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250 counties scored 5 rated Very High

Harris County has the highest hurricane risk in Texas, scoring 100 out of 100 — rated "Very High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.

# County NRI score Rating NOAA events
2016–2026
1 Harris County 100 Very High 0
2 Hidalgo County 99.5 Very High 0
3 Cameron County 99 Very High 0
4 Nueces County 98.6 Very High 0
5 Jefferson County 98.2 Very High 0
6 Fort Bend County 97.6 Relatively High 0
7 Galveston County 97 Relatively High 0
8 Brazoria County 96.9 Relatively High 0
9 Victoria County 96.2 Relatively High 0
10 Matagorda County 95.6 Relatively High 0
11 Orange County 95.2 Relatively High 0
12 San Patricio County 95 Relatively High 0
13 Wharton County 94.8 Relatively High 0
14 Jim Wells County 94.1 Relatively High 0
15 Jackson County 94 Relatively High 0
16 Kleberg County 93.9 Relatively High 0
17 Montgomery County 93.7 Relatively High 0
18 Calhoun County 92.8 Relatively Moderate 0
19 Willacy County 91.7 Relatively Moderate 0
20 Aransas County 91.2 Relatively Moderate 0
21 Bee County 91.2 Relatively Moderate 0
22 DeWitt County 90.3 Relatively Moderate 0
23 Liberty County 90.2 Relatively Moderate 0
24 Polk County 90 Relatively Moderate 0
25 Gonzales County 88.7 Relatively Moderate 0
26 Jasper County 88.7 Relatively Moderate 0
27 Tyler County 88.6 Relatively Moderate 0
28 Colorado County 88 Relatively Moderate 0
29 Refugio County 87.4 Relatively Moderate 0
30 Hardin County 87.2 Relatively Moderate 0
31 Chambers County 85.8 Relatively Moderate 0
32 Webb County 85.7 Relatively Moderate 0
33 Brazos County 85.6 Relatively Moderate 0
34 Karnes County 85.1 Relatively Moderate 0
35 Goliad County 85 Relatively Moderate 0
36 Grimes County 84.9 Relatively Moderate 0
37 Lavaca County 84.7 Relatively Moderate 0
38 Washington County 84.7 Relatively Moderate 0
39 Walker County 84.1 Relatively Moderate 0
40 Trinity County 83.7 Relatively Moderate 0
41 Bexar County 83.5 Relatively Moderate 0
42 Nacogdoches County 83.4 Relatively Moderate 0
43 Waller County 83.3 Relatively Moderate 0
44 Shelby County 83.2 Relatively Moderate 0
45 Newton County 82.4 Relatively Moderate 0
46 Brooks County 81.6 Relatively Moderate 0
47 McLennan County 81.4 Relatively Low 0
48 Angelina County 81.3 Relatively Low 0
49 Fayette County 80.6 Relatively Low 0
50 Live Oak County 79.4 Relatively Low 0
51 Madison County 79.1 Relatively Low 0
52 Bell County 79 Relatively Low 0
53 Starr County 78.8 Relatively Low 0
54 Panola County 78.3 Relatively Low 0
55 Milam County 77.8 Relatively Low 0
56 Houston County 77.6 Relatively Low 0
57 Travis County 77.1 Relatively Low 0
58 Austin County 75.9 Relatively Low 0
59 Smith County 75.1 Relatively Low 0
60 Duval County 74.8 Relatively Low 0
61 Leon County 74.7 Relatively Low 0
62 San Jacinto County 74.5 Relatively Low 0
63 Sabine County 73.8 Relatively Low 0
64 Dallas County 73.6 Relatively Low 0
65 San Augustine County 73.5 Relatively Low 0
66 Anderson County 73.4 Relatively Low 0
67 Kenedy County 73.1 Relatively Low 0
68 Limestone County 72.9 Relatively Low 0
69 Lee County 72.6 Relatively Low 0
70 Burleson County 72.5 Relatively Low 0
71 Tarrant County 72.3 Relatively Low 0
72 Gregg County 72 Relatively Low 0
73 Robertson County 72 Relatively Low 0
74 Frio County 71.6 Relatively Low 0
