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Disaster Risk · North Carolina

Lowest Disaster Risk Counties in North Carolina 2026

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index for natural disasters.

Top 10 — Disaster Risk in North Carolina

Score reflects disaster risk only — not overall county quality.

1Camden County, NC
97.5
2Gates County, NC
89.6
3Currituck County, NC
82
4Graham County, NC
80
5Caswell County, NC
77.7
6Mitchell County, NC
76.1
7Clay County, NC
73.1
8Madison County, NC
72.7
9Chowan County, NC
65.7
10Alleghany County, NC
65.4

All North Carolina Counties — Disaster Risk Rankings

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

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Camden County, NC
97.5
40.4
2Gates County, NC
89.6
56.2
3Currituck County, NC
82
56.4
4Graham County, NC
80
55.9
5Caswell County, NC
77.7
59.6
6Mitchell County, NC
76.1
70.9
7Clay County, NC
73.1
56.1
8Madison County, NC
72.7
65.6
9Chowan County, NC
65.7
48.1
10Alleghany County, NC
65.4
59
11Polk County, NC
63.1
52.6
12Perquimans County, NC
62.4
46.1
13Yadkin County, NC
61.7
50.3
14Stokes County, NC
60.3
62.4
15Person County, NC
58.5
44.5
16Davie County, NC
58.4
43.2
17Yancey County, NC
57.8
68.3
18Northampton County, NC
55.8
45
19Alexander County, NC
54.2
56.6
20Tyrrell County, NC
54
55
21Avery County, NC
52.5
60.1
22Vance County, NC
51.6
33.8
23Montgomery County, NC
51.1
46.5
24Swain County, NC
50.9
52.6
25Anson County, NC
50
34.8
26Hoke County, NC
49.9
35.4
27Warren County, NC
49.3
36.9
28Franklin County, NC
48.3
38.2
29Cherokee County, NC
43.3
46.9
30Pasquotank County, NC
41.3
45.2
31Stanly County, NC
41.2
45.1
32McDowell County, NC
40.8
47.8
33Granville County, NC
40.7
39.6
34Washington County, NC
40.4
33.3
35Richmond County, NC
39.3
32.8
36Greene County, NC
37.4
43.5
37Scotland County, NC
36.4
37.4
38Transylvania County, NC
35.8
56.4
39Jones County, NC
35.5
59.8
40Martin County, NC
34.6
34.3
41Bertie County, NC
33.6
40.7
42Hyde County, NC
33.6
61.1
43Ashe County, NC
33.2
52.7
44Chatham County, NC
32.8
40.7
45Caldwell County, NC
32.6
45.5
46Lee County, NC
32.5
35.9
47Hertford County, NC
31.8
39.1
48Cleveland County, NC
30
42.5
49Burke County, NC
29.8
41.4
50Watauga County, NC
28.2
53.9
51Rockingham County, NC
28.1
39
52Pamlico County, NC
27.6
52.6
53Rutherford County, NC
27.3
45.9
54Halifax County, NC
27.1
31.6
55Surry County, NC
26.4
50.3
56Lincoln County, NC
26.2
45.6
57Macon County, NC
26.2
56
58Harnett County, NC
24.7
34.7
59Moore County, NC
24.4
48.6
60Wilson County, NC
23.7
29.4
61Edgecombe County, NC
23.6
27.3
62Alamance County, NC
22.9
35.6
63Haywood County, NC
22.8
43.6
64Orange County, NC
20.9
49.6
65Jackson County, NC
19.5
55.5
66Catawba County, NC
19.4
49.3
67Nash County, NC
19.4
47.4
68Randolph County, NC
19.4
39.8
69Iredell County, NC
19.2
42.4
70Wilkes County, NC
17.4
48.9
71Rowan County, NC
17.1
39.2
72Henderson County, NC
16.2
48.1
73Bladen County, NC
15.4
39.2
74Lenoir County, NC
15.4
38.1
75Gaston County, NC
15.1
31.8
76Johnston County, NC
14.4
43.5
77Columbus County, NC
13.1
40.7
78Pender County, NC
13.1
44.9
79Cabarrus County, NC
12.9
42.2
80Davidson County, NC
12.8
38.7
81Beaufort County, NC
11.8
50.3
82Union County, NC
10.9
46.2
83Buncombe County, NC
10.7
41.4
84Duplin County, NC
10.6
35.7
85Cumberland County, NC
10.5
25.9
86Dare County, NC
10.4
51.3
87Durham County, NC
10.4
34.1
88Pitt County, NC
10.2
33.6
89Sampson County, NC
9.8
36.3
90Wayne County, NC
9.6
32.1
91Robeson County, NC
8.9
31.9
92Forsyth County, NC
8.5
33.8
93Guilford County, NC
6.6
34.6
94Carteret County, NC
6.5
44.1
95Craven County, NC
6.4
37.8
96Onslow County, NC
5
39.3
97Wake County, NC
4.5
53.8
98Brunswick County, NC
4.2
45.9
99New Hanover County, NC
3.9
39.6
100Mecklenburg County, NC
2.9
33.3

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