Virginia inland flooding risk
133 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Fairfax County has the highest inland flooding risk in Virginia, scoring 97 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. Recorded inland flooding events across Virginia have decreased 19% over the past five years compared to the prior five-year period.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 97 | Relatively High | 350 |
| 2 | Chesterfield County | 89.5 | Relatively Moderate | 87 |
| 3 | Prince William County | 88 | Relatively Moderate | 190 |
| 4 | Henrico County | 85.4 | Relatively Moderate | 54 |
| 5 | Albemarle County | 85.1 | Relatively Moderate | 139 |
| 6 | Rockingham County | 84.6 | Relatively Moderate | 94 |
| 7 | Roanoke | 84.1 | Relatively Moderate | 26 |
| 8 | Loudoun County | 83.9 | Relatively Moderate | 82 |
| 9 | Chesapeake | 82.9 | Relatively Moderate | 27 |
| 10 | Richmond | 82.6 | Relatively Moderate | 61 |
| 11 | Alexandria | 81.8 | Relatively Moderate | 48 |
| 12 | Danville | 81.5 | Relatively Moderate | 20 |
| 13 | Augusta County | 80.2 | Relatively Moderate | 100 |
| 14 | Pittsylvania County | 77.4 | Relatively Moderate | 36 |
| 15 | Henry County | 76.6 | Relatively Moderate | 28 |
| 16 | Stafford County | 75.5 | Relatively Moderate | 65 |
| 17 | Norfolk | 75.3 | Relatively Moderate | 59 |
| 18 | Tazewell County | 75.1 | Relatively Moderate | 44 |
| 19 | Shenandoah County | 73.9 | Relatively Moderate | 89 |
| 20 | Arlington County | 73.8 | Relatively Moderate | 24 |
| 21 | Lee County | 72.8 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 22 | Newport News | 71.4 | Relatively Low | 23 |
| 23 | Buchanan County | 70.2 | Relatively Low | 28 |
| 24 | Roanoke County | 69.2 | Relatively Low | 36 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 68.3 | Relatively Low | 24 |
| 26 | Wise County | 66.3 | Relatively Low | 26 |
| 27 | Fauquier County | 65.8 | Relatively Low | 85 |
| 28 | Pulaski County | 65.8 | Relatively Low | 23 |
| 29 | Spotsylvania County | 65.3 | Relatively Low | 29 |
| 30 | Lynchburg | 65.3 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 31 | Scott County | 65 | Relatively Low | 9 |
| 32 | Montgomery County | 63.6 | Relatively Low | 33 |
| 33 | Washington County | 63.5 | Relatively Low | 17 |
| 34 | Hampton | 62.6 | Relatively Low | 20 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 62.2 | Relatively Low | 52 |
| 36 | Culpeper County | 62 | Relatively Low | 83 |
| 37 | Smyth County | 61.9 | Relatively Low | 25 |
| 38 | Hanover County | 61.5 | Relatively Low | 32 |
| 39 | James City County | 60.8 | Relatively Low | 14 |
| 40 | Frederick County | 60 | Relatively Low | 84 |
| 41 | Nelson County | 58.2 | Relatively Low | 83 |
| 42 | York County | 57.9 | Relatively Low | 19 |
| 43 | Mecklenburg County | 56.6 | Relatively Low | 32 |
| 44 | Page County | 56.6 | Relatively Low | 37 |
| 45 | Alleghany County | 56.3 | Relatively Low | 16 |
| 46 | Rockbridge County | 55.8 | Relatively Low | 20 |
| 47 | Warren County | 55.7 | Relatively Low | 52 |
| 48 | Halifax County | 54.4 | Relatively Low | 62 |
| 49 | Suffolk | 54 | Relatively Low | 19 |
| 50 | Portsmouth | 53.3 | Relatively Low | 13 |
| 51 | Accomack County | 50.6 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 52 | Wythe County | 50.3 | Relatively Low | 20 |
| 53 | Campbell County | 49.7 | Relatively Low | 58 |
| 54 | Russell County | 48.2 | Relatively Low | 10 |
| 55 | Salem | 44.8 | Relatively Low | 11 |
| 56 | Harrisonburg | 44.2 | Relatively Low | 12 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 42.7 | Relatively Low | 20 |
| 58 | Botetourt County | 42.4 | Relatively Low | 27 |
| 59 | Patrick County | 42.3 | Relatively Low | 28 |
| 60 | Giles County | 42.2 | Relatively Low | 34 |
| 61 | Amherst County | 41.6 | Relatively Low | 8 |
| 62 | Louisa County | 38.5 | Relatively Low | 15 |
| 63 | Dickenson County | 37.6 | Relatively Low | 34 |
