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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Benton County Disaster Risk

Benton County, Minnesota

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Low

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

51.3

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#29

of 87, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

61.7

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

67.7 / 100

Wildfire

67.6 / 100

Flood

61.7 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (61.7) NRI scores.

Earthquake

6.9 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Benton County

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

Tornado
67.7
Wildfire
67.6
Flood
61.7
Earthquake
6.9
Hurricane
Not available

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
61.7
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
61.7

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 Minnesota county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 87 Minnesota county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in Minnesota?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Minnesota: Very Low: 43; Relatively Low: 36; Relatively Moderate: 6; Relatively High: 2; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Minnesota?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 87 county records: Flood: 87 of 87; Wildfire: 87 of 87; Tornado: 87 of 87; Earthquake: 87 of 87; Hurricane: 7 of 87. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Benton County, MN?
Benton County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Low and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 51.3. RiskByCounty ranks it 29th of 87 Minnesota county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Benton County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Benton County, Tornado: 67.7; Wildfire: 67.6; Flood: 61.7; Earthquake: 6.9.
How is flood displayed for Benton County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Benton County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 61.7, and the displayed flood score is 61.7.

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.