Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in West Virginia
The top 25 of 55 West Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).
| # | County | Risk Index score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanawha County | 94.5 |
| 2 | Cabell County | 85.4 |
| 3 | Wayne County | 79.8 |
| 4 | Wood County | 79.8 |
| 5 | Logan County | 79.2 |
| 6 | McDowell County | 76.7 |
| 7 | Greenbrier County | 75.8 |
| 8 | Putnam County | 74.0 |
| 9 | Harrison County | 73.6 |
| 10 | Mingo County | 72.6 |
| 11 | Marion County | 71.5 |
| 12 | Monongalia County | 71.5 |
| 13 | Ohio County | 69.8 |
| 14 | Boone County | 69.4 |
| 15 | Berkeley County | 68.3 |
| 16 | Wyoming County | 67.4 |
| 17 | Raleigh County | 65.5 |
| 18 | Mercer County | 65.2 |
| 19 | Lincoln County | 59.7 |
| 20 | Nicholas County | 58.2 |
| 21 | Mason County | 57.4 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 57.1 |
| 23 | Wetzel County | 56.9 |
| 24 | Marshall County | 56.8 |
| 25 | Jackson County | 56.5 |
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 West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/highest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).
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