Counties in Kansas by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025

Woodson County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 105 counties in 2025, at 87. Trego County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 29.4. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Lowest10.6Trego County
Median29.4105 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

Woodson County: 87 indexWoodson County87Stevens County: 86.5 indexStevens County86.5Labette County: 84.7 indexLabette County84.7Elk County: 81.2 indexElk County81.2Cheyenne County: 81 indexCheyenne County81Scott County: 80.6 indexScott County80.6Coffey County: 79.6 indexCoffey County79.6Morris County: 79.3 indexMorris County79.3Anderson County: 76.4 indexAnderson County76.4Phillips County: 74.5 indexPhillips County74.5Comanche County: 61.3 indexComanche County61.3Montgomery County: 60.6 indexMontgomery County60.6Barton County: 60.4 indexBarton County60.4Logan County: 59.1 indexLogan County59.1Wyandotte County: 58.8 indexWyandotte County58.8Harper County: 58.1 indexHarper County58.1Norton County: 56 indexNorton County56Pratt County: 55 indexPratt County55Jewell County: 53 indexJewell County53Bourbon County: 52.7 indexBourbon County52.7Lincoln County: 52.3 indexLincoln County52.3Crawford County: 51.9 indexCrawford County51.9Osborne County: 51.1 indexOsborne County51.1Seward County: 50.5 indexSeward County50.5Clay County: 46.5 indexClay County46.5Ness County: 46.4 indexNess County46.4Chautauqua County: 45.5 indexChautauqua County45.5Osage County: 44.8 indexOsage County44.8Cowley County: 44.6 indexCowley County44.6Cherokee County: 43.5 indexCherokee County43.5Graham County: 42.4 indexGraham County42.4Kingman County: 41.1 indexKingman County41.1Kiowa County: 39.7 indexKiowa County39.7Cloud County: 39.1 indexCloud County39.1Dickinson County: 39 indexDickinson County39Gray County: 38.5 indexGray County38.5Jackson County: 38.1 indexJackson County38.1Stafford County: 37 indexStafford County37Marshall County: 36.3 indexMarshall County36.3Marion County: 35.8 indexMarion County35.8
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Woodson County87
2Stevens County86.5
3Labette County84.7
4Elk County81.2
5Cheyenne County81
6Scott County80.6
7Coffey County79.6
8Morris County79.3
9Anderson County76.4
10Phillips County74.5
11Comanche County61.3
12Montgomery County60.6
13Barton County60.4
14Logan County59.1
15Wyandotte County58.8
16Harper County58.1
17Norton County56
18Pratt County55
19Jewell County53
20Bourbon County52.7
21Lincoln County52.3
22Crawford County51.9
23Osborne County51.1
24Seward County50.5
25Clay County46.5
26Ness County46.4
27Chautauqua County45.5
28Osage County44.8
29Cowley County44.6
30Cherokee County43.5
31Graham County42.4
32Kingman County41.1
33Kiowa County39.7
34Cloud County39.1
35Dickinson County39
36Gray County38.5
37Jackson County38.1
38Stafford County37
39Marshall County36.3
40Marion County35.8
41Greenwood County35.5
42Stanton County35.3
43Shawnee County35.3
44Republic County35.2
45Finney County35
46Pawnee County34
47Ottawa County33.2
47Reno County33.2
47Wallace County33.2
50Doniphan County32
51Mitchell County31.2
52Sedgwick County29.9
53Russell County29.4
54Edwards County28.7
54Smith County28.7
56Sumner County27.8
57Decatur County26
58Rice County25.6
59Franklin County25.4
60Washington County25.3
61Barber County24.5
62Chase County24.4
63Ford County24.2
64Wichita County23
65Neosho County22.6
66Clark County22.4
67Wabaunsee County22
68Lyon County20.8
69Brown County20.2
69Ellsworth County20.2
71Haskell County19.2
72Wilson County18.6
73Linn County18.1
74Sherman County17.2
75Nemaha County14.8
76Saline County14.4
77Allen County13.6
77Butler County13.6
79Miami County12.2
80Douglas County11.4
80Leavenworth County11.4
80Meade County11.4
83Atchison County10.6
83Ellis County10.6
83Geary County10.6
83Gove County10.6
83Grant County10.6
83Greeley County10.6
83Hamilton County10.6
83Harvey County10.6
83Hodgeman County10.6
83Jefferson County10.6
83Johnson County10.6
83Kearny County10.6
83Lane County10.6
83McPherson County10.6
83Morton County10.6
83Pottawatomie County10.6
83Rawlins County10.6
83Riley County10.6
83Rooks County10.6
83Rush County10.6
83Sheridan County10.6
83Thomas County10.6
83Trego County10.6

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.

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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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Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2025). National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE) (Counties in Kansas 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

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National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE), Counties in Kansas 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/kansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Counties in Kansas 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/kansas-counties.

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Which county has the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?

Woodson County, with 87 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Trego County, with 10.6 in 2025.

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