Natural Hazard Risk in Nebraska

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
Douglas95.9Relatively High$233.9M584,427
Lancaster90.7Relatively Moderate$115.4M322,200
Sarpy83.6Relatively Moderate$80.3M190,379
Hall74.2Relatively Low$38.5M62,826
Platte70.6Relatively Low$32.5M34,261
Dodge67.4Relatively Low$33.8M37,166
Buffalo66Relatively Low$37.4M50,007
Dawson65.3Relatively Low$23.4M24,096
Adams64.3Relatively Low$29.7M31,199
Scotts Bluff63.8Relatively Low$24.7M36,060
Madison60.9Relatively Low$26.8M35,573
Cuming57.3Relatively Low$17.4M9,013
Clay56Relatively Low$20.2M6,099
Webster55.5Relatively Low$13.8M3,393
York52.3Relatively Low$25.2M14,106
Furnas51.9Relatively Low$13.5M4,634
Lincoln48.6Relatively Low$16.9M34,647
Boone43.4Relatively Low$12.9M5,372
Merrick42.9Relatively Low$14.5M7,660
Hamilton42.6Very Low$20.4M9,418
Saline42.4Very Low$12.4M14,291
Gage40.6Very Low$15.1M21,684
Phelps39.2Very Low$17.4M8,968
Thayer38.4Very Low$12.7M5,017
Dakota36Very Low$11.5M21,545
Franklin32.2Very Low$8.9M2,889
Harlan32Very Low$10.4M3,070
Cass31Very Low$15.4M26,592
Kearney30.9Very Low$14.2M6,685
Knox29.7Very Low$9.6M8,383
Saunders29.1Very Low$15.7M22,262
Colfax28.6Very Low$12.6M10,575
Custer28Very Low$11.1M10,530
Morrill27.8Very Low$8M4,555
Cheyenne27.8Very Low$11.8M9,468
Thurston26.4Very Low$6.8M6,766
Valley26Very Low$9M4,059
Polk25.7Very Low$12.4M5,214
Washington25.5Very Low$14.1M20,857
Seward24.9Very Low$13.6M17,577
Butler24.5Very Low$10.4M8,354
Howard24.2Very Low$11.4M6,475
Jefferson24.1Very Low$8.4M7,240
Nuckolls22.5Very Low$8.7M4,090
Sherman22.4Very Low$8.2M2,959
Cedar21.7Very Low$9.3M8,361
Nance21.7Very Low$8.6M3,373
Box Butte21Very Low$8.4M10,810
Burt20.7Very Low$8.7M6,722
Red Willow20.3Very Low$8.2M10,698
Fillmore20.1Very Low$10.7M5,541
Antelope19.5Very Low$9M6,295
Otoe18Very Low$11M15,885
Holt17.2Very Low$7M10,118
Stanton16.2Very Low$7.5M5,834
Pierce14.2Very Low$8.4M7,312
Wayne14Very Low$9.3M9,697
Richardson13.8Very Low$5.8M7,871
Keith13.8Very Low$6.4M8,319
Frontier13.7Very Low$4.2M2,519
Cherry13.6Very Low$4.8M5,430
Nemaha13.4Very Low$5.1M7,072
Sheridan13.4Very Low$4.8M5,124
Greeley12.7Very Low$7.6M2,188
Gosper9.8Very Low$6.2M1,893
Dixon8.8Very Low$6.1M5,606
Kimball7.6Very Low$3.6M3,432
Hitchcock6.8Very Low$3.4M2,616
Chase6.7Very Low$4.8M3,884
Dawes5.6Very Low$4.3M8,197
Wheeler5.5Very Low$3.2M774
Johnson4.6Very Low$4.3M5,288
Perkins4.4Very Low$4M2,858
Deuel4Very Low$2.3M1,838
Pawnee3.8Very Low$2.4M2,535
Boyd3.4Very Low$3.5M1,810
Garden2.8Very Low$3.1M1,874
Brown2.4Very Low$2.7M2,898
Dundy2.2Very Low$2.8M1,654
Keya Paha1.5Very Low$1M757
Sioux1.4Very Low$1.9M1,135
Garfield1.3Very Low$1.4M1,813
Hayes1.2Very Low$1.7M856
Banner0.8Very Low$1.6M670
Rock0.7Very Low$1.3M1,262
Blaine0.4Very Low$695.3K431
Hooker0.3Very Low$546.3K711
Arthur0.3Very Low$743.1K434
Loup0.3Very Low$780.7K593
Logan0.2Very Low$698.6K716
Grant0.2Very Low$647.1K610
Thomas0.2Very Low$708.1K669
McPherson0.1Very Low$525.8K399

🏛️ Federal disaster declarations (last 2 years)

DRWILDFIRESJun 30, 2026

Fire · Designated areas: Arthur (County), Garden (County), Grant (County), Lincoln (County), Morrill (County)

FMSOUTH FORK FIREJun 10, 2026

Fire · Designated areas: Dawes (County), Sioux (County)

FMMORRILL-COTTONWOOD FIREMar 13, 2026

Fire · Designated areas: Keith (County), Arthur (County), Lincoln (County), Grant (County), Morrill (County), Dawson (County), Garden (County)

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODINGOct 22, 2025

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Burt (County), Douglas (County), Fillmore (County), Lancaster (County), Nemaha (County), Nuckolls (County), Saline (County), Saunders (County), Seward (County), Thayer (County), Washington (County), Webster (County)

DRSEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDSMay 21, 2025

Winter Storm · Designated areas: Cass (County), Dakota (County), Platte (County), Boone (County), Burt (County), Butler (County), Clay (County), Colfax (County), Cuming (County), Dodge (County), Douglas (County), Fillmore (County)

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGOct 21, 2024

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Cass (County), Douglas (County), Lancaster (County), Sarpy (County), Saunders (County)

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGSep 24, 2024

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Boyd (County), Clay (County), Dakota (County), Dawson (County), Douglas (County), Fillmore (County), Holt (County), Howard (County), Lincoln (County), McPherson (County), Nance (County), Nemaha (County)

DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODINGAug 20, 2024

Severe Storm · Designated areas: Burt (County), Butler (County), Colfax (County), Dodge (County), Douglas (County), Dundy (County), Fillmore (County), Hamilton (County), Hayes (County), Hitchcock (County), Howard (County), Keith (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.