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

Douglas County had the highest expected annual loss from natural hazards (FEMA National Risk Index) of 93 counties in 2025, at $233,918,867. McPherson County had the lowest, at $525,781. The median was $8,669,306 and the figure for Nebraska was $1,336,726,339. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest233,918,867Douglas County
Lowest525,781McPherson County
Median8,669,30693 counties
Nebraska1,336,726,339History

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 29,674,988 USDAntelope County: 8,951,127 USDArthur County: 743,134 USDBanner County: 1,567,715 USDBlaine County: 695,279 USDBoone County: 12,859,335 USDBox Butte County: 8,437,357 USDBoyd County: 3,529,595 USDBrown County: 2,715,985 USDBuffalo County: 37,417,095 USDBurt County: 8,679,744 USDButler County: 10,386,844 USDCass County: 15,381,311 USDCedar County: 9,348,692 USDChase County: 4,791,658 USDCherry County: 4,825,480 USDCheyenne County: 11,819,609 USDClay County: 20,160,552 USDColfax County: 12,607,648 USDCuming County: 17,375,500 USDCuster County: 11,107,349 USDDakota County: 11,540,738 USDDawes County: 4,265,844 USDDawson County: 23,413,871 USDDeuel County: 2,349,020 USDDixon County: 6,065,802 USDDodge County: 33,824,125 USDDouglas County: 233,918,867 USDDundy County: 2,814,494 USDFillmore County: 10,685,464 USDFranklin County: 8,877,069 USDFrontier County: 4,176,182 USDFurnas County: 13,507,919 USDGage County: 15,078,230 USDGarden County: 3,062,324 USDGarfield County: 1,444,915 USDGosper County: 6,157,388 USDGrant County: 647,087 USDGreeley County: 7,566,915 USDHall County: 38,490,607 USDHamilton County: 20,441,681 USDHarlan County: 10,365,364 USDHayes County: 1,708,545 USDHitchcock County: 3,384,228 USDHolt County: 7,040,467 USDHooker County: 546,291 USDHoward County: 11,428,118 USDJefferson County: 8,413,259 USDJohnson County: 4,301,282 USDKearney County: 14,203,611 USDKeith County: 6,448,211 USDKeya Paha County: 1,031,456 USDKimball County: 3,633,284 USDKnox County: 9,565,526 USDLancaster County: 115,357,687 USDLincoln County: 16,879,064 USDLogan County: 698,621 USDLoup County: 780,656 USDMcPherson County: 525,781 USDMadison County: 26,839,408 USDMerrick County: 14,478,401 USDMorrill County: 8,012,758 USDNance County: 8,579,556 USDNemaha County: 5,139,546 USDNuckolls County: 8,669,306 USDOtoe County: 11,047,411 USDPawnee County: 2,441,315 USDPerkins County: 4,041,457 USDPhelps County: 17,353,220 USDPierce County: 8,366,879 USDPlatte County: 32,458,667 USDPolk County: 12,447,302 USDRed Willow County: 8,224,483 USDRichardson County: 5,806,248 USDRock County: 1,279,748 USDSaline County: 12,403,317 USDSarpy County: 80,314,943 USDSaunders County: 15,691,315 USDScotts Bluff County: 24,742,704 USDSeward County: 13,583,265 USDSheridan County: 4,784,931 USDSherman County: 8,163,546 USDSioux County: 1,939,805 USDStanton County: 7,467,896 USDThayer County: 12,696,484 USDThomas County: 708,149 USDThurston County: 6,805,245 USDValley County: 8,983,860 USDWashington County: 14,103,433 USDWayne County: 9,268,744 USDWebster County: 13,761,778 USDWheeler County: 3,159,665 USDYork County: 25,245,544 USD
