Kansas hurricane risk
Sedgwick County has the highest hurricane risk in Kansas, scoring 42.7 out of 100 — rated "Very Low" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sedgwick County | 42.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 2 | Labette County | 38.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 3 | Montgomery County | 34.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 4 | Butler County | 29.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 5 | Crawford County | 28.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 6 | Cherokee County | 26.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 7 | Neosho County | 24.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 8 | Bourbon County | 23.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 9 | Harper County | 22.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 10 | Cowley County | 21 | Very Low | 0 |
| 11 | Kingman County | 20.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 12 | Sumner County | 20.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 13 | Barber County | 18.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 14 | Elk County | 17.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 15 | Allen County | 16.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 16 | Chautauqua County | 16.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 17 | Clark County | 15.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 18 | Comanche County | 13.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 19 | Linn County | 11 | Very Low | 0 |
| 20 | Anderson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 21 | Atchison County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 22 | Barton County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 23 | Brown County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 24 | Chase County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 25 | Clay County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 26 | Coffey County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 27 | Dickinson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 28 | Doniphan County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 29 | Douglas County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 30 | Edwards County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 31 | Ellsworth County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 33 | Geary County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 34 | Greenwood County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 35 | Harvey County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 37 | Jefferson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 38 | Johnson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 39 | Kiowa County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 40 | Leavenworth County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 41 | Lincoln County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 42 | Lyon County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 43 | McPherson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 44 | Marion County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 45 | Marshall County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 46 | Miami County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 47 | Morris County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 48 | Nemaha County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 49 | Osage County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 50 | Ottawa County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 51 | Pawnee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 52 | Pottawatomie County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 53 | Pratt County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 54 | Reno County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 55 | Rice County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 56 | Riley County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 57 | Rush County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 58 | Russell County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 59 | Saline County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 60 | Shawnee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 61 | Stafford County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 62 | Wabaunsee County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 63 | Washington County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 64 | Wilson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 65 | Woodson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 66 | Wyandotte County | 0 | No Rating | 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 Kansas?
Sedgwick County, KS has the highest hurricane risk in Kansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 42.7 out of 100 (rated "Very Low").
What causes hurricane risk in Kansas?
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.