Counties in North Carolina by national Risk Index score (FEMA), 2025
Mecklenburg County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 100 counties in 2025, at 97.1. Camden County had the lowest, at 2.5. The median was 71.9. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Map of counties, 2025
- Under 43
- 43 to 60
- 60 to 72
- 72 to 81
- 81 to 89
- 89 and over
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
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).Citation styles
APA 7
Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE) (Counties in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-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 North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties.
Harvard
Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in North Carolina 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/north-carolina-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Federal Emergency Management Agency}},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}
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Which county has the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?
Mecklenburg County, with 97.1 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Which county has the lowest national Risk Index score (FEMA)?
Camden County, with 2.5 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.