Indiana landslide risk
Dearborn County has the highest landslide risk in Indiana, scoring 89.3 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Moderate" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dearborn County | 89.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 2 | Owen County | 89.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 3 | Greene County | 88.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 4 | Switzerland County | 88 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 5 | Franklin County | 87.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 6 | Jefferson County | 85.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 7 | Morgan County | 84.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 8 | Clark County | 83.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 9 | Ohio County | 82.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 10 | Parke County | 79 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 11 | Putnam County | 78.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Jennings County | 78 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 13 | Ripley County | 74.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 14 | Gibson County | 74.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 15 | Bartholomew County | 73.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 16 | Vigo County | 70.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 17 | Daviess County | 70.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 18 | Tippecanoe County | 67.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 19 | Knox County | 66.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 20 | Marion County | 65.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 65.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 22 | Johnson County | 63.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Clay County | 61.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 24 | Wayne County | 61 | Very Low | 0 |
| 25 | Vermillion County | 59.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 26 | Noble County | 58.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Scott County | 58.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | Brown County | 57.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | Montgomery County | 57.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Steuben County | 56.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Fountain County | 56.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | LaPorte County | 56.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Sullivan County | 56.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Perry County | 55.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Decatur County | 55.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Lake County | 54.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Porter County | 54.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Allen County | 54 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Crawford County | 53.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 53.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Kosciusko County | 52.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Warren County | 52.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Wabash County | 52.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Miami County | 51.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Whitley County | 51.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | LaGrange County | 50.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | St. Joseph County | 50.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Cass County | 49.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Carroll County | 48.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Henry County | 48 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Hamilton County | 47.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Union County | 46.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Orange County | 46.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Huntington County | 46 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Martin County | 45.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Dubois County | 45.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Elkhart County | 45.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Hendricks County | 44.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | DeKalb County | 42.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Shelby County | 42.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Jasper County | 41.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Grant County | 41.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Madison County | 40.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Harrison County | 40 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Lawrence County | 39.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | White County | 39.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Marshall County | 38 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Fulton County | 37.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Rush County | 37.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Howard County | 35.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Pulaski County | 34.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Delaware County | 33.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Washington County | 32.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Adams County | 32.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Boone County | 31.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Clinton County | 30.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Floyd County | 28.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Newton County | 28.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Randolph County | 27.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Starke County | 27.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Hancock County | 27.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Spencer County | 25.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Pike County | 24.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Jackson County | 23.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Jay County | 23.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Vanderburgh County | 22.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Wells County | 21.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Blackford County | 21.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Warrick County | 20.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Posey County | 19.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Benton County | 15.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Tipton County | 9.4 | 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 landslide risk county in Indiana?
Dearborn County, IN has the highest landslide risk in Indiana, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 89.3 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Moderate").
What causes landslide risk in Indiana?
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.