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

All 53 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/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | USD |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cass County | 81,835,967 |
| 2 | Burleigh County | 71,795,650 |
| 3 | Ward County | 36,831,779 |
| 4 | Morton County | 25,575,564 |
| 5 | Grand Forks County | 24,977,450 |
| 6 | Williams County | 24,888,060 |
| 7 | McLean County | 16,461,940 |
| 8 | Stutsman County | 16,292,374 |
| 9 | Stark County | 14,457,347 |
| 10 | Barnes County | 12,565,526 |
| 11 | Richland County | 12,527,846 |
| 12 | Sioux County | 12,442,334 |
| 13 | Walsh County | 12,059,453 |
| 14 | Emmons County | 11,825,214 |
| 15 | McKenzie County | 11,703,994 |
| 16 | Rolette County | 10,687,969 |
| 17 | Ramsey County | 8,626,807 |
| 18 | Traill County | 8,160,523 |
| 19 | Mercer County | 7,792,594 |
| 20 | McIntosh County | 7,758,787 |
| 21 | Mountrail County | 7,410,947 |
| 22 | Bottineau County | 7,369,998 |
| 23 | McHenry County | 7,335,164 |
| 24 | Ransom County | 6,470,679 |
| 25 | Pembina County | 6,417,384 |
| 26 | Dickey County | 6,123,184 |
| 27 | LaMoure County | 5,671,993 |
| 28 | Sargent County | 5,524,429 |
| 29 | Benson County | 5,043,426 |
| 30 | Dunn County | 4,839,826 |
| 31 | Golden Valley County | 4,767,792 |
| 32 | Cavalier County | 4,542,027 |
| 33 | Grant County | 4,538,550 |
| 34 | Steele County | 4,337,358 |
| 35 | Wells County | 4,244,615 |
| 36 | Sheridan County | 4,218,931 |
| 37 | Foster County | 3,937,882 |
| 38 | Hettinger County | 3,909,675 |
| 39 | Logan County | 3,788,908 |
| 40 | Pierce County | 3,412,939 |
| 41 | Kidder County | 3,411,857 |
| 42 | Griggs County | 3,115,155 |
| 43 | Nelson County | 2,977,762 |
| 44 | Bowman County | 2,743,777 |
| 45 | Towner County | 2,739,362 |
| 46 | Divide County | 2,663,898 |
| 47 | Eddy County | 2,591,344 |
| 48 | Oliver County | 2,589,217 |
| 49 | Renville County | 2,369,776 |
| 50 | Adams County | 2,188,111 |
| 51 | Burke County | 1,959,496 |
| 52 | Billings County | 1,739,052 |
| 53 | Slope County | 1,134,895 |