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

Bronx County had the highest social vulnerability score (FEMA National Risk Index) of 62 counties in 2025, at 99.7. Saratoga County had the lowest, at 10.6. The median was 43.4. Source: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Highest99.7Bronx County
Lowest10.6Saratoga County
Median43.462 counties

Map of counties, 2025

Albany County: 29.1 indexAllegany County: 47.7 indexBronx County: 99.7 indexBroome County: 57.4 indexCattaraugus County: 78.9 indexCayuga County: 31 indexChautauqua County: 70.3 indexChemung County: 41 indexChenango County: 57.9 indexClinton County: 39 indexColumbia County: 57.2 indexCortland County: 37.2 indexDelaware County: 85.9 indexDutchess County: 21 indexErie County: 47.7 indexEssex County: 55.6 indexFranklin County: 51.6 indexFulton County: 31.5 indexGenesee County: 38.5 indexGreene County: 50.4 indexHamilton County: 52.3 indexHerkimer County: 39.2 indexJefferson County: 28.3 indexKings County: 96.5 indexLewis County: 28.7 indexLivingston County: 43.3 indexMadison County: 28.2 indexMonroe County: 43.5 indexMontgomery County: 69.5 indexNassau County: 25.9 indexNew York County: 96.3 indexNiagara County: 35.2 indexOneida County: 56.2 indexOnondaga County: 38.5 indexOntario County: 24.1 indexOrange County: 26.2 indexOrleans County: 35.7 indexOswego County: 40.5 indexOtsego County: 56.8 indexPutnam County: 10.6 indexQueens County: 93.5 indexRensselaer County: 34.9 indexRichmond County: 61.6 indexRockland County: 68.2 indexSt. Lawrence County: 64.7 indexSaratoga County: 10.6 indexSchenectady County: 29.4 indexSchoharie County: 38.3 indexSchuyler County: 46.9 indexSeneca County: 80.4 indexSteuben County: 54.9 indexSuffolk County: 21.6 indexSullivan County: 48 indexTioga County: 48.1 indexTompkins County: 30.9 indexUlster County: 45.2 indexWarren County: 26.6 indexWashington County: 37.2 indexWayne County: 39.3 indexWestchester County: 47.4 indexWyoming County: 21.3 indexYates County: 92 index
  • Under 28
  • 28 to 37
  • 37 to 43
  • 43 to 52
  • 52 to 68
  • 68 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

