Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Cold Wave
$802.0M
Tornado
$156.0M
Heat Wave
$88.5M
Strong Wind
$40.1M
Lightning
$31.1M
County Rankings
Counties in Wisconsin 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 ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | 926,331 | 10 | $227.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Dane County | 572,674 | 21 | $69.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Waukesha County | 411,762 | 19 | $52.2M | Relatively Low |
| Kenosha County | 168,438 | 8 | $36.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Brown County | 270,892 | 16 | $35.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Marathon County | 138,403 | 15 | $32.4M | Relatively High |
| La Crosse County | 120,488 | 6 | $27.8M | Relatively High |
| Racine County | 197,532 | 11 | $27.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Outagamie County | 192,826 | 12 | $26.7M | Relatively Low |
| Marinette County | 42,046 | 13 | $25.2M | Very High |
| Winnebago County | 171,769 | 11 | $24.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Rock County | 164,350 | 6 | $23.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Washington County | 137,879 | 11 | $20.9M | Relatively Moderate |
| Eau Claire County | 107,116 | 10 | $18.1M | Relatively High |
| Fond du Lac County | 104,137 | 15 | $16.9M | Relatively High |
| Sawyer County | 18,476 | 10 | $16.1M | Very High |
| Florence County | 4,646 | 4 | $15.9M | Very High |
| Wood County | 74,004 | 6 | $14.9M | Relatively High |
| Walworth County | 105,657 | 14 | $14.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Vernon County | 31,049 | 11 | $14.1M | Very High |
| Barron County | 46,797 | 11 | $14.1M | Relatively High |
| Douglas County | 44,229 | 18 | $14.1M | Relatively High |
| Portage County | 70,832 | 9 | $13.4M | Relatively High |
| Dodge County | 88,742 | 16 | $13.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Monroe County | 46,208 | 12 | $12.9M | Very High |
| Shawano County | 41,039 | 15 | $12.9M | Relatively High |
| Oneida County | 38,167 | 20 | $12.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| Ozaukee County | 92,966 | 5 | $12.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Sheboygan County | 117,991 | 26 | $12.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jefferson County | 86,003 | 8 | $12.2M | Relatively High |
| Manitowoc County | 81,406 | 22 | $11.7M | Relatively Moderate |
| St. Croix County | 96,033 | 5 | $11.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Chippewa County | 66,799 | 9 | $11.3M | Relatively High |
| Polk County | 45,555 | 13 | $10.9M | Relatively High |
| Juneau County | 26,689 | 12 | $10.7M | Very High |
| Vilas County | 23,647 | 12 | $10.4M | Very High |
| Waupaca County | 51,569 | 9 | $10.4M | Relatively High |
| Sauk County | 66,009 | 15 | $10.2M | Relatively Moderate |
| Columbia County | 58,272 | 10 | $9.7M | Very High |
| Forest County | 9,369 | 9 | $9.4M | Very High |
| Langlade County | 19,490 | 10 | $9.3M | Relatively High |
| Lincoln County | 28,426 | 5 | $9.2M | Relatively High |
| Dunn County | 45,527 | 8 | $8.6M | Relatively High |
| Oconto County | 39,589 | 24 | $7.6M | Relatively High |
| Clark County | 34,739 | 8 | $7.5M | Very High |
| Calumet County | 52,942 | 8 | $7.4M | Relatively Moderate |
| Green County | 37,017 | 7 | $7.2M | Relatively High |
| Grant County | 51,770 | 22 | $7.1M | Relatively High |
| Adams County | 21,123 | 7 | $7.0M | Very High |
| Marquette County | 15,746 | 9 | $6.5M | Very High |
| Lafayette County | 16,942 | 10 | $6.0M | Relatively High |
| Trempealeau County | 30,839 | 11 | $6.0M | Relatively High |
| Washburn County | 16,854 | 7 | $5.9M | Relatively High |
| Door County | 30,445 | 8 | $5.9M | Relatively High |
| Bayfield County | 16,575 | 14 | $5.8M | Relatively High |
| Ashland County | 16,080 | 5 | $5.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Jackson County | 20,981 | 11 | $5.3M | Very High |
| Taylor County | 20,024 | 12 | $5.0M | Relatively High |
| Pierce County | 42,584 | 3 | $5.0M | Relatively High |
| Waushara County | 24,868 | 8 | $4.9M | Relatively High |
| Rusk County | 14,179 | 7 | $4.8M | Relatively High |
| Price County | 14,092 | 11 | $4.6M | Relatively High |
| Burnett County | 16,916 | 11 | $4.5M | Relatively High |
| Crawford County | 16,042 | 4 | $4.1M | Relatively High |
| Richland County | 17,205 | 6 | $4.1M | Very High |
| Green Lake County | 19,263 | 3 | $4.0M | Very High |
| Iowa County | 23,867 | 10 | $3.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Kewaunee County | 20,664 | 6 | $2.6M | Relatively Moderate |
| Buffalo County | 13,393 | 5 | $2.3M | Relatively Moderate |
| Menominee County | 4,252 | 2 | $2.1M | Relatively Moderate |
| Iron County | 6,210 | 7 | $2.0M | Relatively Moderate |
| Pepin County | 7,431 | 4 | $1.0M | Relatively High |
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Risk Snapshot
10.6%
Poverty Rate
18.5%
Age 65+
12.3%
Disability Rate
5.2%
Uninsured
57.0%
Pre-1980 Housing
3.1%
Mobile Homes
10.8%
Vacancy Rate
2.7%
Wood Heat
$81,853
Median HH Income
FEMA Disaster Declarations
218
Last 10 Years
497
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent
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