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Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Minnesota

The top 25 of 87 Minnesota counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Hennepin County
98.3
2Ramsey County
94.6
3St. Louis County
91.6
4Dakota County
89.5
5Anoka County
88.0
6Stearns County
87.6
7Washington County
83.9
8Olmsted County
82.3
9Otter Tail County
79.4
10Crow Wing County
77.5
11Itasca County
76.7
12Scott County
76.6
13Rice County
75.4
14Clay County
73.7
15Blue Earth County
72.2
16Carlton County
70.1
17Winona County
69.5
18Wright County
68.4
19Mower County
67.3
20Polk County
67.0
21Morrison County
66.9
22Pine County
62.2
23Beltrami County
60.6
24Carver County
59.7
25Aitkin County
56.6

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

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