Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
County Rankings
Counties in Maryland ranked by risk. Click column headers to sort. Click a county to see its departments.
NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.
Department and station counts are derived from boundaries self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.
| County ▲ | Population ▲ | Departments ▲ | Life-Safety Loss ▼ | NRI Rating ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore city | 573,243 | 3 | $66.0M | Relatively Low |
| Baltimore County | 850,796 | 24 | $65.4M | Relatively Low |
| Prince George's County | 959,754 | 43 | $34.9M | Very Low |
| Montgomery County | 1.1M | 19 | $28.1M | Very Low |
| Anne Arundel County | 598,166 | 22 | $23.9M | Very Low |
| Harford County | 263,757 | 19 | $15.9M | Relatively Low |
| Howard County | 336,328 | 4 | $15.8M | Very Low |
| Frederick County | 287,048 | 20 | $14.8M | Very Low |
| Carroll County | 175,321 | 15 | $7.3M | Relatively Low |
| Cecil County | 104,960 | 13 | $6.5M | Relatively Low |
| Charles County | 170,527 | 4 | $5.3M | Very Low |
| St. Mary's County | 115,126 | 5 | $4.5M | Relatively Low |
| Wicomico County | 104,914 | 7 | $4.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Washington County | 155,709 | 17 | $4.1M | Relatively Low |
| Calvert County | 94,313 | 5 | $3.6M | Relatively Low |
| Worcester County | 53,700 | 3 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Talbot County | 37,917 | 6 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Queen Anne's County | 51,825 | 10 | $2.5M | Relatively Low |
| Caroline County | 33,669 | 12 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Allegany County | 67,452 | 25 | $2.3M | Relatively Low |
| Dorchester County | 32,754 | 12 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Somerset County | 24,822 | 8 | $1.6M | Very High |
| Kent County | 19,346 | 6 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Garrett County | 28,615 | 17 | $849.5K | Relatively Low |
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