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

All 133 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/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | index |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 94.7 |
| 2 | Chesterfield County | 84.8 |
| 3 | Henrico County | 83.4 |
| 4 | Prince William County | 83.2 |
| 5 | Norfolk city | 81.2 |
| 6 | Accomack County | 81 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 80.9 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 78.4 |
| 9 | Albemarle County | 78.2 |
| 10 | Loudoun County | 78.1 |
| 11 | Rockingham County | 75 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 73.7 |
| 13 | Roanoke city | 72.9 |
| 14 | Newport News city | 72.2 |
| 15 | Augusta County | 68.6 |
| 16 | Danville city | 68 |
| 17 | Arlington County | 66.8 |
| 18 | Stafford County | 65 |
| 19 | Pittsylvania County | 63.8 |
| 20 | Henry County | 63.6 |
| 21 | Hampton city | 61.7 |
| 22 | Tazewell County | 60.2 |
| 23 | Suffolk city | 60.1 |
| 24 | Shenandoah County | 59.8 |
| 25 | Virginia Beach city | 57.9 |
| 26 | Smyth County | 57.8 |
| 27 | Lee County | 57.3 |
| 28 | Mecklenburg County | 54.3 |
| 29 | Portsmouth city | 54 |
| 30 | Hanover County | 53.5 |
| 31 | James City County | 53.3 |
| 32 | Spotsylvania County | 52.9 |
| 33 | Roanoke County | 52.2 |
| 34 | Bedford County | 51.2 |
| 35 | Buchanan County | 50.6 |
| 36 | Wise County | 50.4 |
| 37 | Lynchburg city | 49.3 |
| 38 | Wythe County | 48.7 |
| 39 | Fauquier County | 47.7 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 47.5 |
| 41 | Halifax County | 47 |
| 42 | Washington County | 46.6 |
| 43 | Culpeper County | 46.3 |
| 44 | Pulaski County | 45.9 |
| 45 | Carroll County | 45.1 |
| 46 | Frederick County | 44.7 |
| 47 | York County | 44.7 |
| 48 | Northampton County | 44.5 |
| 49 | Franklin County | 42.7 |
| 50 | Scott County | 42 |
| 51 | Northumberland County | 40 |
| 52 | Alleghany County | 38.1 |
| 53 | Isle of Wight County | 37.9 |
| 54 | Page County | 37.9 |
| 55 | Westmoreland County | 37.4 |
| 56 | Russell County | 36.6 |
| 57 | Nelson County | 34.1 |
| 58 | Rockbridge County | 33.3 |
| 59 | Prince Edward County | 32.4 |
| 60 | Lancaster County | 32.3 |
| 61 | Louisa County | 32.2 |
| 62 | Campbell County | 32 |
| 63 | Warren County | 31.6 |
| 64 | Southampton County | 29.8 |
| 65 | Nottoway County | 29 |
| 66 | Brunswick County | 28.1 |
| 67 | Harrisonburg city | 26.6 |
| 68 | Orange County | 25.6 |
| 69 | Grayson County | 24.7 |
| 70 | Charlottesville city | 24.3 |
| 71 | Middlesex County | 23.8 |
| 72 | Gloucester County | 22.6 |
| 73 | Powhatan County | 21.1 |
| 74 | Amherst County | 21 |
| 75 | Patrick County | 20.9 |
| 76 | Caroline County | 20.7 |
| 77 | Lunenburg County | 19.9 |
| 78 | Cumberland County | 19.7 |
| 79 | Dinwiddie County | 19.3 |
| 80 | Buckingham County | 19 |
| 81 | Salem city | 18.6 |
| 82 | Essex County | 18.6 |
| 83 | Botetourt County | 18.1 |
| 84 | Dickenson County | 17.9 |
| 85 | Greensville County | 17.8 |
| 86 | Charlotte County | 17.4 |
| 87 | Hopewell city | 17.2 |
| 88 | Petersburg city | 17 |
| 89 | Winchester city | 16.9 |
| 90 | Manassas city | 16.6 |
| 91 | Giles County | 16.6 |
| 92 | King and Queen County | 16.2 |
| 93 | Goochland County | 15.5 |
| 94 | New Kent County | 14.1 |
| 95 | Prince George County | 13.9 |
| 96 | Fluvanna County | 13.5 |
| 97 | Sussex County | 13.2 |
| 98 | Bland County | 13 |
| 99 | King George County | 12.8 |
| 100 | Mathews County | 12.2 |
| 101 | Amelia County | 12 |
| 102 | Staunton city | 10.6 |
| 103 | Richmond County | 10.4 |
| 104 | Waynesboro city | 10.3 |
| 105 | Covington city | 9.7 |
| 106 | Martinsville city | 9.6 |
| 107 | Charles City County | 9.3 |
| 108 | Greene County | 9.3 |
| 109 | Fredericksburg city | 8.7 |
| 110 | Bristol city | 8.6 |
| 111 | Madison County | 8.4 |
| 112 | King William County | 8.3 |
| 113 | Franklin city | 7.5 |
| 114 | Clarke County | 6.9 |
| 115 | Rappahannock County | 6.9 |
| 116 | Galax city | 6.8 |
| 117 | Floyd County | 6.6 |
| 118 | Craig County | 6.2 |
| 119 | Colonial Heights city | 6 |
| 120 | Bath County | 5.4 |
| 121 | Fairfax city | 5.3 |
| 122 | Appomattox County | 5.1 |
| 123 | Emporia city | 5 |
| 124 | Manassas Park city | 4.9 |
| 125 | Surry County | 4.7 |
| 126 | Lexington city | 3.7 |
| 127 | Buena Vista city | 3.3 |
| 128 | Radford city | 2.6 |
| 129 | Highland County | 2.5 |
| 130 | Williamsburg city | 2.4 |
| 131 | Poquoson city | 2.4 |
| 132 | Falls Church city | 1.6 |
| 133 | Norton city | 1.6 |