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

Bergen County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 21 counties in 2025, at 97.8. Salem County had the lowest, at 76.5. The median was 93.2. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest97.8Bergen County
Lowest76.5Salem County
Median93.221 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Atlantic County: 93 indexBergen County: 97.8 indexBurlington County: 93.6 indexCamden County: 93.2 indexCape May County: 91 indexCumberland County: 82.6 indexEssex County: 97.7 indexGloucester County: 86.6 indexHudson County: 97.2 indexHunterdon County: 78.7 indexMercer County: 95.4 indexMiddlesex County: 97.8 indexMonmouth County: 96.3 indexMorris County: 92.9 indexOcean County: 96.2 indexPassaic County: 95.8 indexSalem County: 76.5 indexSomerset County: 90.9 indexSussex County: 77.5 indexUnion County: 95.5 indexWarren County: 80.8 index
  • Under 83
  • 83 to 93
  • 93 to 95
  • 95 to 96
  • 96 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

Bergen County: 97.8 indexBergen County97.8Middlesex County: 97.8 indexMiddlesex County97.8Essex County: 97.7 indexEssex County97.7Hudson County: 97.2 indexHudson County97.2Monmouth County: 96.3 indexMonmouth County96.3Ocean County: 96.2 indexOcean County96.2Passaic County: 95.8 indexPassaic County95.8Union County: 95.5 indexUnion County95.5Mercer County: 95.4 indexMercer County95.4Burlington County: 93.6 indexBurlington County93.6Camden County: 93.2 indexCamden County93.2Atlantic County: 93 indexAtlantic County93Morris County: 92.9 indexMorris County92.9Cape May County: 91 indexCape May County91Somerset County: 90.9 indexSomerset County90.9Gloucester County: 86.6 indexGloucester County86.6Cumberland County: 82.6 indexCumberland County82.6Warren County: 80.8 indexWarren County80.8Hunterdon County: 78.7 indexHunterdon County78.7Sussex County: 77.5 indexSussex County77.5Salem County: 76.5 indexSalem County76.5Bergen County: 97.8 indexBergen County97.8Middlesex County: 97.8 indexMiddlesex County97.8Essex County: 97.7 indexEssex County97.7Hudson County: 97.2 indexHudson County97.2Monmouth County: 96.3 indexMonmouth County96.3Ocean County: 96.2 indexOcean County96.2Passaic County: 95.8 indexPassaic County95.8Union County: 95.5 indexUnion County95.5Mercer County: 95.4 indexMercer County95.4Burlington County: 93.6 indexBurlington County93.6Camden County: 93.2 indexCamden County93.2Atlantic County: 93 indexAtlantic County93Morris County: 92.9 indexMorris County92.9Cape May County: 91 indexCape May County91Somerset County: 90.9 indexSomerset County90.9Gloucester County: 86.6 indexGloucester County86.6Cumberland County: 82.6 indexCumberland County82.6Warren County: 80.8 indexWarren County80.8Hunterdon County: 78.7 indexHunterdon County78.7Sussex County: 77.5 indexSussex County77.5Salem County: 76.5 indexSalem County76.5
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
1Bergen County97.8
2Middlesex County97.8
3Essex County97.7
4Hudson County97.2
5Monmouth County96.3
6Ocean County96.2
7Passaic County95.8
8Union County95.5
9Mercer County95.4
10Burlington County93.6
11Camden County93.2
12Atlantic County93
13Morris County92.9
14Cape May County91
15Somerset County90.9
16Gloucester County86.6
17Cumberland County82.6
18Warren County80.8
19Hunterdon County78.7
20Sussex County77.5
21Salem County76.5

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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in New Jersey 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/new-jersey-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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties.

Harvard

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

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Questions

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

Bergen County, with 97.8 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

Salem County, with 76.5 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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