75 Rusk County 71.6 Relatively Low 0
76 Freestone County 71.5 Relatively Low 0
77 Cherokee County 70.7 Relatively Low 0
78 Harrison County 69.8 Relatively Low 0
79 Williamson County 69 Relatively Low 0
80 Falls County 68 Relatively Low 0
81 Atascosa County 66.8 Relatively Low 0
82 Guadalupe County 66.7 Relatively Low 0
83 Henderson County 66.2 Relatively Low 0
84 Wood County 66.1 Relatively Low 0
85 Zapata County 66 Relatively Low 0
86 Hill County 65.9 Relatively Low 0
87 Maverick County 65.8 Relatively Low 0
88 Jim Hogg County 65.5 Relatively Low 0
89 Hays County 63.9 Relatively Low 0
90 Wilson County 63.8 Relatively Low 0
91 La Salle County 63.4 Relatively Low 0
92 Bastrop County 63.2 Relatively Low 0
93 Comal County 62.9 Relatively Low 0
94 Van Zandt County 62.7 Relatively Low 0
95 Uvalde County 62.4 Relatively Low 0
96 Kerr County 62 Relatively Low 0
97 Dimmit County 61.8 Relatively Low 0
98 Navarro County 61.5 Relatively Low 0
99 Upshur County 61.3 Relatively Low 0
100 Burnet County 60.4 Relatively Low 0
101 Zavala County 60.3 Relatively Low 0
102 Caldwell County 60.2 Relatively Low 0
103 Collin County 59.7 Relatively Low 0
104 Medina County 59 Relatively Low 0
105 Coryell County 58.5 Relatively Low 0
106 Denton County 58.4 Very Low 0
107 Hopkins County 57.9 Very Low 0
108 Val Verde County 57.6 Very Low 0
109 Titus County 56.7 Very Low 0
110 Erath County 56.4 Very Low 0
111 Cass County 56.3 Very Low 0
112 Lamar County 55.9 Very Low 0
113 Franklin County 55.5 Very Low 0
114 Gillespie County 55.4 Very Low 0
115 Camp County 54.7 Very Low 0
116 McMullen County 54.6 Very Low 0
117 Llano County 54 Very Low 0
118 Comanche County 53.9 Very Low 0
119 Bosque County 53.6 Very Low 0
120 Johnson County 53.5 Very Low 0
121 Grayson County 53.3 Very Low 0
122 Hood County 52.9 Very Low 0
123 Blanco County 52.3 Very Low 0
124 Ellis County 52.2 Very Low 0
125 Marion County 51.7 Very Low 0
126 Kimble County 50.4 Very Low 0
127 Kaufman County 50.3 Very Low 0
128 Bowie County 49.9 Very Low 0
129 Morris County 49.3 Very Low 0
130 Taylor County 49 Very Low 0
131 Fannin County 48.8 Very Low 0
132 Cooke County 48.1 Very Low 0
133 Kendall County 47.8 Very Low 0
134 Wichita County 47.5 Very Low 0
135 Lubbock County 47.2 Very Low 0
136 Tom Green County 47.2 Very Low 0
137 Hamilton County 46.9 Very Low 0
138 Eastland County 46.8 Very Low 0
139 Red River County 46.7 Very Low 0
140 Bandera County 46.6 Very Low 0
141 Real County 46.6 Very Low 0
142 Hunt County 45.9 Very Low 0
143 Lampasas County 45.6 Very Low 0
144 Edwards County 45.2 Very Low 0
145 Parker County 45.2 Very Low 0
146 Brown County 45 Very Low 0
147 Lamb County 43.7 Very Low 0
148 Palo Pinto County 43.5 Very Low 0
149 Swisher County 43.1 Very Low 0
150 Somervell County 42.9 Very Low 0
151 Rains County 42 Very Low 0
152 Young County 41.9 Very Low 0
153 Mason County 41.5 Very Low 0
154 Delta County 41.4 Very Low 0
155 El Paso County 41.1 Very Low 0
156 Parmer County 41 Very Low 0
157 Kinney County 40.8 Very Low 0
158 Hale County 39.8 Very Low 0
159 Gaines County 39.4 Very Low 0
160 Coleman County 38.8 Very Low 0
161 Montague County 38.8 Very Low 0
162 Midland County 38.4 Very Low 0
163 Bailey County 38.3 Very Low 0
164 San Saba County 37.9 Very Low 0
165 Ector County 36.3 Very Low 0
166 Menard County 36 Very Low 0
