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Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Illinois

The top 25 of 102 Illinois counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Scott County
2.8
2Brown County
4.7
3Calhoun County
6.1
4Stark County
7.3
5Hardin County
8.3
6Mercer County
8.8
7Putnam County
9.2
8Schuyler County
11.4
9Greene County
13.0
10Pope County
14.9
11Warren County
15.5
12Henderson County
17.5
13Jersey County
18.9
14Jasper County
20.4
15Wabash County
24.8
16Cumberland County
25.9
17Edwards County
26.1
18Ford County
26.2
19Marshall County
27.2
20Clark County
27.3
21Menard County
28.7
22De Witt County
29.3
23Pike County
30.3
24Hamilton County
30.8
25Hancock County
31.1

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025). All counties with data are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Illinois”, https://gismap.land/rankings/illinois/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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