Natural disaster risk in Kansas, by county
All 105 counties in Kansas, ranked by FEMA's National Risk Index composite risk score, with each one's highest-rated hazard. Other states
At a glance
0
Very high risk
2
Relatively high risk
2
Relatively moderate risk
21
Relatively low risk
80
Very low risk
Highest overall risk: Sedgwick County (relatively high, score 96.6). Lowest: Wallace County (very low, score 1.2).
Top hazards in Kansas
| Hazard | Counties rated relatively high or very high | Average score |
|---|---|---|
| Ice storm | 31 of 105 | 60.1 |
| Drought | 21 of 105 | 65.6 |
| Winter weather | 15 of 105 | 54.9 |
| Hail | 14 of 105 | 73.6 |
| Tornado | 8 of 105 | 50.3 |
All counties, highest risk first
| # | County | Overall risk | Highest-rated hazard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgwick County | Relatively high 96.6 | Cold wave (very high) |
| 2 | Johnson County | Relatively high 94.8 | Winter weather (very high) |
| 3 | Wyandotte County | Relatively moderate 89.4 | Strong wind (very high) |
| 4 | Shawnee County | Relatively moderate 88 | Winter weather (very high) |
| 5 | Reno County | Relatively low 80.2 | Ice storm (very high) |
| 6 | Douglas County | Relatively low 74.8 | Winter weather (very high) |
| 7 | Butler County | Relatively low 74.4 | Winter weather (relatively high) |
| 8 | Montgomery County | Relatively low 73.4 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 9 | Crawford County | Relatively low 71.4 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 10 | Cowley County | Relatively low 69.1 | Tornado (relatively high) |
| 11 | Leavenworth County | Relatively low 66.3 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 12 | Labette County | Relatively low 66.2 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 13 | Saline County | Relatively low 66.2 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 14 | Finney County | Relatively low 63.7 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 15 | Barton County | Relatively low 60.3 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 16 | Riley County | Relatively low 58.5 | Winter weather (relatively high) |
| 17 | Pratt County | Relatively low 54.8 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 18 | Cherokee County | Relatively low 53.7 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 19 | Ford County | Relatively low 51.7 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 20 | Dickinson County | Relatively low 49.1 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 21 | Sumner County | Relatively low 48.8 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 22 | Lyon County | Relatively low 47.6 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 23 | Scott County | Relatively low 46.4 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 24 | Franklin County | Relatively low 43.7 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 25 | Miami County | Relatively low 43.1 | Winter weather (relatively moderate) |
| 26 | Seward County | Very low 42.3 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 27 | Geary County | Very low 40.6 | Winter weather (relatively high) |
| 28 | Phillips County | Very low 40.5 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 29 | Barber County | Very low 40.3 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 30 | Stevens County | Very low 40 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 31 | McPherson County | Very low 39.2 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 32 | Harvey County | Very low 38.9 | Winter weather (relatively moderate) |
| 33 | Marion County | Very low 38 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 34 | Gray County | Very low 36.7 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 35 | Bourbon County | Very low 35.7 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 36 | Kingman County | Very low 35.6 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 37 | Osage County | Very low 35.4 | Ice storm (very high) |
| 38 | Coffey County | Very low 35.3 | Lightning (relatively high) |
| 39 | Ellis County | Very low 32.7 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 40 | Neosho County | Very low 32.5 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 41 | Pawnee County | Very low 31.6 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 42 | Harper County | Very low 31.3 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 43 | Pottawatomie County | Very low 30.9 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 44 | Mitchell County | Very low 29.8 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 45 | Rice County | Very low 28.5 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 46 | Morris County | Very low 27.4 | Heat wave (relatively moderate) |
| 47 | Jewell County | Very low 25.3 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 48 | Greenwood County | Very low 24.5 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 49 | Stafford County | Very low 23.1 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 50 | Jackson County | Very low 21.5 | Wildfire (relatively moderate) |
| 51 | Marshall County | Very low 21.4 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 52 | Osborne County | Very low 21.4 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 53 | Smith County | Very low 21.2 | Hail (relatively high) |
| 54 | Cloud County | Very low 20.2 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 55 | Comanche County | Very low 20.2 | Wildfire (relatively moderate) |
