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Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in Minnesota

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

#CountyRisk Index score
1Red Lake County
2.2
2Grant County
3.0
3Lake of the Woods County
3.5
4Clearwater County
4.2
5Kittson County
4.8
6Wilkin County
5.3
7Traverse County
6.2
8Stevens County
7.0
9Mahnomen County
7.1
10Big Stone County
8.5
11Rock County
9.4
12Cook County
11.2
13Wadena County
12.9
14Dodge County
14.2
15Norman County
14.4
16Pipestone County
14.7
17Lincoln County
18.2
18Lac qui Parle County
18.8
19Murray County
19.8
20Pope County
20.5
21Kanabec County
21.3
22Jackson County
22.4
23Le Sueur County
22.8
24Sibley County
23.0
25Marshall County
23.6

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

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