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Disaster Risk · Virginia

Lowest Disaster Risk Counties in Virginia 2026

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index for natural disasters.

Top 10 — Disaster Risk in Virginia

Score reflects disaster risk only — not overall county quality.

1Norton city, VA
98.5
2Falls Church city, VA
98.4
3Poquoson city, VA
97.7
4Williamsburg city, VA
97.6
5Highland County, VA
97.5
6Radford city, VA
97.4
7Buena Vista city, VA
96.8
8Lexington city, VA
96.3
9Surry County, VA
95.3
10Manassas Park city, VA
95.1

All Virginia Counties — Disaster Risk Rankings

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

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Norton city, VA
98.5
47.5
2Falls Church city, VA
98.4
51.8
3Poquoson city, VA
97.7
55.9
4Williamsburg city, VA
97.6
50.1
5Highland County, VA
97.5
62.1
6Radford city, VA
97.4
47.6
7Buena Vista city, VA
96.8
44.1
8Lexington city, VA
96.3
64.7
9Surry County, VA
95.3
67.1
10Manassas Park city, VA
95.1
36.6
11Emporia city, VA
95
41
12Appomattox County, VA
94.9
62.4
13Fairfax city, VA
94.8
36.5
14Bath County, VA
94.7
74.4
15Colonial Heights city, VA
94
36.9
16Craig County, VA
93.8
61.3
17Floyd County, VA
93.4
71.5
18Galax city, VA
93.2
41.7
19Clarke County, VA
93.1
63.6
20Rappahannock County, VA
93.1
59.7
21Franklin city, VA
92.5
35.5
22King William County, VA
91.8
57
23Madison County, VA
91.6
59.1
24Bristol city, VA
91.4
41.6
25Fredericksburg city, VA
91.3
37.1
26Charles City County, VA
90.7
50.3
27Greene County, VA
90.7
50.6
28Martinsville city, VA
90.5
44.6
29Covington city, VA
90.4
47
30Waynesboro city, VA
89.7
40.2
31Richmond County, VA
89.6
62.9
32Staunton city, VA
89.4
45.7
33Amelia County, VA
88.1
54.9
34Mathews County, VA
87.8
63.4
35King George County, VA
87.3
54.7
36Bland County, VA
87
72.8
37Sussex County, VA
86.8
49.8
38Fluvanna County, VA
86.5
59.6
39Prince George County, VA
86.1
49.4
40New Kent County, VA
85.9
55.6
41Goochland County, VA
84.5
64
42King and Queen County, VA
83.8
63.7
43Giles County, VA
83.5
57.4
44Manassas city, VA
83.4
32.5
45Winchester city, VA
83.2
36.2
46Petersburg city, VA
83.1
29
47Hopewell city, VA
82.8
29.8
48Charlotte County, VA
82.7
58.3
49Greensville County, VA
82.2
56.9
50Dickenson County, VA
82.1
64.1
51Botetourt County, VA
81.9
65
52Essex County, VA
81.5
51.1
53Salem city, VA
81.4
43
54Buckingham County, VA
81.1
56.4
55Dinwiddie County, VA
80.7
44.1
56Cumberland County, VA
80.3
51.6
57Lunenburg County, VA
80.2
59.4
58Caroline County, VA
79.3
47.9
59Patrick County, VA
79.2
58.1
60Amherst County, VA
79
58.4
61Powhatan County, VA
78.9
54.7
62Gloucester County, VA
77.4
53.6
63Middlesex County, VA
76.2
53.2
64Charlottesville city, VA
75.7
40.3
65Grayson County, VA
75.4
65.7
66Orange County, VA
74.5
52.9
67Harrisonburg city, VA
73.4
38.5
68Brunswick County, VA
71.9
55.5
69Nottoway County, VA
71
43.8
70Southampton County, VA
70.2
54.7
71Warren County, VA
68.4
50.8
72Campbell County, VA
68
57.1
73Louisa County, VA
67.8
51.9
74Lancaster County, VA
67.7
57.1
75Prince Edward County, VA
67.6
56.7
76Rockbridge County, VA
66.7
53.6
77Nelson County, VA
65.9
51.8
78Russell County, VA
63.5
61.3
79Westmoreland County, VA
62.6
55.4
80Isle of Wight County, VA
62.1
48.1
81Page County, VA
62.1
52.3
82Alleghany County, VA
61.9
53.3
83Northumberland County, VA
60
66.8
84Scott County, VA
58.1
53.7
85Franklin County, VA
57.3
60.2
86Northampton County, VA
55.6
54.7
87York County, VA
55.4
52.5
88Frederick County, VA
55.3
54.7
89Carroll County, VA
54.9
63.4
90Pulaski County, VA
54.1
45.7
91Culpeper County, VA
53.8
50.1
92Washington County, VA
53.5
58.3
93Halifax County, VA
53
55.6
94Montgomery County, VA
52.5
49.3
95Fauquier County, VA
52.3
57.9
96Wythe County, VA
51.3
57.5
97Lynchburg city, VA
50.7
36.9
98Wise County, VA
49.6
54
99Buchanan County, VA
49.4
51.3
100Bedford County, VA
48.8
58.7
101Roanoke County, VA
47.8
49.4
102Spotsylvania County, VA
47.1
54.4
103James City County, VA
46.7
56.4
104Hanover County, VA
46.5
55.4
105Portsmouth city, VA
46
26.7
106Mecklenburg County, VA
45.7
51.2
107Lee County, VA
42.7
52.2
108Smyth County, VA
42.2
56.8
109Virginia Beach city, VA
42.2
44.4
110Shenandoah County, VA
40.2
53.4
111Suffolk city, VA
39.9
35.9
112Tazewell County, VA
39.8
50
113Hampton city, VA
38.3
33.3
114Henry County, VA
36.4
51.7
115Pittsylvania County, VA
36.2
54
116Stafford County, VA
35
53.6
117Arlington County, VA
33.2
44.8
118Danville city, VA
32
37.5
119Augusta County, VA
31.4
58.8
120Newport News city, VA
27.8
31.1
121Roanoke city, VA
27.1
27.7
122Alexandria city, VA
26.3
39.3
123Rockingham County, VA
25
58.3
124Albemarle County, VA
21.9
44.7
125Loudoun County, VA
21.9
57
126Richmond city, VA
21.6
27.4
127Chesapeake city, VA
19.2
39.8
128Accomack County, VA
19
47
129Norfolk city, VA
18.8
27.4
130Prince William County, VA
16.8
39.6
131Henrico County, VA
16.6
39.2
132Chesterfield County, VA
15.2
43.3
133Fairfax County, VA
5.3
44.4

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