FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

North Carolina Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 100 counties.

FEMA release

December 2025

Mean county NRI score

66.7

Counties with Data

100

of 100 total

County risk atlas

North Carolina hazard exposure by county

FEMA NRI v1.20 scores on a 0–100 relative scale. Toggle the composite and five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18. Flood is the higher of Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores.

Counties

100/100

Mean county NRI score

66.7

Risk layers

Highest Risk Counties

Mecklenburg County

Relatively High

NRI score 97.1

New Hanover County

Relatively High

NRI score 96.1

Brunswick County

Relatively High

NRI score 95.8

Wake County

Relatively High

NRI score 95.5

Onslow County

Relatively High

NRI score 95.0

Lowest Risk Counties

Camden County

Very Low

NRI score 2.5

Gates County

Very Low

NRI score 10.5

Currituck County

Very Low

NRI score 18.1

Graham County

Very Low

NRI score 20.1

Caswell County

Very Low

NRI score 22.4

All North Carolina Counties

County	NRI score	FEMA Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Mecklenburg County	97.1	Relatively High	99.0	62.2	97.4	93.2
New Hanover County	96.1	Relatively High	89.9	83.0	90.4	81.0
Brunswick County	95.8	Relatively High	89.4	93.4	87.0	82.7
Wake County	95.5	Relatively High	97.7	57.4	95.3	87.8
Onslow County	95.0	Relatively High	81.0	85.9	85.8	66.7
Craven County	93.6	Relatively Moderate	76.0	83.3	86.4	58.1
Carteret County	93.5	Relatively Moderate	88.2	88.6	45.4	42.4
Guilford County	93.4	Relatively Moderate	96.6	43.8	88.7	87.8
Forsyth County	91.5	Relatively Moderate	94.7	35.8	90.9	88.1
Robeson County	91.1	Relatively Moderate	86.4	87.8	97.0	90.8
Wayne County	90.4	Relatively Moderate	89.3	55.4	89.9	73.8
Sampson County	90.2	Relatively Moderate	69.6	69.5	80.2	73.4
Pitt County	89.8	Relatively Moderate	87.7	41.8	94.3	71.6
Durham County	89.6	Relatively Moderate	92.4	34.5	93.5	81.9
Dare County	89.6	Relatively Moderate	86.8	82.7	47.0	24.8
Cumberland County	89.5	Relatively Moderate	89.2	84.2	93.0	87.5
Duplin County	89.4	Relatively Moderate	66.4	65.9	83.1	68.6
Buncombe County	89.3	Relatively Moderate	91.7	80.6	81.3	85.4
Union County	89.1	Relatively Moderate	92.5	41.6	94.7	85.0
Beaufort County	88.2	Relatively Moderate	82.2	66.3	74.6	48.1
Davidson County	87.2	Relatively Moderate	91.5	49.6	86.9	76.7
Cabarrus County	87.1	Relatively Moderate	92.2	50.6	89.1	77.6
Pender County	86.9	Relatively Moderate	81.6	86.9	70.9	55.6
Columbus County	86.9	Relatively Moderate	64.6	77.7	82.3	82.4
Johnston County	85.6	Relatively Moderate	87.1	52.7	93.6	69.4
Gaston County	84.9	Relatively Moderate	88.5	48.2	91.1	85.8
Lenoir County	84.6	Relatively Moderate	79.1	33.7	86.5	73.5
Bladen County	84.6	Relatively Moderate	65.7	84.6	78.1	70.1
Henderson County	83.8	Relatively Moderate	84.0	45.3	80.6	84.6
Rowan County	82.9	Relatively Moderate	84.8	47.7	85.7	83.0
Wilkes County	82.6	Relatively Moderate	89.7	52.7	72.5	73.9
Iredell County	80.8	Relatively Low	86.6	43.3	85.9	79.8
Randolph County	80.6	Relatively Low	84.8	40.3	87.4	78.0
Nash County	80.6	Relatively Low	82.5	40.8	84.9	72.4
Catawba County	80.6	Relatively Low	85.1	36.6	86.3	85.9
Jackson County	80.5	Relatively Low	83.2	46.3	62.2	74.4
Orange County	79.1	Relatively Low	85.5	28.4	81.5	64.9
Haywood County	77.2	Relatively Low	83.6	58.7	57.8	71.8
Alamance County	77.1	Relatively Low	83.9	30.9	82.3	72.9
Edgecombe County	76.4	Relatively Low	76.1	39.7	79.9	57.3
Wilson County	76.3	Relatively Low	77.2	40.4	70.2	67.7
Moore County	75.6	Relatively Low	76.4	81.8	85.7	75.7
Harnett County	75.3	Relatively Low	73.9	69.1	87.1	65.6
Macon County	73.8	Relatively Low	70.8	58.5	60.9	69.6
Lincoln County	73.8	Relatively Low	83.2	37.8	78.4	77.5
