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Best Disaster Risk Counties in Missouri

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 115 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
49/100
Top County
Schuyler County
Counties Ranked
115

Top 10

#1
Schuyler County
MO
96/100
#2
Putnam County
MO
92/100
#3
Worth County
MO
92/100
#4
Sullivan County
MO
90/100
#5
Mercer County
MO
88/100
#6
Howard County
MO
86/100
#7
Ralls County
MO
86/100
#8
Caldwell County
MO
86/100
#9
Holt County
MO
84/100
#10
Shelby County
MO
84/100

All Missouri Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Schuyler County, MO
96.4
55.5
2Putnam County, MO
91.8
62.9
3Worth County, MO
91.8
59.2
4Sullivan County, MO
89.9
62.4
5Mercer County, MO
87.8
62.8
6Howard County, MO
86.2
52.4
7Ralls County, MO
86
61.9
8Caldwell County, MO
85.6
64.7
9Holt County, MO
84.3
57.5
10Shelby County, MO
84.1
60.1
11DeKalb County, MO
84
55.9
12Cooper County, MO
79.6
56.7
13Maries County, MO
79.2
64
14Knox County, MO
79
66
15Monroe County, MO
78.8
58.6
16Atchison County, MO
78.3
58.3
17Clark County, MO
78.2
55.1
18Andrew County, MO
77.9
53.8
19Livingston County, MO
77
52.7
20Dade County, MO
76.7
44.1
21Hickory County, MO
76.6
57.8
22Douglas County, MO
76.3
60.8
23St. Clair County, MO
74.4
59.1
24Cedar County, MO
74
45.4
25Bollinger County, MO
73.8
54.3
26Lewis County, MO
72.6
62.1
27Grundy County, MO
72.2
51
28Adair County, MO
71.3
44.3
29Gentry County, MO
71.2
57.1
30Harrison County, MO
70.7
50.3
31Chariton County, MO
70.6
61.3
32Daviess County, MO
70
53.6
33Bates County, MO
69.6
45.2
34Moniteau County, MO
69
59.1
35Linn County, MO
68.8
61.9
36Gasconade County, MO
68.1
59.2
37Carroll County, MO
67.4
58.1
38Osage County, MO
67.1
67.2
39Scotland County, MO
67.1
60.6
40Ozark County, MO
64.3
60.2
41Randolph County, MO
64.2
49.9
42Macon County, MO
63.3
52.6
43Montgomery County, MO
61.7
53.4
44Pike County, MO
59.7
54.6
45Dallas County, MO
58.3
59
46Barton County, MO
56.4
44.6
47Ray County, MO
55.6
42.2
48Webster County, MO
55.4
50
49Nodaway County, MO
54.4
50.3
50Vernon County, MO
54.1
42
51Perry County, MO
53.8
47.2
52Marion County, MO
52.1
42.3
53Oregon County, MO
51.3
60
54Madison County, MO
49.2
46
55Audrain County, MO
48.6
51.2
56Saline County, MO
48.4
42.8
57Dent County, MO
47.5
55.5
58Lafayette County, MO
47.5
56.2
59Henry County, MO
47.2
44.5
60Phelps County, MO
46.3
43
61Carter County, MO
46.1
57.5
62Polk County, MO
45.5
44.3
63Ste. Genevieve County, MO
45.4
54
64Johnson County, MO
45.1
44.9
65Crawford County, MO
45
40.7
66Miller County, MO
44.9
54.3
67Warren County, MO
44.7
43.2
68Clinton County, MO
43.8
47.7
69Ripley County, MO
43
49.8
70Mississippi County, MO
42.8
35.4
71Wright County, MO
42.6
64.2
72Shannon County, MO
42.5
61.3
73Pulaski County, MO
39.5
49.8
74Pettis County, MO
38.1
41.1
75Texas County, MO
37.6
50.3
76Callaway County, MO
36.1
39.7
77Reynolds County, MO
36.1
66.2
78McDonald County, MO
36
44.7
79Laclede County, MO
34
43.7
80Lawrence County, MO
33.8
45.6
81Christian County, MO
33.5
38.5
82Benton County, MO
33.2
50.4
83Wayne County, MO
33
50
84Lincoln County, MO
32.9
45
85Washington County, MO
32.2
51.4
86Iron County, MO
30.5
59.3
87Platte County, MO
28.6
45.2
88New Madrid County, MO
28.1
38.1
89Cole County, MO
26.6
54.9
90Stoddard County, MO
25.7
47
91Buchanan County, MO
25.6
31.1
92Cass County, MO
25.1
33.2
93Barry County, MO
24.9
45.9
94Morgan County, MO
24.5
53.7
95Stone County, MO
23.3
52.2
96Newton County, MO
22.5
42.6
97Howell County, MO
22.2
49.1
98Pemiscot County, MO
22
34.6
99St. Francois County, MO
21.5
37.2
100Dunklin County, MO
19.9
40.9
101Scott County, MO
19.9
54
102Butler County, MO
16.9
37.9
103Franklin County, MO
16.5
42.5
104Taney County, MO
16
42.2
105Jasper County, MO
14.4
32
106Boone County, MO
14.3
39.5
107Cape Girardeau County, MO
14.3
42.6
108Camden County, MO
11.6
48.5
109Clay County, MO
10.2
45.5
110Greene County, MO
9.9
54.4
111Jefferson County, MO
9.5
40.4
112St. Charles County, MO
7.4
48.2
113Jackson County, MO
3.5
35.7
114St. Louis city, MO
1.3
26.2
115St. Louis County, MO
0.7
36.6

Data Source

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