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Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Kentucky

The top 25 of 120 Kentucky counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Jefferson County
98.3
2Floyd County
94.2
3Fayette County
92.0
4McCracken County
89.7
5Warren County
88.5
6Daviess County
88.1
7Pike County
87.9
8Graves County
84.0
9Christian County
79.6
10Pulaski County
79.1
11Kenton County
77.4
12Hardin County
75.5
13Calloway County
75.3
14Boyd County
74.9
15Madison County
74.8
16Knox County
74.7
17Boone County
74.5
18Henderson County
73.2
19Perry County
73.2
20Hopkins County
72.6
21Bullitt County
71.8
22Laurel County
71.7
23Johnson County
71.1
24Bell County
68.0
25Barren County
67.9

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 Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Kentucky”, https://gismap.land/rankings/kentucky/highest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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