Pennsylvania hurricane risk
Lancaster County has the highest hurricane risk in Pennsylvania, scoring 95.5 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lancaster County | 95.5 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Philadelphia County | 94.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 3 | Berks County | 92.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | York County | 92.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Lehigh County | 90.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 89.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 7 | Dauphin County | 89.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Chester County | 88.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 9 | Bucks County | 88.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Delaware County | 88.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 11 | Cumberland County | 87.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Northampton County | 87.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Lebanon County | 86.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Franklin County | 85.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | Adams County | 84.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Luzerne County | 83.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 17 | Schuylkill County | 82.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 82.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 19 | Lackawanna County | 82 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 20 | Northumberland County | 79.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Blair County | 78.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Bedford County | 77.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Centre County | 77.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Mifflin County | 77.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Snyder County | 77.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Juniata County | 76.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Pike County | 76.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Cambria County | 76.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Perry County | 76.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Wayne County | 76 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Allegheny County | 75.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | Susquehanna County | 75.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Lycoming County | 75.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 34 | Union County | 74.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Somerset County | 73.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Carbon County | 73.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Tioga County | 71.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Fulton County | 71.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | Huntingdon County | 71.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Erie County | 71.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Clearfield County | 71 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Indiana County | 70.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Columbia County | 70.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Jefferson County | 69.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Bradford County | 69.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Westmoreland County | 69 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Crawford County | 67.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Clinton County | 66.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Mercer County | 64.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Elk County | 63.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Clarion County | 63.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Greene County | 63.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | McKean County | 61.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Montour County | 61.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Wyoming County | 60.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 56 | Fayette County | 60.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 57 | Washington County | 59.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 58 | Sullivan County | 58.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 59 | Potter County | 58.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Warren County | 57.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Butler County | 57 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Venango County | 55.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Cameron County | 55.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Beaver County | 54.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Armstrong County | 52.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Forest County | 52.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Lawrence County | 47.3 | 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 Pennsylvania?
Lancaster County, PA has the highest hurricane risk in Pennsylvania, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 95.5 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes hurricane risk in Pennsylvania?
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.