Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Heat Wave
$711.2M
Cold Wave
$297.3M
Tornado
$263.0M
Earthquake
$182.1M
Riverine Flooding
$83.2M
County Rankings
Counties in Missouri 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 995,569 | 39 | $378.9M | Very High |
| St. Louis city | 288,512 | 8 | $220.6M | Very High |
| Jackson County | 719,976 | 8 | $94.8M | Relatively Low |
| St. Charles County | 414,535 | 17 | $61.7M | Relatively High |
| Clay County | 258,122 | 9 | $53.9M | Relatively High |
| Jefferson County | 229,458 | 17 | $39.6M | Relatively High |
| Greene County | 303,375 | 14 | $36.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Boone County | 188,043 | 7 | $25.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Cape Girardeau County | 82,735 | 14 | $24.0M | Very High |
| Platte County | 110,371 | 10 | $21.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Franklin County | 105,950 | 8 | $20.5M | Relatively High |
| Butler County | 42,020 | 4 | $20.1M | Very High |
| Cass County | 110,773 | 14 | $18.9M | Relatively High |
| Jasper County | 124,357 | 12 | $18.7M | Relatively High |
| Pulaski County | 53,894 | 5 | $17.3M | Relatively High |
| Cole County | 77,032 | 8 | $16.8M | Relatively High |
| Scott County | 37,933 | 10 | $16.7M | Very High |
| Buchanan County | 83,568 | 9 | $16.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| St. Francois County | 66,999 | 13 | $15.9M | Relatively High |
| Taney County | 56,529 | 10 | $14.6M | Relatively High |
| Iron County | 9,446 | 9 | $13.3M | Very High |
| Reynolds County | 6,010 | 3 | $13.2M | Very High |
| Stone County | 32,048 | 9 | $12.8M | Very High |
| Dunklin County | 27,493 | 9 | $12.7M | Very High |
| Washington County | 23,470 | 7 | $12.6M | Very High |
| New Madrid County | 15,731 | 13 | $12.4M | Very High |
| Howell County | 40,383 | 13 | $12.4M | Very High |
| Stoddard County | 28,470 | 6 | $12.2M | Very High |
| Lincoln County | 63,057 | 9 | $12.0M | Relatively High |
| Dent County | 14,539 | 5 | $11.4M | Very High |
| Pemiscot County | 14,958 | 8 | $11.0M | Very High |
| Lafayette County | 33,115 | 9 | $10.9M | Relatively High |
| Newton County | 60,118 | 12 | $10.9M | Very High |
| Laclede County | 36,390 | 13 | $10.7M | Very High |
| Christian County | 92,915 | 9 | $10.7M | Relatively High |
| Crawford County | 22,797 | 6 | $10.5M | Relatively High |
| Johnson County | 54,732 | 7 | $10.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Texas County | 25,161 | 12 | $10.3M | Relatively High |
| Lawrence County | 38,593 | 12 | $10.2M | Relatively High |
| McDonald County | 23,701 | 8 | $9.9M | Very High |
| Warren County | 37,177 | 4 | $9.7M | Very High |
| Ste. Genevieve County | 18,571 | 7 | $9.6M | Very High |
| Camden County | 43,667 | 9 | $9.3M | Very High |
| Pettis County | 43,397 | 8 | $9.2M | Relatively High |
| Phelps County | 45,194 | 9 | $8.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Benton County | 20,151 | 10 | $7.9M | Very High |
| Shannon County | 7,177 | 5 | $7.8M | Very High |
| Callaway County | 44,741 | 10 | $7.7M | Relatively High |
| Webster County | 40,500 | 7 | $7.6M | Relatively High |
| Miller County | 25,269 | 9 | $6.9M | Relatively High |
| Barry County | 35,033 | 14 | $6.8M | Very High |
| Wright County | 18,965 | 9 | $6.6M | Very High |
| Perry County | 18,976 | 6 | $6.4M | Very High |
| Wayne County | 10,862 | 8 | $6.3M | Very High |
| Ray County | 23,145 | 9 | $6.2M | Relatively High |
| Madison County | 12,729 | 2 | $6.2M | Very High |
| Randolph County | 24,365 | 7 | $6.1M | Relatively High |
