FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Texas Disaster Risk

Natural disaster risk data for all 254 counties.

FEMA release

December 2025

Mean county NRI score

49.0

Counties with Data

254

of 254 total

County risk atlas

Texas 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

254/254

Mean county NRI score

49.0

Risk layers

Highest Risk Counties

Harris County

Very High

NRI score 99.9

Dallas County

Very High

NRI score 99.7

Bexar County

Relatively High

NRI score 99.4

Tarrant County

Relatively High

NRI score 99.1

Hidalgo County

Relatively High

NRI score 99.0

Lowest Risk Counties

Loving County

Very Low

NRI score 0.0

King County

Very Low

NRI score 0.3

Terrell County

Very Low

NRI score 0.4

McMullen County

Very Low

NRI score 0.6

Kent County

Very Low

NRI score 1.1

All Texas Counties

County	NRI score	FEMA Rating	Flood	Wildfire	Tornado	Earthquake
Harris County	99.9	Very High	100.0	85.4	100.0	92.1
Dallas County	99.7	Very High	99.6	80.3	99.8	91.3
Bexar County	99.4	Relatively High	99.7	92.4	99.9	61.9
Tarrant County	99.1	Relatively High	99.1	91.5	99.9	88.3
Hidalgo County	99.0	Relatively High	96.4	83.8	96.0	79.0
Collin County	98.9	Relatively High	96.8	81.0	99.9	82.0
Travis County	97.7	Relatively High	98.3	90.8	99.7	53.5
Fort Bend County	97.5	Relatively High	97.6	80.1	99.2	61.8
Cameron County	97.3	Relatively High	92.8	83.8	85.1	50.4
Denton County	96.9	Relatively High	95.7	93.0	99.8	74.0
Nueces County	96.6	Relatively High	93.3	74.0	96.1	46.1
Lubbock County	96.2	Relatively High	92.1	86.2	98.8	60.4
Montgomery County	95.7	Relatively High	95.6	79.3	99.4	66.0
Jefferson County	95.7	Relatively High	91.3	92.4	98.5	66.3
El Paso County	95.5	Relatively High	96.8	71.0	34.8	92.1
Galveston County	95.4	Relatively High	93.6	84.9	96.9	56.4
Brazoria County	93.6	Relatively Moderate	94.4	86.1	97.0	46.0
Comal County	92.7	Relatively Moderate	96.6	89.3	93.2	17.5
Guadalupe County	91.5	Relatively Moderate	95.6	75.0	92.2	20.6
McLennan County	91.2	Relatively Moderate	88.9	90.0	98.8	64.3
Bell County	91.1	Relatively Moderate	89.2	89.7	98.6	38.4
Hays County	90.6	Relatively Moderate	93.2	87.9	96.1	25.8
Potter County	90.5	Relatively Moderate	68.0	95.1	97.7	79.1
Williamson County	90.1	Relatively Moderate	91.3	87.8	93.9	36.5
Webb County	89.2	Relatively Moderate	91.0	63.8	76.9	44.2
Brazos County	88.4	Relatively Moderate	82.8	58.4	96.7	41.8
Gregg County	87.0	Relatively Moderate	76.8	62.9	97.9	61.8
Randall County	86.8	Relatively Moderate	66.9	95.9	96.4	73.9
Johnson County	86.7	Relatively Moderate	80.9	94.4	98.1	51.0
Jim Wells County	86.5	Relatively Moderate	63.3	70.9	68.4	23.9
Victoria County	86.5	Relatively Moderate	71.2	76.5	85.2	26.5
Orange County	85.9	Relatively Moderate	80.2	89.4	89.2	45.6
Gonzales County	85.7	Relatively Moderate	90.4	73.1	72.5	20.9
San Patricio County	85.4	Relatively Moderate	73.8	64.2	80.1	22.6
Starr County	84.8	Relatively Moderate	72.4	84.9	38.2	29.7
Henderson County	84.5	Relatively Moderate	72.9	75.5	93.5	50.6
