Massachusetts

Natural Disaster Risk by County

Counties
14
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
78.8
High risk
Total State EAL
$1.48B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Middlesex
Score 96.9 · High

County Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRisk RatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Middlesex County
96.9
High Ice Storm$322M
2Essex County
95.6
High Coastal Flood$199M
3Suffolk County
93.5
Medium Lightning$115M
4Worcester County
93.5
Medium Ice Storm$163M
5Hampden County
92.8
Medium Riverine Flood$107M
6Norfolk County
92.0
Medium Riverine Flood$147M
7Plymouth County
90.4
Medium Coastal Flood$114M
8Bristol County
89.9
Medium Riverine Flood$87M
9Barnstable County
89.1
Medium Coastal Flood$82M
10Berkshire County
84.0
Medium Riverine Flood$52M
11Hampshire County
69.9
Low Hurricane$37M
12Franklin County
60.7
Low Landslide$23M
13Nantucket County
38.7
Very Low Hurricane$23M
14Dukes County
16.8
Very Low Hurricane$7M

All 14 Massachusetts counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.