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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Coles County Disaster Risk

Coles County, Illinois

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

70.4

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#35

of 102, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

74.5

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.

Earthquake

87.3 / 100

Flood

74.5 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (74.5) NRI scores.

Tornado

72.1 / 100

Hurricane

38.9 / 100

Wildfire

9.5 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Coles County

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

Earthquake
87.3
Flood
74.5
Tornado
72.1
Hurricane
38.9
Wildfire
9.5

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
74.5
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
74.5

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 Illinois county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 102 Illinois county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Illinois?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Illinois: Very Low: 37; Relatively Low: 45; Relatively Moderate: 14; Relatively High: 5; Very High: 1; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Illinois?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 102 county records: Flood: 102 of 102; Wildfire: 102 of 102; Tornado: 102 of 102; Earthquake: 102 of 102; Hurricane: 102 of 102. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Coles County, IL?
Coles County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 70.4. RiskByCounty ranks it 35th of 102 Illinois county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Coles County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Coles County, Earthquake: 87.3; Flood: 74.5; Tornado: 72.1; Hurricane: 38.9; Wildfire: 9.5.
How is flood displayed for Coles County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Coles County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 74.5, and the displayed flood score is 74.5.

Counties with Similar Risk

Saline County

Illinois

-0.2

Relatively Low

NRI score 70.1

Ogle County

Illinois

+0.7

Relatively Low

NRI score 71.1

Morgan County

Illinois

+0.8

Relatively Low

NRI score 71.1

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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