Nebraska landslide risk
Douglas County has the highest landslide risk in Nebraska, scoring 80.8 out of 100 — rated "Relatively Low" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas County | 80.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 2 | Thurston County | 75.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 3 | Washington County | 75 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 4 | Dixon County | 74.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 5 | Dakota County | 74 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 6 | Cass County | 71.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 7 | Nemaha County | 71.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 8 | Sarpy County | 69.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 9 | Cherry County | 60 | Very Low | 0 |
| 10 | Lancaster County | 59 | Very Low | 0 |
| 11 | Cedar County | 57.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 12 | Burt County | 56.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 13 | Saunders County | 54.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 14 | Richardson County | 51.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 15 | Cuming County | 49.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 16 | Otoe County | 48.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 17 | Custer County | 45.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 18 | Knox County | 42.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 19 | Butler County | 41.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 20 | Lincoln County | 40.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 21 | Stanton County | 37.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 22 | Pawnee County | 37.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 23 | Wayne County | 37.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 24 | Sheridan County | 34.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 25 | Frontier County | 33.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 26 | Gage County | 33.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 27 | Dawes County | 31.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 28 | Dodge County | 29.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 29 | Johnson County | 29.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 30 | Hooker County | 27.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 31 | Colfax County | 24.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 32 | Buffalo County | 23.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 33 | Grant County | 23 | Very Low | 0 |
| 34 | Sioux County | 21.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 35 | Pierce County | 21.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 36 | Sherman County | 21.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 37 | Keith County | 20.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 38 | Brown County | 20.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 39 | Valley County | 19.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 40 | Dawson County | 18.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 41 | Greeley County | 18.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 42 | Thomas County | 17.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 43 | Boone County | 16.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 44 | Red Willow County | 14.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 45 | Scotts Bluff County | 14.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 46 | Furnas County | 14.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 47 | Garfield County | 14.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 48 | Boyd County | 13.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 49 | Harlan County | 13 | Very Low | 0 |
| 50 | Morrill County | 12.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 51 | Keya Paha County | 12.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 52 | Hitchcock County | 12.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 53 | Franklin County | 11.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 54 | Howard County | 11 | Very Low | 0 |
| 55 | Loup County | 11 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Holt County | 10.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 57 | Seward County | 10.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Saline County | 10.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Nance County | 10.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Gosper County | 10.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Webster County | 10.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Arthur County | 10.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Garden County | 10.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Madison County | 9.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Cheyenne County | 9.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Blaine County | 9.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Nuckolls County | 9.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Dundy County | 8.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Jefferson County | 8.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Antelope County | 8.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Adams County | 6.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Logan County | 6.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | McPherson County | 6.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Hall County | 6.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Thayer County | 6.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Platte County | 6.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Banner County | 6.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Hayes County | 6.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | York County | 6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Kimball County | 5.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Chase County | 5.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Box Butte County | 5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Clay County | 5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Wheeler County | 4.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Hamilton County | 4.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Rock County | 4.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Polk County | 3.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Deuel County | 2.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Kearney County | 2.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Phelps County | 2.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Fillmore County | 2.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Merrick County | 1.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Perkins County | 1 | 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 Nebraska?
Douglas County, NE has the highest landslide risk in Nebraska, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 80.8 out of 100 (rated "Relatively Low").
What causes landslide risk in Nebraska?
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.