Kleberg County	84.4	Relatively Moderate	55.3	66.6	49.5	19.1
Smith County	84.2	Relatively Moderate	84.9	80.3	47.3	69.7
DeWitt County	83.9	Relatively Moderate	89.2	67.6	70.7	21.3
Taylor County	83.8	Relatively Moderate	82.8	89.7	73.9	38.5
Wharton County	83.0	Relatively Moderate	69.8	53.0	72.4	26.2
Ector County	82.8	Relatively Moderate	81.7	88.3	82.4	41.0
Hunt County	82.2	Relatively Moderate	71.7	76.9	96.5	62.5
Wichita County	81.9	Relatively Moderate	80.8	92.6	92.8	65.5
Parmer County	81.8	Relatively Moderate	5.3	67.2	42.0	24.0
Ellis County	81.6	Relatively Moderate	83.5	86.1	87.8	51.1
Midland County	81.2	Relatively Moderate	80.5	93.1	91.4	37.4
Bastrop County	81.2	Relatively Moderate	86.2	71.8	91.1	21.0
Parker County	81.1	Relatively Moderate	72.4	96.2	96.2	41.4
Nacogdoches County	80.7	Relatively Low	75.6	78.8	94.9	49.0
Matagorda County	80.3	Relatively Low	68.0	73.7	59.7	20.4
Grayson County	80.3	Relatively Low	79.5	86.0	92.9	66.7
Caldwell County	79.8	Relatively Low	87.1	68.0	82.9	19.2
Lamar County	79.5	Relatively Low	62.4	86.1	95.7	66.2
Liberty County	79.5	Relatively Low	69.0	83.6	94.5	30.4
Bowie County	79.0	Relatively Low	68.9	74.2	93.7	75.1
Lavaca County	78.9	Relatively Low	85.8	37.2	54.1	15.5
Hale County	78.4	Relatively Low	43.4	77.7	85.5	42.3
Harrison County	77.7	Relatively Low	63.5	77.0	93.5	55.6
Willacy County	77.5	Relatively Low	40.4	28.7	23.2	15.2
Tom Green County	77.3	Relatively Low	76.7	93.1	73.7	30.5
Kerr County	77.2	Relatively Low	85.2	84.4	78.9	16.4
Burnet County	76.6	Relatively Low	82.3	88.9	84.8	15.3
Kaufman County	76.2	Relatively Low	76.4	80.0	84.6	59.1
Val Verde County	76.1	Relatively Low	87.3	85.0	41.1	22.2
Polk County	75.6	Relatively Low	63.8	75.5	87.5	36.4
Wilson County	75.5	Relatively Low	84.4	71.7	78.0	15.3
Navarro County	75.3	Relatively Low	68.3	82.3	94.1	47.3
Erath County	75.0	Relatively Low	72.1	95.5	82.8	26.1
Walker County	73.8	Relatively Low	65.9	78.1	91.9	31.4
Anderson County	73.6	Relatively Low	69.7	78.2	92.3	40.4
Cooke County	73.3	Relatively Low	66.8	91.5	91.5	54.8
Hill County	73.0	Relatively Low	45.9	82.2	89.8	30.8
Washington County	72.0	Relatively Low	72.7	48.8	82.6	26.7
Angelina County	71.8	Relatively Low	68.7	80.5	67.5	44.2
Jackson County	71.7	Relatively Low	55.3	63.9	49.9	17.1
Hopkins County	71.2	Relatively Low	58.0	65.6	92.0	45.3
Rockwall County	70.7	Relatively Low	61.3	66.6	93.7	43.5
Hood County	70.5	Relatively Low	61.9	91.3	92.1	30.3
Llano County	70.4	Relatively Low	82.5	80.2	67.6	9.7
Waller County	70.3	Relatively Low	65.6	70.7	90.2	28.5
Uvalde County	70.0	Relatively Low	82.3	73.2	50.9	15.6
Hardin County	69.6	Relatively Low	66.7	82.9	85.1	31.2
Medina County	68.7	Relatively Low	77.2	85.2	60.9	14.9
Fannin County	68.1	Relatively Low	36.5	70.1	87.3	46.8
Hutchinson County	67.7	Relatively Low	21.4	94.9	78.3	36.9
Upshur County	66.9	Relatively Low	58.9	77.3	92.0	39.6
Bandera County	66.7	Relatively Low	79.3	86.7	65.0	9.5
Calhoun County	66.3	Relatively Low	53.8	58.1	46.1	12.7
Kendall County	65.5	Relatively Low	75.1	85.5	73.6	9.2
