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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Santa Cruz County Disaster Risk

Santa Cruz County, Arizona

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

88.3

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#10

of 15, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

87.4

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.

Wildfire

98.1 / 100

Flood

87.4 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (87.4) NRI scores.

Earthquake

43.5 / 100

Hurricane

17.3 / 100

Tornado

8.7 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Santa Cruz County

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

Wildfire
98.1
Flood
87.4
Earthquake
43.5
Hurricane
17.3
Tornado
8.7

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
87.4
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
87.4

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 Arizona county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 15 Arizona county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Arizona?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Arizona: Very Low: 1; Relatively Low: 2; Relatively Moderate: 9; Relatively High: 2; Very High: 1; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Arizona?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 15 county records: Flood: 15 of 15; Wildfire: 15 of 15; Tornado: 15 of 15; Earthquake: 15 of 15; Hurricane: 15 of 15. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Santa Cruz County, AZ?
Santa Cruz County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 88.3. RiskByCounty ranks it 10th of 15 Arizona county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Santa Cruz County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Santa Cruz County, Wildfire: 98.1; Flood: 87.4; Earthquake: 43.5; Hurricane: 17.3; Tornado: 8.7.
How is flood displayed for Santa Cruz County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Santa Cruz County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 87.4, and the displayed flood score is 87.4.

Counties with Similar Risk

Navajo County

Arizona

-0.3

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 88.1

Gila County

Arizona

+1.8

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 90.2

Yuma County

Arizona

+4.2

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 92.6

Published by RiskByCounty

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.

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