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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Chaves County Disaster Risk

Chaves County, New Mexico

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

87.6

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#4

of 33, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

92.3

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.

Wildfire

92.5 / 100

Flood

92.3 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (92.3) NRI scores.

Hurricane

39.0 / 100

Earthquake

31.0 / 100

Tornado

20.6 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Chaves County

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

Wildfire
92.5
Flood
92.3
Hurricane
39.0
Earthquake
31.0
Tornado
20.6

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
92.3
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
92.3

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 Mexico county records are included?
RiskByCounty includes 33 New Mexico county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).
Which FEMA county ratings appear in New Mexico?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for New Mexico: Very Low: 9; Relatively Low: 14; Relatively Moderate: 8; Relatively High: 2; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.
How complete are the five selected hazard fields for New Mexico?
FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 33 county records: Flood: 33 of 33; Wildfire: 33 of 33; Tornado: 33 of 33; Earthquake: 33 of 33; Hurricane: 16 of 33. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Chaves County, NM?
Chaves County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 87.6. RiskByCounty ranks it 4th of 33 New Mexico county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Chaves County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Chaves County, Wildfire: 92.5; Flood: 92.3; Hurricane: 39.0; Earthquake: 31.0; Tornado: 20.6.
How is flood displayed for Chaves County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Chaves County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 92.3, and the displayed flood score is 92.3.

Counties with Similar Risk

San Juan County

New Mexico

+0.7

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 88.3

Lea County

New Mexico

-1.6

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 86.0

Santa Fe County

New Mexico

-1.7

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 86.0

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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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