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

Scotland County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 115 counties in 2025, at 98.2. Warren County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 51.1. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Highest98.2Scotland County
Lowest10.6Warren County
Median51.1115 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

Scotland County: 98.2 indexScotland County98.2Carter County: 93.9 indexCarter County93.9Wayne County: 93 indexWayne County93Morgan County: 92.1 indexMorgan County92.1Pemiscot County: 92.1 indexPemiscot County92.1Ozark County: 91.4 indexOzark County91.4Shannon County: 89.8 indexShannon County89.8Benton County: 89.2 indexBenton County89.2Wright County: 85.5 indexWright County85.5Hickory County: 81.7 indexHickory County81.7St. Clair County: 81.4 indexSt. Clair County81.4Dunklin County: 78.7 indexDunklin County78.7Texas County: 77 indexTexas County77Oregon County: 76 indexOregon County76Harrison County: 75.1 indexHarrison County75.1Daviess County: 74.8 indexDaviess County74.8Washington County: 73.9 indexWashington County73.9Mercer County: 73.8 indexMercer County73.8Audrain County: 72.9 indexAudrain County72.9Henry County: 72.1 indexHenry County72.1St. Louis city: 71.9 indexSt. Louis city71.9Ripley County: 71.3 indexRipley County71.3Schuyler County: 70.3 indexSchuyler County70.3Knox County: 70 indexKnox County70Gentry County: 69.8 indexGentry County69.8Taney County: 68 indexTaney County68Linn County: 68 indexLinn County68Montgomery County: 67.9 indexMontgomery County67.9Putnam County: 66.7 indexPutnam County66.7Iron County: 66.6 indexIron County66.6Mississippi County: 65.6 indexMississippi County65.6Howell County: 65.5 indexHowell County65.5Douglas County: 65.1 indexDouglas County65.1Dallas County: 64.3 indexDallas County64.3Stone County: 63.9 indexStone County63.9Grundy County: 63.3 indexGrundy County63.3Caldwell County: 63.2 indexCaldwell County63.2Dade County: 63 indexDade County63Camden County: 62.6 indexCamden County62.6Barton County: 60.3 indexBarton County60.3
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Scotland County98.2
2Carter County93.9
3Wayne County93
4Morgan County92.1
5Pemiscot County92.1
6Ozark County91.4
7Shannon County89.8
8Benton County89.2
9Wright County85.5
10Hickory County81.7
11St. Clair County81.4
12Dunklin County78.7
13Texas County77
14Oregon County76
15Harrison County75.1
16Daviess County74.8
17Washington County73.9
18Mercer County73.8
19Audrain County72.9
20Henry County72.1
21St. Louis city71.9
22Ripley County71.3
23Schuyler County70.3
24Knox County70
25Gentry County69.8
26Taney County68
27Linn County68
28Montgomery County67.9
29Putnam County66.7
30Iron County66.6
31Mississippi County65.6
32Howell County65.5
33Douglas County65.1
34Dallas County64.3
35Stone County63.9
36Grundy County63.3
37Caldwell County63.2
38Dade County63
39Camden County62.6
40Barton County60.3
41Reynolds County58.4
42Polk County58.4
43Chariton County57.8
43Lawrence County57.8
45Cedar County57.6
46Scott County56.2
47Carroll County55.9
48Stoddard County55.1
49Atchison County54.7
49Bates County54.7
51Barry County54.1
52Clark County53.8
53Sullivan County53.2
54Madison County52.6
55Lewis County52.4
56Macon County51.4
57St. Francois County51.2
58Saline County51.1
59Monroe County50.2
60Laclede County49.6
61Butler County49.2
62New Madrid County48.2
63Ray County47
64Callaway County46.9
65Newton County46
66Dent County44.2
67Moniteau County43.3
68Vernon County42.1
69Miller County41.3
70Worth County40.9
71Pettis County37.7
72Maries County37.4
73Crawford County36.8
74Jasper County36.4
75Pike County35.2
76Buchanan County32.4
77Phelps County31.5
78Shelby County31.5
79St. Louis County31.2
80Holt County29.6
80Osage County29.6
82Jackson County28.3
83Randolph County27.8
84Marion County27.4
84McDonald County27.4
86Bollinger County26
87Greene County22.6
88Gasconade County22.4
89Nodaway County21.1
90Lafayette County21
91Cape Girardeau County20.5
92Franklin County20.2
93Clinton County19.7
93Howard County19.7
95Livingston County19.5
96Adair County17.8
97Lincoln County17.6
97Webster County17.6
99DeKalb County15.8
100Ste. Genevieve County15.3
101Perry County14.4
102Boone County13.4
103Cass County12.2
103Cole County12.2
103Jefferson County12.2
106Clay County11.4
106Johnson County11.4
108Andrew County10.6
108Christian County10.6
108Cooper County10.6
108Platte County10.6
108Pulaski County10.6
108Ralls County10.6
108St. Charles County10.6
108Warren 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties.

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

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

Scotland County, with 98.2 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

Warren 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.

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