Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
County Rankings
Counties in Montana 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flathead County | 110,695 | 17 | $142.8M | Very High |
| Gallatin County | 124,074 | 19 | $68.7M | Relatively High |
| Park County | 17,710 | 6 | $61.4M | Very High |
| Missoula County | 120,672 | 9 | $53.6M | Relatively High |
| Cascade County | 84,606 | 14 | $27.9M | Relatively High |
| Madison County | 9,223 | 12 | $26.3M | Very High |
| Yellowstone County | 168,957 | 8 | $25.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Lake County | 32,561 | 10 | $23.5M | Very High |
| Ravalli County | 46,727 | 12 | $20.8M | Very High |
| Lewis and Clark County | 73,464 | 17 | $20.2M | Relatively High |
| Richland County | 11,235 | 4 | $17.1M | Very High |
| Dawson County | 8,827 | 4 | $16.9M | Very High |
| Lincoln County | 21,175 | 9 | $9.9M | Very High |
| Deer Lodge County | 9,597 | 5 | $9.1M | Very High |
| Silver Bow County | 35,785 | 13 | $7.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Fergus County | 11,687 | 11 | $7.7M | Very High |
| Hill County | 16,155 | 6 | $7.2M | Relatively High |
| Roosevelt County | 10,526 | 5 | $6.6M | Very High |
| Beaverhead County | 9,713 | 11 | $6.2M | Very High |
| Custer County | 11,961 | 2 | $5.8M | Relatively High |
| Wibaux County | 1,193 | 0 | $5.5M | Very High |
| Glacier County | 13,637 | 6 | $5.4M | Very High |
| Big Horn County | 12,891 | 2 | $4.4M | Very High |
| Valley County | 7,519 | 3 | $4.1M | Very High |
| Blaine County | 6,949 | 5 | $4.0M | Very High |
| Phillips County | 4,221 | 4 | $3.3M | Very High |
| Chouteau County | 5,906 | 11 | $3.2M | Very High |
| Broadwater County | 7,668 | 7 | $2.7M | Very High |
| Granite County | 3,462 | 4 | $2.7M | Very High |
| Jefferson County | 12,774 | 13 | $2.7M | Very High |
| Fallon County | 2,760 | 2 | $2.6M | Very High |
| Teton County | 6,353 | 8 | $2.4M | Relatively High |
| Carbon County | 11,116 | 8 | $2.3M | Very High |
| Sheridan County | 3,669 | 4 | $2.0M | Very High |
| Rosebud County | 8,165 | 7 | $1.9M | Very High |
| Pondera County | 6,035 | 6 | $1.9M | Very High |
| Toole County | 5,061 | 3 | $1.9M | Relatively High |
| Musselshell County | 5,152 | 3 | $1.8M | Relatively High |
| Sanders County | 13,285 | 9 | $1.7M | Very High |
| Mineral County | 4,959 | 6 | $1.4M | Relatively High |
| Stillwater County | 9,182 | 6 | $1.4M | Relatively High |
| McCone County | 1,670 | 2 | $1.3M | Very High |
| Powell County | 7,053 | 9 | $1.3M | Relatively High |
| Petroleum County | 447 | 3 | $950.8K | Relatively High |
| Prairie County | 1,250 | 1 | $950.4K | Very High |
| Judith Basin County | 2,071 | 5 | $905.7K | Very High |
| Daniels County | 1,494 | 3 | $848.4K | Relatively High |
| Liberty County | 1,952 | 2 | $719.2K | Very High |
| Sweet Grass County | 3,720 | 4 | $714.2K | Very High |
| Garfield County | 1,094 | 2 | $664.8K | Very High |
| Meagher County | 2,007 | 2 | $560.1K | Very High |
| Wheatland County | 2,056 | 1 | $545.8K | Very High |
| Carter County | 1,308 | 2 | $530.2K | Relatively High |
| Powder River County | 1,815 | 4 | $442.3K | Very High |
| Golden Valley County | 899 | 1 | $321.7K | Relatively Moderate |
| Treasure County | 732 | 1 | $164.1K | Relatively Moderate |
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