Which county in New York has the highest natural disaster risk?

Kings County has the highest natural disaster risk score in New York at 99.3 (Relatively High), based on FEMA National Risk Index data.

Which county in New York is the safest from natural disasters?

Hamilton County has the lowest natural disaster risk score in New York at 15.1 (Very Low), based on FEMA NRI data.

What natural disasters are most common in New York?

New York counties face varying levels of risk from floods, wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, and hurricanes. The FEMA National Risk Index scores each county across 18 hazard types. See individual county pages for detailed hazard breakdowns.

How is natural disaster risk measured by county?

The FEMA National Risk Index (NRI) measures natural disaster risk using expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Scores are normalized nationally, with ratings from Very Low to Very High across 18 natural hazard types.

New York Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 62 counties.

Avg Risk Score

69.4

Risk Rating

Relatively High

Counties with Data

of 62 total

Highest Risk Counties

Kings County

99.3

Relatively High

Queens County

99.2

Relatively High

New York County

98.8

Relatively High

Bronx County

98.3

Relatively High

Erie County

97.7

Relatively High

Lowest Risk Counties

Hamilton County

15.1

Very Low

Schuyler County

16.3

Very Low

Orleans County

17.9

Very Low

Lewis County

24.7

Very Low

Putnam County

39.8

Very Low

All New York Counties

County	Risk Score	Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Kings County	99.3	Relatively High	99.4	38.5	94.2	98.6
Queens County	99.2	Relatively High	99.3	15.5	90.6	98.1
New York County	98.8	Relatively High	99.2	9.9	89.4	96.9
Bronx County	98.3	Relatively High	98.5	2.4	85.2	96.7
Erie County	97.7	Relatively High	99.0	62.6	95.4	85.8
Suffolk County	97.3	Relatively High	98.6	73.4	74.7	95.9
Nassau County	97.1	Relatively High	98.4	43.6	76.2	96.5
Westchester County	96.2	Relatively High	98.0	56.6	72.7	94.8
Monroe County	93.8	Relatively Moderate	96.7	47.1	87.2	84.1
Onondaga County	91.3	Relatively Moderate	95.2	46.3	87.3	81.4
Richmond County	91.0	Relatively Moderate	92.0	31.5	83.4	91.8
Orange County	90.6	Relatively Moderate	93.4	51.2	81.9	87.3
Rockland County	88.4	Relatively Moderate	91.8	14.6	77.5	88.7
Dutchess County	88.3	Relatively Moderate	92.4	57.3	63.3	84.2
Ulster County	87.7	Relatively Moderate	91.9	52.9	87.6	80.6
Broome County	87.5	Relatively Moderate	93.2	36.3	83.6	68.7
Oneida County	86.3	Relatively Moderate	91.1	38.5	71.9	80.1
Albany County	85.9	Relatively Moderate	90.3	36.2	88.0	83.7
Chautauqua County	84.6	Relatively Moderate	91.3	43.1	76.1	43.3
Niagara County	83.4	Relatively Moderate	91.0	33.8	52.4	65.9
Delaware County	83.3	Relatively Moderate	91.2	18.7	55.6	50.4
Rensselaer County	82.2	Relatively Moderate	89.0	29.3	76.6	63.3
Cattaraugus County	81.6	Relatively Moderate	89.9	35.1	68.4	35.5
Sullivan County	78.3	Relatively Low	86.6	29.5	71.3	68.3
St. Lawrence County	77.9	Relatively Low	85.0	33.1	24.2	86.5
Steuben County	76.9	Relatively Low	87.5	30.7	58.1	38.6
Otsego County	75.8	Relatively Low	85.8	25.7	46.3	47.3
Tompkins County	73.9	Relatively Low	86.2	22.2	59.0	42.7
Saratoga County	73.0	Relatively Low	83.3	37.4	69.9	73.3
Chenango County	72.3	Relatively Low	85.6	26.5	46.4	39.3
Schenectady County	71.3	Relatively Low	82.9	21.5	70.7	66.9
Allegany County	69.8	Relatively Low	84.6	19.7	41.5	27.0
Clinton County	68.8	Relatively Low	82.4	24.2	26.3	83.5
Columbia County	68.7	Relatively Low	79.9	38.7	68.7	66.5
Greene County	68.3	Relatively Low	81.8	18.9	54.5	54.6
Oswego County	67.6	Relatively Low	82.1	35.7	43.1	65.3
Montgomery County	65.2	Relatively Low	80.5	27.7	41.7	51.8
Jefferson County	64.0	Relatively Low	78.0	28.0	27.9	71.5
Ontario County	63.5	Relatively Low	78.8	38.3	44.0	53.1
Essex County	62.7	Relatively Low	76.9	24.8	23.8	72.8
Warren County	62.3	Relatively Low	71.5	24.9	39.0	65.2
Cayuga County	61.5	Relatively Low	78.1	32.4	39.2	47.7
Herkimer County	60.0	Relatively Low	78.5	25.7	38.6	51.4
Tioga County	59.9	Relatively Low	78.9	23.9	43.8	32.6
Madison County	59.4	Relatively Low	77.1	20.1	41.9	47.4
Washington County	56.6	Relatively Low	70.7	20.5	43.7	59.2
Livingston County	56.4	Relatively Low	73.3	17.7	39.8	41.3
Wayne County	56.3	Relatively Low	72.3	40.3	38.3	55.0
Genesee County	56.1	Relatively Low	71.1	18.4	29.5	47.4
Chemung County	54.8	Relatively Low	72.2	22.6	52.8	42.6
Cortland County	51.2	Relatively Low	71.9	9.9	37.4	39.1
Franklin County	48.9	Relatively Low	67.1	17.5	18.9	79.2
Fulton County	48.6	Relatively Low	66.4	27.4	40.0	58.1
Yates County	46.6	Relatively Low	67.5	12.7	29.7	27.4
Seneca County	41.8	Very Low	63.6	25.8	30.8	47.0
Schoharie County	41.3	Very Low	65.6	11.2	33.0	37.8
Wyoming County	41.3	Very Low	63.7	13.1	29.2	25.9
Putnam County	39.8	Very Low	57.4	19.7	29.8	65.1
Lewis County	24.7	Very Low	49.9	13.5	17.2	46.9
Orleans County	17.9	Very Low	39.9	12.5	22.4	36.7
Schuyler County	16.3	Very Low	39.1	6.9	22.1	19.7
Hamilton County	15.1	Very Low	41.8	3.1	11.2	47.7

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