Bronx County: 99.7 indexBronx County99.7Kings County: 96.5 indexKings County96.5New York County: 96.3 indexNew York County96.3Queens County: 93.5 indexQueens County93.5Yates County: 92 indexYates County92Delaware County: 85.9 indexDelaware County85.9Seneca County: 80.4 indexSeneca County80.4Cattaraugus County: 78.9 indexCattaraugus County78.9Chautauqua County: 70.3 indexChautauqua County70.3Montgomery County: 69.5 indexMontgomery County69.5Rockland County: 68.2 indexRockland County68.2St. Lawrence County: 64.7 indexSt. Lawrence County64.7Richmond County: 61.6 indexRichmond County61.6Chenango County: 57.9 indexChenango County57.9Broome County: 57.4 indexBroome County57.4Columbia County: 57.2 indexColumbia County57.2Otsego County: 56.8 indexOtsego County56.8Oneida County: 56.2 indexOneida County56.2Essex County: 55.6 indexEssex County55.6Steuben County: 54.9 indexSteuben County54.9Hamilton County: 52.3 indexHamilton County52.3Franklin County: 51.6 indexFranklin County51.6Greene County: 50.4 indexGreene County50.4Tioga County: 48.1 indexTioga County48.1Sullivan County: 48 indexSullivan County48Erie County: 47.7 indexErie County47.7Allegany County: 47.7 indexAllegany County47.7Westchester County: 47.4 indexWestchester County47.4Schuyler County: 46.9 indexSchuyler County46.9Ulster County: 45.2 indexUlster County45.2Monroe County: 43.5 indexMonroe County43.5Livingston County: 43.3 indexLivingston County43.3Chemung County: 41 indexChemung County41Oswego County: 40.5 indexOswego County40.5Wayne County: 39.3 indexWayne County39.3Herkimer County: 39.2 indexHerkimer County39.2Clinton County: 39 indexClinton County39Genesee County: 38.5 indexGenesee County38.5Onondaga County: 38.5 indexOnondaga County38.5Schoharie County: 38.3 indexSchoharie County38.3Bronx County: 99.7 indexBronx County99.7Kings County: 96.5 indexKings County96.5New York County: 96.3 indexNew York County96.3Queens County: 93.5 indexQueens County93.5Yates County: 92 indexYates County92Delaware County: 85.9 indexDelaware County85.9Seneca County: 80.4 indexSeneca County80.4Cattaraugus County: 78.9 indexCattaraugus County78.9Chautauqua County: 70.3 indexChautauqua County70.3Montgomery County: 69.5 indexMontgomery County69.5Rockland County: 68.2 indexRockland County68.2St. Lawrence County: 64.7 indexSt. Lawrence County64.7Richmond County: 61.6 indexRichmond County61.6Chenango County: 57.9 indexChenango County57.9Broome County: 57.4 indexBroome County57.4Columbia County: 57.2 indexColumbia County57.2Otsego County: 56.8 indexOtsego County56.8Oneida County: 56.2 indexOneida County56.2Essex County: 55.6 indexEssex County55.6Steuben County: 54.9 indexSteuben County54.9Hamilton County: 52.3 indexHamilton County52.3Franklin County: 51.6 indexFranklin County51.6Greene County: 50.4 indexGreene County50.4Tioga County: 48.1 indexTioga County48.1Sullivan County: 48 indexSullivan County48Erie County: 47.7 indexErie County47.7Allegany County: 47.7 indexAllegany County47.7Westchester County: 47.4 indexWestchester County47.4Schuyler County: 46.9 indexSchuyler County46.9Ulster County: 45.2 indexUlster County45.2Monroe County: 43.5 indexMonroe County43.5Livingston County: 43.3 indexLivingston County43.3Chemung County: 41 indexChemung County41Oswego County: 40.5 indexOswego County40.5Wayne County: 39.3 indexWayne County39.3Herkimer County: 39.2 indexHerkimer County39.2Clinton County: 39 indexClinton County39Genesee County: 38.5 indexGenesee County38.5Onondaga County: 38.5 indexOnondaga County38.5Schoharie County: 38.3 indexSchoharie County38.3
index. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, National Risk Index Counties, Social Vulnerability Score (SOVI_SCORE). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
index
1Bronx County99.7
2Kings County96.5
3New York County96.3
4Queens County93.5
5Yates County92
6Delaware County85.9
7Seneca County80.4
8Cattaraugus County78.9
9Chautauqua County70.3
10Montgomery County69.5
11Rockland County68.2
12St. Lawrence County64.7
13Richmond County61.6
14Chenango County57.9
15Broome County57.4
16Columbia County57.2
17Otsego County56.8
18Oneida County56.2
19Essex County55.6
20Steuben County54.9
21Hamilton County52.3
22Franklin County51.6
23Greene County50.4
24Tioga County48.1
25Sullivan County48
26Erie County47.7
27Allegany County47.7
28Westchester County47.4
29Schuyler County46.9
30Ulster County45.2
31Monroe County43.5
32Livingston County43.3
33Chemung County41
34Oswego County40.5
35Wayne County39.3
36Herkimer County39.2
37Clinton County39
38Genesee County38.5
38Onondaga County38.5
40Schoharie County38.3
41Cortland County37.2
41Washington County37.2
43Orleans County35.7
44Niagara County35.2
45Rensselaer County34.9
46Fulton County31.5
47Cayuga County31
48Tompkins County30.9
49Schenectady County29.4
50Albany County29.1
51Lewis County28.7
52Jefferson County28.3
53Madison County28.2
54Warren County26.6
55Orange County26.2
56Nassau County25.9
57Ontario County24.1
58Suffolk County21.6
59Wyoming County21.3
60Dutchess County21
61Putnam County10.6
61Saratoga 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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties.

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

Bronx County, with 99.7 in 2025, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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

Saratoga County, with 10.6 in 2025.

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