| Mississippi County | 11,902 | 6 | $5.8M | Very High |
| Saline County | 23,231 | 11 | $5.6M | Relatively High |
| Morgan County | 21,717 | 9 | $5.5M | Very High |
| Polk County | 32,444 | 8 | $5.3M | Relatively High |
| Pike County | 17,711 | 9 | $5.1M | Very High |
| Ripley County | 10,708 | 8 | $5.0M | Very High |
| Adair County | 25,301 | 5 | $4.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Clinton County | 21,414 | 7 | $4.9M | Very High |
| Marion County | 28,457 | 6 | $4.7M | Relatively High |
| Cooper County | 16,824 | 6 | $4.7M | Relatively High |
| Oregon County | 8,673 | 5 | $4.5M | Very High |
| Carter County | 5,297 | 3 | $4.5M | Very High |
| Audrain County | 24,548 | 8 | $4.4M | Relatively High |
| Henry County | 22,328 | 8 | $4.3M | Relatively High |
| Nodaway County | 20,774 | 11 | $4.1M | Relatively High |
| Andrew County | 18,065 | 8 | $4.0M | Relatively High |
| Moniteau County | 15,262 | 9 | $3.8M | Relatively High |
| Gasconade County | 14,746 | 8 | $3.8M | Relatively High |
| Scotland County | 4,686 | 2 | $3.7M | Very High |
| Livingston County | 14,364 | 7 | $3.6M | Relatively High |
| Shelby County | 5,986 | 7 | $3.6M | Relatively High |
| Lewis County | 9,924 | 4 | $3.4M | Relatively High |
| Osage County | 13,402 | 9 | $3.4M | Very High |
| Vernon County | 19,687 | 6 | $3.3M | Relatively High |
| Monroe County | 8,734 | 4 | $3.3M | Very High |
| Dallas County | 17,551 | 11 | $3.3M | Very High |
| Ozark County | 8,873 | 16 | $3.1M | Very High |
| Barton County | 11,690 | 6 | $3.1M | Very High |
| Montgomery County | 11,426 | 8 | $3.1M | Very High |
| Bollinger County | 10,559 | 5 | $2.9M | Very High |
| Cedar County | 14,615 | 2 | $2.8M | Relatively High |
| Linn County | 11,852 | 6 | $2.8M | Relatively High |
| Knox County | 3,756 | 9 | $2.7M | Very High |
| Maries County | 8,450 | 8 | $2.7M | Very High |
| Macon County | 15,163 | 12 | $2.7M | Relatively High |
| Douglas County | 11,965 | 8 | $2.6M | Very High |
| Worth County | 1,934 | 3 | $2.6M | Very High |
| Ralls County | 10,428 | 8 | $2.6M | Relatively High |
| Howard County | 10,147 | 3 | $2.6M | Relatively High |
| Grundy County | 9,787 | 6 | $2.5M | Relatively High |
| Clark County | 6,675 | 7 | $2.5M | Very High |
| Gentry County | 6,245 | 6 | $2.4M | Very High |
| Carroll County | 8,411 | 3 | $2.4M | Very High |
| Bates County | 16,186 | 9 | $2.4M | Relatively High |
| DeKalb County | 10,876 | 7 | $2.3M | Very High |
| Daviess County | 8,477 | 8 | $2.1M | Very High |
| Harrison County | 8,190 | 6 | $2.1M | Very High |
| Chariton County | 7,390 | 7 | $1.9M | Very High |
| Caldwell County | 8,927 | 7 | $1.7M | Relatively High |
| Atchison County | 5,187 | 7 | $1.6M | Very High |
| Dade County | 7,641 | 5 | $1.5M | Very High |
| St. Clair County | 9,587 | 6 | $1.5M | Very High |
| Sullivan County | 5,857 | 3 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Hickory County | 8,585 | 5 | $1.3M | Relatively High |
| Holt County | 4,240 | 7 | $1.3M | Relatively High |
| Putnam County | 4,642 | 1 | $1.2M | Relatively High |
| Mercer County | 3,482 | 3 | $975.3K | Relatively High |
| Schuyler County | 4,038 | 1 | $768.1K | Relatively Moderate |
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Risk Snapshot
12.6%
Poverty Rate
17.9%
Age 65+
14.9%
Disability Rate
8.8%
Uninsured
52.7%
Pre-1980 Housing
5.2%
Mobile Homes
11.2%
Vacancy Rate
2.4%
Wood Heat
$77,200
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
693
Last 10 Years
2190
Last 25 Years
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