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

All 53 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/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | index |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Burleigh County | 85.1 |
| 2 | Cass County | 82.4 |
| 3 | Ward County | 64.8 |
| 4 | Sioux County | 62.1 |
| 5 | Grand Forks County | 57.7 |
| 6 | Williams County | 53.7 |
| 7 | Rolette County | 52.9 |
| 8 | Morton County | 49.6 |
| 9 | Stutsman County | 46.4 |
| 10 | Barnes County | 45.9 |
| 11 | Emmons County | 44.3 |
| 12 | McLean County | 43.1 |
| 13 | Stark County | 37.3 |
| 14 | Richland County | 35.3 |
| 15 | McIntosh County | 35.2 |
| 16 | Walsh County | 29 |
| 17 | McKenzie County | 25 |
| 18 | Benson County | 24.3 |
| 19 | Mountrail County | 21.4 |
| 20 | Pembina County | 20.9 |
| 21 | Bottineau County | 18.7 |
| 22 | Ramsey County | 18.3 |
| 23 | Dickey County | 15.8 |
| 24 | Grant County | 14.8 |
| 25 | Mercer County | 13.9 |
| 26 | Ransom County | 13.2 |
| 27 | Golden Valley County | 13.1 |
| 28 | Cavalier County | 11.8 |
| 29 | McHenry County | 11.7 |
| 30 | Traill County | 11 |
| 31 | LaMoure County | 10.9 |
| 32 | Dunn County | 10.8 |
| 33 | Logan County | 9.9 |
| 34 | Hettinger County | 9.2 |
| 35 | Wells County | 8.6 |
| 36 | Nelson County | 7.9 |
| 37 | Sargent County | 7.4 |
| 38 | Foster County | 7.4 |
| 39 | Steele County | 6.7 |
| 40 | Divide County | 5.8 |
| 41 | Griggs County | 5.1 |
| 42 | Sheridan County | 5 |
| 43 | Adams County | 4.5 |
| 44 | Pierce County | 3.2 |
| 45 | Kidder County | 3.2 |
| 46 | Bowman County | 2.1 |
| 47 | Towner County | 2 |
| 48 | Eddy County | 1.8 |
| 49 | Oliver County | 1.7 |
| 50 | Renville County | 1.5 |
| 51 | Burke County | 1.1 |
| 52 | Billings County | 0.9 |
| 53 | Slope County | 0.6 |