Brown County	64.9	Relatively Low	73.0	86.2	70.5	17.0
Red River County	64.7	Relatively Low	11.7	59.5	72.7	37.4
Maverick County	64.2	Relatively Low	73.1	48.5	67.4	18.9
Coryell County	63.4	Relatively Low	63.1	83.2	87.6	16.1
Wood County	63.2	Relatively Low	59.3	73.2	39.7	45.8
Bee County	62.7	Relatively Low	39.8	61.8	64.9	11.7
Colorado County	62.2	Relatively Low	51.0	49.4	71.1	23.7
Moore County	61.9	Relatively Low	9.6	89.2	75.4	39.3
Deaf Smith County	61.8	Relatively Low	13.1	85.8	69.7	38.8
Cherokee County	61.6	Relatively Low	59.2	77.8	69.5	38.0
Lamb County	61.2	Relatively Low	18.6	85.8	58.7	28.6
Aransas County	61.2	Relatively Low	67.8	61.8	58.6	8.6
Jasper County	61.1	Relatively Low	55.0	83.0	68.3	33.7
Tyler County	61.0	Relatively Low	59.1	85.9	70.6	29.6
Brooks County	60.8	Relatively Low	18.0	60.1	20.7	6.1
Atascosa County	60.7	Relatively Low	61.0	74.8	82.0	18.4
Houston County	60.7	Relatively Low	40.0	77.8	63.7	30.7
Trinity County	60.6	Relatively Low	40.3	70.0	63.4	29.1
Gray County	59.9	Relatively Low	24.6	93.7	76.8	45.7
Limestone County	59.3	Relatively Low	49.6	73.2	63.4	29.9
Wise County	59.0	Relatively Low	60.0	93.7	75.9	39.7
San Jacinto County	58.9	Relatively Low	61.0	68.4	90.0	20.1
Van Zandt County	58.8	Relatively Low	53.6	69.1	77.8	44.6
Karnes County	58.4	Relatively Low	63.8	59.2	61.3	11.7
Leon County	58.3	Relatively Low	39.4	57.5	61.1	18.7
Milam County	58.1	Relatively Low	51.7	65.6	81.7	23.9
Fayette County	58.0	Relatively Low	64.8	49.7	70.8	22.1
Gillespie County	57.7	Relatively Low	68.1	84.0	70.2	12.0
Gaines County	57.6	Relatively Low	30.4	93.4	43.5	19.9
Grimes County	57.0	Relatively Low	35.3	59.4	76.0	19.5
Freestone County	56.5	Relatively Low	47.0	70.1	73.1	29.8
Frio County	55.9	Relatively Low	46.6	75.2	53.4	10.9
Shelby County	55.7	Relatively Low	45.1	70.5	75.1	48.0
Panola County	55.4	Relatively Low	44.3	72.1	81.6	50.9
Palo Pinto County	55.2	Relatively Low	59.9	90.3	61.8	27.1
Montague County	54.9	Relatively Low	30.7	89.8	77.6	36.0
Howard County	54.8	Relatively Low	45.4	89.5	66.1	22.8
Duval County	54.4	Relatively Low	28.6	52.4	31.8	7.9
Rusk County	54.0	Relatively Low	45.9	73.0	74.9	44.4
Zavala County	53.6	Relatively Low	67.0	35.3	28.9	7.2
Austin County	53.1	Relatively Low	57.7	54.8	77.3	22.1
Terry County	52.0	Relatively Low	11.7	58.7	54.5	16.4
Chambers County	51.8	Relatively Low	55.0	78.8	75.6	19.6
Hockley County	51.4	Relatively Low	24.8	76.2	74.6	29.2
Dallam County	51.1	Relatively Low	14.9	74.6	36.0	34.3
Comanche County	51.0	Relatively Low	54.7	92.1	67.5	21.2
Cass County	50.8	Relatively Low	39.9	70.8	74.0	50.7
Titus County	46.8	Relatively Low	31.9	73.4	74.4	51.9
Wilbarger County	46.1	Relatively Low	13.5	63.5	61.9	34.7
Yoakum County	46.1	Relatively Low	36.4	86.5	34.3	14.0
Jim Hogg County	45.5	Relatively Low	23.2	51.4	14.3	4.9
Real County	42.6	Very Low	68.5	72.1	16.8	1.9
Bailey County	42.4	Very Low	13.6	88.9	42.4	24.4
Hansford County	42.0	Very Low	3.9	69.6	36.6	27.3
Wheeler County	41.3	Very Low	7.7	94.3	59.2	31.7
