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Best Disaster Risk Counties in Washington

FEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more Compare rankings across all 39 counties.

Average Disaster Risk Score
30/100
Top County
Garfield County
Counties Ranked
39

Top 10

#1
Garfield County
WA
98/100
#2
Columbia County
WA
92/100
#3
Asotin County
WA
82/100
#4
Wahkiakum County
WA
81/100
#5
Adams County
WA
77/100
#6
Pend Oreille County
WA
72/100
#7
San Juan County
WA
65/100
#8
Whitman County
WA
60/100
#9
Skamania County
WA
50/100
#10
Ferry County
WA
48/100

All Washington Counties Ranked

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Garfield County, WA
98.4
54.4
2Columbia County, WA
91.5
44.8
3Asotin County, WA
82.1
45
4Wahkiakum County, WA
80.8
69.1
5Adams County, WA
76.8
37.4
6Pend Oreille County, WA
72
54.7
7San Juan County, WA
64.7
55.5
8Whitman County, WA
60.3
49.8
9Skamania County, WA
50.3
57.8
10Ferry County, WA
48.4
58
11Lincoln County, WA
45.1
60.9
12Stevens County, WA
39.7
55.1
13Walla Walla County, WA
39.6
37
14Jefferson County, WA
35.6
48.6
15Franklin County, WA
27.5
34.4
16Klickitat County, WA
26.1
52.7
17Douglas County, WA
25.9
45.1
18Grant County, WA
23.1
32.8
19Island County, WA
22
50.7
20Mason County, WA
14.7
40.1
21Benton County, WA
12.9
36.8
22Skagit County, WA
11.2
37.3
23Kittitas County, WA
10.9
41.8
24Okanogan County, WA
10.8
45.9
25Clallam County, WA
10.3
40.4
26Lewis County, WA
10.3
37.2
27Spokane County, WA
10
36.8
28Cowlitz County, WA
9.7
36
29Chelan County, WA
9.1
42
30Whatcom County, WA
9
38
31Clark County, WA
7.8
38.2
32Kitsap County, WA
7.7
40.1
33Pacific County, WA
7.3
45.7
34Yakima County, WA
6
30.4
35Thurston County, WA
5.5
37.7
36Grays Harbor County, WA
3
36.2
37Snohomish County, WA
2.1
41.7
38Pierce County, WA
1.5
33.7
39King County, WA
0.3
39.5

Data Source

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