Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in West Virginia
The top 25 of 55 West Virginia counties on GIS Map, ranked by lowest FEMA National Risk Index score (0-100, national percentile).
| # | County | Risk Index score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wirt County | 9.0 |
| 2 | Gilmer County | 11.5 |
| 3 | Tucker County | 12.6 |
| 4 | Doddridge County | 14.4 |
| 5 | Ritchie County | 16.1 |
| 6 | Calhoun County | 16.8 |
| 7 | Pleasants County | 20.3 |
| 8 | Clay County | 22.3 |
| 9 | Taylor County | 23.5 |
| 10 | Barbour County | 24.0 |
| 11 | Pocahontas County | 27.5 |
| 12 | Monroe County | 28.3 |
| 13 | Pendleton County | 30.1 |
| 14 | Morgan County | 30.4 |
| 15 | Grant County | 33.2 |
| 16 | Preston County | 33.8 |
| 17 | Webster County | 35.3 |
| 18 | Tyler County | 35.6 |
| 19 | Braxton County | 36.2 |
| 20 | Hampshire County | 38.0 |
| 21 | Summers County | 40.2 |
| 22 | Hancock County | 40.7 |
| 23 | Hardy County | 42.5 |
| 24 | Lewis County | 43.7 |
| 25 | Upshur County | 44.8 |
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 West Virginia”, https://gismap.land/rankings/west-virginia/lowest-risk-counties. Figures from FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025).
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