Missouri hurricane risk
115 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Stoddard County has the highest hurricane risk in Missouri, scoring 49.1 out of 100 — rated "Very Low" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoddard County | 49.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 2 | Dunklin County | 46.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 3 | Barry County | 46.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 4 | Pemiscot County | 46.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 5 | St. Louis County | 45.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 6 | Butler County | 44 | Very Low | 0 |
| 7 | New Madrid County | 43.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 8 | Howell County | 41.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 9 | Greene County | 41.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 10 | Camden County | 41.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 11 | Ripley County | 40.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 12 | Lawrence County | 40.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 13 | Scott County | 40.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 14 | Newton County | 39.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 15 | Stone County | 39.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 16 | Jasper County | 38.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 17 | Cape Girardeau County | 38.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 18 | Taney County | 38.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 19 | Oregon County | 37.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 20 | Texas County | 37.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 21 | Morgan County | 36.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 22 | Perry County | 36 | Very Low | 0 |
| 23 | St. Francois County | 36 | Very Low | 0 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 35.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 25 | Mississippi County | 35.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 26 | Madison County | 33.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Ste. Genevieve County | 32.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | St. Louis | 32.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | McDonald County | 31.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Christian County | 31.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Wright County | 31.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Vernon County | 31 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Carter County | 30.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Crawford County | 30.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Washington County | 30.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Shannon County | 30 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Miller County | 28.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Barton County | 28.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Iron County | 28.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Dent County | 28 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Benton County | 27.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Pettis County | 27.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Henry County | 27.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Ozark County | 27.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Douglas County | 27.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Phelps County | 26.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Boone County | 25.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Saline County | 25.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Reynolds County | 25 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Bollinger County | 24.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Polk County | 24.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Jefferson County | 23.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Webster County | 23.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Audrain County | 23.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | St. Charles County | 22.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Dade County | 22.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Johnson County | 22.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Pike County | 22.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Bates County | 22 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Cedar County | 21.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Laclede County | 21.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Chariton County | 21.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Montgomery County | 21 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Pulaski County | 20.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Macon County | 20.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | St. Clair County | 20.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Scotland County | 19.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Hickory County | 19.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Callaway County | 19.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Monroe County | 19.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Moniteau County | 18.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Franklin County | 18.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Cole County | 17.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Cass County | 17.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Maries County | 17.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Lafayette County | 16.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Sullivan County | 16.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Linn County | 16.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Dallas County | 16 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Gasconade County | 15.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Marion County | 15.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Knox County | 14.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Randolph County | 14.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Grundy County | 14.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Clark County | 14.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Osage County | 14.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Shelby County | 14.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Lincoln County | 12.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Cooper County | 12.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Lewis County | 12.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Putnam County | 11.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Mercer County | 11.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Harrison County | 11.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 94 | Ralls County | 10.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Howard County | 10.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 96 | Adair County | 10 | Very Low | 0 |
| 97 | Warren County | 9.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 98 | Schuyler County | 8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 99 | Worth County | 7.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 100 | Andrew County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 101 | Atchison County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 102 | Buchanan County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 103 | Caldwell County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 104 | Carroll County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 105 | Clay County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 106 | Clinton County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 107 | Daviess County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 108 | DeKalb County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 109 | Gentry County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 110 | Holt County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 111 | Jackson County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 112 | Livingston County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 113 | Nodaway County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 114 | Platte County | 0 | No Rating | 0 |
| 115 | Ray 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 Missouri?
Stoddard County, MO has the highest hurricane risk in Missouri, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 49.1 out of 100 (rated "Very Low").
What causes hurricane risk in Missouri?
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.