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Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Maryland

The top 24 of 24 Maryland counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Garrett County
16.0
2Kent County
27.5
3Calvert County
28.9
4Queen Anne's County
35.6
5Talbot County
42.4
6St. Mary's County
42.6
7Charles County
44.1
8Caroline County
45.7
9Dorchester County
53.8
10Allegany County
58.5
11Cecil County
58.6
12Carroll County
59.5
13Somerset County
59.6
14Wicomico County
60.8
15Worcester County
68.2
16Washington County
68.8
17Howard County
72.4
18Harford County
72.5
19Frederick County
74.2
20Anne Arundel County
81.9
21Montgomery County
91.7
22Prince George's County
93.2
23Baltimore County
94.0
24Baltimore city
95.0

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 Maryland”, https://gismap.land/rankings/maryland/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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