Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Cold Wave
$437.5M
Tornado
$242.4M
Heat Wave
$80.3M
Strong Wind
$54.8M
Lightning
$26.7M
County Rankings
Counties in Michigan 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland County | 1.3M | 51 | $129.3M | Relatively Low |
| Wayne County | 1.8M | 56 | $127.2M | Relatively Low |
| Macomb County | 879,853 | 29 | $83.1M | Relatively Low |
| Genesee County | 403,305 | 23 | $42.5M | Relatively Low |
| Kent County | 663,150 | 25 | $36.1M | Relatively Low |
| Washtenaw County | 369,822 | 19 | $25.5M | Relatively Low |
| Saginaw County | 188,665 | 29 | $20.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Grand Traverse County | 96,166 | 3 | $18.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Ingham County | 283,913 | 10 | $17.7M | Relatively Low |
| Livingston County | 195,833 | 9 | $16.4M | Relatively Low |
| Dickinson County | 25,954 | 10 | $15.0M | Very High |
| St. Clair County | 160,221 | 24 | $14.6M | Relatively Low |
| Marquette County | 67,112 | 20 | $14.4M | Relatively Low |
| Ottawa County | 301,203 | 7 | $14.0M | Relatively Low |
| Berrien County | 153,288 | 25 | $12.5M | Relatively Low |
| Bay County | 103,008 | 17 | $12.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Monroe County | 155,505 | 19 | $12.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Kalamazoo County | 262,375 | 11 | $11.6M | Relatively Low |
| Sanilac County | 40,462 | 18 | $11.5M | Relatively High |
| Iron County | 11,667 | 6 | $10.3M | Very High |
| Shiawassee County | 67,991 | 11 | $9.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Lapeer County | 88,837 | 18 | $9.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Midland County | 83,757 | 11 | $9.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jackson County | 160,060 | 20 | $9.2M | Relatively Low |
| Lenawee County | 98,415 | 19 | $8.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Calhoun County | 133,778 | 27 | $8.1M | Relatively Low |
| Leelanau County | 22,734 | 7 | $7.9M | Relatively High |
| Tuscola County | 52,980 | 14 | $7.5M | Relatively High |
| Clinton County | 79,626 | 11 | $7.1M | Relatively Low |
| Huron County | 31,113 | 11 | $6.5M | Relatively High |
| Muskegon County | 175,961 | 14 | $6.0M | Very Low |
| Menominee County | 23,247 | 10 | $5.8M | Relatively High |
| Eaton County | 109,130 | 13 | $5.7M | Relatively Low |
| Delta County | 36,813 | 18 | $5.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Isabella County | 64,565 | 9 | $5.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Montcalm County | 67,816 | 11 | $5.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Allegan County | 121,456 | 23 | $4.6M | Relatively Low |
| Van Buren County | 75,795 | 12 | $4.5M | Relatively Low |
| St. Joseph County | 60,969 | 17 | $4.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Emmet County | 34,125 | 12 | $4.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Cass County | 51,520 | 11 | $4.0M | Relatively Low |
| Ionia County | 66,574 | 13 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Gratiot County | 41,385 | 4 | $3.9M | Relatively High |
| Wexford County | 34,077 | 7 | $3.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Hillsdale County | 45,654 | 18 | $3.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Clare County | 31,218 | 3 | $3.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Antrim County | 24,127 | 10 | $3.4M | Relatively Low |
| Charlevoix County | 26,108 | 8 | $3.4M | Very Low |
| Newaygo County | 50,792 | 11 | $3.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Houghton County | 37,693 | 22 | $3.1M | Relatively Low |
| Gogebic County | 14,319 | 9 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Mecosta County | 41,242 | 17 | $3.1M | Relatively High |
| Oceana County | 26,915 | 6 | $3.1M | Relatively High |
| Branch County | 45,300 | 7 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Otsego County | 25,584 | 4 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Kalkaska County | 18,239 | 5 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Barry County | 63,409 | 10 | $2.9M | Relatively Low |
| Gladwin County | 25,693 | 7 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Iosco County | 25,347 | 7 | $2.4M | Relatively Low |
| Ogemaw County | 20,885 | 7 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Benzie County | 18,310 | 5 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Roscommon County | 23,737 | 8 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Baraga County | 8,191 | 8 | $2.0M | Relatively High |
| Manistee County | 25,350 | 12 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Cheboygan County | 25,865 | 8 | $2.0M | Relatively High |
| Osceola County | 23,227 | 8 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Missaukee County | 15,207 | 7 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Oscoda County | 8,425 | 7 | $1.6M | Relatively Low |
| Arenac County | 15,077 | 6 | $1.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Alpena County | 28,880 | 10 | $1.6M | Relatively Low |
| Mason County | 29,207 | 10 | $1.5M | Relatively Low |
| Crawford County | 13,369 | 8 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Chippewa County | 36,295 | 15 | $1.5M | Relatively Low |
| Presque Isle County | 13,209 | 8 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Alger County | 8,762 | 10 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Alcona County | 10,397 | 10 | $907.2K | Relatively Moderate |
| Ontonagon County | 5,850 | 9 | $883.2K | Relatively Low |
| Lake County | 12,563 | 8 | $863.6K | Relatively High |
| Montmorency County | 9,516 | 8 | $792.6K | Relatively Low |
| Mackinac County | 10,957 | 7 | $641.0K | Relatively Low |
| Schoolcraft County | 8,128 | 8 | $633.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| Luce County | 6,271 | 6 | $199.8K | Relatively Low |
| Keweenaw County | 2,133 | 8 | $105.0K | Relatively Low |
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Risk Snapshot
13.2%
Poverty Rate
18.6%
Age 65+
14.3%
Disability Rate
4.9%
Uninsured
62.1%
Pre-1980 Housing
5.0%
Mobile Homes
11.8%
Vacancy Rate
2.2%
Wood Heat
$79,724
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
208
Last 10 Years
407
Last 25 Years
Snowstorm
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