Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Cold Wave
$221.4M
Tornado
$142.5M
Heat Wave
$118.7M
Strong Wind
$49.7M
Lightning
$45.3M
County Rankings
Counties in Ohio 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | 1.3M | 13 | $85.6M | Relatively Low |
| Cuyahoga County | 1.2M | 55 | $79.7M | Relatively Low |
| Hamilton County | 830,774 | 42 | $74.1M | Relatively Low |
| Butler County | 392,876 | 27 | $34.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Montgomery County | 536,096 | 37 | $24.6M | Relatively Low |
| Lucas County | 428,018 | 13 | $20.8M | Relatively Low |
| Summit County | 537,864 | 24 | $16.0M | Relatively Low |
| Clermont County | 211,181 | 20 | $15.1M | Relatively Low |
| Warren County | 250,008 | 22 | $14.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Greene County | 169,688 | 16 | $14.6M | Relatively Low |
| Stark County | 373,713 | 31 | $13.0M | Relatively Low |
| Lorain County | 317,129 | 23 | $12.9M | Relatively Low |
| Trumbull County | 200,929 | 24 | $9.1M | Relatively Low |
| Mahoning County | 226,491 | 28 | $7.8M | Relatively Low |
| Delaware County | 226,834 | 17 | $7.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Scioto County | 72,627 | 17 | $7.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Fairfield County | 163,453 | 9 | $6.6M | Relatively Low |
| Licking County | 181,837 | 15 | $6.5M | Relatively Low |
| Marion County | 65,020 | 11 | $6.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Medina County | 183,660 | 8 | $6.5M | Relatively Low |
| Clark County | 135,158 | 22 | $5.9M | Relatively Low |
| Wood County | 132,064 | 10 | $5.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Miami County | 110,296 | 15 | $5.3M | Relatively Low |
| Ross County | 76,492 | 15 | $5.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Lake County | 232,216 | 16 | $5.2M | Relatively Low |
| Lawrence County | 56,819 | 16 | $5.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Brown County | 43,845 | 3 | $5.0M | Relatively High |
| Hancock County | 74,866 | 16 | $4.7M | Relatively High |
| Portage County | 161,956 | 20 | $4.3M | Relatively Low |
| Preble County | 40,765 | 10 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Darke County | 51,594 | 19 | $3.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Huron County | 58,319 | 9 | $3.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Richland County | 125,099 | 15 | $3.8M | Relatively Low |
| Belmont County | 65,473 | 24 | $3.8M | Relatively Moderate |
| Wayne County | 116,588 | 17 | $3.6M | Relatively Low |
| Ashtabula County | 97,167 | 25 | $3.6M | Relatively Low |
| Adams County | 27,540 | 10 | $3.4M | Relatively High |
| Sandusky County | 58,778 | 6 | $3.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Knox County | 63,142 | 8 | $3.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Allen County | 101,348 | 12 | $3.0M | Relatively Low |
| Erie County | 74,581 | 6 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Clinton County | 42,012 | 14 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Mercer County | 42,484 | 8 | $2.9M | Relatively High |
| Shelby County | 47,929 | 15 | $2.9M | Relatively High |
| Geauga County | 95,481 | 14 | $2.8M | Relatively Low |
| Columbiana County | 100,704 | 24 | $2.8M | Relatively Low |
| Seneca County | 54,770 | 10 | $2.8M | Relatively Low |
| Gallia County | 29,068 | 9 | $2.7M | Relatively High |
| Williams County | 36,719 | 12 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Muskingum County | 86,411 | 15 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Ottawa County | 39,994 | 11 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Athens County | 61,737 | 11 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Crawford County | 41,711 | 13 | $2.5M | Relatively Low |
| Tuscarawas County | 92,385 | 24 | $2.5M | Relatively Low |
| Hardin County | 30,475 | 9 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Fulton County | 42,240 | 9 | $2.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Defiance County | 38,343 | 10 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Pike County | 27,044 | 12 | $2.3M | Relatively High |
| Logan County | 46,089 | 5 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Union County | 67,324 | 9 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Auglaize County | 46,125 | 14 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Pickaway County | 60,131 | 7 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Meigs County | 21,896 | 13 | $2.2M | Relatively High |
| Highland County | 43,517 | 7 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Putnam County | 34,314 | 5 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Champaign County | 38,804 | 9 | $2.1M | Relatively Low |
| Van Wert County | 28,826 | 4 | $2.0M | Relatively Low |
| Jefferson County | 64,518 | 29 | $2.0M | Relatively Low |
| Ashland County | 52,256 | 13 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Washington County | 58,978 | 18 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Madison County | 44,423 | 8 | $1.9M | Relatively Low |
| Wyandot County | 21,598 | 10 | $1.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Henry County | 27,567 | 9 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Holmes County | 44,418 | 15 | $1.5M | Relatively High |
| Fayette County | 28,876 | 12 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Coshocton County | 36,744 | 10 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jackson County | 32,650 | 8 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Hocking County | 27,799 | 7 | $1.3M | Relatively High |
| Paulding County | 18,791 | 7 | $1.2M | Relatively High |
| Monroe County | 13,227 | 8 | $1.1M | Relatively High |
| Perry County | 35,535 | 12 | $1.1M | Relatively Low |
| Guernsey County | 38,223 | 12 | $1.1M | Relatively Low |
| Harrison County | 14,306 | 11 | $1.1M | Relatively Low |
| Morrow County | 35,404 | 4 | $907.6K | Relatively Low |
| Carroll County | 26,659 | 13 | $862.7K | Relatively Low |
| Morgan County | 13,651 | 6 | $811.6K | Relatively High |
| Noble County | 14,282 | 8 | $665.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| Vinton County | 12,630 | 8 | $506.0K | Relatively High |
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Risk Snapshot
13.3%
Poverty Rate
18.3%
Age 65+
14.4%
Disability Rate
6.4%
Uninsured
63.4%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.4%
Mobile Homes
8.1%
Vacancy Rate
1.4%
Wood Heat
$78,922
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
242
Last 10 Years
858
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
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