Kansas lightning risk
105 counties scored 2 rated Very High
Johnson County has the highest lightning risk in Kansas, scoring 98.4 out of 100 — rated "Very High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson County | 98.4 | Very High | 1 |
| 2 | Sedgwick County | 98.1 | Very High | 3 |
| 3 | Shawnee County | 95.1 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 4 | Coffey County | 91.5 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 5 | Wyandotte County | 87.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 86.4 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 7 | Osage County | 78.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 74.9 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 9 | Lyon County | 74.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 10 | Ellis County | 66.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 11 | Franklin County | 66.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Butler County | 65 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 13 | Riley County | 64.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Saline County | 62.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | Crawford County | 62.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 60.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 17 | Anderson County | 59.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 18 | Finney County | 58 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 19 | Leavenworth County | 57.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 20 | Marion County | 57.2 | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| 21 | Seward County | 56.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 22 | Reno County | 50.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 23 | Ford County | 49.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 24 | Allen County | 48.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 25 | Miami County | 48.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 26 | Geary County | 47.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 27 | Barton County | 47.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 28 | Bourbon County | 47.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 29 | Labette County | 46.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 30 | Dickinson County | 44.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 31 | Neosho County | 43.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 32 | McPherson County | 42.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 33 | Cowley County | 42.4 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 34 | Stevens County | 42.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 35 | Morris County | 41.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 36 | Jackson County | 39.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Stanton County | 38 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Greenwood County | 37.7 | Relatively Low | 1 |
| 39 | Woodson County | 36.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Grant County | 36.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Pottawatomie County | 36.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Chase County | 35 | Relatively Low | 2 |
| 43 | Atchison County | 34.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Jewell County | 34.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Smith County | 34.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Harvey County | 33.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Wilson County | 32.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Phillips County | 31.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Cherokee County | 30.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Cloud County | 30 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Mitchell County | 27.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Republic County | 24.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | Wabaunsee County | 24.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Thomas County | 24.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Marshall County | 22.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 56 | Rawlins County | 22 | Very Low | 2 |
| 57 | Norton County | 21.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 58 | Scott County | 21.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 59 | Brown County | 21.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 60 | Morton County | 20.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 61 | Nemaha County | 19.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 62 | Linn County | 19.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 63 | Doniphan County | 19.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 64 | Harper County | 18.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 65 | Russell County | 17.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 66 | Gray County | 17.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 67 | Sherman County | 17.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 68 | Osborne County | 17.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 69 | Kearny County | 17.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 70 | Sumner County | 16.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 71 | Hamilton County | 16.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 72 | Pratt County | 16.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 73 | Cheyenne County | 15.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 74 | Clay County | 15.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 75 | Barber County | 14.4 | Very Low | 1 |
| 76 | Decatur County | 14.2 | Very Low | 1 |
| 77 | Haskell County | 14 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Elk County | 13.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Kingman County | 13.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Washington County | 12.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Rice County | 12.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Rooks County | 12.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Logan County | 10.5 | Very Low | 2 |
| 84 | Meade County | 9.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Pawnee County | 9.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Ness County | 9.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Ellsworth County | 8.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Graham County | 8.5 | Very Low | 1 |
| 89 | Trego County | 7.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Wichita County | 7.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Chautauqua County | 7.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Ottawa County | 7.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 93 | Lincoln County | 7 | Very Low | 1 |
| 94 | Rush County | 6.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 95 | Gove County | 6.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 96 | Sheridan County | 5.9 | Very Low | 0 |
| 97 | Stafford County | 5.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 98 | Wallace County | 5.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 99 | Greeley County | 5.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 100 | Clark County | 4.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 101 | Kiowa County | 3.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 102 | Comanche County | 3.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 103 | Edwards County | 3.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 104 | Hodgeman County | 3.2 | Very Low | 0 |
| 105 | Lane County | 3.2 | 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 lightning risk county in Kansas?
Johnson County, KS has the highest lightning risk in Kansas, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 98.4 out of 100 (rated "Very High").
How many counties in Kansas are rated Very High for lightning risk?
2 of 105 scored Kansas counties are rated "Very High" for lightning risk by FEMA's National Risk Index.
What causes lightning risk in Kansas?
Lightning risk reflects expected annual losses from cloud-to-ground strikes, which ignite building fires, damage electrical systems, and cause fatalities. Florida consistently leads the US in lightning density. High scores also appear across the Gulf Coast, Southeast, and central Plains, where afternoon convective storms are most frequent in summer months.