / yr $55K
15 Giles County
87.8
Medium 1.03 / yr $37K
16 Pulaski County
87.6
Medium 0.86 / yr $33K
17 Smyth County
87.2
Low 1.29 / yr $30K
18 Botetourt County
86.9
Low 1.38 / yr $50K
19 Rockingham County
86.7
Low 1.31 / yr $38K
20 Henry County
86.6
Low 0.93 / yr $24K
21 Floyd County
86.0
Low 1.03 / yr $37K
22 Shenandoah County
85.3
Low 0.84 / yr $28K
23 Bland County
85.1
Low 1.08 / yr $27K
24 Wythe County
84.4
Low 1.12 / yr $21K
25 Bath County
84.0
Low 1.32 / yr $24K
26 Albemarle County
83.8
Low 1.83 / yr $27K
27 Alleghany County
83.6
Low 1.18 / yr $23K
28 Craig County
83.3
Low 0.83 / yr $19K
29 Warren County
80.5
Low 0.40 / yr $21K
30 Highland County
80.1
Low 1.02 / yr $15K
31 Frederick County
79.7
Low 0.57 / yr $22K
32 Franklin County
79.6
Low 1.69 / yr $12K
33 Page County
76.0
Low 0.50 / yr $8K
34 Nelson County
75.8
Low 1.30 / yr $8K
35 Fairfax County
73.0
Low 0.33 / yr $10K
36 Patrick County
72.9
Low 1.31 / yr $7K
37 King George County
72.1
Low 0.18 / yr $11K
38 Pittsylvania County
70.5
Low 1.17 / yr $4K
39 Lynchburg City
66.1
Low 0.11 / yr $4K
40 Amherst County
64.6
Low 1.24 / yr $3K
41 Bedford County
62.6
Low 1.67 / yr $3K
42 Roanoke City
62.1
Very Low 0.06 / yr $2K
43 Henrico County
59.1
Very Low 0.09 / yr $3K
44 Caroline County
59.0
Very Low 0.52 / yr $3K
45 Campbell County
57.8
Very Low 0.68 / yr $2K
46 Prince William County
57.1
Very Low 0.26 / yr $3K
47 Stafford County
57.0
Very Low 0.36 / yr $3K
48 Fauquier County
55.0
Very Low 0.60 / yr $3K
49 Rappahannock County
54.8
Very Low 0.65 / yr $2K
50 James City County
53.2
Very Low 0.09 / yr $2K
51 Buckingham County
52.6
Very Low 1.05 / yr $1K
52 Staunton City
51.9
Very Low 0.05 / yr $2K
53 Loudoun County
51.2
Very Low 0.36 / yr $2K
54 Westmoreland County
51.2
Very Low 0.13 / yr $1K
55 Norton City
49.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $916
56 Madison County
49.1
Very Low 0.73 / yr $1K
57 Clarke County
48.3
Very Low 0.12 / yr $2K
58 Halifax County
48.1
Very Low 0.80 / yr $725
59 Chesterfield County
46.8
Very Low 0.24 / yr $2K
60 Greene County
46.2
Very Low 0.38 / yr $1K
61 Bristol City
45.1
Very Low 0.03 / yr $643
62 New Kent County
44.3
Very Low 0.19 / yr $1K
63 Fluvanna County
44.1
Very Low 0.57 / yr $975
64 Prince Edward County
42.4
Very Low 0.60 / yr $534
65 Culpeper County
41.5
Very Low 0.33 / yr $743
66 Essex County
40.9
Very Low 0.19 / yr $543
67 King and Queen County
39.6
Very Low 0.25 / yr $456
68 Mecklenburg County
39.5
Very Low 0.43 / yr $455
69 Appomattox County
39.0
Very Low 0.57 / yr $629
70 Galax City
38.2
Very Low 0.02 / yr $437
71 Spotsylvania County
37.6
Very Low 0.29 / yr $812
72 Suffolk City
37.5
Very Low 0.08 / yr $661
73 Northumberland County
35.3
Very Low 0.07 / yr $316
74 Danville City
34.7
Very Low 0.06 / yr $306
75 Richmond County
34.1
Very Low 0.14 / yr $330
76 Radford City
33.9
Very Low 0.02 / yr $451
77 Orange County
33.6
Very Low 0.37 / yr $527
78 Louisa County
33.2
Very Low 0.44 / yr $381
79 Goochland County
32.8
Very Low 0.41 / yr $501
80 Hanover County
32.4
Very Low 0.30 / yr $609
81 King William County
32.2
Very Low 0.18 / yr $553
82 Charlotte County
31.7
Very Low 0.49 / yr $217
83 York County
31.3
Very Low 0.02 / yr $582
84 Alexandria City
31.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $418
85 Isle of Wight County
