Natural Hazard Risk in Kansas

The risk score (0–100) combines expected annual loss from 18 natural hazards with social vulnerability and community resilience. Higher = greater relative risk. Scores compare counties across the United States.

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CountyRisk scoreRatingExpected annual lossPopulation
Sedgwick96.6Relatively High$255.9M523,609
Johnson94.8Relatively High$256.8M609,569
Wyandotte89.4Relatively Moderate$68.5M169,235
Shawnee88Relatively Moderate$74.5M178,851
Reno80.2Relatively Low$44.6M61,884
Douglas74.8Relatively Low$46.3M118,666
Butler74.4Relatively Low$42.3M67,340
Montgomery73.4Relatively Low$27.3M31,479
Crawford71.4Relatively Low$27.3M38,964
Cowley69.1Relatively Low$27M34,541
Leavenworth66.3Relatively Low$34.5M81,853
Labette66.2Relatively Low$18.2M20,166
Saline66.2Relatively Low$32.4M54,303
Finney63.7Relatively Low$23.6M38,446
Barton60.3Relatively Low$18.4M25,485
Riley58.5Relatively Low$29.4M71,953
Pratt54.8Relatively Low$16.4M9,150
Cherokee53.7Relatively Low$17M19,341
Ford51.7Relatively Low$18.6M34,255
Dickinson49.1Relatively Low$15.9M18,394
Sumner48.8Relatively Low$17.1M22,359
Lyon47.6Relatively Low$17.6M32,153
Scott46.4Relatively Low$10.5M5,151
Franklin43.7Relatively Low$15.5M25,975
Miami43.1Relatively Low$17.9M34,178
Seward42.3Very Low$11.8M21,948
Geary40.6Very Low$17.7M36,621
Phillips40.5Very Low$9.6M4,978
Barber40.3Very Low$14.1M4,227
Stevens40Very Low$8.1M5,227
McPherson39.2Very Low$20.1M30,217
Harvey38.9Very Low$20.5M34,024
Marion38Very Low$12.2M11,817
Gray36.7Very Low$11.4M5,646
Bourbon35.7Very Low$10.2M14,356
Kingman35.6Very Low$11.2M7,470
Osage35.4Very Low$10.8M15,742
Coffey35.3Very Low$8.5M8,345
Ellis32.7Very Low$16M28,929
Neosho32.5Very Low$11.9M15,904
Pawnee31.6Very Low$10.7M6,253
Harper31.3Very Low$8.8M5,481
Pottawatomie30.9Very Low$15.8M25,328
Mitchell29.8Very Low$10.3M5,793
Rice28.5Very Low$10.4M9,411
Morris27.4Very Low$6.7M5,370
Jewell25.3Very Low$7.7M2,931
Greenwood24.5Very Low$8.5M6,011
Stafford23.1Very Low$8.1M4,061
Jackson21.5Very Low$7.7M13,228
Osborne21.4Very Low$7M3,496
Marshall21.4Very Low$7.9M10,038
Smith21.2Very Low$8.3M3,570
Comanche20.2Very Low$6.1M1,686
Cloud20.2Very Low$7.4M9,027
Norton19.8Very Low$6.3M5,450
Jefferson19.7Very Low$11.5M18,344
Republic18.9Very Low$7.3M4,674
Wilson18Very Low$8M8,607
Anderson17.8Very Low$5.1M7,830
Edwards17.6Very Low$7.1M2,905
Nemaha17.4Very Low$8.4M10,273
Ottawa16.9Very Low$6.8M5,735
Clay16.4Very Low$6.1M8,117
Atchison16Very Low$9.4M16,341
Washington15.6Very Low$6.9M5,513
Meade15.6Very Low$8M4,051
Brown15.3Very Low$7.2M9,503
Allen15.3Very Low$7.7M12,525
Ellsworth15.2Very Low$7.1M6,367
Kiowa15Very Low$6M2,453
Haskell15Very Low$7M3,754
Wabaunsee14.6Very Low$6.8M6,861
Elk14.6Very Low$4.2M2,483
Rooks14.3Very Low$8.2M4,918
Doniphan14Very Low$6.1M7,510
Grant13.5Very Low$7.4M7,345
Lincoln13.5Very Low$5.1M2,939
Russell12.5Very Low$5.8M6,677
Linn12.2Very Low$6.3M9,589
Chautauqua12.1Very Low$4.9M3,379
Decatur11.3Very Low$5.7M2,755
Sherman11.2Very Low$6.2M5,926
Ness10.5Very Low$4.7M2,686
Stanton9.6Very Low$4.6M2,083
Thomas9.4Very Low$6.8M7,930
Chase9.4Very Low$5.1M2,564
Cheyenne8.4Very Low$3.1M2,616
Kearny8.4Very Low$5.7M3,977
Wichita8.2Very Low$4.7M2,136
Woodson7.7Very Low$2.8M3,111
Logan7.4Very Low$3.3M2,760
Clark7.1Very Low$4.3M1,991
Sheridan6.1Very Low$5.3M2,447
Hodgeman5.9Very Low$4.5M1,723
Rush5Very Low$4.7M2,952
Rawlins4.8Very Low$4.2M2,548
Gove4.8Very Low$4.2M2,718
Morton4.7Very Low$4M2,694
Graham4.3Very Low$2.8M2,412
Hamilton4.1Very Low$3.7M2,518
Trego2.7Very Low$3.4M2,803
Lane2.3Very Low$3.1M1,571
Greeley2Very Low$2.8M1,275
Wallace1.2Very Low$1.5M1,512

🏛️ Federal disaster declarations (last 2 years)

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGSep 1, 2026

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Sheridan (County), Wallace (County), Rawlins (County), Russell (County), Lane (County), Butler (County), Edwards (County), Stafford (County), Ness (County), Logan (County), Cowley (County), Thomas (County)…

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGSep 1, 2026

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Edwards (County), Pawnee (County), Cherokee (County), Jackson (County), Atchison (County), Washington (County), Russell (County), Wabaunsee (County), Brown (County), Morris (County), Dickinson (County), Riley (County)…

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGJun 30, 2026

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Osage (County), Wabaunsee (County), Cherokee (County), Saline (County), Morris (County)

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODINGDec 19, 2025

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Morris (County), Hodgeman (County), Saline (County), Logan (County), Wyandotte (County), Edwards (County), Barton (County), Rawlins (County), Sumner (County), Comanche (County), Ottawa (County), Stevens (County)…

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGSep 11, 2025

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Franklin (County), Butler (County), Greenwood (County), Barber (County), Stanton (County), Osage (County), Chase (County), Harper (County), Cowley (County), Kingman (County), Wallace (County), Lyon (County)…

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGJul 22, 2025

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Kiowa (County), Gove (County), Bourbon (County), Sheridan (County), Cheyenne (County), Stafford (County), Pratt (County), Reno (County), Scott (County), Edwards (County), Logan (County)

DRSEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND WILDFIRESMay 21, 2025

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Smith (County), Graham (County), Edwards (County), Chautauqua (County), Stafford (County), Osborne (County), Wallace (County), Jewell (County), Sherman (County), Hodgeman (County), Greeley (County), Rice (County)…

FMYATES CENTER FIREMar 14, 2025

Fire · Designated areas: Woodson (County)

Major disaster (DR) and emergency (EM) declarations unlock federal assistance for the designated areas. Source: FEMA / OpenFEMA.

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Data: FEMA National Risk Index (updated ~annually). AlertAtlas is not an official warning service — always follow local authorities.