Kansas heat wave risk
105 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Sedgwick County has the highest heat wave risk in Kansas, scoring 98.5 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 25 heat wave events across Kansas over the past decade.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgwick County | 98.5 | Relatively High | 1 |
| 2 | Johnson County | 98.4 | Relatively High | 1 |
| 3 | Wyandotte County | 96.9 | Relatively High | 1 |
| 4 | Shawnee County | 95 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Leavenworth County | 88.8 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 6 | Reno County | 84.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Butler County | 84 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Dickinson County | 83.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 9 | Montgomery County | 81.8 | Relatively Moderate | 2 |
| 10 | Morris County | 80.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 11 | Riley County | 80 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Crawford County | 79.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Cowley County | 78.5 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 14 | Saline County | 77.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 15 | Miami County | 73.4 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 16 | Labette County | 71.9 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 17 | Douglas County | 70.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Marion County | 70.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Franklin County | 69.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Barton County | 68.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Geary County | 67.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Cherokee County | 67 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Sumner County | 66.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Harvey County | 63.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Bourbon County | 63.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Osage County | 61.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | McPherson County | 60.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Lyon County | 60.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Neosho County | 59 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 30 | Jackson County | 56.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Coffey County | 56.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Brown County | 56.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Pottawatomie County | 56.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 34 | Jefferson County | 55.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Clay County | 55.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Allen County | 54.4 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 37 | Anderson County | 53.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Atchison County | 52.6 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 39 | Nemaha County | 51.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Cloud County | 48.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Kingman County | 48.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Marshall County | 48.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Harper County | 47.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Rice County | 46.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Linn County | 45.6 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 46 | Wilson County | 45.3 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 47 | Greenwood County | 43 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 48 | Doniphan County | 42.1 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 49 | Wabaunsee County | 36.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Ottawa County | 36.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Woodson County | 35 | Very Low | 1 |
| 52 | Ellsworth County | 34.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Russell County | 34.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Washington County | 34.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Pratt County | 32.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Chautauqua County | 32.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 57 | Mitchell County | 31.7 | Very Low | 1 |
| 58 | Republic County | 31.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Elk County | 30.3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 60 | Phillips County | 29.8 | Very Low | 1 |
| 61 | Ford County | 27.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Lincoln County | 26.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Norton County | 24 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Barber County | 23.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Jewell County | 22.9 | Very Low | 1 |
| 66 | Smith County | 22.2 | Very Low | 1 |
| 67 | Chase County | 22 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Finney County | 20.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Seward County | 19.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Stafford County | 18.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Ellis County | 17 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Comanche County | 15.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Graham County | 15.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Pawnee County | 14.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Kiowa County | 13.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Decatur County | 13 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Thomas County | 12.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Edwards County | 12 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Gove County | 11 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Clark County | 10.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Osborne County | 10.3 | Very Low | 1 |
| 82 | Sheridan County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Logan County | 9.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Rooks County | 8.6 | Very Low | 1 |
| 85 | Rawlins County | 7.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Gray County | 7.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Scott County | 7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Meade County | 6.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Rush County | 5.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Ness County | 5.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Wichita County | 4.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Trego County | 4.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Hodgeman County | 4.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 94 | Haskell County | 4.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Stevens County | 4.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 96 | Cheyenne County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 97 | Lane County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 98 | Sherman County | 3.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 99 | Grant County | 3.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 100 | Kearny County | 3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 101 | Stanton County | 2.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 102 | Hamilton County | 2.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 103 | Morton County | 2.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 104 | Greeley County | 2.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 105 | Wallace County | 2.7 | Very Low | 0 |
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 heat wave risk county in Kansas?
Sedgwick County, KS has the highest heat wave risk in Kansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 98.5 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes heat wave risk in Kansas?
Heat is consistently the leading cause of weather-related mortality in the US, yet it remains underrepresented in federal disaster declarations relative to its actual impact. High scores reflect a combination of extreme temperature exposure, population vulnerability (elderly, outdoor workers), and limited access to cooling infrastructure.