Eastland County	41.2	Very Low	43.2	88.1	65.3	25.0
Lee County	40.5	Very Low	21.0	46.5	56.9	13.8
Camp County	39.3	Very Low	23.7	71.0	81.9	38.4
Dawson County	38.7	Very Low	18.8	57.0	52.1	17.4
Jones County	37.9	Very Low	39.7	85.4	54.4	20.2
Nolan County	37.8	Very Low	29.3	86.6	62.7	17.2
Refugio County	37.5	Very Low	42.6	56.7	29.8	4.6
Swisher County	37.4	Very Low	11.8	87.8	61.1	33.2
Bosque County	36.9	Very Low	40.3	84.8	71.4	15.4
Young County	36.4	Very Low	34.9	90.1	49.8	27.2
Dimmit County	35.9	Very Low	19.4	54.5	28.2	8.7
Madison County	34.9	Very Low	23.8	47.8	55.4	18.2
Ochiltree County	34.9	Very Low	7.4	76.2	45.1	31.9
Hall County	34.6	Very Low	3.8	74.4	31.7	17.7
Morris County	34.5	Very Low	24.2	64.6	79.3	39.0
Castro County	34.4	Very Low	11.2	73.8	53.9	23.6
Live Oak County	33.7	Very Low	25.3	46.0	39.0	4.9
Hartley County	33.1	Very Low	5.1	71.1	26.5	24.9
Blanco County	33.0	Very Low	51.4	74.8	42.0	1.8
Kimble County	32.2	Very Low	55.4	75.8	24.9	5.5
Zapata County	31.4	Very Low	19.9	70.9	14.7	18.4
Floyd County	30.7	Very Low	11.3	73.3	44.9	19.5
Sherman County	30.3	Very Low	1.1	65.2	18.6	18.4
Scurry County	30.0	Very Low	23.6	88.2	43.3	20.9
Lampasas County	29.9	Very Low	41.9	84.0	61.2	9.7
Robertson County	29.6	Very Low	37.3	46.6	62.3	22.1
Marion County	29.2	Very Low	26.0	51.1	54.0	32.2
Burleson County	29.1	Very Low	34.9	42.6	36.5	17.7
Kenedy County	28.4	Very Low	0.3	44.9	4.5	0.5
Lipscomb County	27.9	Very Low	4.4	84.6	29.8	18.5
Collingsworth County	27.4	Very Low	3.3	75.1	34.0	19.8
Newton County	27.2	Very Low	38.2	75.0	45.5	26.6
Donley County	26.6	Very Low	4.2	84.5	40.2	22.6
Runnels County	26.5	Very Low	23.4	72.5	42.1	14.1
Falls County	26.2	Very Low	24.1	54.5	69.9	21.6
Carson County	25.2	Very Low	3.6	86.9	40.8	24.8
Pecos County	25.1	Very Low	23.5	64.8	26.1	20.7
Franklin County	24.8	Very Low	17.0	58.8	72.3	31.9
Crosby County	23.7	Very Low	5.5	61.3	46.5	14.8
Lynn County	23.0	Very Low	4.5	56.8	37.0	13.5
Goliad County	22.6	Very Low	19.9	55.7	31.0	7.9
La Salle County	22.6	Very Low	23.4	66.0	24.5	9.2
Sabine County	22.1	Very Low	32.9	58.6	43.8	25.1
Brewster County	21.1	Very Low	33.7	88.7	15.0	26.5
Coleman County	20.6	Very Low	22.6	79.0	38.3	6.6
Armstrong County	20.0	Very Low	1.3	74.4	24.0	12.2
Garza County	20.0	Very Low	3.3	83.5	39.2	8.4
Martin County	20.0	Very Low	28.6	69.9	23.6	10.5
Mitchell County	19.8	Very Low	18.2	84.0	35.4	11.5
Childress County	19.6	Very Low	3.9	64.7	30.9	22.7
Reeves County	19.1	Very Low	31.5	51.1	19.3	25.2
Knox County	17.8	Very Low	5.3	43.7	28.1	15.7
San Augustine County	17.6	Very Low	17.0	56.4	44.8	24.1
Baylor County	17.5	Very Low	15.6	64.5	33.8	20.2
Hemphill County	16.5	Very Low	3.6	89.8	51.2	15.6
Ward County	15.4	Very Low	27.1	75.3	26.5	21.3
Callahan County	14.7	Very Low	13.9	82.0	52.7	10.5
Clay County	14.3	Very Low	14.2	87.9	52.3	25.6
Rains County	14.1	Very Low	12.5	42.5	62.1	22.6
Dickens County	13.6	Very Low	1.9	76.4	18.0	4.5
Hamilton County	12.8	Very Low	17.1	84.9	46.6	10.8
Cochran County	12.8	Very Low	1.8	68.3	21.7	10.3
