Kansas landslide risk
105 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Riley County has the highest landslide risk in Kansas, scoring 81.5 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Low" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riley County | 81.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 2 | Doniphan County | 78.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 3 | Pottawatomie County | 77.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 4 | Wyandotte County | 76.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 5 | Leavenworth County | 73.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 6 | Johnson County | 69 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 7 | Douglas County | 67.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 8 | Jefferson County | 66.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 9 | Chautauqua County | 66.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 10 | Geary County | 65.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 11 | Wabaunsee County | 65 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 12 | Shawnee County | 63.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 13 | Atchison County | 60.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 14 | Greenwood County | 59.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 15 | Jackson County | 58.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 16 | Linn County | 58.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 17 | Chase County | 57.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 18 | Cowley County | 57.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 19 | Morris County | 51.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 20 | Elk County | 50.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | 50 | Very Low | 0 |
| 22 | Marshall County | 49.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 23 | Nemaha County | 49.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 24 | Sedgwick County | 49.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 25 | Washington County | 48.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 26 | Miami County | 48.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Franklin County | 48.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | Clay County | 46.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | Dickinson County | 45.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Osage County | 44.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Bourbon County | 44.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Brown County | 43.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Anderson County | 41.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Lyon County | 40.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Butler County | 39.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Cherokee County | 38.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Wilson County | 37.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Labette County | 35.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Marion County | 35 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Sumner County | 32.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Crawford County | 32.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Coffey County | 31.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Woodson County | 30.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | McPherson County | 26.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Neosho County | 25.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Harvey County | 21.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Phillips County | 21.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Norton County | 19.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Harper County | 17.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Barber County | 17 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Rawlins County | 14.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Jewell County | 14.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Allen County | 14.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Saline County | 14.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Smith County | 12.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Decatur County | 12.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Osborne County | 12.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Lincoln County | 12.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Ellis County | 12.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Cloud County | 12.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Cheyenne County | 11.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Ford County | 11.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Reno County | 11.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Russell County | 11.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Ellsworth County | 10.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Republic County | 8.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Ottawa County | 8.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Finney County | 8.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Rooks County | 8.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Barton County | 7.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Mitchell County | 7.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Ness County | 7.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Graham County | 7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Scott County | 6.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Trego County | 6.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Pratt County | 6.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Clark County | 5.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Sheridan County | 5.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Comanche County | 5.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Kingman County | 5.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Hodgeman County | 5.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Gray County | 4.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Seward County | 4.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Gove County | 4.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Pawnee County | 4.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Meade County | 4.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Logan County | 4.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Kiowa County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Thomas County | 3.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Rush County | 3.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Sherman County | 3.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Kearny County | 3.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Wallace County | 3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 94 | Rice County | 2.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Lane County | 2.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 96 | Stevens County | 2.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 97 | Greeley County | 1.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 98 | Edwards County | 1.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 99 | Stafford County | 1.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 100 | Morton County | 1.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 101 | Wichita County | 1.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 102 | Grant County | 1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 103 | Hamilton County | 1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 104 | Haskell County | 0.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 105 | Stanton County | 0.4 | 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 Kansas?
Riley County, KS has the highest landslide risk in Kansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 81.5 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Low").
What causes landslide risk in Kansas?
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.