# Counties in Minnesota by expected annual loss from natural hazards (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025

All 87 values come from Federal Emergency Management Agency for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `nri_expected_annual_loss`
- Unit: USD
- Definition: Average loss in US dollars that FEMA expects a US state or county to suffer each year from 18 natural hazards, adding building value, agriculture value and lives lost or injuries valued in dollars, from the National Risk Index. FEMA modelled it from historical hazard frequency, exposure and loss ratios.
- Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Risk Index Counties and States, Expected Annual Loss Total Composite (EAL_VALT) (https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/fema
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties and States, Expected Annual Loss Total Composite (EAL_VALT). https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Retrieved 2026-10-12. This product uses the FEMA National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/expected-annual-loss-natural-hazards/minnesota-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hennepin County | 456,424,882 |
| 2 | Ramsey County | 181,445,767 |
| 3 | Dakota County | 133,716,595 |
| 4 | Anoka County | 127,477,802 |
| 5 | St. Louis County | 112,408,374 |
| 6 | Olmsted County | 93,578,538 |
| 7 | Washington County | 92,701,243 |
| 8 | Stearns County | 78,870,850 |
| 9 | Scott County | 66,477,464 |
| 10 | Wright County | 51,220,713 |
| 11 | Clay County | 41,975,211 |
| 12 | Carver County | 41,418,701 |
| 13 | Crow Wing County | 39,475,318 |
| 14 | Otter Tail County | 37,677,447 |
| 15 | Rice County | 36,656,598 |
| 16 | Blue Earth County | 33,249,251 |
| 17 | Carlton County | 31,690,535 |
| 18 | Itasca County | 31,368,781 |
| 19 | Sherburne County | 30,831,085 |
| 20 | Winona County | 30,526,288 |
| 21 | Morrison County | 29,621,519 |
| 22 | Mower County | 26,939,627 |
| 23 | Polk County | 26,901,594 |
| 24 | Goodhue County | 26,233,636 |
| 25 | Brown County | 24,444,963 |
| 26 | Chisago County | 22,692,870 |
| 27 | Steele County | 21,641,742 |
| 28 | Pine County | 21,543,726 |
| 29 | Lyon County | 20,890,049 |
| 30 | Beltrami County | 20,146,449 |
| 31 | Benton County | 18,122,423 |
| 32 | Nicollet County | 18,071,019 |
| 33 | Pennington County | 17,837,770 |
| 34 | Kandiyohi County | 17,652,164 |
| 35 | Wabasha County | 17,523,831 |
| 36 | McLeod County | 17,422,902 |
| 37 | Freeborn County | 17,180,089 |
| 38 | Fillmore County | 17,018,955 |
| 39 | Douglas County | 16,242,228 |
| 40 | Roseau County | 15,735,598 |
| 41 | Aitkin County | 15,472,528 |
| 42 | Isanti County | 15,305,005 |
| 43 | Le Sueur County | 14,048,188 |
| 44 | Houston County | 13,980,755 |
| 45 | Cass County | 13,921,133 |
| 46 | Sibley County | 13,484,239 |
| 47 | Nobles County | 13,321,695 |
| 48 | Martin County | 13,082,645 |
| 49 | Faribault County | 12,903,136 |
| 50 | Meeker County | 11,935,982 |
| 51 | Renville County | 11,871,405 |
| 52 | Becker County | 11,742,172 |
| 53 | Redwood County | 11,526,636 |
| 54 | Mille Lacs County | 11,261,511 |
| 55 | Hubbard County | 11,193,798 |
| 56 | Lake County | 10,776,153 |
| 57 | Todd County | 10,689,695 |
| 58 | Yellow Medicine County | 10,474,983 |
| 59 | Chippewa County | 10,206,394 |
| 60 | Jackson County | 9,805,257 |
| 61 | Dodge County | 9,763,344 |
| 62 | Marshall County | 9,223,635 |
| 63 | Waseca County | 8,962,737 |
| 64 | Koochiching County | 8,752,110 |
| 65 | Cottonwood County | 8,717,677 |
| 66 | Kanabec County | 8,523,326 |
| 67 | Pope County | 8,324,697 |
| 68 | Swift County | 8,001,732 |
| 69 | Watonwan County | 7,974,764 |
| 70 | Pipestone County | 7,755,031 |
| 71 | Murray County | 7,251,862 |
| 72 | Lincoln County | 7,101,325 |
| 73 | Lac qui Parle County | 7,025,536 |
| 74 | Rock County | 6,615,940 |
| 75 | Stevens County | 6,432,494 |
| 76 | Norman County | 5,528,206 |
| 77 | Kittson County | 5,528,056 |
| 78 | Wadena County | 5,135,799 |
| 79 | Lake of the Woods County | 4,925,217 |
| 80 | Wilkin County | 4,731,432 |
| 81 | Cook County | 4,460,149 |
| 82 | Big Stone County | 4,368,985 |
| 83 | Grant County | 4,160,142 |
| 84 | Traverse County | 3,538,172 |
| 85 | Red Lake County | 3,347,579 |
| 86 | Clearwater County | 3,070,255 |
| 87 | Mahnomen County | 2,349,938 |