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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Baldwin County Disaster Risk

Baldwin County, Alabama

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively High

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

96.7

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#3

of 67, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

92.2

higher coastal/inland value

Hazard Risk Breakdown

Five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18. Values are FEMA NRI v1.20 scores on a 0–100 relative scale.

Hurricane

99.2 / 100

Tornado

92.8 / 100

Flood

92.2 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (85.8) and Inland Flooding (92.2) NRI scores.

Wildfire

90.8 / 100

Earthquake

72.4 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Baldwin County

Among the five hazard categories displayed by RiskByCounty, hurricane has the highest NRI score for this county.

Hurricane
99.2
Tornado
92.8
Flood
92.2
Wildfire
90.8
Earthquake
72.4

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
92.2
Coastal Flooding
85.8
Inland Flooding
92.2

These five categories are a selected subset of FEMA's 18 natural hazards. FEMA's composite score and official rating are separate fields in the National Risk Index dataset.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Alabama county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 67 Alabama county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Alabama?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Alabama: Very Low: 17; Relatively Low: 31; Relatively Moderate: 15; Relatively High: 4; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Alabama?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 67 county records: Flood: 67 of 67; Wildfire: 67 of 67; Tornado: 67 of 67; Earthquake: 67 of 67; Hurricane: 67 of 67. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Baldwin County, AL?
Baldwin County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively High and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 96.7. RiskByCounty ranks it 3rd of 67 Alabama county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Baldwin County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Baldwin County, Hurricane: 99.2; Tornado: 92.8; Flood: 92.2; Wildfire: 90.8; Earthquake: 72.4.
How is flood displayed for Baldwin County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Baldwin County, Coastal Flooding is 85.8, Inland Flooding is 92.2, and the displayed flood score is 92.2.

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County summaries are deterministic transformations of frozen FEMA county fields. No external subject-matter reviewer is credited.

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Data Source

County data sourced from FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, released December 2025. Values are labeled NRI score (0–100 relative scale). RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18; flood is the higher of the Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding source scores.

RiskByCounty presents county-level source fields and deterministic arithmetic summaries.