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Best Disaster Risk Counties in Minnesota

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 87 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
58/100
Top County
Red Lake County
Counties Ranked
87

Top 10

#1
Red Lake County
MN
98/100
#2
Grant County
MN
97/100
#3
Lake of the Woods County
MN
97/100
#4
Clearwater County
MN
96/100
#5
Kittson County
MN
95/100
#6
Wilkin County
MN
95/100
#7
Traverse County
MN
94/100
#8
Stevens County
MN
93/100
#9
Mahnomen County
MN
93/100
#10
Big Stone County
MN
92/100

All Minnesota Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Red Lake County, MN
97.9
73.1
2Grant County, MN
97
66.1
3Lake of the Woods County, MN
96.5
74.3
4Clearwater County, MN
95.9
65.2
5Kittson County, MN
95.2
69.5
6Wilkin County, MN
94.7
65.3
7Traverse County, MN
93.9
68.1
8Stevens County, MN
93
65.6
9Mahnomen County, MN
92.9
47
10Big Stone County, MN
91.5
68.8
11Rock County, MN
90.6
70.7
12Cook County, MN
88.8
61.6
13Wadena County, MN
87.1
62.5
14Dodge County, MN
85.8
58.4
15Norman County, MN
85.7
68.8
16Pipestone County, MN
85.3
66.9
17Lincoln County, MN
81.8
69.3
18Lac qui Parle County, MN
81.2
72.5
19Murray County, MN
80.2
72.7
20Pope County, MN
79.5
65.4
21Kanabec County, MN
78.7
52.6
22Jackson County, MN
77.6
72.5
23Le Sueur County, MN
77.2
56.3
24Sibley County, MN
77.1
57.3
25Marshall County, MN
76.5
69.1
26Watonwan County, MN
76.1
53.6
27Waseca County, MN
75.3
52.5
28Swift County, MN
75
65.2
29Isanti County, MN
73.1
43.6
30Meeker County, MN
73.1
57.7
31Cottonwood County, MN
72.3
63.2
32Mille Lacs County, MN
71.5
42.6
33Houston County, MN
70.5
59.8
34Yellow Medicine County, MN
70.1
66.5
35Koochiching County, MN
68.5
59.9
36Lake County, MN
66.1
65.4
37Redwood County, MN
65
62.9
38Hubbard County, MN
64.8
50.3
39Chippewa County, MN
63
59.5
40Steele County, MN
62.9
49.6
41Becker County, MN
62.6
52.7
42Todd County, MN
62.3
55.4
43Renville County, MN
61.6
57.4
44Goodhue County, MN
56.7
47.8
45Lyon County, MN
56.5
64.5
46Roseau County, MN
56.2
56.2
47Douglas County, MN
55.7
56.4
48Chisago County, MN
55.5
46.2
49Nicollet County, MN
54.6
54.4
50Faribault County, MN
54.5
61.9
51Martin County, MN
54.5
59.2
52Wabasha County, MN
54.5
64.4
53McLeod County, MN
53.4
50.1
54Pennington County, MN
53
43.9
55Fillmore County, MN
50.2
65.1
56Nobles County, MN
49.9
50.4
57Brown County, MN
49.6
60.3
58Freeborn County, MN
49
47.5
59Benton County, MN
48.7
41
60Kandiyohi County, MN
48.6
46.2
61Cass County, MN
46.5
57.2
62Sherburne County, MN
46.5
55.6
63Aitkin County, MN
43.4
53.3
64Carver County, MN
40.3
56
65Beltrami County, MN
39.5
36
66Pine County, MN
37.9
46.9
67Morrison County, MN
33.2
50.8
68Polk County, MN
33
50.9
69Mower County, MN
32.7
44.7
70Wright County, MN
31.6
56.5
71Winona County, MN
30.5
48
72Carlton County, MN
29.9
49.8
73Blue Earth County, MN
27.8
41.7
74Clay County, MN
26.3
41.8
75Rice County, MN
24.6
49.3
76Scott County, MN
23.4
45.8
77Itasca County, MN
23.3
56.4
78Crow Wing County, MN
22.5
49.3
79Otter Tail County, MN
20.6
51.7
80Olmsted County, MN
17.7
43.7
81Washington County, MN
16.1
47.6
82Stearns County, MN
12.4
50.3
83Anoka County, MN
12
43.7
84Dakota County, MN
10.5
43
85St. Louis County, MN
8.4
40.7
86Ramsey County, MN
5.4
32.6
87Hennepin County, MN
1.7
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Data Source

Disaster Risk data from RiskByCounty. See full details at RiskByCounty. Data updated February 2026.