Landslide Risk in West Virginia

All West 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 55 of 55 West Virginia counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Greenbrier County carries the state's highest landslide score at 99.0, with $979K in expected annual landslide losses.

1 West Virginia county is rated High or Very High for landslide, and expected annual losses from landslide total roughly $3M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Landslide

#CountyLandslide ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 Greenbrier County
99.0
High 2.51 / yr $979K
2 Kanawha County
96.2
Medium 2.49 / yr $159K
3 McDowell County
95.3
Medium 1.78 / yr $78K
4 Wayne County
94.7
Medium 1.49 / yr $89K
5 Braxton County
94.6
Medium 1.39 / yr $91K
6 Roane County
94.4
Medium 1.40 / yr $76K
7 Wyoming County
94.3
Medium 1.58 / yr $78K
8 Lincoln County
94.2
Medium 1.32 / yr $78K
9 Mingo County
93.8
Medium 1.31 / yr $56K
10 Clay County
92.7
Medium 0.98 / yr $49K
11 Jackson County
92.3
Medium 1.20 / yr $63K
12 Raleigh County
92.1
Medium 1.70 / yr $61K
13 Logan County
91.6
Medium 1.36 / yr $51K
14 Nicholas County
90.9
Medium 1.71 / yr $44K
15 Calhoun County
90.7
Medium 0.78 / yr $47K
16 Boone County
90.6
Medium 1.46 / yr $41K
17 Mercer County
90.5
Medium 1.26 / yr $44K
18 Upshur County
90.4
Medium 0.92 / yr $48K
19 Marshall County
90.2
Medium 0.73 / yr $53K
20 Randolph County
90.0
Medium 2.39 / yr $56K
21 Hardy County
89.8
Medium 1.26 / yr $45K
22 Pocahontas County
89.8
Medium 2.26 / yr $42K
23 Doddridge County
89.8
Medium 0.87 / yr $58K
24 Putnam County
89.6
Medium 0.89 / yr $56K
25 Gilmer County
89.5
Medium 0.93 / yr $62K
26 Hampshire County
89.3
Medium 1.41 / yr $46K
27 Webster County
89.2
Medium 1.49 / yr $30K
28 Monroe County
89.2
Medium 1.27 / yr $36K
29 Lewis County
89.1
Medium 1.01 / yr $44K
30 Fayette County
89.0
Medium 1.81 / yr $42K
31 Ritchie County
88.7
Medium 1.26 / yr $48K
32 Wetzel County
88.6
Medium 0.93 / yr $42K
33 Monongalia County
88.2
Medium 0.87 / yr $55K
34 Pendleton County
88.2
Medium 1.73 / yr $46K
35 Mason County
88.0
Medium 0.95 / yr $35K
36 Summers County
88.0
Medium 0.98 / yr $29K
37 Cabell County
87.7
Medium 0.74 / yr $38K
38 Wood County
86.9
Low 0.80 / yr $34K
39 Barbour County
86.8
Low 0.84 / yr $36K
40 Mineral County
86.3
Low 0.67 / yr $31K
41 Marion County
86.2
Low 0.80 / yr $35K
42 Grant County
85.9
Low 0.84 / yr $26K
43 Preston County
85.4
Low 1.26 / yr $27K
44 Harrison County
84.7
Low 1.07 / yr $25K
45 Tyler County
83.8
Low 0.64 / yr $16K
46 Taylor County
83.5
Low 0.44 / yr $24K
47 Morgan County
82.3
Low 0.53 / yr $17K
48 Wirt County
81.3
Low 0.61 / yr $16K
49 Pleasants County
80.0
Low 0.31 / yr $12K
50 Tucker County
78.0
Low 0.65 / yr $11K
51 Berkeley County
75.9
Low 0.39 / yr $13K
52 Ohio County
75.8
Low 0.24 / yr $11K
53 Brooke County
70.4
Low 0.18 / yr $4K
54 Hancock County
66.7
Low 0.16 / yr $4K
55 Jefferson County
56.2
Very Low 0.12 / yr $3K

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which West Virginia county has the highest landslide risk?

Greenbrier County has the highest FEMA landslide risk score in West Virginia at 99.0 (High), with $979K in expected annual losses and about 2.51 events per year.

How many West Virginia counties face significant landslide risk?

55 West Virginia counties record measurable landslide risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 1 of them are rated High or Very High.

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