Best Disaster Risk Counties in Ohio

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 88 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
45/100
Top County
Harrison County
Counties Ranked
88

All Ohio Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Harrison County, OH
88.6
54.6
2Vinton County, OH
88.2
48.2
3Noble County, OH
86.6
70.4
4Wyandot County, OH
82.6
67.1
5Morgan County, OH
81.8
52.5
6Carroll County, OH
80.1
56.7
7Van Wert County, OH
79.9
54.9
8Paulding County, OH
78.9
57.1
9Hardin County, OH
75.6
50.9
10Morrow County, OH
75.6
51.7
11Madison County, OH
75.1
47.8
12Fayette County, OH
74.1
40.4
13Perry County, OH
74
59.4
14Champaign County, OH
73.3
49.2
15Monroe County, OH
72.8
64.8
16Mercer County, OH
68.4
65.5
17Union County, OH
67.3
49.6
18Putnam County, OH
67.2
65.2
19Fulton County, OH
66.5
49.8
20Henry County, OH
66.2
53.4
21Clinton County, OH
66
46.8
22Crawford County, OH
64.8
48.5
23Jackson County, OH
64.3
49.8
24Guernsey County, OH
62.5
52.2
25Auglaize County, OH
58.3
58.4
26Defiance County, OH
58.1
55.5
27Pike County, OH
56.9
50.9
28Highland County, OH
56.8
53.4
29Preble County, OH
56.7
57.4
30Adams County, OH
56.2
55.6
31Williams County, OH
55.6
58.5
32Ashland County, OH
53.7
52.8
33Seneca County, OH
53.2
54.2
34Hocking County, OH
52.7
39.3
35Gallia County, OH
51.7
48
36Coshocton County, OH
50.9
52.8
37Huron County, OH
49.7
56.9
38Pickaway County, OH
49.1
41.7
39Darke County, OH
47.3
62.4
40Meigs County, OH
47.1
51.3
41Logan County, OH
46.8
56
42Hancock County, OH
45.9
46.4
43Shelby County, OH
43.8
47.9
44Sandusky County, OH
43.3
55.5
45Ottawa County, OH
40.9
59.6
46Geauga County, OH
39.7
55.7
47Holmes County, OH
39.6
56.3
48Knox County, OH
39
53.7
49Marion County, OH
38.9
36.5
50Erie County, OH
38.7
47.4
51Richland County, OH
38.7
37.8
52Miami County, OH
38.6
45.8
53Ashtabula County, OH
37.4
46.5
54Brown County, OH
37.4
58.4
55Ross County, OH
37.1
38
56Washington County, OH
35.6
49.9
57Wayne County, OH
35.2
45
58Portage County, OH
34.9
42.8
59Wood County, OH
34.3
51.1
60Jefferson County, OH
33.3
47.8
61Athens County, OH
31.3
41.4
62Medina County, OH
31.1
53.9
63Columbiana County, OH
31
53.1
64Tuscarawas County, OH
31
47.3
65Scioto County, OH
29.8
43.7
66Muskingum County, OH
29.1
42.1
67Lawrence County, OH
29
53.2
68Fairfield County, OH
27.4
39.9
69Allen County, OH
26.7
34
70Belmont County, OH
24.8
58.5
71Greene County, OH
24.3
37.9
72Clark County, OH
22.9
32.3
73Lake County, OH
22.7
49.4
74Warren County, OH
22.2
47.3
75Clermont County, OH
22.1
45.9
76Delaware County, OH
21.3
38.6
77Licking County, OH
21.1
37.9
78Mahoning County, OH
16.4
38.6
79Trumbull County, OH
15.5
39.3
80Lorain County, OH
13.7
41.7
81Stark County, OH
12.1
38
82Summit County, OH
8.8
33.7
83Butler County, OH
8.5
36.2
84Lucas County, OH
7.6
24.8
85Montgomery County, OH
7.3
29.3
86Hamilton County, OH
3.7
30.8
87Cuyahoga County, OH
2
30.4
88Franklin County, OH
1.9
41.9

Data Source

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