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

Kings County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 62 counties in 2025, at 99.3. Hamilton County had the lowest, at 15.1. The median was 70.5. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest99.3Kings County
Lowest15.1Hamilton County
Median70.562 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Albany County: 85.9 indexAllegany County: 69.8 indexBronx County: 98.4 indexBroome County: 87.5 indexCattaraugus County: 81.6 indexCayuga County: 61.5 indexChautauqua County: 84.6 indexChemung County: 54.8 indexChenango County: 72.3 indexClinton County: 68.8 indexColumbia County: 68.7 indexCortland County: 51.2 indexDelaware County: 83.3 indexDutchess County: 88.3 indexErie County: 97.7 indexEssex County: 62.7 indexFranklin County: 48.9 indexFulton County: 48.6 indexGenesee County: 56.1 indexGreene County: 68.3 indexHamilton County: 15.1 indexHerkimer County: 60 indexJefferson County: 64 indexKings County: 99.3 indexLewis County: 24.7 indexLivingston County: 56.4 indexMadison County: 59.4 indexMonroe County: 93.8 indexMontgomery County: 65.2 indexNassau County: 97.1 indexNew York County: 98.8 indexNiagara County: 83.4 indexOneida County: 86.3 indexOnondaga County: 91.3 indexOntario County: 63.6 indexOrange County: 90.6 indexOrleans County: 17.9 indexOswego County: 67.6 indexOtsego County: 75.8 indexPutnam County: 39.8 indexQueens County: 99.2 indexRensselaer County: 82.2 indexRichmond County: 91 indexRockland County: 88.4 indexSt. Lawrence County: 77.9 indexSaratoga County: 73 indexSchenectady County: 71.3 indexSchoharie County: 41.4 indexSchuyler County: 16.3 indexSeneca County: 41.8 indexSteuben County: 76.9 indexSuffolk County: 97.3 indexSullivan County: 78.3 indexTioga County: 59.9 indexTompkins County: 73.9 indexUlster County: 87.7 indexWarren County: 62.3 indexWashington County: 56.6 indexWayne County: 56.3 indexWestchester County: 96.2 indexWyoming County: 41.3 indexYates County: 46.6 index
  • Under 49
  • 49 to 62
  • 62 to 71
  • 71 to 83
  • 83 to 91
  • 91 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

Kings County: 99.3 indexKings County99.3Queens County: 99.2 indexQueens County99.2New York County: 98.8 indexNew York County98.8Bronx County: 98.4 indexBronx County98.4Erie County: 97.7 indexErie County97.7Suffolk County: 97.3 indexSuffolk County97.3Nassau County: 97.1 indexNassau County97.1Westchester County: 96.2 indexWestchester County96.2Monroe County: 93.8 indexMonroe County93.8Onondaga County: 91.3 indexOnondaga County91.3Richmond County: 91 indexRichmond County91Orange County: 90.6 indexOrange County90.6Rockland County: 88.4 indexRockland County88.4Dutchess County: 88.3 indexDutchess County88.3Ulster County: 87.7 indexUlster County87.7Broome County: 87.5 indexBroome County87.5Oneida County: 86.3 indexOneida County86.3Albany County: 85.9 indexAlbany County85.9Chautauqua County: 84.6 indexChautauqua County84.6Niagara County: 83.4 indexNiagara County83.4Delaware County: 83.3 indexDelaware County83.3Rensselaer County: 82.2 indexRensselaer County82.2Cattaraugus County: 81.6 indexCattaraugus County81.6Sullivan County: 78.3 indexSullivan County78.3St. Lawrence County: 77.9 indexSt. Lawrence County77.9Steuben County: 76.9 indexSteuben County76.9Otsego County: 75.8 indexOtsego County75.8Tompkins County: 73.9 indexTompkins County73.9Saratoga County: 73 indexSaratoga County73Chenango County: 72.3 indexChenango County72.3Schenectady County: 71.3 indexSchenectady County71.3Allegany County: 69.8 indexAllegany County69.8Clinton County: 68.8 indexClinton County68.8Columbia County: 68.7 indexColumbia County68.7Greene County: 68.3 indexGreene County68.3Oswego County: 67.6 indexOswego County67.6Montgomery County: 65.2 indexMontgomery County65.2Jefferson County: 64 indexJefferson County64Ontario County: 63.6 indexOntario County63.6Essex County: 62.7 indexEssex County62.7Kings County: 99.3 indexKings County99.3Queens County: 99.2 indexQueens County99.2New York County: 98.8 indexNew York County98.8Bronx County: 98.4 indexBronx County98.4Erie County: 97.7 indexErie County97.7Suffolk County: 97.3 indexSuffolk County97.3Nassau County: 97.1 indexNassau County97.1Westchester County: 96.2 indexWestchester County96.2Monroe County: 93.8 indexMonroe County93.8Onondaga County: 91.3 indexOnondaga County91.3Richmond County: 91 indexRichmond County91Orange County: 90.6 indexOrange County90.6Rockland County: 88.4 indexRockland County88.4Dutchess County: 88.3 indexDutchess County88.3Ulster County: 87.7 indexUlster County87.7Broome County: 87.5 indexBroome County87.5Oneida County: 86.3 indexOneida County86.3Albany County: 85.9 indexAlbany County85.9Chautauqua County: 84.6 indexChautauqua County84.6Niagara County: 83.4 indexNiagara County83.4Delaware County: 83.3 indexDelaware County83.3Rensselaer County: 82.2 indexRensselaer County82.2Cattaraugus County: 81.6 indexCattaraugus County81.6Sullivan County: 78.3 indexSullivan County78.3St. Lawrence County: 77.9 indexSt. Lawrence County77.9Steuben County: 76.9 indexSteuben County76.9Otsego County: 75.8 indexOtsego County75.8Tompkins County: 73.9 indexTompkins County73.9Saratoga County: 73 indexSaratoga County73Chenango County: 72.3 indexChenango County72.3Schenectady County: 71.3 indexSchenectady County71.3Allegany County: 69.8 indexAllegany County69.8Clinton County: 68.8 indexClinton County68.8Columbia County: 68.7 indexColumbia County68.7Greene County: 68.3 indexGreene County68.3Oswego County: 67.6 indexOswego County67.6Montgomery County: 65.2 indexMontgomery County65.2Jefferson County: 64 indexJefferson County64Ontario County: 63.6 indexOntario County63.6Essex County: 62.7 indexEssex County62.7
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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

Kings County, with 99.3 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

Hamilton County, with 15.1 in 2025.

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