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Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in New York

The top 25 of 62 New York counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).

#CountyRisk Index score
1Hamilton County
15.1
2Schuyler County
16.3
3Orleans County
17.9
4Lewis County
24.7
5Putnam County
39.8
6Schoharie County
41.3
7Wyoming County
41.3
8Seneca County
41.8
9Yates County
46.6
10Fulton County
48.6
11Franklin County
48.9
12Cortland County
51.2
13Chemung County
54.8
14Genesee County
56.1
15Wayne County
56.3
16Livingston County
56.4
17Washington County
56.6
18Madison County
59.4
19Tioga County
59.9
20Herkimer County
60.0
21Cayuga County
61.5
22Warren County
62.3
23Essex County
62.7
24Ontario County
63.5
25Jefferson County
64.0

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 New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).

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