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

All 24 values come from Federal Emergency Management Agency for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `nri_risk_index_score`
- Unit: index
- Definition: 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.
- Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE) (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, 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).
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/national-risk-index-score/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | index |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Baltimore city | 95 |
| 2 | Baltimore County | 94 |
| 3 | Prince George's County | 93.2 |
| 4 | Montgomery County | 91.7 |
| 5 | Anne Arundel County | 81.9 |
| 6 | Frederick County | 74.2 |
| 7 | Harford County | 72.5 |
| 8 | Howard County | 72.4 |
| 9 | Washington County | 68.8 |
| 10 | Worcester County | 68.2 |
| 11 | Wicomico County | 60.8 |
| 12 | Somerset County | 59.6 |
| 13 | Carroll County | 59.5 |
| 14 | Cecil County | 58.6 |
| 15 | Allegany County | 58.5 |
| 16 | Dorchester County | 53.9 |
| 17 | Caroline County | 45.7 |
| 18 | Charles County | 44.2 |
| 19 | St. Mary's County | 42.6 |
| 20 | Talbot County | 42.4 |
| 21 | Queen Anne's County | 35.6 |
| 22 | Calvert County | 28.9 |
| 23 | Kent County | 27.5 |
| 24 | Garrett County | 16 |