Alabama Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 67 counties.

Avg FEMA Rating

Relatively Low

Avg Percentile

62th

Counties with Data

of 67 total

Highest Risk Counties

Mobile County

Relatively High

98th percentile

Jefferson County

Relatively High

98th percentile

Baldwin County

Relatively High

97th percentile

Madison County

Relatively High

95th percentile

Montgomery County

Relatively Moderate

92th percentile

Lowest Risk Counties

Coosa County

Very Low

15th percentile

Perry County

Very Low

19th percentile

Macon County

Very Low

24th percentile

Bullock County

Very Low

25th percentile

Clay County

Very Low

27th percentile

All Alabama Counties

County	Percentile	FEMA Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Mobile County	98th	Relatively High	95.9	93.5	94.6	84.8
Jefferson County	98th	Relatively High	98.1	79.1	99.6	96.1
Baldwin County	97th	Relatively High	92.2	90.8	92.8	72.4
Madison County	95th	Relatively High	95.9	36.1	98.5	94.8
Montgomery County	92th	Relatively Moderate	94.1	51.6	96.6	92.5
Tuscaloosa County	91th	Relatively Moderate	91.6	57.1	97.5	92.6
Shelby County	90th	Relatively Moderate	91.6	74.3	98.3	84.5
Morgan County	89th	Relatively Moderate	86.7	48.9	98.3	92.3
Calhoun County	88th	Relatively Moderate	89.5	81.5	98.2	84.7
Houston County	88th	Relatively Moderate	87.2	51.9	95.9	72.7
Etowah County	87th	Relatively Moderate	87.5	72.7	97.8	88.3
Marshall County	87th	Relatively Moderate	85.3	63.2	97.8	87.7
Lauderdale County	85th	Relatively Moderate	84.2	23.8	92.0	92.5
Escambia County	85th	Relatively Moderate	67.3	74.0	83.0	56.8
Talladega County	85th	Relatively Moderate	87.2	79.1	93.8	78.5
Coffee County	83th	Relatively Moderate	84.4	56.5	90.3	58.7
Walker County	83th	Relatively Moderate	85.8	62.5	93.9	83.5
Covington County	82th	Relatively Moderate	69.0	49.7	83.7	54.2
Cullman County	82th	Relatively Moderate	80.2	65.1	90.0	86.6
Colbert County	81th	Relatively Low	76.5	28.3	87.6	92.0
DeKalb County	80th	Relatively Low	81.7	73.8	88.3	85.6
Limestone County	80th	Relatively Low	76.7	25.8	88.2	89.9
Lee County	80th	Relatively Low	84.7	72.4	75.7	81.7
Jackson County	79th	Relatively Low	78.7	61.2	92.4	85.6
Elmore County	72th	Relatively Low	80.6	61.9	75.6	75.3
St. Clair County	72th	Relatively Low	75.9	71.8	91.8	74.9
Dallas County	71th	Relatively Low	75.2	42.2	83.3	81.1
Choctaw County	71th	Relatively Low	73.5	52.4	77.8	70.9
Lawrence County	69th	Relatively Low	63.7	33.1	90.3	83.4
Marion County	69th	Relatively Low	64.0	37.1	90.7	80.2
Blount County	68th	Relatively Low	69.5	65.0	92.0	72.8
Dale County	68th	Relatively Low	61.0	44.6	87.9	49.1
Franklin County	68th	Relatively Low	54.7	37.7	93.2	83.1
Tallapoosa County	67th	Relatively Low	77.9	75.1	72.8	69.0
Cherokee County	63th	Relatively Low	70.4	68.2	83.0	73.4
Winston County	59th	Relatively Low	64.7	59.1	79.2	81.4
Autauga County	58th	Relatively Low	65.5	45.7	74.1	67.8
Russell County	55th	Relatively Low	66.9	55.7	58.7	53.7
Chilton County	55th	Relatively Low	60.2	63.3	85.8	66.0
Clarke County	53th	Relatively Low	40.4	43.9	67.8	52.6
Geneva County	53th	Relatively Low	55.4	37.8	51.6	45.9
Sumter County	53th	Relatively Low	54.8	34.4	81.7	74.1
Marengo County	52th	Relatively Low	50.6	38.8	78.9	73.5
Monroe County	49th	Relatively Low	42.0	42.2	60.6	51.4
Barbour County	48th	Relatively Low	50.8	48.9	78.6	53.7
Chambers County	47th	Relatively Low	57.5	51.7	67.3	57.5
Washington County	46th	Relatively Low	38.4	65.8	66.3	46.0
Butler County	45th	Relatively Low	36.1	31.1	67.2	52.7
Pickens County	45th	Relatively Low	41.9	27.9	76.2	78.5
Pike County	44th	Relatively Low	47.6	33.9	57.7	57.0
Henry County	42th	Very Low	38.4	33.8	72.6	39.2
Bibb County	39th	Very Low	48.9	48.7	77.2	62.4
Hale County	39th	Very Low	41.8	25.6	68.2	65.8
Fayette County	38th	Very Low	41.1	27.5	65.2	63.9
Wilcox County	37th	Very Low	53.1	45.7	54.1	50.8
Crenshaw County	34th	Very Low	33.6	25.2	63.2	36.3
Lamar County	31th	Very Low	31.6	24.7	61.8	74.8
Conecuh County	31th	Very Low	23.5	49.9	61.0	42.7
Randolph County	31th	Very Low	42.0	63.8	62.6	46.6
Greene County	29th	Very Low	32.8	14.2	53.5	62.6
Lowndes County	29th	Very Low	31.9	31.5	67.1	49.5
Cleburne County	27th	Very Low	37.2	67.3	70.0	47.2
Clay County	27th	Very Low	35.3	71.1	67.2	49.9
Bullock County	25th	Very Low	20.2	46.1	56.7	45.5
Macon County	24th	Very Low	34.8	52.8	48.0	59.8
Perry County	19th	Very Low	22.5	23.2	53.7	61.1
Coosa County	15th	Very Low	34.3	64.4	37.3	37.6

Frequently Asked Questions

Which county in Alabama has the highest natural disaster risk?

Mobile County has the highest natural disaster risk in Alabama, rated Relatively High (98th percentile nationally), based on FEMA National Risk Index data.

Which county in Alabama is the safest from natural disasters?

Coosa County has the lowest natural disaster risk in Alabama, rated Very Low (15th percentile nationally), based on FEMA NRI data.

What natural disasters are most common in Alabama?

Alabama counties face varying levels of risk from floods, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes. The FEMA National Risk Index scores each county across 18 hazard types. See individual county pages for detailed hazard breakdowns.

How is natural disaster risk measured by county?

The FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) measures natural disaster risk using expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Scores are normalized nationally, with ratings from Very Low to Very High across 18 natural hazard types.

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