| 64 | Isle of Wight County | 36.9 | Relatively Low | 33 |
| 65 | Orange County | 35.6 | Relatively Low | 80 |
| 66 | Petersburg | 34 | Very Low | 35 |
| 67 | Charlottesville | 33.3 | Very Low | 5 |
| 68 | Winchester | 31.9 | Very Low | 2 |
| 69 | Manassas | 31.7 | Very Low | 4 |
| 70 | Waynesboro | 31.1 | Very Low | 7 |
| 71 | Staunton | 30.4 | Very Low | 9 |
| 72 | Hopewell | 30 | Very Low | 4 |
| 73 | Southampton County | 29.8 | Very Low | 21 |
| 74 | Powhatan County | 29.7 | Very Low | 11 |
| 75 | Westmoreland County | 29.7 | Very Low | 27 |
| 76 | Bland County | 29.5 | Very Low | 5 |
| 77 | Brunswick County | 28.8 | Very Low | 23 |
| 78 | Goochland County | 28.7 | Very Low | 4 |
| 79 | Grayson County | 28.4 | Very Low | 28 |
| 80 | Virginia Beach | 27.9 | Very Low | 58 |
| 81 | Caroline County | 26.8 | Very Low | 15 |
| 82 | Craig County | 26.2 | Very Low | 9 |
| 83 | Fluvanna County | 26.1 | Very Low | 8 |
| 84 | Gloucester County | 25.9 | Very Low | 3 |
| 85 | Prince Edward County | 25.3 | Very Low | 23 |
| 86 | Buckingham County | 24.8 | Very Low | 13 |
| 87 | Greene County | 24.8 | Very Low | 95 |
| 88 | Covington | 23.6 | Very Low | 3 |
| 89 | Bristol | 23.1 | Very Low | 2 |
| 90 | Martinsville | 23.1 | Very Low | 10 |
| 91 | New Kent County | 22.5 | Very Low | 15 |
| 92 | Dinwiddie County | 22.1 | Very Low | 22 |
| 93 | Fredericksburg | 20.6 | Very Low | 7 |
| 94 | Rappahannock County | 20.5 | Very Low | 33 |
| 95 | Charlotte County | 19.8 | Very Low | 14 |
| 96 | Northumberland County | 19.7 | Very Low | 15 |
| 97 | Colonial Heights | 19.6 | Very Low | 14 |
| 98 | Madison County | 19.5 | Very Low | 92 |
| 99 | King George County | 19.3 | Very Low | 22 |
| 100 | Prince George County | 17.9 | Very Low | 38 |
| 101 | Floyd County | 17.3 | Very Low | 11 |
| 102 | Sussex County | 17.3 | Very Low | 26 |
| 103 | Lunenburg County | 17.1 | Very Low | 15 |
| 104 | Bath County | 16.7 | Very Low | 12 |
| 105 | Clarke County | 16.6 | Very Low | 23 |
| 106 | Cumberland County | 16.5 | Very Low | 6 |
| 107 | King and Queen County | 16.5 | Very Low | 7 |
| 108 | Buena Vista | 16.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 109 | Greensville County | 16.2 | Very Low | 4 |
| 110 | Manassas Park | 15.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 111 | Appomattox County | 14.7 | Very Low | 21 |
| 112 | King William County | 14.4 | Very Low | 15 |
| 113 | Lancaster County | 13.7 | Very Low | 26 |
| 114 | Emporia | 13.5 | Very Low | 3 |
| 115 | Fairfax | 13.5 | Very Low | 3 |
| 116 | Galax | 13.2 | Very Low | 10 |
| 117 | Lexington | 13.1 | Very Low | 1 |
| 118 | Northampton County | 12.8 | Very Low | 10 |
| 119 | Nottoway County | 12.8 | Very Low | 13 |
| 120 | Franklin | 11.8 | Very Low | 4 |
| 121 | Highland County | 11.7 | Very Low | 10 |
| 122 | Mathews County | 11.6 | Very Low | 5 |
| 123 | Amelia County | 11.4 | Very Low | 10 |
| 124 | Radford | 11.4 | Very Low | 9 |
| 125 | Middlesex County | 11.3 | Very Low | 2 |
| 126 | Essex County | 10.4 | Very Low | 8 |
| 127 | Charles City County | 9.3 | Very Low | 10 |
| 128 | Norton | 7.3 | Very Low | 3 |
| 129 | Richmond County | 7.2 | Very Low | 56 |
| 130 | Poquoson | 7.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 131 | Williamsburg | 6.6 | Very Low | 2 |
| 132 | Surry County | 6 | Very Low | 23 |
| 133 | Falls Church | 5.4 | 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 inland flooding risk county in Virginia?
Fairfax County, VA has the highest inland flooding risk in Virginia, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 97 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes inland flooding risk in Virginia?
Inland flooding covers riverine and surface (pluvial) flooding — the most common and costly natural disaster type in the US. High scores appear across river floodplains in the Midwest, South, and Mid-Atlantic, where legacy development in flood-prone areas and aging stormwater infrastructure concentrate risk.