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

King County had the highest national Risk Index score (FEMA) of 39 counties in 2025, at 99.7. Garfield County had the lowest, at 1.6. The median was 85.3. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest99.7King County
Lowest1.6Garfield County
Median85.339 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Adams County: 23.2 indexAsotin County: 17.9 indexBenton County: 87.1 indexChelan County: 90.9 indexClallam County: 89.7 indexClark County: 92.2 indexColumbia County: 8.6 indexCowlitz County: 90.3 indexDouglas County: 74.1 indexFerry County: 51.7 indexFranklin County: 72.5 indexGarfield County: 1.6 indexGrant County: 76.9 indexGrays Harbor County: 97 indexIsland County: 78 indexJefferson County: 64.4 indexKing County: 99.7 indexKitsap County: 92.3 indexKittitas County: 89.1 indexKlickitat County: 73.9 indexLewis County: 89.7 indexLincoln County: 54.9 indexMason County: 85.3 indexOkanogan County: 89.2 indexPacific County: 92.8 indexPend Oreille County: 28 indexPierce County: 98.5 indexSan Juan County: 35.4 indexSkagit County: 88.8 indexSkamania County: 49.7 indexSnohomish County: 97.9 indexSpokane County: 90 indexStevens County: 60.3 indexThurston County: 94.5 indexWahkiakum County: 19.3 indexWalla Walla County: 60.4 indexWhatcom County: 91 indexWhitman County: 39.8 indexYakima County: 94 index
  • Under 37
  • 37 to 63
  • 63 to 85
  • 85 to 90
  • 90 to 93
  • 93 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

King County: 99.7 indexKing County99.7Pierce County: 98.5 indexPierce County98.5Snohomish County: 97.9 indexSnohomish County97.9Grays Harbor County: 97 indexGrays Harbor County97Thurston County: 94.5 indexThurston County94.5Yakima County: 94 indexYakima County94Pacific County: 92.8 indexPacific County92.8Kitsap County: 92.3 indexKitsap County92.3Clark County: 92.2 indexClark County92.2Whatcom County: 91 indexWhatcom County91Chelan County: 90.9 indexChelan County90.9Cowlitz County: 90.3 indexCowlitz County90.3Spokane County: 90 indexSpokane County90Clallam County: 89.7 indexClallam County89.7Lewis County: 89.7 indexLewis County89.7Okanogan County: 89.2 indexOkanogan County89.2Kittitas County: 89.1 indexKittitas County89.1Skagit County: 88.8 indexSkagit County88.8Benton County: 87.1 indexBenton County87.1Mason County: 85.3 indexMason County85.3Island County: 78 indexIsland County78Grant County: 76.9 indexGrant County76.9Douglas County: 74.1 indexDouglas County74.1Klickitat County: 73.9 indexKlickitat County73.9Franklin County: 72.5 indexFranklin County72.5Jefferson County: 64.4 indexJefferson County64.4Walla Walla County: 60.4 indexWalla Walla County60.4Stevens County: 60.3 indexStevens County60.3Lincoln County: 54.9 indexLincoln County54.9Ferry County: 51.7 indexFerry County51.7Skamania County: 49.7 indexSkamania County49.7Whitman County: 39.8 indexWhitman County39.8San Juan County: 35.4 indexSan Juan County35.4Pend Oreille County: 28 indexPend Oreille County28Adams County: 23.2 indexAdams County23.2Wahkiakum County: 19.3 indexWahkiakum County19.3Asotin County: 17.9 indexAsotin County17.9Columbia County: 8.6 indexColumbia County8.6Garfield County: 1.6 indexGarfield County1.6King County: 99.7 indexKing County99.7Pierce County: 98.5 indexPierce County98.5Snohomish County: 97.9 indexSnohomish County97.9Grays Harbor County: 97 indexGrays Harbor County97Thurston County: 94.5 indexThurston County94.5Yakima County: 94 indexYakima County94Pacific County: 92.8 indexPacific County92.8Kitsap County: 92.3 indexKitsap County92.3Clark County: 92.2 indexClark County92.2Whatcom County: 91 indexWhatcom County91Chelan County: 90.9 indexChelan County90.9Cowlitz County: 90.3 indexCowlitz County90.3Spokane County: 90 indexSpokane County90Clallam County: 89.7 indexClallam County89.7Lewis County: 89.7 indexLewis County89.7Okanogan County: 89.2 indexOkanogan County89.2Kittitas County: 89.1 indexKittitas County89.1Skagit County: 88.8 indexSkagit County88.8Benton County: 87.1 indexBenton County87.1Mason County: 85.3 indexMason County85.3Island County: 78 indexIsland County78Grant County: 76.9 indexGrant County76.9Douglas County: 74.1 indexDouglas County74.1Klickitat County: 73.9 indexKlickitat County73.9Franklin County: 72.5 indexFranklin County72.5Jefferson County: 64.4 indexJefferson County64.4Walla Walla County: 60.4 indexWalla Walla County60.4Stevens County: 60.3 indexStevens County60.3Lincoln County: 54.9 indexLincoln County54.9Ferry County: 51.7 indexFerry County51.7Skamania County: 49.7 indexSkamania County49.7Whitman County: 39.8 indexWhitman County39.8San Juan County: 35.4 indexSan Juan County35.4Pend Oreille County: 28 indexPend Oreille County28Adams County: 23.2 indexAdams County23.2Wahkiakum County: 19.3 indexWahkiakum County19.3Asotin County: 17.9 indexAsotin County17.9Columbia County: 8.6 indexColumbia County8.6Garfield County: 1.6 indexGarfield County1.6
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
1King County99.7
2Pierce County98.5
3Snohomish County97.9
4Grays Harbor County97
5Thurston County94.5
6Yakima County94
7Pacific County92.8
8Kitsap County92.3
9Clark County92.2
10Whatcom County91
11Chelan County90.9
12Cowlitz County90.3
13Spokane County90
14Clallam County89.7
15Lewis County89.7
16Okanogan County89.2
17Kittitas County89.1
18Skagit County88.8
19Benton County87.1
20Mason County85.3
21Island County78
22Grant County76.9
23Douglas County74.1
24Klickitat County73.9
25Franklin County72.5
26Jefferson County64.4
27Walla Walla County60.4
28Stevens County60.3
29Lincoln County54.9
30Ferry County51.7
31Skamania County49.7
32Whitman County39.8
33San Juan County35.4
34Pend Oreille County28
35Adams County23.2
36Wahkiakum County19.3
37Asotin County17.9
38Columbia County8.6
39Garfield County1.6

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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Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE) (Counties in Washington 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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National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE), Counties in Washington 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/washington-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, National Risk Index Score Composite (RISK_SCORE). Counties in Washington 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/washington-counties.

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

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

King County, with 99.7 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

Garfield County, with 1.6 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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