Natural Hazard Risk in Texas
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.
See what's happening right now on the live map →| County | Risk score | Rating | Expected annual loss | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 99.9 | Very High | $2.2B | 4,726,200 |
| Dallas | 99.7 | Very High | $973.2M | 2,607,218 |
| Bexar | 99.4 | Relatively High | $619.4M | 2,007,298 |
| Tarrant | 99.1 | Relatively High | $608.1M | 2,106,939 |
| Hidalgo | 99 | Relatively High | $309.8M | 869,532 |
| Collin | 98.9 | Relatively High | $716.3M | 1,063,649 |
| Travis | 97.7 | Relatively High | $376.3M | 1,285,769 |
| Fort Bend | 97.5 | Relatively High | $346.2M | 822,581 |
| Cameron | 97.3 | Relatively High | $165.1M | 420,083 |
| Denton | 96.9 | Relatively High | $354.7M | 906,057 |
| Nueces | 96.6 | Relatively High | $186.1M | 352,623 |
| Lubbock | 96.2 | Relatively High | $213.5M | 309,719 |
| Montgomery | 95.7 | Relatively High | $221.9M | 620,016 |
| Jefferson | 95.7 | Relatively High | $140.7M | 256,386 |
| El Paso | 95.5 | Relatively High | $120.8M | 864,454 |
| Galveston | 95.4 | Relatively High | $198M | 350,477 |
| Brazoria | 93.6 | Relatively Moderate | $161.5M | 371,474 |
| Comal | 92.7 | Relatively Moderate | $143.7M | 161,300 |
| Guadalupe | 91.5 | Relatively Moderate | $123.7M | 172,522 |
| McLennan | 91.2 | Relatively Moderate | $84.5M | 260,302 |
| Bell | 91.1 | Relatively Moderate | $107M | 369,846 |
| Hays | 90.6 | Relatively Moderate | $108.6M | 240,800 |
| Potter | 90.5 | Relatively Moderate | $63.4M | 118,502 |
| Williamson | 90.1 | Relatively Moderate | $136.6M | 608,015 |
| Webb | 89.2 | Relatively Moderate | $46.5M | 266,380 |
| Brazos | 88.4 | Relatively Moderate | $62.7M | 233,555 |
| Gregg | 87 | Relatively Moderate | $54.6M | 124,154 |
| Randall | 86.8 | Relatively Moderate | $70.4M | 140,728 |
| Johnson | 86.7 | Relatively Moderate | $70.7M | 179,719 |
| Jim Wells | 86.5 | Relatively Moderate | $38.2M | 38,813 |
| Victoria | 86.5 | Relatively Moderate | $53.4M | 91,218 |
| Orange | 85.9 | Relatively Moderate | $54.3M | 84,645 |
| Gonzales | 85.7 | Relatively Moderate | $36.8M | 19,595 |
| San Patricio | 85.4 | Relatively Moderate | $39.5M | 68,653 |
| Starr | 84.8 | Relatively Moderate | $29.5M | 65,565 |
| Henderson | 84.5 | Relatively Moderate | $37.4M | 81,982 |
| Kleberg | 84.4 | Relatively Moderate | $35.3M | 30,907 |
| Smith | 84.2 | Relatively Moderate | $43.1M | 233,253 |
| DeWitt | 83.9 | Relatively Moderate | $31.4M | 19,811 |
| Taylor | 83.8 | Relatively Moderate | $53.7M | 143,142 |
| Wharton | 83 | Relatively Moderate | $35M | 41,544 |
| Ector | 82.8 | Relatively Moderate | $46.4M | 165,100 |
| Hunt | 82.2 | Relatively Moderate | $43.3M | 99,916 |
| Wichita | 81.9 | Relatively Moderate | $39.7M | 129,191 |
| Parmer | 81.8 | Relatively Moderate | $47.9M | 9,859 |
| Ellis | 81.6 | Relatively Moderate | $46.9M | 192,122 |
| Midland | 81.2 | Relatively Moderate | $48.7M | 169,849 |
