Counties in Alaska by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025
Kusilvak Census Area had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 30 counties in 2025, at 100. Fairbanks North Star Borough had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 59.2. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Map of counties, 2025
- Under 21
- 21 to 46
- 46 to 59
- 59 to 94
- 94 to 99
- 99 and over
All counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusilvak Census Area | 100 |
| 2 | Bethel Census Area | 100 |
| 3 | Nome Census Area | 99.9 |
| 4 | Aleutians East Borough | 99.9 |
| 5 | Northwest Arctic Borough | 99.8 |
| 6 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 99.4 |
| 7 | Dillingham Census Area | 99 |
| 8 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | 98 |
| 9 | Yakutat City and Borough | 97.9 |
| 10 | Lake and Peninsula Borough | 96.7 |
| 11 | Copper River Census Area | 93.4 |
| 12 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | 92.8 |
| 13 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 88.8 |
| 14 | Wrangell City and Borough | 67.6 |
| 15 | Petersburg Borough | 59.5 |
| 16 | North Slope Borough | 58.9 |
| 17 | Sitka City and Borough | 55.1 |
| 18 | Haines Borough | 52.1 |
| 19 | Skagway Municipality | 51.6 |
| 20 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 47.1 |
| 21 | Bristol Bay Borough | 44 |
| 22 | Kodiak Island Borough | 33.2 |
| 23 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | 28.1 |
| 24 | Aleutians West Census Area | 22 |
| 25 | Juneau City and Borough | 21.1 |
| 26 | Denali Borough | 17.5 |
| 27 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 17.2 |
| 28 | Anchorage Municipality | 11.4 |
| 29 | Chugach Census Area | 10.6 |
| 29 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 10.6 |
About this ranking
Social vulnerability of a US county as used in FEMA's National Risk Index, from 0 to 100: the county's national percentile rank among all counties, based on the Census Bureau's Community Resilience Estimates, which count residents with social and economic risk factors such as low income, age, disability and household conditions. Higher means more vulnerable.
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, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_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, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE) (Counties in Alaska by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355
MLA 9
National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE), Counties in Alaska by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 16 Dec. 2025, https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/alaska-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Counties in Alaska by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/alaska-counties.
Harvard
Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE), Counties in Alaska by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=39485e8035d446a5bff03259508ae355, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{federal_counties_in_alaska_by_2025,
author = {{Federal Emergency Management Agency}},
title = {{National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI\_SCORE): Counties in Alaska by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025}},
year = {2025},
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urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/social-vulnerability-score/alaska-counties. Publisher attribution: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Risk Index Dataset: National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI\_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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Which county has the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?
Kusilvak Census Area, with 100 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Which county has the lowest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?
Fairbanks North Star Borough, with 10.6 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, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.