Arkansas landslide risk
Garland County has the highest landslide risk in Arkansas, scoring 91.8 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Moderate" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garland County | 91.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 2 | Crawford County | 88.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 3 | Carroll County | 88.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Pulaski County | 88.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Benton County | 87.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Washington County | 83.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 7 | Baxter County | 82.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 8 | Madison County | 82.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 9 | Newton County | 81.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 10 | Marion County | 81.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 11 | Stone County | 77.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Saline County | 77.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 13 | Van Buren County | 77.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 14 | Searcy County | 76.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 15 | Sharp County | 75.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 16 | Polk County | 75.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 17 | Cleburne County | 72.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Izard County | 71.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Craighead County | 70.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Fulton County | 70 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Boone County | 69.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Pope County | 67.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Johnson County | 67.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Montgomery County | 66 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Independence County | 65.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Greene County | 62.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Hot Spring County | 62.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Faulkner County | 61.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | Sevier County | 61.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Randolph County | 59.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Sebastian County | 58.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Clark County | 57.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Ouachita County | 57.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | St. Francis County | 56 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Scott County | 54.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Yell County | 54.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Pike County | 54 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Perry County | 53.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Howard County | 53.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Phillips County | 53.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Conway County | 53.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Clay County | 51.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | White County | 50.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Logan County | 50.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Cross County | 50 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Union County | 48.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Poinsett County | 46.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Jefferson County | 46.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Lonoke County | 40.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Crittenden County | 39.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Mississippi County | 39.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Franklin County | 38.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Miller County | 37.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Hempstead County | 34.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Lawrence County | 31.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Chicot County | 26.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Jackson County | 26 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Drew County | 24.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Arkansas County | 23.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Prairie County | 22.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Nevada County | 21.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Lee County | 21.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Grant County | 20.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Bradley County | 19.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Columbia County | 19.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Desha County | 18.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Ashley County | 17.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Lincoln County | 16.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Dallas County | 16.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Little River County | 16 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Lafayette County | 15.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Woodruff County | 15 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Monroe County | 13.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Cleveland County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Calhoun County | 7.9 | 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 landslide risk county in Arkansas?
Garland County, AR has the highest landslide risk in Arkansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 91.8 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Moderate").
What causes landslide risk in Arkansas?
Landslide risk covers expected losses from hillslope failures, rockfalls, and debris flows triggered by heavy rainfall, snowmelt, wildfire, or earthquakes. High scores concentrate in the Pacific Northwest, California coastal ranges, Appalachians, and Rocky Mountain foothills, where steep terrain combines with intense precipitation or seismic activity.