Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Heat Wave
$84.1M
Cold Wave
$70.8M
Strong Wind
$56.5M
Tornado
$42.6M
Lightning
$38.4M
County Rankings
Counties in Virginia 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | 1.1M | 4 | $33.3M | Relatively Low |
| Prince William County | 488,880 | 19 | $14.6M | Very Low |
| Virginia Beach city | 456,349 | 1 | $13.8M | Very Low |
| Henrico County | 335,744 | 1 | $13.2M | Very Low |
| Loudoun County | 432,998 | 14 | $13.1M | Very Low |
| Chesterfield County | 377,869 | 1 | $11.6M | Relatively Low |
| Norfolk city | 233,596 | 2 | $11.5M | Very Low |
| Arlington County | 236,254 | 1 | $8.6M | Very Low |
| Chesapeake city | 252,583 | 2 | $8.5M | Relatively Low |
| Newport News city | 184,216 | 1 | $8.4M | Very Low |
| Richmond city | 229,359 | 1 | $8.3M | Very Low |
| Alexandria city | 156,976 | 3 | $7.6M | Relatively Low |
| Smyth County | 29,420 | 10 | $6.6M | Relatively High |
| Wythe County | 28,188 | 11 | $6.6M | Relatively High |
| Hampton city | 137,557 | 0 | $6.3M | Relatively Low |
| Albemarle County | 114,919 | 9 | $6.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Stafford County | 163,466 | 9 | $5.8M | Relatively Low |
| Carroll County | 29,157 | 12 | $5.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Suffolk city | 98,796 | 2 | $5.2M | Very Low |
| Buchanan County | 19,415 | 11 | $5.1M | Relatively High |
| Spotsylvania County | 146,603 | 3 | $4.8M | Relatively Low |
| Portsmouth city | 97,190 | 2 | $4.8M | Very Low |
| Augusta County | 78,033 | 12 | $4.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Hanover County | 112,879 | 3 | $4.3M | Relatively Low |
| Montgomery County | 99,101 | 6 | $4.1M | Very Low |
| Alleghany County | 14,859 | 11 | $3.9M | Relatively High |
| Roanoke city | 98,355 | 0 | $3.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Wise County | 35,448 | 16 | $3.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| James City County | 81,013 | 1 | $3.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Charlottesville city | 45,437 | 1 | $3.5M | Relatively Low |
| Rockingham County | 85,600 | 4 | $3.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Frederick County | 95,008 | 15 | $3.5M | Relatively Low |
| Roanoke County | 97,023 | 4 | $3.5M | Relatively Low |
| Russell County | 25,538 | 11 | $3.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Fauquier County | 74,577 | 14 | $3.2M | Relatively Low |
| Henry County | 49,980 | 13 | $3.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| York County | 71,005 | 1 | $3.1M | Relatively Low |
| Grayson County | 15,287 | 10 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Tazewell County | 39,624 | 13 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Pittsylvania County | 59,856 | 20 | $2.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Danville city | 42,214 | 5 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Washington County | 53,926 | 10 | $2.4M | Relatively Low |
| Culpeper County | 54,397 | 10 | $2.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Accomack County | 33,335 | 14 | $2.3M | Relatively High |
| Lynchburg city | 79,497 | 5 | $2.2M | Relatively Low |
| Warren County | 41,531 | 11 | $2.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Bedford County | 80,894 | 5 | $2.1M | Relatively Low |
| Louisa County | 39,980 | 3 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Shenandoah County | 44,925 | 2 | $1.9M | Relatively High |
| Botetourt County | 34,004 | 6 | $1.9M | Relatively Low |
| Gloucester County | 39,526 | 2 | $1.9M | Relatively Low |
| Isle of Wight County | 39,974 | 5 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Lee County | 21,900 | 11 | $1.8M | Relatively High |
| Northampton County | 12,059 | 5 | $1.8M | Very High |
| Prince George County | 43,146 | 6 | $1.8M | Relatively Low |
| Manassas city | 42,976 | 3 | $1.8M | Relatively Low |
| Covington city | 5,680 | 0 | $1.8M | Relatively High |
| Campbell County | 55,312 | 11 | $1.7M | Relatively Low |
| Harrisonburg city | 51,392 | 0 | $1.7M | Relatively Low |
| Bland County | 6,199 | 7 | $1.7M | Very High |
| Rockbridge County | 22,531 | 12 | $1.6M | Relatively High |
| Franklin County | 55,130 | 10 | $1.5M | Relatively Low |
| Pulaski County | 33,687 | 7 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Fredericksburg city | 28,873 | 2 | $1.5M | Relatively Low |
| Salem city | 25,618 | 1 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Halifax County | 33,639 | 18 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate |
| Southampton County | 17,964 | 11 | $1.4M | Relatively High |