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USD, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties and States, Expected Annual Loss Total Composite (EAL_VALT). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Douglas County: 233,918,867 USDDouglas County233,918,867Lancaster County: 115,357,687 USDLancaster County115,357,687Sarpy County: 80,314,943 USDSarpy County80,314,943Hall County: 38,490,607 USDHall County38,490,607Buffalo County: 37,417,095 USDBuffalo County37,417,095Dodge County: 33,824,125 USDDodge County33,824,125Platte County: 32,458,667 USDPlatte County32,458,667Adams County: 29,674,988 USDAdams County29,674,988Madison County: 26,839,408 USDMadison County26,839,408York County: 25,245,544 USDYork County25,245,544Scotts Bluff County: 24,742,704 USDScotts Bluff County24,742,704Dawson County: 23,413,871 USDDawson County23,413,871Hamilton County: 20,441,681 USDHamilton County20,441,681Clay County: 20,160,552 USDClay County20,160,552Cuming County: 17,375,500 USDCuming County17,375,500Phelps County: 17,353,220 USDPhelps County17,353,220Lincoln County: 16,879,064 USDLincoln County16,879,064Saunders County: 15,691,315 USDSaunders County15,691,315Cass County: 15,381,311 USDCass County15,381,311Gage County: 15,078,230 USDGage County15,078,230Merrick County: 14,478,401 USDMerrick County14,478,401Kearney County: 14,203,611 USDKearney County14,203,611Washington County: 14,103,433 USDWashington County14,103,433Webster County: 13,761,778 USDWebster County13,761,778Seward County: 13,583,265 USDSeward County13,583,265Furnas County: 13,507,919 USDFurnas County13,507,919Boone County: 12,859,335 USDBoone County12,859,335Thayer County: 12,696,484 USDThayer County12,696,484Colfax County: 12,607,648 USDColfax County12,607,648Polk County: 12,447,302 USDPolk County12,447,302Saline County: 12,403,317 USDSaline County12,403,317Cheyenne County: 11,819,609 USDCheyenne County11,819,609Dakota County: 11,540,738 USDDakota County11,540,738Howard County: 11,428,118 USDHoward County11,428,118Custer County: 11,107,349 USDCuster County11,107,349Otoe County: 11,047,411 USDOtoe County11,047,411Fillmore County: 10,685,464 USDFillmore County10,685,464Butler County: 10,386,844 USDButler County10,386,844Harlan County: 10,365,364 USDHarlan County10,365,364Knox County: 9,565,526 USDKnox County9,565,526Douglas County: 233,918,867 USDDouglas County233,918,867Lancaster County: 115,357,687 USDLancaster County115,357,687Sarpy County: 80,314,943 USDSarpy County80,314,943Hall County: 38,490,607 USDHall County38,490,607Buffalo County: 37,417,095 USDBuffalo County37,417,095Dodge County: 33,824,125 USDDodge County33,824,125Platte County: 32,458,667 USDPlatte County32,458,667Adams County: 29,674,988 USDAdams County29,674,988Madison County: 26,839,408 USDMadison County26,839,408York County: 25,245,544 USDYork County25,245,544Scotts Bluff County: 24,742,704 USDScotts Bluff County24,742,704Dawson County: 23,413,871 USDDawson County23,413,871Hamilton County: 20,441,681 USDHamilton County20,441,681Clay County: 20,160,552 USDClay County20,160,552Cuming County: 17,375,500 USDCuming County17,375,500Phelps County: 17,353,220 USDPhelps County17,353,220Lincoln County: 16,879,064 USDLincoln County16,879,064Saunders County: 15,691,315 USDSaunders County15,691,315Cass County: 15,381,311 USDCass County15,381,311Gage County: 15,078,230 USDGage County15,078,230Merrick County: 14,478,401 USDMerrick County14,478,401Kearney County: 14,203,611 USDKearney County14,203,611Washington County: 14,103,433 USDWashington County14,103,433Webster County: 13,761,778 USDWebster County13,761,778Seward County: 13,583,265 USDSeward County13,583,265Furnas County: 13,507,919 USDFurnas County13,507,919Boone County: 12,859,335 USDBoone County12,859,335Thayer County: 12,696,484 USDThayer County12,696,484Colfax County: 12,607,648 USDColfax County12,607,648Polk County: 12,447,302 USDPolk County12,447,302Saline County: 12,403,317 USDSaline County12,403,317Cheyenne County: 11,819,609 USDCheyenne County11,819,609Dakota County: 11,540,738 USDDakota County11,540,738Howard County: 11,428,118 USDHoward County11,428,118Custer County: 11,107,349 USDCuster County11,107,349Otoe County: 11,047,411 USDOtoe County11,047,411Fillmore County: 10,685,464 USDFillmore County10,685,464Butler County: 10,386,844 USDButler County10,386,844Harlan County: 10,365,364 USDHarlan County10,365,364Knox County: 9,565,526 USDKnox County9,565,526
