Virginia

Natural Disaster Risk by County

Counties
133
All ranked by NRI score
State Avg. Score
33.3
Low risk
Total State EAL
$1.98B
Expected annual losses
Highest Risk
Fairfax
Score 94.7 · High

County Rankings

#CountyRisk ScoreRisk RatingTop HazardAnn. Loss
1Fairfax County
94.7
High Winter Weather$219M
2Chesterfield County
84.8
Medium Earthquake$79M
3Henrico County
83.4
Medium Earthquake$58M
4Prince William County
83.2
Medium Heat Wave$69M
5Norfolk City
81.2
Medium Hurricane$46M
6Accomack County
81.0
Medium Coastal Flood$31M
7Chesapeake City
80.9
Low Hurricane$56M
8Richmond City
78.4
Low Earthquake$39M
9Albemarle County
78.1
Low Strong Wind$40M
10Loudoun County
78.1
Low Heat Wave$61M
11Rockingham County
75.0
Low Landslide$35M
12Alexandria City
73.7
Low Strong Wind$40M
13Roanoke City
72.9
Low Strong Wind$25M
14Newport News City
72.2
Low Hurricane$32M
15Augusta County
68.6
Low Landslide$25M
16Danville City
68.0
Low Riverine Flood$18M
17Arlington County
66.8
Low Heat Wave$38M
18Stafford County
65.0
Low Strong Wind$35M
19Pittsylvania County
63.8
Low Hurricane$17M
20Henry County
63.6
Low Landslide$15M
21Hampton City
61.7
Low Hurricane$23M
22Tazewell County
60.2
Low Landslide$15M
23Suffolk City
60.1
Low Drought$25M
24Shenandoah County
59.8
Low Landslide$19M
25Virginia Beach City
57.9
Low Heat Wave$31M
26Smyth County
57.8
Low Cold Wave$15M
27Lee County
57.3
Low Landslide$11M
28Mecklenburg County
54.3
Low Drought$13M
29Portsmouth City
54.0
Low Hurricane$18M
30Hanover County
53.5
Low Drought$29M
31James City County
53.3
Low Drought$22M
32Spotsylvania County
52.9
Low Lightning$25M
33Roanoke County
52.2
Low Landslide$20M
34Bedford County
51.2
Low Hurricane$18M
35Buchanan County
50.6
Low Landslide$11M
36Wise County
50.4
Low Landslide$13M
37Lynchburg City
49.3
Low Strong Wind$15M
38Wythe County
48.7
Low Cold Wave$12M
39Fauquier County
47.7
Low Lightning$22M
40Montgomery County
47.5
Low Landslide$17M
41Halifax County
47.0
Low Drought$9M
42Washington County
46.6
Low Landslide$12M
43Culpeper County
46.2
Low Drought$15M
44Pulaski County
45.9
Low Landslide$11M
45Carroll County
45.1
Low Landslide$10M
46Frederick County
44.7
Low Landslide$20M
47York County
44.7
Low Hurricane$24M
48Northampton County
44.5
Low Drought$9M
49Franklin County
42.7
Very Low Landslide$11M
50Scott County
42.0
Very Low Landslide$8M
51Northumberland County
40.0
Very Low Drought$8M
52Alleghany County
38.1
Very Low Strong Wind$11M
53Isle of Wight County
37.9
Very Low Drought$15M
54Page County
37.9
Very Low Hurricane$10M
55Westmoreland County
37.4
Very Low Hurricane$9M
56Russell County
36.5
Very Low Landslide$9M
57Nelson County
34.1
Very Low Landslide$9M
58Rockbridge County
33.3
Very Low Landslide$9M
59Prince Edward County
32.4
Very Low Drought$7M
60Lancaster County
32.3
Very Low Drought$7M
61Louisa County
32.2
Very Low Hurricane$10M
62Campbell County
32.0
Very Low Lightning$9M
63Warren County
31.6
Very Low Landslide$13M
64Southampton County
29.8
Very Low Drought$9M
65Nottoway County
29.0
Very Low Drought$6M
66Brunswick County
28.1
Very Low Drought$7M
