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FEMA NRI v1.20Released December 2025Methodology

Bell County Disaster Risk

Bell County, Texas

FEMA Risk Rating

Relatively Moderate

NRI score (0–100 relative scale)

91.1

FEMA composite county value

State Rank

#21

of 254, sorted high to low by RiskByCounty

Flood NRI score

89.2

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.

Tornado

98.6 / 100

Wildfire

89.7 / 100

Flood

89.2 / 100

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding (Not available) and Inland Flooding (89.2) NRI scores.

Hurricane

79.0 / 100

Earthquake

38.4 / 100

FEMA NRI data summary

Selected hazard scores for Bell County

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

Tornado
98.6
Wildfire
89.7
Flood
89.2
Hurricane
79.0
Earthquake
38.4

Higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores

Displayed flood score
89.2
Coastal Flooding
Not available
Inland Flooding
89.2

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 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.
What FEMA NRI information is available for Bell County, TX?
Bell County has an official FEMA NRI v1.20 composite rating of Relatively Moderate and an NRI score (0–100 relative scale) of 91.1. RiskByCounty ranks it 21st of 254 Texas county records when sorting the FEMA composite NRI scores from high to low.
Which selected hazard scores are shown for Bell County?
RiskByCounty displays five selected hazard categories out of FEMA's 18 using FEMA NRI v1.20 (December 2025). For Bell County, Tornado: 98.6; Wildfire: 89.7; Flood: 89.2; Hurricane: 79.0; Earthquake: 38.4.
How is flood displayed for Bell County?
RiskByCounty's flood display is the higher of FEMA Coastal Flooding and Inland Flooding NRI scores. For Bell County, Coastal Flooding is Not available, Inland Flooding is 89.2, and the displayed flood score is 89.2.

Counties with Similar Risk

McLennan County

Texas

+0.1

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 91.2

Guadalupe County

Texas

+0.4

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 91.5

Hays County

Texas

-0.6

Relatively Moderate

NRI score 90.6

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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