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Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Michigan

The top 25 of 83 Michigan counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Keweenaw County
0.7
2Luce County
2.6
3Ontonagon County
4.2
4Schoolcraft County
6.7
5Mackinac County
9.1
6Alger County
9.6
7Baraga County
10.7
8Missaukee County
11.1
9Oscoda County
15.1
10Montmorency County
15.9
11Alcona County
17.7
12Crawford County
18.0
13Otsego County
18.4
14Arenac County
20.3
15Kalkaska County
21.3
16Presque Isle County
21.8
17Lake County
22.0
18Charlevoix County
22.3
19Benzie County
22.7
20Osceola County
23.9
21Houghton County
24.3
22Mason County
25.3
23Gogebic County
25.6
24Antrim County
25.8
25Chippewa County
26.3

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 Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Michigan”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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