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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Russell County Disaster Risk

Russell County, Kentucky

FEMA Risk Rating

Very Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

31.9

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#77

of 120, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

35.7

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

64.1 / 100

Earthquake

56.4 / 100

Hurricane

49.2 / 100

Flood

35.7 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (35.7) NRI scores.

Wildfire

29.8 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Russell County

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

Tornado
64.1
Earthquake
56.4
Hurricane
49.2
Flood
35.7
Wildfire
29.8

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
35.7
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
35.7

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 Kentucky county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 120 Kentucky county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Kentucky?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Kentucky: Very Low: 70; Relatively Low: 42; Relatively Moderate: 7; Relatively High: 1; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Kentucky?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 120 county records: Flood: 120 of 120; Wildfire: 120 of 120; Tornado: 120 of 120; Earthquake: 120 of 120; Hurricane: 120 of 120. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Russell County, KY?
Russell County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Very Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 31.9. RiskByCounty ranks it 77th of 120 Kentucky county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Russell County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Russell County, Tornado: 64.1; Earthquake: 56.4; Hurricane: 49.2; Flood: 35.7; Wildfire: 29.8.
How is flood displayed for Russell County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Russell County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 35.7, and the displayed flood score is 35.7.

Counties with Similar Risk

Leslie County

Kentucky

-0.2

Very Low

NRI score 31.7

Powell County

Kentucky

-0.7

Very Low

NRI score 31.2

Lincoln County

Kentucky

+0.7

Very Low

NRI score 32.6

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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