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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Atlantic County Disaster Risk

Atlantic County, New Jersey

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

93.0

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#12

of 21, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

96.2

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.

Flood

96.2 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (96.2) and Inland Flooding (92.7) NRI scores.

Hurricane

95.8 / 100

Wildfire

94.3 / 100

Earthquake

88.0 / 100

Tornado

53.2 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Atlantic County

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

Flood
96.2
Hurricane
95.8
Wildfire
94.3
Earthquake
88.0
Tornado
53.2

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
96.2
Coastal Flooding
96.2
Inland Flooding
92.7

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 New Jersey county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 21 New Jersey county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in New Jersey?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for New Jersey: Very Low: 0; Relatively Low: 4; Relatively Moderate: 8; Relatively High: 9; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for New Jersey?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 21 county records: Flood: 21 of 21; Wildfire: 21 of 21; Tornado: 21 of 21; Earthquake: 21 of 21; Hurricane: 21 of 21. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Atlantic County, NJ?
Atlantic County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 93.0. RiskByCounty ranks it 12th of 21 New Jersey county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Atlantic County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Atlantic County, Flood: 96.2; Hurricane: 95.8; Wildfire: 94.3; Earthquake: 88.0; Tornado: 53.2.
How is flood displayed for Atlantic County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Atlantic County, Coastal Flooding is 96.2, Inland Flooding is 92.7, and the displayed flood score is 96.2.

Counties with Similar Risk

Morris County

New Jersey

-0.1

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 92.9

Camden County

New Jersey

+0.3

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 93.2

Burlington County

New Jersey

+0.6

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 93.6

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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