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

Keweenaw County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 83 counties in 2025, at 97.1. Livingston County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 52.6. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest97.1Keweenaw County
Lowest10.6Livingston County
Median52.683 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Alcona County: 84.9 indexAlger County: 73.8 indexAllegan County: 22.4 indexAlpena County: 80.2 indexAntrim County: 26.2 indexArenac County: 71.3 indexBaraga County: 77 indexBarry County: 20.8 indexBay County: 44.1 indexBenzie County: 53.4 indexBerrien County: 44.1 indexBranch County: 68.5 indexCalhoun County: 35.6 indexCass County: 52.6 indexCharlevoix County: 36.8 indexCheboygan County: 83.7 indexChippewa County: 55 indexClare County: 95.4 indexClinton County: 10.6 indexCrawford County: 72.7 indexDelta County: 65.5 indexDickinson County: 40.6 indexEaton County: 25.2 indexEmmet County: 31.7 indexGenesee County: 43.7 indexGladwin County: 79.9 indexGogebic County: 93.5 indexGrand Traverse County: 16.3 indexGratiot County: 50.8 indexHillsdale County: 64.6 indexHoughton County: 17.2 indexHuron County: 58.8 indexIngham County: 29.4 indexIonia County: 33.6 indexIosco County: 87 indexIron County: 85.3 indexIsabella County: 57.1 indexJackson County: 34.2 indexKalamazoo County: 18.5 indexKalkaska County: 59.5 indexKent County: 17.5 indexKeweenaw County: 97.1 indexLake County: 90.3 indexLapeer County: 28.3 indexLeelanau County: 43.3 indexLenawee County: 31.5 indexLivingston County: 10.6 indexLuce County: 79.8 indexMackinac County: 85.3 indexMacomb County: 27.1 indexManistee County: 74.7 indexMarquette County: 53.8 indexMason County: 79.7 indexMecosta County: 64.3 indexMenominee County: 72.1 indexMidland County: 33.6 indexMissaukee County: 35 indexMonroe County: 25.4 indexMontcalm County: 38.9 indexMontmorency County: 93 indexMuskegon County: 48.3 indexNewaygo County: 56.8 indexOakland County: 16.6 indexOceana County: 50.8 indexOgemaw County: 85.7 indexOntonagon County: 66.2 indexOsceola County: 73.9 indexOscoda County: 87.8 indexOtsego County: 26.4 indexOttawa County: 12.2 indexPresque Isle County: 87.5 indexRoscommon County: 87 indexSaginaw County: 46.9 indexSt. Clair County: 32.6 indexSt. Joseph County: 48.9 indexSanilac County: 72 indexSchoolcraft County: 51.5 indexShiawassee County: 44.1 indexTuscola County: 59.3 indexVan Buren County: 48.2 indexWashtenaw County: 21.5 indexWayne County: 76.2 indexWexford County: 61.3 index
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  • 26 to 39
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  • 53 to 68
  • 68 to 81
  • 81 and over
index, 2025. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Keweenaw County: 97.1 indexKeweenaw County97.1Clare County: 95.4 indexClare County95.4Gogebic County: 93.5 indexGogebic County93.5Montmorency County: 93 indexMontmorency County93Lake County: 90.3 indexLake County90.3Oscoda County: 87.8 indexOscoda County87.8Presque Isle County: 87.5 indexPresque Isle County87.5Iosco County: 87 indexIosco County87Roscommon County: 87 indexRoscommon County87Ogemaw County: 85.7 indexOgemaw County85.7Mackinac County: 85.3 indexMackinac County85.3Iron County: 85.3 indexIron County85.3Alcona County: 84.9 indexAlcona County84.9Cheboygan County: 83.7 indexCheboygan County83.7Alpena County: 80.2 indexAlpena County80.2Gladwin County: 79.9 indexGladwin County79.9Luce County: 79.8 indexLuce County79.8Mason County: 79.7 indexMason County79.7Baraga County: 77 indexBaraga County77Wayne County: 76.2 indexWayne County76.2Manistee County: 74.7 indexManistee County74.7Osceola County: 73.9 indexOsceola County73.9Alger County: 73.8 indexAlger County73.8Crawford County: 72.7 indexCrawford County72.7Menominee County: 72.1 indexMenominee County72.1Sanilac County: 72 indexSanilac County72Arenac County: 71.3 indexArenac County71.3Branch County: 68.5 indexBranch County68.5Ontonagon County: 66.2 indexOntonagon County66.2Delta County: 65.5 indexDelta County65.5Hillsdale County: 64.6 indexHillsdale County64.6Mecosta County: 64.3 indexMecosta County64.3Wexford County: 61.3 indexWexford County61.3Kalkaska County: 59.5 indexKalkaska County59.5Tuscola County: 59.3 indexTuscola County59.3Huron County: 58.8 indexHuron County58.8Isabella County: 57.1 indexIsabella County57.1Newaygo County: 56.8 