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Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Maine

The top 16 of 16 Maine counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1York County
81.5
2Aroostook County
80.4
3Penobscot County
78.0
4Cumberland County
77.0
5Kennebec County
75.2
6Somerset County
67.9
7Oxford County
65.9
8Androscoggin County
59.1
9Hancock County
55.0
10Piscataquis County
52.4
11Washington County
47.6
12Franklin County
43.6
13Waldo County
40.6
14Lincoln County
31.8
15Knox County
28.6
16Sagadahoc County
23.3

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 Maine”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maine/highest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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