Kansas earthquake risk
Johnson County has the highest earthquake risk in Kansas, scoring 75.7 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Low" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 75.7 | Relatively Low |
| 2 | Sedgwick County | 75.2 | Relatively Low |
| 3 | Crawford County | 68.9 | Relatively Low |
| 4 | Wyandotte County | 64.1 | Relatively Low |
| 5 | Shawnee County | 59.8 | Relatively Low |
| 6 | Labette County | 56.3 | Very Low |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 52.2 | Very Low |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 48 | Very Low |
| 9 | Douglas County | 44.5 | Very Low |
| 10 | Bourbon County | 42.8 | Very Low |
| 11 | Seward County | 41.1 | Very Low |
| 12 | Neosho County | 41 | Very Low |
| 13 | Cowley County | 40.4 | Very Low |
| 14 | Reno County | 40.3 | Very Low |
| 15 | Butler County | 37.5 | Very Low |
| 16 | Lyon County | 36.8 | Very Low |
| 17 | Barton County | 36.3 | Very Low |
| 18 | Franklin County | 35.8 | Very Low |
| 19 | Leavenworth County | 35.5 | Very Low |
| 20 | Saline County | 34.3 | Very Low |
| 21 | Riley County | 33.3 | Very Low |
| 22 | Miami County | 31.7 | Very Low |
| 23 | Sumner County | 31.7 | Very Low |
| 24 | Coffey County | 30.1 | Very Low |
| 25 | Ford County | 30.1 | Very Low |
| 26 | Finney County | 29.9 | Very Low |
| 27 | Linn County | 29.6 | Very Low |
| 28 | Allen County | 28.8 | Very Low |
| 29 | Stevens County | 28.7 | Very Low |
| 30 | Harper County | 27.3 | Very Low |
| 31 | Osage County | 27.2 | Very Low |
| 32 | Harvey County | 27.1 | Very Low |
| 33 | Wilson County | 26.8 | Very Low |
| 34 | Marion County | 26.6 | Very Low |
| 35 | Dickinson County | 26.3 | Very Low |
| 36 | Woodson County | 25.7 | Very Low |
| 37 | Atchison County | 25.5 | Very Low |
| 38 | McPherson County | 24.2 | Very Low |
| 39 | Anderson County | 23.6 | Very Low |
| 40 | Pratt County | 23.5 | Very Low |
| 41 | Ellis County | 23.3 | Very Low |
| 42 | Kingman County | 22.7 | Very Low |
| 43 | Jackson County | 22.3 | Very Low |
| 44 | Brown County | 22.2 | Very Low |
| 45 | Greenwood County | 22.2 | Very Low |
| 46 | Nemaha County | 21.9 | Very Low |
| 47 | Scott County | 21.8 | Very Low |
| 48 | Pottawatomie County | 21.3 | Very Low |
| 49 | Geary County | 21.2 | Very Low |
| 50 | Gray County | 20.8 | Very Low |
| 51 | Rice County | 20.8 | Very Low |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 20.2 | Very Low |
| 53 | Doniphan County | 19.8 | Very Low |
| 54 | Pawnee County | 19.8 | Very Low |
| 55 | Marshall County | 19.7 | Very Low |
| 56 | Elk County | 19.2 | Very Low |
| 57 | Chautauqua County | 19 | Very Low |
| 58 | Phillips County | 18.5 | Very Low |
| 59 | Stafford County | 18.4 | Very Low |
| 60 | Cheyenne County | 18.1 | Very Low |
| 61 | Clay County | 17.8 | Very Low |
| 62 | Cloud County | 17.8 | Very Low |
| 63 | Thomas County | 17.5 | Very Low |
| 64 | Morris County | 17.4 | Very Low |
| 65 | Sherman County | 17.4 | Very Low |
| 66 | Barber County | 17.3 | Very Low |
| 67 | Morton County | 17 | Very Low |
| 68 | Ness County | 16.9 | Very Low |
| 69 | Washington County | 16.5 | Very Low |
| 70 | Meade County | 16.4 | Very Low |
| 71 | Mitchell County | 16.3 | Very Low |
| 72 | Grant County | 15.9 | Very Low |
| 73 | Edwards County | 15.1 | Very Low |
| 74 | Republic County | 15.1 | Very Low |
| 75 | Wabaunsee County | 14.9 | Very Low |
| 76 | Ellsworth County | 14.3 | Very Low |
| 77 | Logan County | 14.2 | Very Low |
| 78 | Kearny County | 13.9 | Very Low |
| 79 | Comanche County | 13.7 | Very Low |
| 80 | Osborne County | 13.5 | Very Low |
| 81 | Kiowa County | 13.1 | Very Low |
| 82 | Jewell County | 12.8 | Very Low |
| 83 | Rush County | 12.7 | Very Low |
| 84 | Smith County | 12.7 | Very Low |
| 85 | Haskell County | 12.6 | Very Low |
| 86 | Rawlins County | 11.8 | Very Low |
| 87 | Clark County | 11.6 | Very Low |
| 88 | Ottawa County | 11.3 | Very Low |
| 89 | Greeley County | 11.1 | Very Low |
| 90 | Decatur County | 10.8 | Very Low |
| 91 | Russell County | 10.6 | Very Low |
| 92 | Lincoln County | 10.5 | Very Low |
| 93 | Rooks County | 10.4 | Very Low |
| 94 | Trego County | 10.2 | Very Low |
| 95 | Lane County | 9.6 | Very Low |
| 96 | Norton County | 9.6 | Very Low |
| 97 | Chase County | 9.4 | Very Low |
| 98 | Stanton County | 9.1 | Very Low |
| 99 | Wichita County | 8.9 | Very Low |
| 100 | Hodgeman County | 8 | Very Low |
| 101 | Wallace County | 7.9 | Very Low |
| 102 | Hamilton County | 6.6 | Very Low |
| 103 | Gove County | 6.1 | Very Low |
| 104 | Graham County | 4.3 | Very Low |
| 105 | Sheridan County | 4 | Very Low |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest earthquake risk county in Kansas?
Johnson County, KS has the highest earthquake risk in Kansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 75.7 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Low").
What causes earthquake risk in Kansas?
Earthquake risk reflects expected annual losses from ground shaking. High scores concentrate in California, the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and the New Madrid Seismic Zone (spanning Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and neighboring states). NOAA's Storm Events Database does not track earthquakes, so recorded event counts are not shown.