indexNewaygo County56.8Chippewa County: 55 indexChippewa County55Marquette County: 53.8 indexMarquette County53.8Keweenaw County: 97.1 indexKeweenaw County97.1Clare County: 95.4 indexClare County95.4Gogebic County: 93.5 indexGogebic County93.5Montmorency County: 93 indexMontmorency County93Lake County: 90.3 indexLake County90.3Oscoda County: 87.8 indexOscoda County87.8Presque Isle County: 87.5 indexPresque Isle County87.5Iosco County: 87 indexIosco County87Roscommon County: 87 indexRoscommon County87Ogemaw County: 85.7 indexOgemaw County85.7Mackinac County: 85.3 indexMackinac County85.3Iron County: 85.3 indexIron County85.3Alcona County: 84.9 indexAlcona County84.9Cheboygan County: 83.7 indexCheboygan County83.7Alpena County: 80.2 indexAlpena County80.2Gladwin County: 79.9 indexGladwin County79.9Luce County: 79.8 indexLuce County79.8Mason County: 79.7 indexMason County79.7Baraga County: 77 indexBaraga County77Wayne County: 76.2 indexWayne County76.2Manistee County: 74.7 indexManistee County74.7Osceola County: 73.9 indexOsceola County73.9Alger County: 73.8 indexAlger County73.8Crawford County: 72.7 indexCrawford County72.7Menominee County: 72.1 indexMenominee County72.1Sanilac County: 72 indexSanilac County72Arenac County: 71.3 indexArenac County71.3Branch County: 68.5 indexBranch County68.5Ontonagon County: 66.2 indexOntonagon County66.2Delta County: 65.5 indexDelta County65.5Hillsdale County: 64.6 indexHillsdale County64.6Mecosta County: 64.3 indexMecosta County64.3Wexford County: 61.3 indexWexford County61.3Kalkaska County: 59.5 indexKalkaska County59.5Tuscola County: 59.3 indexTuscola County59.3Huron County: 58.8 indexHuron County58.8Isabella County: 57.1 indexIsabella County57.1Newaygo County: 56.8 indexNewaygo County56.8Chippewa County: 55 indexChippewa County55Marquette County: 53.8 indexMarquette County53.8
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Keweenaw County97.1
2Clare County95.4
3Gogebic County93.5
4Montmorency County93
5Lake County90.3
6Oscoda County87.8
7Presque Isle County87.5
8Iosco County87
8Roscommon County87
10Ogemaw County85.7
11Mackinac County85.3
12Iron County85.3
13Alcona County84.9
14Cheboygan County83.7
15Alpena County80.2
16Gladwin County79.9
17Luce County79.8
18Mason County79.7
19Baraga County77
20Wayne County76.2
21Manistee County74.7
22Osceola County73.9
23Alger County73.8
24Crawford County72.7
25Menominee County72.1
26Sanilac County72
27Arenac County71.3
28Branch County68.5
29Ontonagon County66.2
30Delta County65.5
31Hillsdale County64.6
32Mecosta County64.3
33Wexford County61.3
34Kalkaska County59.5
35Tuscola County59.3
36Huron County58.8
37Isabella County57.1
38Newaygo County56.8
39Chippewa County55
40Marquette County53.8
41Benzie County53.4
42Cass County52.6
43Schoolcraft County51.5
44Oceana County50.8
45Gratiot County50.8
46St. Joseph County48.9
47Muskegon County48.3
48Van Buren County48.2
49Saginaw County46.9
50Bay County44.1
50Berrien County44.1
50Shiawassee County44.1
53Genesee County43.7
54Leelanau County43.3
55Dickinson County40.6
56Montcalm County38.9
57Charlevoix County36.8
58Calhoun County35.6
59Missaukee County35
60Jackson County34.2
61Midland County33.6
62Ionia County33.6
63St. Clair County32.6
64Emmet County31.7
65Lenawee County31.5
66Ingham County29.4
67Lapeer County28.3
68Macomb County27.1
69Otsego County26.4
70Antrim County26.2
71Monroe County25.4
72Eaton County25.2
73Allegan County22.4
74Washtenaw County21.5
75Barry County20.8
76Kalamazoo County18.5
77Kent County17.5
78Houghton County17.2
79Oakland County16.6
80Grand Traverse County16.3
81Ottawa County12.2
82Clinton County10.6
82Livingston 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 Michigan 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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Federal Emergency Management Agency. 2025. National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Counties in Michigan 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/michigan-counties.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (2025) National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE), Counties in Michigan 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/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Keweenaw County, with 97.1 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

Livingston County, with 10.6 in 2025.

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