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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Howard County Disaster Risk

Howard County, Indiana

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

63.7

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#24

of 92, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

64.5

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.

Tornado

83.7 / 100

Earthquake

77.1 / 100

Flood

64.5 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (64.5) NRI scores.

Hurricane

32.7 / 100

Wildfire

14.6 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Howard County

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

Tornado
83.7
Earthquake
77.1
Flood
64.5
Hurricane
32.7
Wildfire
14.6

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
64.5
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
64.5

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 Indiana county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 92 Indiana county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Indiana?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Indiana: Very Low: 46; Relatively Low: 35; Relatively Moderate: 9; Relatively High: 2; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Indiana?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 92 county records: Flood: 92 of 92; Wildfire: 92 of 92; Tornado: 92 of 92; Earthquake: 92 of 92; Hurricane: 92 of 92. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Howard County, IN?
Howard County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 63.7. RiskByCounty ranks it 24th of 92 Indiana county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Howard County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Howard County, Tornado: 83.7; Earthquake: 77.1; Flood: 64.5; Hurricane: 32.7; Wildfire: 14.6.
How is flood displayed for Howard County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Howard County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 64.5, and the displayed flood score is 64.5.

Counties with Similar Risk

Morgan County

Indiana

-0.2

Relatively Low

NRI score 63.5

LaGrange County

Indiana

-1.3

Relatively Low

NRI score 62.4

Warrick County

Indiana

+1.4

Relatively Low

NRI score 65.1

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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