riskbycounty
FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Vermilion Parish Disaster Risk

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

84.8

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#21

of 64, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

79.5

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.

Hurricane

95.4 / 100

Flood

79.5 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (66.2) and Inland Flooding (79.5) NRI scores.

Wildfire

44.1 / 100

Earthquake

34.1 / 100

Tornado

29.9 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Vermilion Parish

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

Hurricane
95.4
Flood
79.5
Wildfire
44.1
Earthquake
34.1
Tornado
29.9

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
79.5
Coastal Flooding
66.2
Inland Flooding
79.5

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.

FEMA National Risk Index documentation

Official Ready.gov resource

Continue to Ready.gov for federal emergency-planning information maintained outside RiskByCounty.

Visit Ready.gov →

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 Vermilion Parish, LA?
Vermilion Parish has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 84.8. RiskByCounty ranks it 21st of 64 Louisiana county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Vermilion Parish?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Vermilion Parish, Hurricane: 95.4; Flood: 79.5; Wildfire: 44.1; Earthquake: 34.1; Tornado: 29.9.
How is flood displayed for Vermilion Parish?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Vermilion Parish, Coastal Flooding is 66.2, Inland Flooding is 79.5, and the displayed flood score is 79.5.

Counties with Similar Risk

St. Charles Parish

Louisiana

+0.3

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 85.1

Rapides Parish

Louisiana

-0.5

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 84.3

Washington Parish

Louisiana

+0.8

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 85.5

Published by RiskByCounty

County summaries are deterministic transformations of frozen FEMA county fields. No external subject-matter reviewer is credited.

Published · Updated

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.

Explore more data for Vermilion Parish

Property TaxCost of LivingCrime RateIncomeHealthSchoolsWater QualityWeatherCounty Score