Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in North Dakota
The top 25 of 53 North Dakota counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).
| # | County | Risk Index score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slope County | 0.6 |
| 2 | Billings County | 0.9 |
| 3 | Burke County | 1.0 |
| 4 | Renville County | 1.5 |
| 5 | Oliver County | 1.7 |
| 6 | Eddy County | 1.8 |
| 7 | Towner County | 2.0 |
| 8 | Bowman County | 2.1 |
| 9 | Kidder County | 3.1 |
| 10 | Pierce County | 3.2 |
| 11 | Adams County | 4.5 |
| 12 | Sheridan County | 5.0 |
| 13 | Griggs County | 5.1 |
| 14 | Divide County | 5.8 |
| 15 | Steele County | 6.6 |
| 16 | Foster County | 7.4 |
| 17 | Sargent County | 7.4 |
| 18 | Nelson County | 7.9 |
| 19 | Wells County | 8.6 |
| 20 | Hettinger County | 9.2 |
| 21 | Logan County | 9.9 |
| 22 | Dunn County | 10.8 |
| 23 | LaMoure County | 10.9 |
| 24 | Traill County | 11.0 |
| 25 | McHenry County | 11.7 |
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 North Dakota”, https://gismap.land/rankings/north-dakota/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).
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