USD. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties and States, Expected Annual Loss Total Composite (EAL_VALT). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD
1Douglas County233,918,867
2Lancaster County115,357,687
3Sarpy County80,314,943
4Hall County38,490,607
5Buffalo County37,417,095
6Dodge County33,824,125
7Platte County32,458,667
8Adams County29,674,988
9Madison County26,839,408
10York County25,245,544
11Scotts Bluff County24,742,704
12Dawson County23,413,871
13Hamilton County20,441,681
14Clay County20,160,552
15Cuming County17,375,500
16Phelps County17,353,220
17Lincoln County16,879,064
18Saunders County15,691,315
19Cass County15,381,311
20Gage County15,078,230
21Merrick County14,478,401
22Kearney County14,203,611
23Washington County14,103,433
24Webster County13,761,778
25Seward County13,583,265
26Furnas County13,507,919
27Boone County12,859,335
28Thayer County12,696,484
29Colfax County12,607,648
30Polk County12,447,302
31Saline County12,403,317
32Cheyenne County11,819,609
33Dakota County11,540,738
34Howard County11,428,118
35Custer County11,107,349
36Otoe County11,047,411
37Fillmore County10,685,464
38Butler County10,386,844
39Harlan County10,365,364
40Knox County9,565,526
41Cedar County9,348,692
42Wayne County9,268,744
43Valley County8,983,860
44Antelope County8,951,127
45Franklin County8,877,069
46Burt County8,679,744
47Nuckolls County8,669,306
48Nance County8,579,556
49Box Butte County8,437,357
50Jefferson County8,413,259
51Pierce County8,366,879
52Red Willow County8,224,483
53Sherman County8,163,546
54Morrill County8,012,758
55Greeley County7,566,915
56Stanton County7,467,896
57Holt County7,040,467
58Thurston County6,805,245
59Keith County6,448,211
60Gosper County6,157,388
61Dixon County6,065,802
62Richardson County5,806,248
63Nemaha County5,139,546
64Cherry County4,825,480
65Chase County4,791,658
66Sheridan County4,784,931
67Johnson County4,301,282
68Dawes County4,265,844
69Frontier County4,176,182
70Perkins County4,041,457
71Kimball County3,633,284
72Boyd County3,529,595
73Hitchcock County3,384,228
74Wheeler County3,159,665
75Garden County3,062,324
76Dundy County2,814,494
77Brown County2,715,985
78Pawnee County2,441,315
79Deuel County2,349,020
80Sioux County1,939,805
81Hayes County1,708,545
82Banner County1,567,715
83Garfield County1,444,915
84Rock County1,279,748
85Keya Paha County1,031,456
86Loup County780,656
87Arthur County743,134
88Thomas County708,149
89Logan County698,621
90Blaine County695,279
91Grant County647,087
92Hooker County546,291
93McPherson County525,781

About this ranking

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.

A modelled estimate, not recorded losses. The December 2025 edition values buildings and agriculture in December 2024 dollars. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Which county has the highest expected annual loss from natural hazards (FEMA National Risk Index)?

Douglas County, with $233,918,867 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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McPherson County, with $525,781 in 2025.

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