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

Hennepin County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 87 counties in 2025, at 98.3. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 2.2. The median was 43.3. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest98.3Hennepin County
Lowest2.2Red Lake County
Median43.387 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Aitkin County: 56.6 indexAnoka County: 88 indexBecker County: 37.4 indexBeltrami County: 60.6 indexBenton County: 51.3 indexBig Stone County: 8.5 indexBlue Earth County: 72.2 indexBrown County: 50.4 indexCarlton County: 70.1 indexCarver County: 59.7 indexCass County: 53.5 indexChippewa County: 37 indexChisago County: 44.5 indexClay County: 73.7 indexClearwater County: 4.2 indexCook County: 11.2 indexCottonwood County: 27.7 indexCrow Wing County: 77.5 indexDakota County: 89.5 indexDodge County: 14.2 indexDouglas County: 44.3 indexFaribault County: 45.5 indexFillmore County: 49.8 indexFreeborn County: 51 indexGoodhue County: 43.3 indexGrant County: 3 indexHennepin County: 98.3 indexHouston County: 29.5 indexHubbard County: 35.2 indexIsanti County: 26.9 indexItasca County: 76.7 indexJackson County: 22.4 indexKanabec County: 21.3 indexKandiyohi County: 51.4 indexKittson County: 4.8 indexKoochiching County: 31.5 indexLac qui Parle County: 18.8 indexLake County: 33.9 indexLake of the Woods County: 3.5 indexLe Sueur County: 22.8 indexLincoln County: 18.2 indexLyon County: 43.5 indexMcLeod County: 46.6 indexMahnomen County: 7.1 indexMarshall County: 23.6 indexMartin County: 45.5 indexMeeker County: 27 indexMille Lacs County: 28.5 indexMorrison County: 66.9 indexMower County: 67.3 indexMurray County: 19.8 indexNicollet County: 45.4 indexNobles County: 50.2 indexNorman County: 14.4 indexOlmsted County: 82.4 indexOtter Tail County: 79.4 indexPennington County: 47 indexPine County: 62.2 indexPipestone County: 14.7 indexPolk County: 67.1 indexPope County: 20.6 indexRamsey County: 94.6 indexRed Lake County: 2.2 indexRedwood County: 35.1 indexRenville County: 38.5 indexRice County: 75.5 indexRock County: 9.4 indexRoseau County: 43.9 indexSt. Louis County: 91.6 indexScott County: 76.6 indexSherburne County: 53.6 indexSibley County: 23 indexStearns County: 87.6 indexSteele County: 37.2 indexStevens County: 7 indexSwift County: 25.1 indexTodd County: 37.7 indexTraverse County: 6.2 indexWabasha County: 45.6 indexWadena County: 13 indexWaseca County: 24.7 indexWashington County: 83.9 indexWatonwan County: 23.9 indexWilkin County: 5.3 indexWinona County: 69.5 indexWright County: 68.4 indexYellow Medicine County: 30 index
  • Under 14
  • 14 to 27
  • 27 to 43
  • 43 to 51
  • 51 to 71
  • 71 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.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Hennepin County: 98.3 indexHennepin County98.3Ramsey County: 94.6 indexRamsey County94.6St. Louis County: 91.6 indexSt. Louis County91.6Dakota County: 89.5 indexDakota County89.5Anoka County: 88 indexAnoka County88Stearns County: 87.6 indexStearns County87.6Washington County: 83.9 indexWashington County83.9Olmsted County: 82.4 indexOlmsted County82.4Otter Tail County: 79.4 indexOtter Tail County79.4Crow Wing County: 77.5 indexCrow Wing County77.5Itasca County: 76.7 indexItasca County76.7Scott County: 76.6 indexScott County76.6Rice County: 75.5 indexRice County75.5Clay County: 73.7 indexClay County73.7Blue Earth County: 72.2 indexBlue Earth County72.2Carlton County: 70.1 indexCarlton County70.1Winona County: 69.5 indexWinona County69.5Wright County: 68.4 indexWright County68.4Mower County: 67.3 indexMower County67.3Polk County: 67.1 indexPolk County67.1Morrison County: 66.9 indexMorrison County66.9Pine County: 62.2 indexPine County62.2Beltrami County: 60.6 indexBeltrami County60.6Carver County: 59.7 indexCarver County59.7Aitkin County: 56.6 indexAitkin County56.6Sherburne County: 53.6 indexSherburne County53.6Cass County: 53.5 indexCass County53.5Kandiyohi County: 51.4 indexKandiyohi County51.4Benton County: 51.3 indexBenton County51.3Freeborn County: 51 indexFreeborn County51Brown County: 50.4 indexBrown County50.4Nobles County: 50.2 indexNobles County50.2Fillmore County: 