| Orange County | 37,822 | 7 | $1.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Amherst County | 31,485 | 6 | $1.3M | Relatively Low |
| Galax city | 6,726 | 1 | $1.3M | Relatively High |
| Dickenson County | 13,733 | 7 | $1.2M | Relatively High |
| Dinwiddie County | 28,191 | 5 | $1.2M | Relatively Low |
| Goochland County | 26,410 | 1 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Mecklenburg County | 30,516 | 9 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Clarke County | 15,216 | 10 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Scott County | 21,479 | 4 | $1.2M | Relatively High |
| Fairfax city | 25,026 | 0 | $1.2M | Relatively Low |
| Powhatan County | 31,555 | 0 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Caroline County | 32,098 | 5 | $1.2M | Relatively Low |
| Patrick County | 17,512 | 11 | $1.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Winchester city | 27,913 | 3 | $1.1M | Relatively Low |
| Falls Church city | 14,710 | 0 | $1.1M | Very Low |
| Waynesboro city | 22,841 | 1 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Nottoway County | 15,597 | 3 | $1.1M | Relatively High |
| Fluvanna County | 28,092 | 5 | $1.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Petersburg city | 33,537 | 4 | $951.8K | Very Low |
| Williamsburg city | 15,798 | 2 | $922.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| Prince Edward County | 21,996 | 8 | $916.9K | Relatively Moderate |
| Bath County | 4,100 | 8 | $891.7K | Relatively Moderate |
| New Kent County | 25,105 | 2 | $890.2K | Relatively Moderate |
| King George County | 27,896 | 0 | $875.9K | Relatively Moderate |
| Manassas Park city | 16,798 | 1 | $863.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| Buckingham County | 16,976 | 7 | $857.0K | Relatively Moderate |
| Madison County | 14,044 | 3 | $837.2K | Relatively Moderate |
| Page County | 23,727 | 0 | $836.6K | Relatively High |
| Staunton city | 25,948 | 2 | $833.3K | Relatively Low |
| Hopewell city | 22,959 | 0 | $798.2K | Relatively Low |
| Greene County | 21,155 | 3 | $793.2K | Relatively Moderate |
| Lunenburg County | 12,016 | 5 | $790.5K | Relatively High |
| Giles County | 16,557 | 10 | $772.7K | Relatively High |
| Floyd County | 15,593 | 3 | $747.9K | Relatively Low |
| Martinsville city | 13,658 | 2 | $739.7K | Relatively Low |
| Westmoreland County | 18,826 | 4 | $723.3K | Relatively High |
| Bristol city | 16,849 | 3 | $719.8K | Relatively Low |
| Appomattox County | 16,610 | 6 | $715.1K | Relatively Low |
| Northumberland County | 12,188 | 6 | $701.7K | Very High |
| Radford city | 16,726 | 1 | $699.5K | Very Low |
| Brunswick County | 15,841 | 4 | $676.9K | Relatively Moderate |
| Poquoson city | 12,639 | 1 | $654.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| King William County | 18,593 | 4 | $634.8K | Relatively Moderate |
| Lancaster County | 10,936 | 7 | $605.4K | Relatively High |
| Nelson County | 14,732 | 7 | $601.9K | Relatively High |
| Colonial Heights city | 18,352 | 1 | $571.5K | Relatively Low |
| Sussex County | 10,765 | 3 | $537.5K | Relatively Moderate |
| Middlesex County | 10,847 | 4 | $520.3K | Relatively High |
| Franklin city | 8,250 | 2 | $508.6K | Relatively High |
| Lexington city | 7,525 | 2 | $502.4K | Relatively Moderate |
| Greensville County | 11,275 | 0 | $493.1K | Relatively High |
| Charlotte County | 11,422 | 9 | $491.7K | Relatively Moderate |
| Essex County | 10,623 | 3 | $472.0K | Relatively High |
| Richmond County | 9,095 | 3 | $468.5K | Relatively High |
| Amelia County | 13,462 | 2 | $451.5K | Relatively High |
| Mathews County | 8,540 | 1 | $424.4K | Relatively Moderate |
| Buena Vista city | 6,593 | 1 | $370.1K | Relatively Moderate |
| Cumberland County | 9,818 | 4 | $362.4K | Relatively High |
| Rappahannock County | 7,427 | 6 | $343.3K | Relatively High |
| Norton city | 3,577 | 1 | $328.2K | Relatively Moderate |
| Emporia city | 5,547 | 0 | $305.7K | Relatively Moderate |
| Charles City County | 6,627 | 1 | $297.3K | Relatively Moderate |
| Surry County | 6,549 | 3 | $293.1K | Relatively Moderate |
| Highland County | 2,296 | 8 | $253.4K | Relatively High |
| King and Queen County | 6,695 | 4 | $250.0K | Very High |
| Craig County | 4,856 | 7 | $199.5K | Very High |
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Risk Snapshot
9.9%
Poverty Rate
16.7%
Age 65+
12.5%
Disability Rate
6.9%
Uninsured
43.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
4.3%
Mobile Homes
8.7%
Vacancy Rate
1.6%
Wood Heat
$106,858
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
736
Last 10 Years
1478
Last 25 Years
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