Which county in Arkansas has the highest natural disaster risk?

Pulaski County has the highest natural disaster risk score in Arkansas at 96.8 (Relatively High), based on FEMA National Risk Index data.

Which county in Arkansas is the safest from natural disasters?

Calhoun County has the lowest natural disaster risk score in Arkansas at 2.3 (Very Low), based on FEMA NRI data.

What natural disasters are most common in Arkansas?

Arkansas 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.

Arkansas Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 75 counties.

Avg Risk Score

55.5

Risk Rating

Relatively High

Counties with Data

of 75 total

Highest Risk Counties

Pulaski County

96.8

Relatively High

Washington County

92.3

Relatively Moderate

Craighead County

91.8

Relatively Moderate

Garland County

89.3

Relatively Moderate

Mississippi County

89.2

Relatively Moderate

Lowest Risk Counties

Calhoun County

2.3

Very Low

Cleveland County

9.5

Very Low

Dallas County

10.1

Very Low

Grant County

15.7

Very Low

Newton County

18.4

Very Low

All Arkansas Counties

County	Risk Score	Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Pulaski County	96.8	Relatively High	96.8	71.8	99.2	98.2
Washington County	92.3	Relatively Moderate	90.1	94.1	95.4	84.1
Craighead County	91.8	Relatively Moderate	78.8	43.8	97.7	97.8
Garland County	89.3	Relatively Moderate	90.1	72.9	96.4	89.2
Mississippi County	89.2	Relatively Moderate	63.0	11.7	69.6	98.0
Benton County	88.7	Relatively Moderate	90.4	92.8	79.5	86.8
Sebastian County	86.8	Relatively Moderate	86.1	90.4	94.2	85.1
Faulkner County	86.2	Relatively Moderate	77.0	77.8	97.1	94.4
White County	85.7	Relatively Moderate	80.7	79.4	91.9	96.0
Jefferson County	85.2	Relatively Moderate	78.2	57.6	92.5	95.6
Crittenden County	83.0	Relatively Moderate	72.4	5.8	73.3	96.4
Greene County	80.2	Relatively Low	63.2	30.0	87.9	95.7
Pope County	77.8	Relatively Low	75.3	72.3	94.6	84.1
Saline County	77.6	Relatively Low	74.9	61.5	89.1	89.2
Lonoke County	75.1	Relatively Low	69.3	52.2	86.2	92.7
St. Francis County	74.7	Relatively Low	41.2	27.1	96.2	90.6
Cleburne County	72.7	Relatively Low	73.3	75.8	88.8	86.7
Poinsett County	72.5	Relatively Low	37.3	7.4	83.9	95.2
Baxter County	72.3	Relatively Low	64.4	71.9	86.8	86.0
Clay County	71.6	Relatively Low	40.0	6.1	71.1	93.9
Crawford County	71.6	Relatively Low	70.6	91.1	81.4	66.6
Miller County	70.8	Relatively Low	57.3	64.3	84.9	68.6
Independence County	69.1	Relatively Low	56.5	70.5	89.2	90.0
Sharp County	68.1	Relatively Low	66.3	54.5	76.3	86.6
Lawrence County	67.9	Relatively Low	52.5	35.7	83.5	92.4
Jackson County	67.8	Relatively Low	43.9	44.2	89.6	91.6
Randolph County	67.0	Relatively Low	45.5	40.0	77.8	92.4
Sevier County	64.9	Relatively Low	48.2	58.0	63.5	61.7
Cross County	64.9	Relatively Low	39.3	12.5	61.5	94.7
Carroll County	64.6	Relatively Low	65.1	64.9	80.1	70.2
Arkansas County	63.2	Relatively Low	58.4	19.8	70.4	92.0
Boone County	62.3	Relatively Low	51.2	65.6	78.6	71.3
Phillips County	61.7	Relatively Low	46.2	18.3	78.2	92.7
Yell County	58.9	Relatively Low	64.9	68.2	81.1	66.6
Johnson County	58.1	Relatively Low	62.0	67.4	78.9	69.1
Conway County	56.6	Relatively Low	45.4	74.9	82.4	86.9
Hot Spring County	55.5	Relatively Low	58.6	55.2	68.3	76.5
Ashley County	53.9	Relatively Low	54.0	32.1	72.6	83.3
Union County	53.9	Relatively Low	51.2	27.9	69.8	77.1
Izard County	53.1	Relatively Low	48.1	62.1	59.6	80.2
Hempstead County	52.1	Relatively Low	43.9	32.8	72.8	75.5
Ouachita County	51.2	Relatively Low	53.1	28.5	70.1	79.9
Fulton County	50.7	Relatively Low	45.6	56.0	64.8	76.3
Van Buren County	50.6	Relatively Low	47.9	75.2	82.7	76.9
Stone County	49.9	Relatively Low	47.4	68.1	75.0	73.2
Franklin County	49.4	Relatively Low	50.9	82.5	64.8	62.5
Howard County	48.5	Relatively Low	52.1	45.7	53.9	63.3
Logan County	48.2	Relatively Low	56.9	71.6	65.7	61.0
Marion County	48.0	Relatively Low	43.1	65.0	55.8	65.7
Polk County	46.1	Relatively Low	53.4	82.4	63.5	55.5
Madison County	45.1	Relatively Low	53.9	71.2	65.5	53.3
Little River County	44.1	Relatively Low	44.1	37.9	55.2	64.0
Chicot County	43.8	Relatively Low	49.4	8.4	50.0	77.9
Woodruff County	42.3	Very Low	34.5	11.6	65.7	87.9
Columbia County	42.1	Very Low	24.6	31.8	62.5	71.4
Prairie County	41.4	Very Low	43.2	20.4	65.4	87.0
Clark County	41.1	Very Low	38.1	31.0	68.4	73.1
Lee County	40.4	Very Low	21.2	7.3	63.6	90.5
Monroe County	36.5	Very Low	28.4	20.3	63.6	89.0
Drew County	35.1	Very Low	19.0	25.7	63.1	83.7
Lafayette County	33.2	Very Low	16.9	21.6	42.7	53.8
Desha County	32.9	Very Low	33.4	3.2	55.6	83.8
Bradley County	30.8	Very Low	24.5	27.4	53.3	81.2
Montgomery County	30.7	Very Low	48.7	61.5	49.7	46.2
Nevada County	30.6	Very Low	24.0	29.5	47.3	57.1
Lincoln County	29.8	Very Low	24.4	16.7	53.6	79.5
Perry County	28.1	Very Low	38.5	55.1	64.2	56.5
Searcy County	27.7	Very Low	21.0	68.0	55.6	56.6
Scott County	26.8	Very Low	45.0	67.1	41.8	40.3
Pike County	26.6	Very Low	39.9	49.9	43.1	52.5
Newton County	18.4	Very Low	21.3	51.0	51.1	38.2
Grant County	15.7	Very Low	16.7	24.1	54.4	66.1
Dallas County	10.1	Very Low	17.7	13.9	32.8	67.4
Cleveland County	9.5	Very Low	13.9	25.4	40.4	62.9
Calhoun County	2.3	Very Low	6.9	7.6	22.8	53.1

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