167 Dawson County 34.3 Very Low 0
168 Rockwall County 34 Very Low 0
169 Howard County 33.9 Very Low 0
170 Wise County 33.8 Very Low 0
171 Mills County 33.5 Very Low 0
172 Runnels County 33.1 Very Low 0
173 Jones County 32.1 Very Low 0
174 Baylor County 31.4 Very Low 0
175 Terry County 31.3 Very Low 0
176 Floyd County 31.1 Very Low 0
177 Haskell County 30.8 Very Low 0
178 McCulloch County 30.6 Very Low 0
179 Pecos County 30.5 Very Low 0
180 Jack County 30.1 Very Low 0
181 Yoakum County 30 Very Low 0
182 Wilbarger County 29.3 Very Low 0
183 Sutton County 29.2 Very Low 0
184 Callahan County 29 Very Low 0
185 Knox County 29 Very Low 0
186 Archer County 28.8 Very Low 0
187 Brewster County 28.3 Very Low 0
188 Ochiltree County 27.7 Very Low 0
189 Clay County 27.6 Very Low 0
190 Concho County 27.1 Very Low 0
191 Gray County 27 Very Low 0
192 Stephens County 26.9 Very Low 0
193 Nolan County 26.8 Very Low 0
194 Hockley County 26 Very Low 0
195 Schleicher County 24.3 Very Low 0
196 Mitchell County 23.9 Very Low 0
197 Wheeler County 23.4 Very Low 0
198 Lynn County 23.2 Very Low 0
199 Scurry County 22.9 Very Low 0
200 Hemphill County 22.7 Very Low 0
201 Hardeman County 22.3 Very Low 0
202 Ward County 21.2 Very Low 0
203 Crosby County 20.5 Very Low 0
204 Donley County 20.5 Very Low 0
205 Martin County 20.2 Very Low 0
206 Throckmorton County 19.9 Very Low 0
207 Cochran County 19.8 Very Low 0
208 Crockett County 19.7 Very Low 0
209 Shackelford County 19.5 Very Low 0
210 Hall County 19.1 Very Low 0
211 Childress County 18.5 Very Low 0
212 Glasscock County 18.1 Very Low 0
213 Cottle County 17.3 Very Low 0
214 Lipscomb County 16.7 Very Low 0
215 Upton County 16.4 Very Low 0
216 Andrews County 15.8 Very Low 0
217 Reeves County 15.6 Very Low 0
218 Coke County 15.5 Very Low 0
219 Stonewall County 15.1 Very Low 0
220 Presidio County 14.4 Very Low 0
221 Reagan County 14.3 Very Low 0
222 Foard County 13 Very Low 0
223 Dickens County 12.6 Very Low 0
224 Fisher County 12.5 Very Low 0
225 Collingsworth County 12.2 Very Low 0
226 Garza County 11.5 Very Low 0
227 Culberson County 11.4 Very Low 0
228 Winkler County 11.2 Very Low 0
229 Crane County 11.1 Very Low 0
230 Borden County 10.8 Very Low 0
231 King County 10.5 Very Low 0
232 Terrell County 10.1 Very Low 0
233 Motley County 9.8 Very Low 0
234 Briscoe County 9.4 Very Low 0
235 Irion County 9.2 Very Low 0
236 Jeff Davis County 9 Very Low 0
237 Kent County 8.2 Very Low 0
238 Sterling County 7.9 Very Low 0
239 Hudspeth County 7.4 Very Low 0
240 Roberts County 7.3 Very Low 0
241 Loving County 7 Very Low 0
242 Armstrong County 0 No Rating 0
243 Carson County 0 No Rating 0
244 Castro County 0 No Rating 0
245 Deaf Smith County 0 No Rating 0
246 Hansford County 0 No Rating 0
247 Hutchinson County 0 No Rating 0
248 Moore County 0 No Rating 0
249 Potter County 0 No Rating 0
250 Randall 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 Texas?

Harris County, TX has the highest hurricane risk in Texas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 100 out of 100 (rated "Very High").

How many counties in Texas are rated Very High for hurricane risk?

5 of 250 scored Texas counties are rated "Very High" for hurricane risk by FEMA's National Risk Index.

What causes hurricane risk in Texas?

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.