Surry County	73.6	Relatively Low	77.3	28.1	59.4	69.7
Halifax County	72.9	Relatively Low	73.4	44.0	79.7	69.8
Rutherford County	72.7	Relatively Low	79.2	63.2	69.8	78.6
Pamlico County	72.4	Relatively Low	58.2	78.0	36.4	32.3
Rockingham County	71.9	Relatively Low	83.0	23.8	56.4	67.9
Watauga County	71.9	Relatively Low	80.3	40.9	60.1	68.9
Burke County	70.2	Relatively Low	79.3	47.0	75.2	72.3
Cleveland County	70.0	Relatively Low	75.2	40.7	79.8	81.8
Hertford County	68.2	Relatively Low	50.9	31.4	47.6	53.9
Lee County	67.5	Relatively Low	71.7	54.3	81.5	70.2
Caldwell County	67.4	Relatively Low	79.0	52.0	62.1	77.6
Chatham County	67.2	Relatively Low	74.4	33.0	75.8	61.3
Ashe County	66.8	Relatively Low	76.8	47.9	39.8	52.8
Hyde County	66.4	Relatively Low	84.4	74.7	21.7	19.0
Bertie County	66.4	Relatively Low	46.4	36.1	62.1	46.3
Martin County	65.5	Relatively Low	55.0	35.4	60.2	40.2
Jones County	64.5	Relatively Low	33.2	48.4	21.8	32.0
Transylvania County	64.2	Relatively Low	67.1	44.0	52.6	61.6
Scotland County	63.6	Relatively Low	56.4	82.0	80.8	81.5
Greene County	62.6	Relatively Low	39.5	29.4	59.0	47.2
Richmond County	60.8	Relatively Low	57.6	79.9	81.2	72.2
Washington County	59.6	Relatively Low	47.2	47.2	41.6	36.7
Granville County	59.4	Relatively Low	65.2	35.3	67.9	62.1
McDowell County	59.2	Relatively Low	72.5	59.4	56.1	61.8
Stanly County	58.8	Relatively Low	69.9	24.7	65.1	63.7
Pasquotank County	58.7	Relatively Low	63.4	44.5	44.5	41.5
Cherokee County	56.7	Relatively Low	67.9	81.1	68.1	73.7
Franklin County	51.7	Relatively Low	56.0	27.0	70.8	54.2
Warren County	50.8	Relatively Low	55.9	26.6	57.7	55.4
Hoke County	50.1	Relatively Low	43.3	80.2	75.8	64.9
Anson County	50.0	Relatively Low	51.3	58.5	71.9	64.8
Swain County	49.1	Relatively Low	62.5	60.3	35.4	63.4
Montgomery County	49.0	Relatively Low	55.6	45.1	65.6	54.6
Vance County	48.4	Relatively Low	55.2	17.4	63.9	56.9
Avery County	47.5	Relatively Low	64.4	34.3	38.6	51.5
Tyrrell County	46.0	Relatively Low	68.8	57.2	21.4	19.0
Alexander County	45.8	Relatively Low	60.3	28.1	53.3	59.1
Northampton County	44.2	Relatively Low	44.7	24.9	54.7	49.3
Yancey County	42.2	Very Low	55.4	51.8	35.1	52.0
Davie County	41.7	Very Low	58.6	23.1	37.2	55.2
Person County	41.5	Very Low	54.5	20.9	54.9	58.8
Stokes County	39.7	Very Low	58.0	16.1	35.9	53.2
Yadkin County	38.4	Very Low	53.2	17.5	47.5	54.8
Perquimans County	37.7	Very Low	52.2	29.1	35.2	22.5
Polk County	36.9	Very Low	46.7	43.5	53.7	51.7
Alleghany County	34.7	Very Low	41.1	45.8	27.5	43.8
Chowan County	34.3	Very Low	52.0	26.0	27.1	32.0
Madison County	27.4	Very Low	46.8	62.6	25.3	47.6
Clay County	26.9	Very Low	43.8	64.3	44.5	47.9
Mitchell County	24.0	Very Low	39.8	33.4	26.6	42.2
Caswell County	22.4	Very Low	37.7	24.1	39.5	38.8
Graham County	20.1	Very Low	38.0	49.6	26.8	51.2
Currituck County	18.1	Very Low	57.6	57.2	21.9	22.0
Gates County	10.5	Very Low	40.8	13.0	22.3	28.1
Camden County	2.5	Very Low	50.2	24.0	13.6	12.4

Frequently Asked Questions

How many North Carolina county records are included?

RiskByCounty includes 100 North Carolina county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).

Which FEMA county ratings appear in North Carolina?

FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for North Carolina: Very Low: 17; Relatively Low: 52; Relatively Moderate: 26; Relatively High: 5; Very High: 0; Not available: 0.

How complete are the five selected hazard fields for North Carolina?

FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 100 county records: Flood: 100 of 100; Wildfire: 100 of 100; Tornado: 100 of 100; Earthquake: 100 of 100; Hurricane: 100 of 100. RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18.

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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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