49.8 indexFillmore County49.8Pennington County: 47 indexPennington County47McLeod County: 46.6 indexMcLeod County46.6Wabasha County: 45.6 indexWabasha County45.6Faribault County: 45.5 indexFaribault County45.5Martin County: 45.5 indexMartin County45.5Nicollet County: 45.4 indexNicollet County45.4Chisago County: 44.5 indexChisago County44.5Hennepin County: 98.3 indexHennepin County98.3Ramsey County: 94.6 indexRamsey County94.6St. Louis County: 91.6 indexSt. Louis County91.6Dakota County: 89.5 indexDakota County89.5Anoka County: 88 indexAnoka County88Stearns County: 87.6 indexStearns County87.6Washington County: 83.9 indexWashington County83.9Olmsted County: 82.4 indexOlmsted County82.4Otter Tail County: 79.4 indexOtter Tail County79.4Crow Wing County: 77.5 indexCrow Wing County77.5Itasca County: 76.7 indexItasca County76.7Scott County: 76.6 indexScott County76.6Rice County: 75.5 indexRice County75.5Clay County: 73.7 indexClay County73.7Blue Earth County: 72.2 indexBlue Earth County72.2Carlton County: 70.1 indexCarlton County70.1Winona County: 69.5 indexWinona County69.5Wright County: 68.4 indexWright County68.4Mower County: 67.3 indexMower County67.3Polk County: 67.1 indexPolk County67.1Morrison County: 66.9 indexMorrison County66.9Pine County: 62.2 indexPine County62.2Beltrami County: 60.6 indexBeltrami County60.6Carver County: 59.7 indexCarver County59.7Aitkin County: 56.6 indexAitkin County56.6Sherburne County: 53.6 indexSherburne County53.6Cass County: 53.5 indexCass County53.5Kandiyohi County: 51.4 indexKandiyohi County51.4Benton County: 51.3 indexBenton County51.3Freeborn County: 51 indexFreeborn County51Brown County: 50.4 indexBrown County50.4Nobles County: 50.2 indexNobles County50.2Fillmore County: 49.8 indexFillmore County49.8Pennington County: 47 indexPennington County47McLeod County: 46.6 indexMcLeod County46.6Wabasha County: 45.6 indexWabasha County45.6Faribault County: 45.5 indexFaribault County45.5Martin County: 45.5 indexMartin County45.5Nicollet County: 45.4 indexNicollet County45.4Chisago County: 44.5 indexChisago County44.5
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
1Hennepin County98.3
2Ramsey County94.6
3St. Louis County91.6
4Dakota County89.5
5Anoka County88
6Stearns County87.6
7Washington County83.9
8Olmsted County82.4
9Otter Tail County79.4
10Crow Wing County77.5
11Itasca County76.7
12Scott County76.6
13Rice County75.5
14Clay County73.7
15Blue Earth County72.2
16Carlton County70.1
17Winona County69.5
18Wright County68.4
19Mower County67.3
20Polk County67.1
21Morrison County66.9
22Pine County62.2
23Beltrami County60.6
24Carver County59.7
25Aitkin County56.6
26Sherburne County53.6
27Cass County53.5
28Kandiyohi County51.4
29Benton County51.3
30Freeborn County51
31Brown County50.4
32Nobles County50.2
33Fillmore County49.8
34Pennington County47
35McLeod County46.6
36Wabasha County45.6
37Faribault County45.5
38Martin County45.5
39Nicollet County45.4
40Chisago County44.5
41Douglas County44.3
42Roseau County43.9
43Lyon County43.5
44Goodhue County43.3
45Renville County38.5
46Todd County37.7
47Becker County37.4
48Steele County37.2
49Chippewa County37
50Hubbard County35.2
51Redwood County35.1
52Lake County33.9
53Koochiching County31.5
54Yellow Medicine County30
55Houston County29.5
56Mille Lacs County28.5
57Cottonwood County27.7
58Meeker County27
59Isanti County26.9
60Swift County25.1
61Waseca County24.7
62Watonwan County23.9
63Marshall County23.6
64Sibley County23
65Le Sueur County22.8
66Jackson County22.4
67Kanabec County21.3
68Pope County20.6
69Murray County19.8
70Lac qui Parle County18.8
71Lincoln County18.2
72Pipestone County14.7
73Norman County14.4
74Dodge County14.2
75Wadena County13
76Cook County11.2
77Rock County9.4
78Big Stone County8.5
79Mahnomen County7.1
80Stevens County7
81Traverse County6.2
82Wilkin County5.3
83Kittson County4.8
84Clearwater County4.2
85Lake of the Woods County3.5
86Grant County3
87Red Lake County2.2

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.

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hennepin County, with 98.3 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Red Lake County, with 2.2 in 2025.

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