| Bastrop | 81.2 | Relatively Moderate | $42.5M | 97,097 |
| Parker | 81.1 | Relatively Moderate | $52.8M | 148,033 |
| Nacogdoches | 80.7 | Relatively Low | $32M | 64,450 |
| Matagorda | 80.3 | Relatively Low | $33.3M | 36,214 |
| Grayson | 80.3 | Relatively Low | $42.6M | 135,451 |
| Caldwell | 79.8 | Relatively Low | $33M | 45,866 |
| Lamar | 79.5 | Relatively Low | $31.9M | 50,073 |
| Liberty | 79.5 | Relatively Low | $32.5M | 91,492 |
| Bowie | 79 | Relatively Low | $33.4M | 92,789 |
| Lavaca | 78.9 | Relatively Low | $33.8M | 20,309 |
| Hale | 78.4 | Relatively Low | $30.9M | 32,413 |
| Harrison | 77.7 | Relatively Low | $28.7M | 68,645 |
| Willacy | 77.5 | Relatively Low | $21.4M | 19,979 |
| Tom Green | 77.3 | Relatively Low | $30.9M | 119,849 |
| Kerr | 77.2 | Relatively Low | $25.3M | 52,529 |
| Burnet | 76.6 | Relatively Low | $25.8M | 48,986 |
| Kaufman | 76.2 | Relatively Low | $42.7M | 145,255 |
| Val Verde | 76.1 | Relatively Low | $23.6M | 47,488 |
| Polk | 75.6 | Relatively Low | $24.5M | 49,569 |
| Wilson | 75.5 | Relatively Low | $31.9M | 49,651 |
| Navarro | 75.3 | Relatively Low | $26.5M | 52,568 |
| Erath | 75 | Relatively Low | $33.9M | 42,536 |
| Walker | 73.8 | Relatively Low | $25M | 76,299 |
| Anderson | 73.6 | Relatively Low | $23.2M | 57,845 |
| Cooke | 73.3 | Relatively Low | $28.5M | 41,622 |
| Hill | 73 | Relatively Low | $24.7M | 35,826 |
| Washington | 72 | Relatively Low | $21.3M | 35,781 |
| Angelina | 71.8 | Relatively Low | $23.4M | 86,270 |
| Jackson | 71.7 | Relatively Low | $24M | 14,955 |
| Hopkins | 71.2 | Relatively Low | $27.9M | 36,691 |
| Rockwall | 70.7 | Relatively Low | $46.4M | 107,791 |
| Hood | 70.5 | Relatively Low | $29.1M | 61,567 |
| Llano | 70.4 | Relatively Low | $18.6M | 21,199 |
| Waller | 70.3 | Relatively Low | $23.9M | 56,764 |
| Uvalde | 70 | Relatively Low | $20.4M | 24,512 |
| Hardin | 69.6 | Relatively Low | $27.1M | 56,129 |
| Medina | 68.7 | Relatively Low | $20.5M | 49,586 |
| Fannin | 68.1 | Relatively Low | $26.9M | 35,615 |
| Hutchinson | 67.7 | Relatively Low | $22.3M | 20,595 |
| Upshur | 66.9 | Relatively Low | $21.4M | 40,809 |
| Bandera | 66.7 | Relatively Low | $17M | 20,828 |
| Calhoun | 66.3 | Relatively Low | $21.6M | 20,057 |
| Kendall | 65.5 | Relatively Low | $26.1M | 44,221 |
| Brown | 64.9 | Relatively Low | $19.3M | 38,073 |
| Red River | 64.7 | Relatively Low | $15.6M | 11,567 |
| Maverick | 64.2 | Relatively Low | $13.3M | 57,872 |
| Coryell | 63.4 | Relatively Low | $22.9M | 82,841 |
| Wood | 63.2 | Relatively Low | $15.2M | 44,798 |
| Bee | 62.7 | Relatively Low | $16.2M | 30,948 |
| Colorado | 62.2 | Relatively Low | $15.9M | 20,532 |
| Moore | 61.9 | Relatively Low | $20.3M | 21,335 |
| Deaf Smith | 61.8 | Relatively Low | $19.8M | 18,563 |
| Cherokee | 61.6 | Relatively Low | $17.3M | 50,317 |
| Lamb | 61.2 | Relatively Low | $15M | 13,016 |
