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Disaster Risk · New York

Lowest Disaster Risk Counties in New York 2026

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index for natural disasters.

Top 10 — Disaster Risk in New York

Score reflects disaster risk only — not overall county quality.

1Hamilton County, NY
84.9
2Schuyler County, NY
83.8
3Orleans County, NY
82.2
4Lewis County, NY
75.3
5Putnam County, NY
60.2
6Wyoming County, NY
58.8
7Schoharie County, NY
58.7
8Seneca County, NY
58.2
9Yates County, NY
53.4
10Fulton County, NY
51.4

All New York Counties — Disaster Risk Rankings

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

#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
59.4
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
39.3
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
47.8
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
46.3
41Rensselaer County, NY
17.8
39.9
42Delaware County, NY
16.7
50.2
43Niagara County, NY
16.6
42.5
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
45.4
49Dutchess County, NY
11.7
43.8
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
37.4
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

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