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Disaster Risk · Minnesota

Lowest Disaster Risk Counties in Minnesota 2026

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index for natural disasters.

Top 10 — Disaster Risk in Minnesota

Score reflects disaster risk only — not overall county quality.

1Red Lake County, MN
97.9
2Grant County, MN
97
3Lake of the Woods County, MN
96.5
4Clearwater County, MN
95.9
5Kittson County, MN
95.2
6Wilkin County, MN
94.7
7Traverse County, MN
93.9
8Stevens County, MN
93
9Mahnomen County, MN
92.9
10Big Stone County, MN
91.5

All Minnesota Counties — Disaster Risk Rankings

87 counties ranked by disaster risk score. Overall Score shown for context.

#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
67
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
65.5
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
55.7
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
56.5
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
36

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