Riskiest Counties for Winter Weather

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index winter weather hazard score · code WNTW

Winter Weather risk reflects heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions. FEMA's National Risk Index scores each county's winter weather hazard from its expected annual loss, annualized event frequency, and exposed population. Cook County, Illinois currently leads the nation with a winter weather score of 100.0 and $4M in expected annual loss. Pennsylvania, New York, Texas account for much of the highest-rated winter weather risk in this dataset.

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County Rankings

#CountyStateWinter Weather ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1Cook CountyIL
100.0
Very High 14.60 / yr$4M
2Johnson CountyKS
100.0
Very High 11.26 / yr$6M
3Kings CountyNY
99.9
Very High 8.71 / yr$2M
4El Paso CountyTX
99.9
Very High 2.42 / yr$2M
5El Paso CountyCO
99.9
Very High 14.54 / yr$5M
6Philadelphia CountyPA
99.8
Very High 10.54 / yr$2M
7Montgomery CountyPA
99.8
Very High 12.40 / yr$3M
8Potter CountyTX
99.8
Very High 10.74 / yr$2M
9Queens CountyNY
99.7
Very High 9.47 / yr$2M
10Baltimore CountyMD
99.7
Very High 12.50 / yr$3M
11Penobscot CountyME
99.7
Very High 25.79 / yr$3M
12Middlesex CountyNJ
99.6
Very High 10.59 / yr$2M
13Burleigh CountyND
99.6
Very High 19.42 / yr$3M
14Cass CountyND
99.6
Very High 24.26 / yr$4M
15Gallatin CountyMT
99.6
Very High 49.27 / yr$4M
16Erie CountyNY
99.5
Very High 44.91 / yr$2M
17New Castle CountyDE
99.5
Very High 10.37 / yr$2M
18Lancaster CountyPA
99.5
Very High 12.27 / yr$2M
19Ocean CountyNJ
99.4
Very High 9.38 / yr$2M
20Camden CountyNJ
99.4
Very High 10.70 / yr$2M
21Berks CountyPA
99.4
Very High 12.63 / yr$2M
22Bronx CountyNY
99.3
Very High 10.49 / yr$1M
23Randall CountyTX
99.3
Very High 10.56 / yr$2M
24Cascade CountyMT
99.3
Very High 45.67 / yr$2M
25Delaware CountyPA
99.2
Very High 10.49 / yr$2M

Showing the top 25 seeded counties for winter weather risk.

Winter Weather Risk by State

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