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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

De Soto Parish Disaster Risk

De Soto Parish, Louisiana

FEMA Risk Rating

Very Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

42.0

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#44

of 64, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

46.2

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.

Hurricane

67.4 / 100

Wildfire

55.5 / 100

Tornado

50.0 / 100

Flood

46.2 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (46.2) NRI scores.

Earthquake

42.3 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for De Soto Parish

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

Hurricane
67.4
Wildfire
55.5
Tornado
50.0
Flood
46.2
Earthquake
42.3

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
46.2
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
46.2

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 Louisiana county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 64 Louisiana county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Louisiana?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Louisiana: Very Low: 21; Relatively Low: 19; Relatively Moderate: 17; Relatively High: 7; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Louisiana?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 64 county records: Flood: 64 of 64; Wildfire: 64 of 64; Tornado: 64 of 64; Earthquake: 64 of 64; Hurricane: 64 of 64. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for De Soto Parish, LA?
De Soto Parish has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Very Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 42.0. RiskByCounty ranks it 44th of 64 Louisiana county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for De Soto Parish?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For De Soto Parish, Hurricane: 67.4; Wildfire: 55.5; Tornado: 50.0; Flood: 46.2; Earthquake: 42.3.
How is flood displayed for De Soto Parish?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For De Soto Parish, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 46.2, and the displayed flood score is 46.2.

Counties with Similar Risk

Claiborne Parish

Louisiana

-0.3

Very Low

NRI score 41.7

Richland Parish

Louisiana

-5.3

Very Low

NRI score 36.7

St. Helena Parish

Louisiana

-5.7

Very Low

NRI score 36.3

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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