Cottle County	12.5	Very Low	1.5	62.9	17.6	8.4
Haskell County	11.7	Very Low	12.3	79.6	32.2	18.1
Culberson County	11.6	Very Low	6.6	67.2	5.7	26.9
Jack County	11.4	Very Low	10.1	86.2	41.4	16.3
Mason County	11.0	Very Low	25.4	70.1	20.6	2.6
Somervell County	10.8	Very Low	20.1	81.0	42.7	6.6
Presidio County	10.2	Very Low	18.1	80.2	7.8	33.5
McCulloch County	10.1	Very Low	16.8	69.3	29.5	6.0
Oldham County	9.7	Very Low	1.6	66.1	19.1	15.2
Stephens County	9.2	Very Low	18.7	76.0	34.0	10.8
Andrews County	9.0	Very Low	10.8	75.0	18.4	13.9
Delta County	8.9	Very Low	6.4	39.6	49.3	24.5
Briscoe County	8.7	Very Low	0.4	58.0	15.3	2.8
Hardeman County	8.7	Very Low	4.5	62.0	35.1	23.3
Archer County	7.7	Very Low	8.6	84.4	31.7	20.5
Upton County	7.7	Very Low	7.1	45.0	16.5	7.2
San Saba County	7.3	Very Low	14.9	71.5	23.4	3.7
Sutton County	7.1	Very Low	19.1	85.5	14.2	3.7
Reagan County	5.9	Very Low	3.8	56.4	14.5	3.6
Crockett County	5.8	Very Low	20.8	78.1	10.0	2.8
Edwards County	5.7	Very Low	17.8	74.5	13.7	5.0
Borden County	5.7	Very Low	0.7	74.7	11.3	0.7
Mills County	5.6	Very Low	11.3	76.5	29.3	3.5
Concho County	4.5	Very Low	4.0	62.4	18.2	3.2
Foard County	4.5	Very Low	1.0	41.1	17.0	7.3
Glasscock County	4.3	Very Low	1.9	62.0	12.0	2.1
Winkler County	4.1	Very Low	4.6	57.3	18.8	16.2
Stonewall County	3.8	Very Low	1.0	66.0	15.2	4.5
Schleicher County	3.8	Very Low	2.1	80.2	12.2	2.7
Coke County	3.7	Very Low	5.2	83.3	22.8	2.2
Throckmorton County	3.3	Very Low	2.0	70.8	17.1	4.7
Motley County	3.2	Very Low	1.6	80.3	14.9	4.4
Roberts County	3.1	Very Low	0.4	75.3	13.1	4.5
Menard County	3.1	Very Low	12.0	60.0	15.6	3.8
Jeff Davis County	2.9	Very Low	7.9	88.5	6.5	21.4
Hudspeth County	2.3	Very Low	5.6	25.5	2.1	24.4
Kinney County	2.2	Very Low	6.0	15.2	11.8	1.7
Fisher County	1.9	Very Low	2.7	48.9	14.6	2.9
Irion County	1.8	Very Low	2.9	83.1	10.9	0.9
Shackelford County	1.4	Very Low	3.2	75.9	19.0	5.1
Crane County	1.1	Very Low	3.5	54.1	14.0	7.3
Sterling County	1.1	Very Low	0.8	69.8	11.6	0.7
Kent County	1.1	Very Low	0.5	66.5	9.7	1.2
McMullen County	0.6	Very Low	2.2	27.8	8.5	1.1
Terrell County	0.4	Very Low	3.7	46.7	4.8	1.6
King County	0.3	Very Low	0.6	55.9	7.5	1.3
Loving County	0.0	Very Low	0.2	5.0	1.8	0.3

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Texas county records are included?

RiskByCounty includes 254 Texas county records from FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025).

Which FEMA county ratings appear in Texas?

FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) county rating counts for Texas: Very Low: 113; Relatively Low: 92; Relatively Moderate: 33; Relatively High: 14; Very High: 2; Not available: 0.

How complete are the five selected hazard fields for Texas?

FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025) availability among 254 county records: Flood: 254 of 254; Wildfire: 254 of 254; Tornado: 254 of 254; Earthquake: 254 of 254; Hurricane: 250 of 254. 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.

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