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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

New Hanover County Disaster Risk

New Hanover County, North Carolina

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively High

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

96.1

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#2

of 100, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

89.9

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.

Hurricane

99.1 / 100

Tornado

90.4 / 100

Flood

89.9 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (89.2) and Inland Flooding (89.9) NRI scores.

Wildfire

83.0 / 100

Earthquake

81.0 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for New Hanover County

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

Hurricane
99.1
Tornado
90.4
Flood
89.9
Wildfire
83.0
Earthquake
81.0

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
89.9
Coastal Flooding
89.2
Inland Flooding
89.9

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 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.
What FEMA NRI information is available for New Hanover County, NC?
New Hanover County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively High and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 96.1. RiskByCounty ranks it 2nd of 100 North Carolina county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for New Hanover County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For New Hanover County, Hurricane: 99.1; Tornado: 90.4; Flood: 89.9; Wildfire: 83.0; Earthquake: 81.0.
How is flood displayed for New Hanover County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For New Hanover County, Coastal Flooding is 89.2, Inland Flooding is 89.9, and the displayed flood score is 89.9.

Counties with Similar Risk

Brunswick County

North Carolina

-0.3

Relatively High

NRI score 95.8

Wake County

North Carolina

-0.6

Relatively High

NRI score 95.5

Mecklenburg County

North Carolina

+1.0

Relatively High

NRI score 97.1

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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