30.9
Very Low 0.07 / yr $422
86 Chesapeake City
29.6
Very Low 0.05 / yr $384
87 Cumberland County
28.1
Very Low 0.42 / yr $186
88 Middlesex County
27.7
Very Low 0.05 / yr $185
89 Gloucester County
27.6
Very Low 0.06 / yr $287
90 Salem City
27.4
Very Low 0.02 / yr $317
91 Lunenburg County
27.3
Very Low 0.40 / yr $137
92 Harrisonburg City
26.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $227
93 Lancaster County
25.1
Very Low 0.04 / yr $139
94 Prince George County
25.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $273
95 Powhatan County
24.4
Very Low 0.27 / yr $232
96 Martinsville City
24.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $128
97 Nottoway County
24.1
Very Low 0.33 / yr $114
98 Richmond City
21.0
Very Low 0.03 / yr $128
99 Arlington County
20.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $185
100 Buena Vista City
20.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $116
101 Newport News City
20.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $122
102 Waynesboro City
19.6
Very Low 0.01 / yr $139
103 Amelia County
19.5
Very Low 0.31 / yr $107
104 Covington City
18.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $98
105 Lexington City
18.1
Very Low 0.01 / yr $76
106 Brunswick County
16.5
Very Low 0.24 / yr $58
107 Charlottesville City
16.3
Very Low 0.03 / yr $91
108 Surry County
16.3
Very Low 0.07 / yr $68
109 Southampton County
16.0
Very Low 0.12 / yr $67
110 Virginia Beach City
15.7
Very Low 0.03 / yr $108
111 Charles City County
15.5
Very Low 0.06 / yr $50
112 Accomack County
15.3
Very Low 0.05 / yr $46
113 Norfolk City
12.0
Very Low 0.01 / yr $39
114 Winchester City
11.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $34
115 Dinwiddie County
11.3
Very Low 0.17 / yr $35
116 Sussex County
11.0
Very Low 0.08 / yr $25
117 Williamsburg City
10.8
Very Low 0.01 / yr $51
118 Hopewell City
8.5
Very Low 0.01 / yr $13
119 Portsmouth City
7.4
Very Low 0.01 / yr $16
120 Fredericksburg City
7.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $23
121 Northampton County
6.8
Very Low 0.02 / yr $9
122 Hampton City
5.9
Very Low 0.01 / yr $10
123 Petersburg City
4.3
Very Low 0.01 / yr $5
124 Greensville County
4.1
Very Low 0.06 / yr $3
125 Manassas Park City
3.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $4
126 Mathews County
2.7
Very Low 0.01 / yr $2
127 Fairfax City
2.1
Very Low 0.00 / yr $3
128 Manassas City
2.0
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2
129 Colonial Heights City
1.4
Very Low 0.00 / yr $2
130 Franklin City
0.9
Very Low 0.00 / yr $1
131 Emporia City
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $0
132 Falls Church City
0.3
Very Low 0.00 / yr $0
133 Poquoson City
0.2
Very Low 0.00 / yr $0

133 Virginia counties with measurable landslide risk. See the national landslide ranking or all Virginia counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Virginia county has the highest landslide risk?

Scott County has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in Virginia at 96.3 (Medium), with $124K in expected annual losses and about 1.80 events per year.

How many Virginia counties face significant landslide risk?

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

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