Illinois hurricane risk
Champaign County has the highest hurricane risk in Illinois, scoring 48.9 out of 100 — rated "Very Low" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champaign County | 48.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 2 | Cook County | 48.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 3 | Vermilion County | 46.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 4 | Franklin County | 45.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 5 | Williamson County | 44.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 6 | Randolph County | 44.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 7 | Saline County | 43.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 8 | Jackson County | 43.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 9 | Edgar County | 42.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 10 | Fayette County | 42.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 42.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 12 | Sangamon County | 41.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 13 | Shelby County | 40.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 14 | Marion County | 40.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 15 | Perry County | 40.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 16 | Effingham County | 40.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 17 | Clark County | 40 | Very Low | 0 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 39.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 19 | Jefferson County | 39.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 20 | Coles County | 38.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 21 | Washington County | 38.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 22 | Richland County | 38.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 23 | Johnson County | 38.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 24 | Clay County | 37.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 25 | Macon County | 37.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 26 | Wayne County | 36.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Union County | 36.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | Gallatin County | 35.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | White County | 35.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | St. Clair County | 34.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Moultrie County | 33.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Clinton County | 33.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Cumberland County | 33 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Madison County | 32.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | McLean County | 32.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Jasper County | 32.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Christian County | 32 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Massac County | 31.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Peoria County | 30.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Iroquois County | 30.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | LaSalle County | 30.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Pulaski County | 28.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Tazewell County | 28.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Hamilton County | 27.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Kankakee County | 27.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Will County | 26.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Pope County | 25.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Livingston County | 25.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Hardin County | 25.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Bureau County | 25.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | DuPage County | 25.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Logan County | 24.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Pike County | 24.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Crawford County | 24.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Hancock County | 24.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Macoupin County | 24.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Adams County | 23.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Fulton County | 23.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Mason County | 23.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Edwards County | 22.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Knox County | 22.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Lawrence County | 22.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Piatt County | 22 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Morgan County | 21.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Bond County | 21.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Kane County | 21.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Alexander County | 20.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | McDonough County | 20.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Winnebago County | 20 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | DeKalb County | 19.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | De Witt County | 19.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Henry County | 19.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Whiteside County | 18.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Greene County | 18.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Lake County | 18.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Warren County | 17.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Monroe County | 17 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Menard County | 16.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Jo Daviess County | 16.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Woodford County | 16.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Wabash County | 15.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Lee County | 15.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Cass County | 15.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Schuyler County | 15.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Ford County | 15.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Stephenson County | 15.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Marshall County | 14 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Rock Island County | 13.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Henderson County | 13.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Ogle County | 13.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Carroll County | 12.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Mercer County | 11.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Stark County | 10.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 94 | McHenry County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Kendall County | 9.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 96 | Grundy County | 9.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 97 | Scott County | 9.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 98 | Brown County | 9.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 99 | Boone County | 8.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 100 | Jersey County | 8.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 101 | Putnam County | 8.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 102 | Calhoun County | 7.6 | 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 hurricane risk county in Illinois?
Champaign County, IL has the highest hurricane risk in Illinois, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 48.9 out of 100 (rated "Very Low").
What causes hurricane risk in Illinois?
Hurricane risk covers expected annual losses from tropical cyclone winds — storm surge is captured separately under coastal flooding. High scores concentrate along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard from Texas through New England, with Florida's peninsula and barrier islands typically leading national rankings. The NRI score also accounts for population exposure and community resilience.