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Counties in Maryland by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025

Baltimore city had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 24 counties in 2025, at 95. Garrett County had the lowest, at 16. The median was 59.5. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest95Baltimore city
Lowest16Garrett County
Median59.524 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Allegany County: 58.5 indexAnne Arundel County: 81.9 indexBaltimore County: 94 indexCalvert County: 28.9 indexCaroline County: 45.7 indexCarroll County: 59.5 indexCecil County: 58.6 indexCharles County: 44.2 indexDorchester County: 53.9 indexFrederick County: 74.2 indexGarrett County: 16 indexHarford County: 72.5 indexHoward County: 72.4 indexKent County: 27.5 indexMontgomery County: 91.7 indexPrince George's County: 93.2 indexQueen Anne's County: 35.6 indexSt. Mary's County: 42.6 indexSomerset County: 59.6 indexTalbot County: 42.4 indexWashington County: 68.8 indexWicomico County: 60.8 indexWorcester County: 68.2 indexBaltimore city: 95 index
  • Under 42
  • 42 to 59
  • 59 to 67
  • 67 to 77
  • 77 and over
index, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2025

Baltimore city: 95 indexBaltimore city95Baltimore County: 94 indexBaltimore County94Prince George's County: 93.2 indexPrince George's County93.2Montgomery County: 91.7 indexMontgomery County91.7Anne Arundel County: 81.9 indexAnne Arundel County81.9Frederick County: 74.2 indexFrederick County74.2Harford County: 72.5 indexHarford County72.5Howard County: 72.4 indexHoward County72.4Washington County: 68.8 indexWashington County68.8Worcester County: 68.2 indexWorcester County68.2Wicomico County: 60.8 indexWicomico County60.8Somerset County: 59.6 indexSomerset County59.6Carroll County: 59.5 indexCarroll County59.5Cecil County: 58.6 indexCecil County58.6Allegany County: 58.5 indexAllegany County58.5Dorchester County: 53.9 indexDorchester County53.9Caroline County: 45.7 indexCaroline County45.7Charles County: 44.2 indexCharles County44.2St. Mary's County: 42.6 indexSt. Mary's County42.6Talbot County: 42.4 indexTalbot County42.4Queen Anne's County: 35.6 indexQueen Anne's County35.6Calvert County: 28.9 indexCalvert County28.9Kent County: 27.5 indexKent County27.5Garrett County: 16 indexGarrett County16Baltimore city: 95 indexBaltimore city95Baltimore County: 94 indexBaltimore County94Prince George's County: 93.2 indexPrince George's County93.2Montgomery County: 91.7 indexMontgomery County91.7Anne Arundel County: 81.9 indexAnne Arundel County81.9Frederick County: 74.2 indexFrederick County74.2Harford County: 72.5 indexHarford County72.5Howard County: 72.4 indexHoward County72.4Washington County: 68.8 indexWashington County68.8Worcester County: 68.2 indexWorcester County68.2Wicomico County: 60.8 indexWicomico County60.8Somerset County: 59.6 indexSomerset County59.6Carroll County: 59.5 indexCarroll County59.5Cecil County: 58.6 indexCecil County58.6Allegany County: 58.5 indexAllegany County58.5Dorchester County: 53.9 indexDorchester County53.9Caroline County: 45.7 indexCaroline County45.7Charles County: 44.2 indexCharles County44.2St. Mary's County: 42.6 indexSt. Mary's County42.6Talbot County: 42.4 indexTalbot County42.4Queen Anne's County: 35.6 indexQueen Anne's County35.6Calvert County: 28.9 indexCalvert County28.9Kent County: 27.5 indexKent County27.5Garrett County: 16 indexGarrett County16
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Baltimore city95
2Baltimore County94
3Prince George's County93.2
4Montgomery County91.7
5Anne Arundel County81.9
6Frederick County74.2
7Harford County72.5
8Howard County72.4
9Washington County68.8
10Worcester County68.2
11Wicomico County60.8
12Somerset County59.6
13Carroll County59.5
14Cecil County58.6
15Allegany County58.5
16Dorchester County53.9
17Caroline County45.7
18Charles County44.2
19St. Mary's County42.6
20Talbot County42.4
21Queen Anne's County35.6
22Calvert County28.9
23Kent County27.5
24Garrett County16

About this ranking

FEMA's composite natural hazard risk score for a US county, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties for risk, which combines expected annual losses from 18 natural hazards with social vulnerability and community resilience. Higher means more risk.

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.

How to cite

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). 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).

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE) (Counties in Maryland by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355

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National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Maryland by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 16 Dec. 2025, https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/maryland-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Counties in Maryland by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/maryland-counties.

Harvard

Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Maryland by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/maryland-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?

Baltimore city, with 95 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Which county has the lowest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?

Garrett County, with 16 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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