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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Kern County Disaster Risk

Kern County, California

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively High

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

98.9

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#15

of 58, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

98.5

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

99.7 / 100

Earthquake

99.4 / 100

Flood

98.5 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (98.5) NRI scores.

Tornado

19.8 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Kern County

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

Wildfire
99.7
Earthquake
99.4
Flood
98.5
Tornado
19.8
Hurricane
Not available

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
98.5
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
98.5

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 California county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 58 California county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in California?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for California: Very Low: 3; Relatively Low: 7; Relatively Moderate: 17; Relatively High: 22; Very High: 9; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for California?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 58 county records: Flood: 58 of 58; Wildfire: 58 of 58; Tornado: 58 of 58; Earthquake: 58 of 58; Hurricane: 8 of 58. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Kern County, CA?
Kern County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively High and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 98.9. RiskByCounty ranks it 15th of 58 California county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Kern County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Kern County, Wildfire: 99.7; Earthquake: 99.4; Flood: 98.5; Tornado: 19.8.
How is flood displayed for Kern County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Kern County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 98.5, and the displayed flood score is 98.5.

Counties with Similar Risk

Santa Barbara County

California

+0.1

Relatively High

NRI score 99.0

Monterey County

California

-0.2

Relatively High

NRI score 98.7

Sonoma County

California

+0.2

Relatively High

NRI score 99.1

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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