Oklahoma Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 77 counties.

Avg FEMA Rating

Relatively Low

Avg Percentile

56th

Counties with Data

of 77 total

Highest Risk Counties

Oklahoma County

Relatively High

98th percentile

Tulsa County

Relatively High

98th percentile

Cleveland County

Relatively Moderate

91th percentile

Comanche County

Relatively Moderate

86th percentile

Jackson County

Relatively Moderate

86th percentile

Lowest Risk Counties

Cotton County

Very Low

5th percentile

Harmon County

Very Low

10th percentile

Tillman County

Very Low

13th percentile

Dewey County

Very Low

16th percentile

Greer County

Very Low

17th percentile

All Oklahoma Counties

County	Percentile	FEMA Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Oklahoma County	98th	Relatively High	97.6	88.9	99.5	94.0
Tulsa County	98th	Relatively High	97.9	91.3	99.1	89.9
Cleveland County	91th	Relatively Moderate	88.2	85.0	96.3	86.3
Comanche County	86th	Relatively Moderate	83.6	92.9	95.5	83.7
Jackson County	86th	Relatively Moderate	25.1	65.9	69.9	41.9
Payne County	84th	Relatively Moderate	67.6	89.6	94.7	58.3
Canadian County	83th	Relatively Moderate	75.7	83.9	95.0	61.7
Creek County	83th	Relatively Moderate	72.2	93.8	92.9	56.3
Le Flore County	83th	Relatively Moderate	84.3	96.1	88.2	67.2
Delaware County	83th	Relatively Moderate	86.5	90.8	87.0	60.5
Pottawatomie County	82th	Relatively Moderate	67.4	92.2	96.6	68.4
Garfield County	82th	Relatively Moderate	67.0	53.6	92.2	58.0
Muskogee County	82th	Relatively Moderate	78.0	89.0	90.8	79.4
Rogers County	80th	Relatively Low	81.4	86.0	81.4	54.6
Kay County	80th	Relatively Low	69.8	88.5	93.4	52.2
Sequoyah County	79th	Relatively Low	73.6	96.1	86.0	67.0
Osage County	78th	Relatively Low	75.1	94.8	88.7	44.8
Mayes County	78th	Relatively Low	75.9	85.6	88.3	58.9
Cherokee County	77th	Relatively Low	77.5	94.6	81.6	60.3
Washington County	76th	Relatively Low	74.2	78.4	92.7	54.5
Ottawa County	76th	Relatively Low	78.2	64.9	73.6	61.2
Grady County	76th	Relatively Low	62.7	91.5	93.8	66.4
Carter County	75th	Relatively Low	63.4	88.4	94.0	65.0
Logan County	75th	Relatively Low	50.7	78.5	92.7	42.4
Okmulgee County	75th	Relatively Low	66.0	91.7	84.7	60.9
Bryan County	75th	Relatively Low	54.1	87.5	94.8	63.9
Pittsburg County	73th	Relatively Low	67.1	95.2	81.2	58.0
Wagoner County	73th	Relatively Low	70.6	81.7	72.0	49.9
McCurtain County	72th	Relatively Low	75.9	77.6	76.7	64.7
Lincoln County	71th	Relatively Low	50.4	92.8	88.6	50.1
Stephens County	66th	Relatively Low	54.2	88.5	89.8	62.6
McIntosh County	66th	Relatively Low	59.8	90.7	79.5	51.7
Caddo County	63th	Relatively Low	54.5	85.6	82.5	58.8
Pontotoc County	63th	Relatively Low	45.6	90.2	88.5	56.8
McClain County	63th	Relatively Low	53.3	87.2	89.1	55.1
Custer County	62th	Relatively Low	38.7	76.8	91.3	53.2
Garvin County	62th	Relatively Low	54.9	87.2	85.1	57.6
Beckham County	58th	Relatively Low	31.8	90.7	86.7	42.0
Seminole County	57th	Relatively Low	38.2	91.1	78.7	51.6
Kingfisher County	57th	Relatively Low	40.7	52.3	81.0	42.7
Texas County	57th	Relatively Low	11.9	83.4	59.3	29.5
Craig County	56th	Relatively Low	55.1	60.4	66.8	50.5
Adair County	54th	Relatively Low	59.5	90.6	66.2	44.1
Choctaw County	50th	Relatively Low	26.8	65.1	80.6	45.8
Marshall County	49th	Relatively Low	38.8	79.3	81.4	44.8
Pawnee County	48th	Relatively Low	35.4	86.8	70.0	32.4
Cimarron County	47th	Relatively Low	2.9	72.5	18.1	19.9
Harper County	46th	Relatively Low	6.8	81.9	30.6	16.5
Noble County	44th	Relatively Low	31.0	75.4	69.3	34.9
Woodward County	42th	Very Low	36.8	89.3	51.4	33.3
Nowata County	41th	Very Low	29.0	54.5	64.1	34.0
Alfalfa County	41th	Very Low	22.4	60.9	44.7	25.3
Okfuskee County	40th	Very Low	22.1	91.7	47.9	40.2
Beaver County	38th	Very Low	5.3	85.7	35.0	18.8
Kiowa County	36th	Very Low	22.9	71.6	72.4	47.0
Latimer County	35th	Very Low	40.6	92.6	52.4	35.2
Major County	34th	Very Low	14.3	66.1	41.1	27.5
Hughes County	34th	Very Low	17.5	89.7	64.3	36.4
Pushmataha County	33th	Very Low	36.1	88.7	54.6	37.6
Murray County	33th	Very Low	31.5	82.4	68.6	37.5
Coal County	32th	Very Low	12.1	86.8	52.5	31.6
Blaine County	32th	Very Low	17.4	63.1	51.7	37.9
Washita County	32th	Very Low	19.8	68.9	60.7	42.6
Haskell County	31th	Very Low	22.6	91.8	46.3	35.2
Atoka County	30th	Very Low	20.5	84.4	49.7	35.7
Woods County	28th	Very Low	12.6	74.7	33.6	24.0
Grant County	28th	Very Low	13.8	44.3	36.5	23.5
Johnston County	25th	Very Low	19.1	82.2	59.1	34.9
Ellis County	25th	Very Low	7.0	85.2	38.2	22.6
Roger Mills County	23th	Very Low	10.4	89.2	39.1	18.6
Love County	21th	Very Low	14.4	79.4	58.2	29.2
Jefferson County	21th	Very Low	14.2	78.2	54.3	34.2
Greer County	17th	Very Low	5.9	68.3	53.0	26.8
Dewey County	16th	Very Low	5.7	73.6	39.1	23.3
Tillman County	13th	Very Low	6.7	52.7	41.1	32.1
Harmon County	10th	Very Low	3.8	58.0	33.7	20.9
Cotton County	5th	Very Low	6.5	67.0	28.3	29.8

Frequently Asked Questions

Which county in Oklahoma has the highest natural disaster risk?

Oklahoma County has the highest natural disaster risk in Oklahoma, rated Relatively High (98th percentile nationally), based on FEMA National Risk Index data.

Which county in Oklahoma is the safest from natural disasters?

Cotton County has the lowest natural disaster risk in Oklahoma, rated Very Low (5th percentile nationally), based on FEMA NRI data.

What natural disasters are most common in Oklahoma?

Oklahoma 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.

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