| Aransas | 61.2 | Relatively Low | $15.2M | 23,703 |
| Jasper | 61.1 | Relatively Low | $15.5M | 32,905 |
| Tyler | 61 | Relatively Low | $14.1M | 19,755 |
| Brooks | 60.8 | Relatively Low | $13.5M | 7,053 |
| Atascosa | 60.7 | Relatively Low | $13.9M | 48,813 |
| Houston | 60.7 | Relatively Low | $13.1M | 22,033 |
| Trinity | 60.6 | Relatively Low | $12.9M | 13,573 |
| Gray | 59.9 | Relatively Low | $18.4M | 21,215 |
| Limestone | 59.3 | Relatively Low | $13.1M | 22,127 |
| Wise | 59 | Relatively Low | $20.3M | 68,550 |
| San Jacinto | 58.9 | Relatively Low | $14.1M | 27,373 |
| Van Zandt | 58.8 | Relatively Low | $20.1M | 59,476 |
| Karnes | 58.4 | Relatively Low | $12M | 14,673 |
| Leon | 58.3 | Relatively Low | $15.1M | 15,666 |
| Milam | 58.1 | Relatively Low | $12.6M | 24,623 |
| Fayette | 58 | Relatively Low | $17.1M | 24,410 |
| Gillespie | 57.7 | Relatively Low | $17M | 26,686 |
| Gaines | 57.6 | Relatively Low | $12.9M | 21,570 |
| Grimes | 57 | Relatively Low | $14.4M | 29,203 |
| Freestone | 56.5 | Relatively Low | $13.4M | 19,384 |
| Frio | 55.9 | Relatively Low | $10.7M | 18,315 |
| Shelby | 55.7 | Relatively Low | $12.9M | 23,936 |
| Panola | 55.4 | Relatively Low | $12.9M | 22,480 |
| Palo Pinto | 55.2 | Relatively Low | $14.7M | 28,396 |
| Montague | 54.9 | Relatively Low | $15.6M | 19,947 |
| Howard | 54.8 | Relatively Low | $13.8M | 34,838 |
| Duval | 54.4 | Relatively Low | $9.9M | 9,819 |
| Rusk | 54 | Relatively Low | $14.9M | 52,076 |
| Zavala | 53.6 | Relatively Low | $9.8M | 9,653 |
| Austin | 53.1 | Relatively Low | $14.5M | 30,013 |
| Terry | 52 | Relatively Low | $12.2M | 11,818 |
| Chambers | 51.8 | Relatively Low | $30.4M | 46,507 |
| Hockley | 51.4 | Relatively Low | $13.8M | 21,365 |
| Dallam | 51.1 | Relatively Low | $14.2M | 7,070 |
| Comanche | 51 | Relatively Low | $11M | 13,573 |
| Cass | 50.8 | Relatively Low | $10.8M | 28,400 |
| Titus | 46.8 | Relatively Low | $11.8M | 31,242 |
| Wilbarger | 46.1 | Relatively Low | $10.6M | 12,869 |
| Yoakum | 46.1 | Relatively Low | $8.5M | 7,671 |
| Jim Hogg | 45.5 | Relatively Low | $7.8M | 4,819 |
| Real | 42.6 | Very Low | $7.7M | 2,757 |
| Bailey | 42.4 | Very Low | $7.8M | 6,899 |
| Hansford | 42 | Very Low | $12M | 5,283 |
| Wheeler | 41.3 | Very Low | $9M | 4,983 |
| Eastland | 41.2 | Very Low | $9.5M | 17,645 |
| Lee | 40.5 | Very Low | $11.7M | 17,463 |
| Camp | 39.3 | Very Low | $7.4M | 12,446 |
| Dawson | 38.7 | Very Low | $8.4M | 12,428 |
| Jones | 37.9 | Very Low | $8.9M | 19,599 |
| Nolan | 37.8 | Very Low | $7.3M | 14,710 |
| Refugio | 37.5 | Very Low | $7.9M | 6,741 |
| Swisher | 37.4 | Very Low | $9.1M | 6,962 |
| Bosque | 36.9 | Very Low | $9.1M | 18,211 |
| Young | 36.4 | Very Low | $10.8M | 17,845 |
| Dimmit | 35.9 | Very Low | $6.3M | 8,588 |
| Madison | 34.9 | Very Low | $9.2M | 13,446 |
| Ochiltree | 34.9 | Very Low | $14.5M | 10,012 |
| Hall | 34.6 | Very Low | $6.7M | 2,817 |
| Morris | 34.5 | Very Low | $7M | 11,941 |