67Harrisonburg City
26.6
Very Low Hurricane$9M
68Orange County
25.6
Very Low Drought$11M
69Grayson County
24.7
Very Low Landslide$6M
70Charlottesville City
24.3
Very Low Strong Wind$10M
71Middlesex County
23.8
Very Low Hurricane$6M
72Gloucester County
22.6
Very Low Hurricane$9M
73Powhatan County
21.1
Very Low Drought$10M
74Amherst County
21.0
Very Low Hurricane$6M
75Patrick County
20.9
Very Low Landslide$6M
76Caroline County
20.7
Very Low Hurricane$8M
77Lunenburg County
19.8
Very Low Drought$4M
78Cumberland County
19.7
Very Low Drought$5M
79Dinwiddie County
19.3
Very Low Drought$7M
80Buckingham County
19.0
Very Low Drought$5M
81Essex County
18.6
Very Low Drought$5M
82Salem City
18.6
Very Low Hurricane$9M
83Botetourt County
18.1
Very Low Landslide$9M
84Dickenson County
17.9
Very Low Landslide$5M
85Greensville County
17.8
Very Low Drought$4M
86Charlotte County
17.4
Very Low Drought$4M
87Hopewell City
17.2
Very Low Hurricane$4M
88Petersburg City
17.0
Very Low Hurricane$5M
89Winchester City
16.9
Very Low Hurricane$6M
90Giles County
16.6
Very Low Landslide$5M
91Manassas City
16.6
Very Low Hurricane$7M
92King and Queen County
16.2
Very Low Drought$4M
93Goochland County
15.5
Very Low Earthquake$8M
94New Kent County
14.1
Very Low Drought$7M
95Prince George County
13.9
Very Low Drought$8M
96Fluvanna County
13.5
Very Low Hurricane$6M
97Sussex County
13.2
Very Low Drought$4M
98Bland County
13.0
Very Low Landslide$5M
99King George County
12.8
Very Low Hurricane$8M
100Mathews County
12.2
Very Low Coastal Flood$4M
101Amelia County
12.0
Very Low Drought$5M
102Staunton City
10.6
Very Low Hurricane$5M
103Richmond County
10.4
Very Low Drought$4M
104Waynesboro City
10.3
Very Low Hurricane$6M
105Covington City
9.7
Very Low Strong Wind$5M
106Martinsville City
9.6
Very Low Earthquake$3M
107Charles City County
9.3
Very Low Drought$3M
108Greene County
9.3
Very Low Hurricane$5M
109Fredericksburg City
8.7
Very Low Lightning$7M
110Bristol City
8.6
Very Low Earthquake$3M
111Madison County
8.4
Very Low Hurricane$5M
112King William County
8.3
Very Low Drought$6M
113Franklin City
7.5
Very Low Hurricane$3M
114Clarke County
6.9
Very Low Drought$6M
115Rappahannock County
6.9
Very Low Drought$3M
116Galax City
6.8
Very Low Cold Wave$3M
117Floyd County
6.6
Very Low Landslide$4M
118Craig County
6.2
Very Low Landslide$3M
119Colonial Heights City
6.0
Very Low Hurricane$4M
120Bath County
5.4
Very Low Landslide$3M
121Fairfax City
5.3
Very Low Hurricane$5M
122Appomattox County
5.1
Very Low Hurricane$3M
123Emporia City
5.0
Very Low Hurricane$3M
124Manassas Park City
4.9
Very Low Hurricane$3M
125Surry County
4.7
Very Low Drought$3M
126Lexington City
3.7
Very Low Hurricane$2M
127Buena Vista City
3.3
Very Low Hurricane$2M
128Radford City
2.6
Very Low Earthquake$3M
129Highland County
2.5
Very Low Landslide$2M
130Poquoson City
2.4
Very Low Coastal Flood$4M
131Williamsburg City
2.4
Very Low Hurricane$4M
132Falls Church City
1.6
Very Low Hurricane$3M
133Norton City
1.6
Very Low Landslide$1M

All 133 Virginia counties, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score.