# Social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)

Social vulnerability of a US county as used in FEMA's National Risk Index, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties, based on the Census Bureau's Community Resilience Estimates, which count residents with social and economic risk factors such as low income, age, disability and household conditions. Higher means more vulnerable.

## Key facts

- Kusilvak Census Area had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 3144 counties in 2025, at 100, and Yuma County the lowest, at 10.6. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Published for 3,144 places, with figures from 2025 to 2025.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `nri_social_vulnerability_score`
- Unit: index
- Note: The period is the year of the National Risk Index edition (the December 2025 edition is 2025), not a year of events. FEMA rebuilds the index with new data and methods in each edition, so values from different editions are not a time series. The index is meant for nationwide comparison and planning, not as a local risk assessment.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/social-vulnerability-score
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/nri_social_vulnerability_score

## Rankings

- [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/us-counties.md) (3144 places)
- [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/texas-counties.md) (254 places)
- [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/georgia-counties.md) (159 places)
- [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/virginia-counties.md) (133 places)
- [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places)
- [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/missouri-counties.md) (115 places)
- [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/kansas-counties.md) (105 places)
- [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/illinois-counties.md) (102 places)
- [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places)
- [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/iowa-counties.md) (99 places)
- [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places)
- [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places)
- [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/indiana-counties.md) (92 places)
- [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/ohio-counties.md) (88 places)
- [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places)
- [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/michigan-counties.md) (83 places)
- [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places)
- [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places)
- [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places)
- [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places)
- [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/alabama-counties.md) (67 places)
- [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/florida-counties.md) (67 places)
- [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places)
- [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places)
- [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/colorado-counties.md) (64 places)
- [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places)
- [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/new-york-counties.md) (62 places)
- [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/california-counties.md) (58 places)
- [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/montana-counties.md) (56 places)
- [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places)
- [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places)
- [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places)
- [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/idaho-counties.md) (44 places)
- [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/washington-counties.md) (39 places)
- [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/oregon-counties.md) (36 places)
- [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places)
- [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/alaska-counties.md) (30 places)
- [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/utah-counties.md) (29 places)
- [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/maryland-counties.md) (24 places)
- [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places)
- [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places)
- [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/nevada-counties.md) (17 places)
- [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/maine-counties.md) (16 places)
- [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/arizona-counties.md) (15 places)
- [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places)
- [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/vermont-counties.md) (14 places)
- [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places)
- [Counties in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/connecticut-counties.md) (9 places)
- [Counties in Hawaii](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/hawaii-counties.md) (5 places)
- [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)
