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Disaster Risk · West Virginia

Lowest Disaster Risk Counties in West Virginia 2026

Ranked by FEMA National Risk Index for natural disasters.

Top 10 — Disaster Risk in West Virginia

Score reflects disaster risk only — not overall county quality.

1Wirt County, WV
91
2Gilmer County, WV
88.6
3Tucker County, WV
87.5
4Doddridge County, WV
85.6
5Ritchie County, WV
83.9
6Calhoun County, WV
83.2
7Pleasants County, WV
79.8
8Clay County, WV
77.7
9Taylor County, WV
76.5
10Barbour County, WV
76

All West Virginia Counties — Disaster Risk Rankings

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

#CountyDisaster Risk ScoreOverall Score
1Wirt County, WV
91
68.2
2Gilmer County, WV
88.6
73.7
3Tucker County, WV
87.5
70.7
4Doddridge County, WV
85.6
70.6
5Ritchie County, WV
83.9
59.8
6Calhoun County, WV
83.2
67.9
7Pleasants County, WV
79.8
76
8Clay County, WV
77.7
69.9
9Taylor County, WV
76.5
67.8
10Barbour County, WV
76
62.8
11Pocahontas County, WV
72.5
58.1
12Monroe County, WV
71.7
73
13Pendleton County, WV
69.9
77.1
14Morgan County, WV
69.6
57
15Grant County, WV
66.8
70.2
16Preston County, WV
66.2
63.8
17Webster County, WV
64.7
69.7
18Tyler County, WV
64.4
69.8
19Braxton County, WV
63.9
68.6
20Hampshire County, WV
62
64
21Summers County, WV
59.8
60.9
22Hancock County, WV
59.3
67
23Hardy County, WV
57.6
56.3
24Lewis County, WV
56.3
62.2
25Upshur County, WV
55.2
63.7
26Roane County, WV
55
67.5
27Jefferson County, WV
52.2
55.9
28Mineral County, WV
47.2
63.5
29Fayette County, WV
46.6
50.7
30Brooke County, WV
45.8
70.7
31Jackson County, WV
43.6
61.8
32Marshall County, WV
43.2
56.8
33Wetzel County, WV
43.1
66.6
34Randolph County, WV
43
62.7
35Mason County, WV
42.6
68
36Nicholas County, WV
41.8
63.7
37Lincoln County, WV
40.3
61.9
38Mercer County, WV
34.8
55.9
39Raleigh County, WV
34.5
42
40Wyoming County, WV
32.6
61.5
41Berkeley County, WV
31.8
54.7
42Boone County, WV
30.6
58.8
43Ohio County, WV
30.2
66.6
44Marion County, WV
28.5
54.4
45Monongalia County, WV
28.5
51.4
46Mingo County, WV
27.4
63.6
47Harrison County, WV
26.4
56.3
48Putnam County, WV
26
65
49Greenbrier County, WV
24.2
59
50McDowell County, WV
23.4
57
51Logan County, WV
20.8
58.4
52Wayne County, WV
20.2
55.5
53Wood County, WV
20.2
46.5
54Cabell County, WV
14.6
41.6
55Kanawha County, WV
5.5
41.5

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