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Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Nebraska

The top 25 of 93 Nebraska counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Douglas County
95.9
2Lancaster County
90.7
3Sarpy County
83.6
4Hall County
74.2
5Platte County
70.6
6Dodge County
67.4
7Buffalo County
66.0
8Dawson County
65.3
9Adams County
64.3
10Scotts Bluff County
63.8
11Madison County
60.9
12Cuming County
57.3
13Clay County
56.0
14Webster County
55.5
15York County
52.3
16Furnas County
51.9
17Lincoln County
48.6
18Boone County
43.4
19Merrick County
42.9
20Hamilton County
42.6
21Saline County
42.4
22Gage County
40.6
23Phelps County
39.2
24Thayer County
38.4
25Dakota County
36.0

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 Highest Natural Hazard Risk in Nebraska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nebraska/highest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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