| 56 | Norton County | Very low 19.8 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 57 | Jefferson County | Very low 19.7 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 58 | Republic County | Very low 18.9 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 59 | Wilson County | Very low 18 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 60 | Anderson County | Very low 17.8 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 61 | Edwards County | Very low 17.6 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 62 | Nemaha County | Very low 17.4 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 63 | Ottawa County | Very low 16.9 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 64 | Clay County | Very low 16.4 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 65 | Atchison County | Very low 16 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 66 | Meade County | Very low 15.6 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 67 | Washington County | Very low 15.6 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 68 | Allen County | Very low 15.3 | Winter weather (relatively low) |
| 69 | Brown County | Very low 15.3 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 70 | Ellsworth County | Very low 15.2 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 71 | Haskell County | Very low 15 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 72 | Kiowa County | Very low 15 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 73 | Elk County | Very low 14.6 | Wildfire (relatively moderate) |
| 74 | Wabaunsee County | Very low 14.6 | Ice storm (relatively moderate) |
| 75 | Rooks County | Very low 14.3 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 76 | Doniphan County | Very low 14 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 77 | Grant County | Very low 13.5 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 78 | Lincoln County | Very low 13.5 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 79 | Russell County | Very low 12.5 | Ice storm (relatively high) |
| 80 | Linn County | Very low 12.2 | Winter weather (relatively low) |
| 81 | Chautauqua County | Very low 12.1 | Wildfire (relatively moderate) |
| 82 | Decatur County | Very low 11.3 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 83 | Sherman County | Very low 11.2 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 84 | Ness County | Very low 10.5 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 85 | Stanton County | Very low 9.6 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 86 | Chase County | Very low 9.4 | Wildfire (relatively low) |
| 87 | Thomas County | Very low 9.4 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 88 | Cheyenne County | Very low 8.4 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 89 | Kearny County | Very low 8.4 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 90 | Wichita County | Very low 8.2 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 91 | Woodson County | Very low 7.7 | Wildfire (relatively low) |
| 92 | Logan County | Very low 7.4 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 93 | Clark County | Very low 7.1 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 94 | Sheridan County | Very low 6.1 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 95 | Hodgeman County | Very low 5.9 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 96 | Rush County | Very low 5 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 97 | Gove County | Very low 4.8 | Hail (relatively moderate) |
| 98 | Rawlins County | Very low 4.8 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 99 | Morton County | Very low 4.7 | Drought (relatively high) |
| 100 | Graham County | Very low 4.3 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 101 | Hamilton County | Very low 4.1 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 102 | Trego County | Very low 2.7 | Drought (relatively low) |
| 103 | Lane County | Very low 2.3 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 104 | Greeley County | Very low 2 | Drought (relatively moderate) |
| 105 | Wallace County | Very low 1.2 | Hail (relatively low) |
How to read these ratings
- Ratings run in five steps: very low, relatively low, relatively moderate, relatively high and very high. They compare a county with every other US county; they are not a measure of danger on their own.
- Scores run from 0 to 100 and are national percentiles. The bar shows the score: a score of 80 means a higher value than 80% of US counties.
- Overall risk combines the expected annual loss with social vulnerability and community resilience.
- Expected annual loss is the average yearly loss to buildings, people and agriculture the model expects from all 18 hazards.
- Social vulnerability describes how hard it may be for people to prepare for and recover from a disaster. Higher is worse.
- Community resilience describes a community's ability to prepare, adapt and recover. Higher is better.
- "Not applicable" means FEMA does not model that hazard there (for example, hurricanes far inland).
About this data
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, version 1.20, released December 2025, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (US public domain). About the National Risk Index. The index is a model of relative risk built from historical hazard records, what is exposed and community factors. It is not a forecast, it does not describe any single property, and it is not insurance or financial advice. For decisions about a specific address, check FEMA's flood maps and your local emergency management office.
Questions
Which county in Kansas has the highest natural disaster risk?
Sedgwick County has the highest composite risk score in Kansas in FEMA's National Risk Index: 96.6, rated relatively high.
Which county in Kansas has the lowest natural disaster risk?
Wallace County has the lowest composite risk score in Kansas: 1.2, rated very low. A low score means lower modelled risk compared with other US counties, not no risk.
What natural disasters is Kansas most at risk from?
Across Kansas, the hazards rated highest in the most counties are ice storm, drought, winter weather, according to FEMA's National Risk Index. Each county page lists all 18 hazards.
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