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Best Disaster Risk Counties in New York

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 62 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
31/100
Top County
Hamilton County
Counties Ranked
62

Top 10

#1
Hamilton County
NY
85/100
#2
Schuyler County
NY
84/100
#3
Orleans County
NY
82/100
#4
Lewis County
NY
75/100
#5
Putnam County
NY
60/100
#6
Wyoming County
NY
59/100
#7
Schoharie County
NY
59/100
#8
Seneca County
NY
58/100
#9
Yates County
NY
53/100
#10
Fulton County
NY
51/100

All New York Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Hamilton County, NY
84.9
63
2Schuyler County, NY
83.8
58.2
3Orleans County, NY
82.2
51.8
4Lewis County, NY
75.3
59.5
5Putnam County, NY
60.2
55.2
6Wyoming County, NY
58.8
58.6
7Schoharie County, NY
58.7
53.8
8Seneca County, NY
58.2
45.3
9Yates County, NY
53.4
51.3
10Fulton County, NY
51.4
43.2
11Franklin County, NY
51.2
53.1
12Cortland County, NY
48.8
38.9
13Chemung County, NY
45.2
39.4
14Genesee County, NY
43.9
46.7
15Livingston County, NY
43.7
51.4
16Wayne County, NY
43.7
49.6
17Washington County, NY
43.4
50.2
18Madison County, NY
40.6
47.9
19Tioga County, NY
40.2
53.8
20Herkimer County, NY
40
47.1
21Cayuga County, NY
38.5
43.8
22Warren County, NY
37.7
46
23Essex County, NY
37.4
59.1
24Ontario County, NY
36.5
47.6
25Jefferson County, NY
36
41.1
26Montgomery County, NY
34.8
40.1
27Oswego County, NY
32.5
42.8
28Greene County, NY
31.7
51.9
29Columbia County, NY
31.3
49
30Clinton County, NY
31.2
51.9
31Allegany County, NY
30.3
59.1
32Schenectady County, NY
28.7
34.1
33Chenango County, NY
27.7
46.5
34Saratoga County, NY
27
50.6
35Tompkins County, NY
26.2
38.4
36Otsego County, NY
24.2
53.8
37Steuben County, NY
23.1
51.3
38St. Lawrence County, NY
22.1
51.3
39Sullivan County, NY
21.7
44.6
40Cattaraugus County, NY
18.4
46.4
41Rensselaer County, NY
17.8
39.9
42Delaware County, NY
16.7
50.2
43Niagara County, NY
16.6
42.6
44Chautauqua County, NY
15.4
41.2
45Albany County, NY
14.1
35.4
46Oneida County, NY
13.7
39
47Broome County, NY
12.5
37.3
48Ulster County, NY
12.3
45.5
49Dutchess County, NY
11.7
43.9
50Rockland County, NY
11.6
42.6
51Orange County, NY
9.4
42.1
52Richmond County, NY
9
47.1
53Onondaga County, NY
8.7
36.8
54Monroe County, NY
6.2
37.5
55Westchester County, NY
3.8
45.6
56Nassau County, NY
2.9
46.3
57Suffolk County, NY
2.7
42.9
58Erie County, NY
2.3
36.7
59Bronx County, NY
1.7
42.6
60New York County, NY
1.2
56.5
61Queens County, NY
0.8
41.6
62Kings County, NY
0.7
55.2

Data Source

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