Kentucky

Natural Disaster Risk by County

Counties
120
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
44.2
Medium risk
Total State EAL
$2.36B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Jefferson
Score 98.3 · High

County Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRisk RatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Jefferson County
98.3
High Tornado$342M
2Floyd County
94.2
Medium Riverine Flood$106M
3Fayette County
92.0
Medium Tornado$113M
4McCracken County
89.7
Medium Earthquake$79M
5Warren County
88.5
Medium Hail$80M
6Daviess County
88.1
Medium Earthquake$70M
7Pike County
87.9
Medium Landslide$50M
8Graves County
84.0
Medium Earthquake$39M
9Christian County
79.6
Low Earthquake$42M
10Pulaski County
79.1
Low Winter Weather$32M
11Kenton County
77.4
Low Strong Wind$47M
12Hardin County
75.5
Low Strong Wind$36M
13Calloway County
75.3
Low Earthquake$29M
14Boyd County
74.9
Low Heat Wave$29M
15Madison County
74.8
Low Lightning$37M
16Knox County
74.7
Low Cold Wave$20M
17Boone County
74.5
Low Strong Wind$49M
18Henderson County
73.2
Low Earthquake$29M
19Perry County
73.2
Low Landslide$27M
20Hopkins County
72.6
Low Ice Storm$26M
21Bullitt County
71.8
Low Strong Wind$46M
22Laurel County
71.7
Low Winter Weather$24M
23Johnson County
71.1
Low Landslide$20M
24Bell County
68.0
Low Landslide$19M
25Barren County
67.9
Low Hail$20M
26Clay County
67.1
Low Landslide$16M
27Letcher County
66.6
Low Landslide$17M
28Harlan County
65.7
Low Landslide$18M
29Breathitt County
64.7
Low Landslide$15M
30Franklin County
64.5
Low Strong Wind$25M
31Whitley County
62.2
Low Landslide$18M
32Marshall County
61.9
Low Earthquake$22M
33Shelby County
61.9
Low Strong Wind$22M
34Campbell County
58.3
Low Tornado$26M
35Scott County
56.1
Low Strong Wind$21M
36Oldham County
56.0
Low Strong Wind$29M
37Nelson County
55.2
Low Strong Wind$20M
38Wayne County
54.7
Low Cold Wave$12M
39Logan County
54.6
Low Cold Wave$17M
40Ohio County
54.2
Low Ice Storm$14M
41Lawrence County
53.3
Low Landslide$13M
42Muhlenberg County
53.2
Low Ice Storm$14M
43Carter County
52.7
Low Landslide$14M
44Greenup County
52.6
Low Heat Wave$16M
45Knott County
52.1
Low Landslide$12M
46Martin County
49.9
Low Landslide$9M
47Trigg County
48.4
Low Ice Storm$11M
48Rowan County
47.9
Low Landslide$13M
49Fulton County
46.8
Low Earthquake$10M
50Grayson County
45.3
Low Hail$11M
51Union County
42.8
Very Low Earthquake$11M
52Estill County
41.8
Very Low Riverine Flood$9M
53Boyle County
41.6
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
54Lewis County
41.5
Very Low Landslide$9M
55Mercer County
41.4
Very Low Strong Wind$12M
56Hart County
41.1
Very Low Hail$10M
57Meade County
40.9
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
58McLean County
40.7
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
59Woodford County
40.0
Very Low Strong Wind$13M
60Jessamine County
39.8
Very Low Strong Wind$18M
61Ballard County
39.6
Very Low Drought$11M
62Breckinridge County
39.5
Very Low Hail$12M
63Adair County
39.4
Very Low Hail$9M
64Bourbon County
39.4
Very Low Strong Wind$11M
65Mason County
39.2
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
66Caldwell County
39.0
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
67Taylor County
38.7
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
68Clark County
38.3
Very Low Strong Wind$14M
69Casey County
37.1
Very Low Winter Weather$8M
70Rockcastle County
36.1
Very Low Landslide$8M
71Hickman County
35.8
Very Low Earthquake$8M
72Magoffin County
35.0
Very Low Landslide$8M
73Montgomery County
34.3
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
74Harrison County
33.8
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
75Allen County
33.3
Very Low Hail$9M
76Lincoln County
32.6
Very Low Strong Wind$8M
77Russell County
31.9
Very Low Winter Weather$7M
78Leslie County
31.7
Very Low Landslide$7M
79Powell County
31.2
Very Low Strong Wind$7M
80Fleming County
31.0
Very Low Strong Wind$7M
81Crittenden County
30.4
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
82Garrard County
30.2
Very Low Strong Wind$7M
83Marion County
30.2
Very Low Hail$9M
84Cumberland County
30.1
Very Low Landslide$6M
85Pendleton County
29.9
Very Low Lightning$9M
86Webster County
29.2
Very Low Ice Storm$9M
87Lyon County
28.9
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
88Hancock County
28.8
Very Low Ice Storm$8M
89Todd County
28.6
Very Low Ice Storm$10M
90Livingston County
27.1
Very Low Ice Storm$7M
91Simpson County
27.0
Very Low Hail$8M
92Monroe County
26.7
Very Low Hail$6M
93Anderson County
26.3
Very Low Ice Storm$11M
94McCreary County
25.3
Very Low Landslide$5M
95Clinton County
24.5
Very Low Winter Weather$6M
96Jackson County
24.2
Very Low Landslide$6M
97Carroll County
23.4
Very Low Tornado$7M
98Morgan County
22.1
Very Low Landslide$7M
99Metcalfe County
21.8
Very Low Hail$5M
100Nicholas County
19.0
Very Low Landslide$4M
101Carlisle County
18.7
Very Low Earthquake$6M
102Wolfe County
18.5
Very Low Landslide$4M
103Butler County
18.1
Very Low Hail$6M
104Gallatin County
17.3
Very Low Strong Wind$6M
105Washington County
16.7
Very Low Hail$7M
106Grant County
16.3
Very Low Tornado$7M
107Henry County
15.7
Very Low Strong Wind$6M
108Owen County
15.2
Very Low Landslide$6M
109Green County
14.0
Very Low Hail$4M
110Bath County
13.7
Very Low Lightning$5M
111Spencer County
13.3
Very Low Tornado$9M
112Larue County
12.4
Very Low Hail$6M
113Elliott County
12.2
Very Low Landslide$3M
114Bracken County
12.0
Very Low Strong Wind$5M
115Trimble County
11.9
Very Low Strong Wind$4M
116Edmonson County
11.0
Very Low Hail$5M
117Lee County
7.5
Very Low Landslide$3M
118Owsley County
6.4
Very Low Landslide$2M
119Menifee County
6.2
Very Low Landslide$3M
120Robertson County
1.7
Very Low Landslide$1M

All 120 Kentucky counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.