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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Chautauqua County Disaster Risk

Chautauqua County, Kansas

FEMA Risk Rating

Very Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

12.1

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#81

of 105, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

11.8

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

90.9 / 100

Tornado

44.3 / 100

Earthquake

19.0 / 100

Hurricane

16.2 / 100

Flood

11.8 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (11.8) NRI scores.

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Chautauqua County

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

Wildfire
90.9
Tornado
44.3
Earthquake
19.0
Hurricane
16.2
Flood
11.8

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
11.8
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
11.8

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 Kansas county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 105 Kansas county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Kansas?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Kansas: Very Low: 80; Relatively Low: 21; Relatively Moderate: 2; Relatively High: 2; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Kansas?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 105 county records: Flood: 105 of 105; Wildfire: 105 of 105; Tornado: 105 of 105; Earthquake: 105 of 105; Hurricane: 66 of 105. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Chautauqua County, KS?
Chautauqua County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Very Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 12.1. RiskByCounty ranks it 81st of 105 Kansas county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Chautauqua County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Chautauqua County, Wildfire: 90.9; Tornado: 44.3; Earthquake: 19.0; Hurricane: 16.2; Flood: 11.8.
How is flood displayed for Chautauqua County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Chautauqua County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 11.8, and the displayed flood score is 11.8.

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+0.1

Very Low

NRI score 12.2

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+0.4

Very Low

NRI score 12.5

Decatur County

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-0.8

Very Low

NRI score 11.3

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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