Winter Weather Risk in Wisconsin

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

Winter Weather risk — heavy snow, blizzards, and hazardous winter conditions — is rated for 72 of 72 Wisconsin counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. Milwaukee County carries the state's highest winter weather score at 96.8, with $819K in expected annual winter weather losses.

3 Wisconsin counties are rated High or Very High for winter weather, and expected annual losses from winter weather total roughly $8M 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 Milwaukee County
96.8
Very High 15.84 / yr $819K
2 Dane County
93.6
High 16.11 / yr $710K
3 Waukesha County
86.5
High 15.05 / yr $553K
4 Bayfield County
84.6
Medium 29.73 / yr $223K
5 Brown County
83.9
Medium 15.84 / yr $313K
6 Vilas County
78.3
Medium 21.84 / yr $154K
7 Outagamie County
78.1
Medium 15.42 / yr $270K
8 Ashland County
77.9
Medium 31.34 / yr $158K
9 Winnebago County
77.7
Medium 15.63 / yr $218K
10 Oneida County
77.7
Medium 17.89 / yr $193K
11 Sawyer County
75.5
Medium 18.84 / yr $120K
12 Racine County
74.8
Medium 15.63 / yr $185K
13 Eau Claire County
71.9
Medium 15.68 / yr $173K
14 Marathon County
71.3
Medium 16.21 / yr $155K
15 Marinette County
68.2
Medium 15.78 / yr $119K
16 Fond du Lac County
68.1
Medium 15.05 / yr $150K
17 La Crosse County
68.0
Medium 16.26 / yr $150K
18 Sheboygan County
67.0
Medium 16.00 / yr $147K
19 St. Croix County
65.9
Medium 17.11 / yr $170K
20 Washington County
63.6
Medium 15.68 / yr $183K
21 Dodge County
63.5
Medium 15.58 / yr $122K
22 Lincoln County
62.9
Medium 16.74 / yr $112K
23 Iron County
62.3
Medium 35.11 / yr $73K
24 Manitowoc County
62.2
Medium 17.21 / yr $113K
25 Chippewa County
61.6
Medium 16.74 / yr $116K
26 Rock County
61.2
Medium 14.05 / yr $114K
27 Waupaca County
60.6
Low 15.79 / yr $83K
28 Jefferson County
58.9
Low 15.11 / yr $104K
29 Clark County
57.3
Low 16.74 / yr $53K
30 Polk County
56.2
Low 17.05 / yr $79K
31 Barron County
55.9
Low 16.63 / yr $75K
32 Portage County
55.3
Low 15.63 / yr $121K
33 Douglas County
55.2
Low 25.21 / yr $85K
34 Monroe County
54.6
Low 16.21 / yr $58K
35 Wood County
54.1
Low 15.26 / yr $82K
36 Walworth County
53.5
Low 14.16 / yr $85K
37 Columbia County
51.7
Low 15.53 / yr $77K
38 Grant County
50.5
Low 16.37 / yr $61K
39 Langlade County
49.8
Low 17.11 / yr $60K
40 Sauk County
44.7
Low 14.63 / yr $62K
41 Adams County
44.6
Low 16.16 / yr $36K
42 Ozaukee County
44.2
Low 15.68 / yr $107K
43 Pierce County
43.7
Low 16.63 / yr $74K
44 Dunn County
43.3
Low 16.79 / yr $74K
45 Trempealeau County
42.5
Low 16.47 / yr $49K
46 Burnett County
41.8
Low 18.16 / yr $36K
47 Juneau County
41.2
Low 16.26 / yr $39K
48 Forest County
39.4
Low 17.21 / yr $35K
49 Jackson County
39.1
Low 17.11 / yr $37K
50 Oconto County
38.6
Low 15.92 / yr $43K
51 Vernon County
36.0
Low 16.32 / yr $28K
52 Shawano County
35.8
Low 16.16 / yr $43K
53 Taylor County
34.7
Low 16.89 / yr $35K
54 Green Lake County
34.4
Low 14.74 / yr $26K
55 Calumet County
33.7
Low 15.74 / yr $67K
56 Waushara County
33.3
Low 15.42 / yr $36K
57 Washburn County
32.4
Low 18.21 / yr $33K
58 Rusk County
31.0
Low 16.58 / yr $28K
59 Green County
30.0
Low 15.11 / yr $36K
60 Richland County
27.0
Low 15.95 / yr $21K
61 Marquette County
26.2
Low 14.58 / yr $22K
62 Kenosha County
25.9
Low 15.63 / yr $28K
63 Door County
25.0
Low 16.00 / yr $23K
64 Buffalo County
23.6
Very Low 16.79 / yr $25K
65 Iowa County
21.5
Very Low 15.79 / yr $26K
66 Kewaunee County
20.1
Very Low 16.16 / yr $23K
67 Lafayette County
18.8
Very Low 14.95 / yr $18K
68 Florence County
18.0
Very Low 16.69 / yr $15K
69 Crawford County
15.7
Very Low 16.58 / yr $13K
70 Pepin County
14.4
Very Low 15.58 / yr $12K
71 Price County
12.1
Very Low 19.74 / yr $9K
72 Menominee County
8.2
Very Low 15.26 / yr $4K

72 Wisconsin counties with measurable winter weather risk. See the national winter weather ranking or all Wisconsin counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Wisconsin county has the highest winter weather risk?

Milwaukee County has the highest FEMA winter weather risk score in Wisconsin at 96.8 (Very High), with $819K in expected annual losses and about 15.84 events per year.

How many Wisconsin counties face significant winter weather risk?

72 Wisconsin counties record measurable winter weather risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 3 of them are rated High or Very High.

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