Arkansas Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 75 counties.

Avg FEMA Rating

Relatively Low

Avg Percentile

56th

Counties with Data

of 75 total

Highest Risk Counties

Pulaski County

Relatively High

97th percentile

Washington County

Relatively Moderate

92th percentile

Craighead County

Relatively Moderate

92th percentile

Garland County

Relatively Moderate

89th percentile

Mississippi County

Relatively Moderate

89th percentile

Lowest Risk Counties

Calhoun County

Very Low

2th percentile

Cleveland County

Very Low

9th percentile

Dallas County

Very Low

10th percentile

Grant County

Very Low

16th percentile

Newton County

Very Low

18th percentile

All Arkansas Counties

County	Percentile	FEMA Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Pulaski County	97th	Relatively High	96.8	71.8	99.2	98.2
Washington County	92th	Relatively Moderate	90.1	94.1	95.4	84.1
Craighead County	92th	Relatively Moderate	78.8	43.8	97.7	97.8
Garland County	89th	Relatively Moderate	90.1	72.9	96.4	89.2
Mississippi County	89th	Relatively Moderate	63.0	11.7	69.6	98.0
Benton County	89th	Relatively Moderate	90.4	92.8	79.5	86.8
Sebastian County	87th	Relatively Moderate	86.1	90.4	94.2	85.1
Faulkner County	86th	Relatively Moderate	77.0	77.8	97.1	94.4
White County	86th	Relatively Moderate	80.7	79.4	91.9	96.0
Jefferson County	85th	Relatively Moderate	78.2	57.6	92.5	95.6
Crittenden County	83th	Relatively Moderate	72.4	5.8	73.3	96.4
Greene County	80th	Relatively Low	63.2	30.0	87.9	95.7
Pope County	78th	Relatively Low	75.3	72.3	94.6	84.1
Saline County	78th	Relatively Low	74.9	61.5	89.1	89.2
Lonoke County	75th	Relatively Low	69.3	52.2	86.2	92.7
St. Francis County	75th	Relatively Low	41.2	27.1	96.2	90.6
Cleburne County	73th	Relatively Low	73.3	75.8	88.8	86.7
Poinsett County	73th	Relatively Low	37.3	7.4	83.9	95.2
Baxter County	72th	Relatively Low	64.4	71.9	86.8	86.0
Clay County	72th	Relatively Low	40.0	6.1	71.1	93.9
Crawford County	72th	Relatively Low	70.6	91.1	81.4	66.6
Miller County	71th	Relatively Low	57.3	64.3	84.9	68.6
Independence County	69th	Relatively Low	56.5	70.5	89.2	90.0
Sharp County	68th	Relatively Low	66.3	54.5	76.3	86.6
Lawrence County	68th	Relatively Low	52.5	35.7	83.5	92.4
Jackson County	68th	Relatively Low	43.9	44.2	89.6	91.6
Randolph County	67th	Relatively Low	45.5	40.0	77.8	92.4
Sevier County	65th	Relatively Low	48.2	58.0	63.5	61.7
Cross County	65th	Relatively Low	39.3	12.5	61.5	94.7
Carroll County	65th	Relatively Low	65.1	64.9	80.1	70.2
Arkansas County	63th	Relatively Low	58.4	19.8	70.4	92.0
Boone County	62th	Relatively Low	51.2	65.6	78.6	71.3
Phillips County	62th	Relatively Low	46.2	18.3	78.2	92.7
Yell County	59th	Relatively Low	64.9	68.2	81.1	66.6
Johnson County	58th	Relatively Low	62.0	67.4	78.9	69.1
Conway County	57th	Relatively Low	45.4	74.9	82.4	86.9
Hot Spring County	56th	Relatively Low	58.6	55.2	68.3	76.5
Ashley County	54th	Relatively Low	54.0	32.1	72.6	83.3
Union County	54th	Relatively Low	51.2	27.9	69.8	77.1
Izard County	53th	Relatively Low	48.1	62.1	59.6	80.2
Hempstead County	52th	Relatively Low	43.9	32.8	72.8	75.5
Ouachita County	51th	Relatively Low	53.1	28.5	70.1	79.9
Fulton County	51th	Relatively Low	45.6	56.0	64.8	76.3
Van Buren County	51th	Relatively Low	47.9	75.2	82.7	76.9
Stone County	50th	Relatively Low	47.4	68.1	75.0	73.2
Franklin County	49th	Relatively Low	50.9	82.5	64.8	62.5
Howard County	49th	Relatively Low	52.1	45.7	53.9	63.3
Logan County	48th	Relatively Low	56.9	71.6	65.7	61.0
Marion County	48th	Relatively Low	43.1	65.0	55.8	65.7
Polk County	46th	Relatively Low	53.4	82.4	63.5	55.5
Madison County	45th	Relatively Low	53.9	71.2	65.5	53.3
Little River County	44th	Relatively Low	44.1	37.9	55.2	64.0
Chicot County	44th	Relatively Low	49.4	8.4	50.0	77.9
Woodruff County	42th	Very Low	34.5	11.6	65.7	87.9
Columbia County	42th	Very Low	24.6	31.8	62.5	71.4
Prairie County	41th	Very Low	43.2	20.4	65.4	87.0
Clark County	41th	Very Low	38.1	31.0	68.4	73.1
Lee County	40th	Very Low	21.2	7.3	63.6	90.5
Monroe County	37th	Very Low	28.4	20.3	63.6	89.0
Drew County	35th	Very Low	19.0	25.7	63.1	83.7
Lafayette County	33th	Very Low	16.9	21.6	42.7	53.8
Desha County	33th	Very Low	33.4	3.2	55.6	83.8
Bradley County	31th	Very Low	24.5	27.4	53.3	81.2
Montgomery County	31th	Very Low	48.7	61.5	49.7	46.2
Nevada County	31th	Very Low	24.0	29.5	47.3	57.1
Lincoln County	30th	Very Low	24.4	16.7	53.6	79.5
Perry County	28th	Very Low	38.5	55.1	64.2	56.5
Searcy County	28th	Very Low	21.0	68.0	55.6	56.6
Scott County	27th	Very Low	45.0	67.1	41.8	40.3
Pike County	27th	Very Low	39.9	49.9	43.1	52.5
Newton County	18th	Very Low	21.3	51.0	51.1	38.2
Grant County	16th	Very Low	16.7	24.1	54.4	66.1
Dallas County	10th	Very Low	17.7	13.9	32.8	67.4
Cleveland County	9th	Very Low	13.9	25.4	40.4	62.9
Calhoun County	2th	Very Low	6.9	7.6	22.8	53.1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which county in Arkansas has the highest natural disaster risk?

Pulaski County has the highest natural disaster risk in Arkansas, rated Relatively High (97th percentile nationally), 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 in Arkansas, rated Very Low (2th percentile nationally), 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.

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