| Castro | 34.4 | Very Low | $7.7M | 7,365 |
| Live Oak | 33.7 | Very Low | $7.3M | 11,305 |
| Hartley | 33.1 | Very Low | $14M | 5,380 |
| Blanco | 33 | Very Low | $10.1M | 11,332 |
| Kimble | 32.2 | Very Low | $6.3M | 4,271 |
| Zapata | 31.4 | Very Low | $5.5M | 13,865 |
| Floyd | 30.7 | Very Low | $7.8M | 5,371 |
| Sherman | 30.3 | Very Low | $10.7M | 2,781 |
| Scurry | 30 | Very Low | $8.3M | 16,902 |
| Lampasas | 29.9 | Very Low | $7.7M | 21,627 |
| Robertson | 29.6 | Very Low | $7.2M | 16,721 |
| Marion | 29.2 | Very Low | $5.6M | 9,713 |
| Burleson | 29.1 | Very Low | $7.5M | 17,632 |
| Kenedy | 28.4 | Very Low | $6.8M | 345 |
| Lipscomb | 27.9 | Very Low | $8.7M | 3,059 |
| Collingsworth | 27.4 | Very Low | $7.5M | 2,652 |
| Newton | 27.2 | Very Low | $5.5M | 12,151 |
| Donley | 26.6 | Very Low | $6.6M | 3,257 |
| Runnels | 26.5 | Very Low | $7M | 9,874 |
| Falls | 26.2 | Very Low | $6M | 16,926 |
| Carson | 25.2 | Very Low | $11.5M | 5,799 |
| Pecos | 25.1 | Very Low | $5.7M | 15,175 |
| Franklin | 24.8 | Very Low | $6.8M | 10,335 |
| Crosby | 23.7 | Very Low | $4.6M | 5,131 |
| Lynn | 23 | Very Low | $6.1M | 5,545 |
| Goliad | 22.6 | Very Low | $6.3M | 7,007 |
| La Salle | 22.6 | Very Low | $4.3M | 6,631 |
| Sabine | 22.1 | Very Low | $5.7M | 9,848 |
| Brewster | 21.1 | Very Low | $6.7M | 9,511 |
| Coleman | 20.6 | Very Low | $5M | 7,673 |
| Armstrong | 20 | Very Low | $6.4M | 1,844 |
| Garza | 20 | Very Low | $4.7M | 5,779 |
| Martin | 20 | Very Low | $5.5M | 5,229 |
| Mitchell | 19.8 | Very Low | $5.8M | 8,970 |
| Childress | 19.6 | Very Low | $6.4M | 6,414 |
| Reeves | 19.1 | Very Low | $5.5M | 14,701 |
| Knox | 17.8 | Very Low | $4.1M | 3,353 |
| San Augustine | 17.6 | Very Low | $3.9M | 7,902 |
| Baylor | 17.5 | Very Low | $4.2M | 3,465 |
| Hemphill | 16.5 | Very Low | $6.2M | 3,382 |
| Ward | 15.4 | Very Low | $4.1M | 11,622 |
| Callahan | 14.7 | Very Low | $4.8M | 13,697 |
| Clay | 14.3 | Very Low | $5.7M | 10,200 |
| Rains | 14.1 | Very Low | $5.6M | 12,154 |
| Dickens | 13.6 | Very Low | $3.5M | 1,761 |
| Hamilton | 12.8 | Very Low | $4.9M | 8,208 |
| Cochran | 12.8 | Very Low | $4M | 2,539 |
| Cottle | 12.5 | Very Low | $3.2M | 1,367 |
| Haskell | 11.7 | Very Low | $4.4M | 5,414 |
| Culberson | 11.6 | Very Low | $2.8M | 2,188 |
| Jack | 11.4 | Very Low | $5.5M | 8,459 |
| Mason | 11 | Very Low | $3.3M | 3,946 |
| Somervell | 10.8 | Very Low | $7.7M | 9,202 |
| Presidio | 10.2 | Very Low | $2.6M | 6,114 |
| McCulloch | 10.1 | Very Low | $3.7M | 7,611 |
| Oldham | 9.7 | Very Low | $4.2M | 1,739 |
| Stephens | 9.2 | Very Low | $4.6M | 9,089 |
| Andrews | 9 | Very Low | $6M | 18,585 |
| Delta | 8.9 | Very Low | $4.1M | 5,227 |
| Briscoe | 8.7 | Very Low | $5.9M | 1,430 |
| Hardeman | 8.7 | Very Low | $2.5M | 3,547 |
| Archer | 7.7 | Very Low | $3.9M | 8,555 |
| Upton | 7.7 | Very Low | $3.1M | 3,308 |
| San Saba | 7.3 | Very Low | $3.3M | 5,728 |
