Counties in Massachusetts by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025
Suffolk County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 14 counties in 2025, at 70.6. Nantucket County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 29.7. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Map of counties, 2025
- Under 13
- 13 to 23
- 23 to 33
- 33 to 37
- 37 and over
All counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffolk County | 70.6 |
| 2 | Hampden County | 64.5 |
| 3 | Berkshire County | 41.5 |
| 4 | Barnstable County | 34.5 |
| 5 | Essex County | 34.2 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 33 |
| 7 | Bristol County | 32.7 |
| 8 | Dukes County | 26.8 |
| 9 | Worcester County | 22 |
| 10 | Middlesex County | 15.8 |
| 11 | Hampshire County | 12.8 |
| 11 | Norfolk County | 12.8 |
| 11 | Plymouth County | 12.8 |
| 14 | Nantucket County | 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 Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties.
Harvard
Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE), Counties in Massachusetts 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/massachusetts-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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title = {{National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI\_SCORE): Counties in Massachusetts by social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index), 2025}},
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}
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Which county has the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?
Suffolk County, with 70.6 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Which county has the lowest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index)?
Nantucket County, 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.