| Sutton | 7.1 | Very Low | $2.5M | 3,362 |
| Reagan | 5.9 | Very Low | $3M | 3,366 |
| Crockett | 5.8 | Very Low | $3.4M | 3,087 |
| Edwards | 5.7 | Very Low | $2M | 1,420 |
| Borden | 5.7 | Very Low | $2.7M | 627 |
| Mills | 5.6 | Very Low | $2.2M | 4,448 |
| Concho | 4.5 | Very Low | $2.4M | 2,289 |
| Foard | 4.5 | Very Low | $2.3M | 1,095 |
| Glasscock | 4.3 | Very Low | $2.6M | 1,102 |
| Winkler | 4.1 | Very Low | $2.4M | 7,780 |
| Stonewall | 3.8 | Very Low | $2M | 1,245 |
| Schleicher | 3.8 | Very Low | $2.3M | 2,448 |
| Coke | 3.7 | Very Low | $2.3M | 3,276 |
| Throckmorton | 3.3 | Very Low | $2.3M | 1,440 |
| Motley | 3.2 | Very Low | $1.8M | 1,063 |
| Roberts | 3.1 | Very Low | $3.4M | 826 |
| Menard | 3.1 | Very Low | $2M | 1,956 |
| Jeff Davis | 2.9 | Very Low | $1.9M | 1,996 |
| Hudspeth | 2.3 | Very Low | $1.7M | 3,194 |
| Kinney | 2.2 | Very Low | $1.3M | 3,126 |
| Fisher | 1.9 | Very Low | $2.9M | 3,647 |
| Irion | 1.8 | Very Low | $1.3M | 1,511 |
| Shackelford | 1.4 | Very Low | $2.4M | 3,100 |
| Crane | 1.1 | Very Low | $971K | 4,675 |
| Sterling | 1.1 | Very Low | $1.5M | 1,371 |
| Kent | 1.1 | Very Low | $1.4M | 741 |
| McMullen | 0.6 | Very Low | $875.3K | 600 |
| Terrell | 0.4 | Very Low | $544.9K | 757 |
| King | 0.3 | Very Low | $401.2K | 262 |
| Loving | 0 | Very Low | $58K | 64 |
🏛️ Federal disaster declarations (last 2 years)
EMFLOODINGJul 18, 2026
Flood · Designated areas: Atascosa (County), Bandera (County), Bexar (County), Blanco (County), Brewster (County), Comal (County), Crockett (County), Dimmit (County), Edwards (County), Frio (County), Gillespie (County), Kendall (County)…
FMSTINKY FIREMay 18, 2026
Fire · Designated areas: Potter (County)
FMHUNGGATE FIREMay 14, 2026
Fire · Designated areas: Randall (County)
FMCORNER POCKET FIREMar 15, 2026
Fire · Designated areas: Donley (County)
FM8 BALL FIREFeb 18, 2026
Fire · Designated areas: Armstrong (County), Donley (County)
DRSEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODINGJul 6, 2025
Flood · Designated areas: Llano (County), Schleicher (County), Sutton (County), Uvalde (County), Guadalupe (County), Burnet (County), Kerr (County), Kimble (County), McCulloch (County), Menard (County), San Saba (County), Tom Green (County)…
DRSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODINGMay 21, 2025
Flood · Designated areas: Cameron (County), Hidalgo (County), Starr (County), Willacy (County)
FMPAULINE ROAD FIREMar 20, 2025
Fire · Designated areas: San Jacinto (County), Montgomery (County)
FMDOUBLE S FIREMar 18, 2025
Fire · Designated areas: Hutchinson (County)
FMCRABAPPLE FIREMar 15, 2025
Fire · Designated areas: Gillespie (County)
FMREST AREA FIREMar 14, 2025
Fire · Designated areas: Gray (County), Donley (County)
FMDUKE FIREMar 5, 2025
Fire · Designated areas: Bexar (County), Atascosa (County)
FMWELDER FIREMar 4, 2025
Fire · Designated areas: San Patricio (County)
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