Indiana winter weather risk
92 counties scored 0 rated Very High
Vanderburgh County has the highest winter weather risk in Indiana, scoring 95.8 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderburgh County | 95.8 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 2 | Tippecanoe County | 95.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 3 | Lake County | 94.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 4 | Marion County | 93.7 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 5 | Vigo County | 92.7 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 6 | Hamilton County | 91.2 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 7 | Allen County | 89.6 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 8 | Hendricks County | 89.5 | Relatively High | 1 |
| 9 | Monroe County | 89.3 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 10 | Johnson County | 85.5 | Relatively High | 0 |
| 11 | St. Joseph County | 83.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 12 | Floyd County | 82.5 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 13 | Morgan County | 80.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 14 | Elkhart County | 80.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 15 | LaPorte County | 77.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 16 | Warrick County | 77.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 17 | Howard County | 76.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 18 | Madison County | 76.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 19 | Daviess County | 76.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 75.9 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 21 | Delaware County | 74.6 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 22 | Putnam County | 74 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 23 | Dubois County | 73.7 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 24 | Boone County | 73.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 25 | Porter County | 73.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 26 | Knox County | 72.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 27 | Bartholomew County | 70.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 28 | Lawrence County | 69.4 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 29 | Grant County | 67.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 30 | Washington County | 62.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 31 | Harrison County | 62.3 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 32 | Clay County | 62.2 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 33 | Posey County | 62.1 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 34 | Greene County | 62 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 35 | Cass County | 61.8 | Relatively Moderate | 0 |
| 36 | Clinton County | 60.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 37 | Parke County | 60.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 38 | Gibson County | 59.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 39 | Orange County | 59.6 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 40 | Hancock County | 59.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 41 | Kosciusko County | 58 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 42 | Owen County | 56.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 43 | Clark County | 55.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 44 | Vermillion County | 55.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 45 | Miami County | 55.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 46 | Wayne County | 54.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 47 | Fountain County | 53.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 48 | Sullivan County | 52.8 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 49 | Henry County | 50.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 50 | Shelby County | 50.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 51 | Crawford County | 48.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 52 | Pike County | 47.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 53 | LaGrange County | 46.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 54 | Noble County | 42.4 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 42 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 56 | Perry County | 41.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 57 | Marshall County | 40.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 58 | Brown County | 38.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 59 | Spencer County | 38.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 60 | Wabash County | 37.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 61 | White County | 37.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 62 | Carroll County | 35.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 63 | Martin County | 34.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 64 | Huntington County | 34 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 65 | Starke County | 33.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 66 | DeKalb County | 31.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 67 | Dearborn County | 31.1 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 68 | Adams County | 30.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 69 | Warren County | 29.7 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 70 | Whitley County | 29.5 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 71 | Ripley County | 28.2 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 72 | Jefferson County | 27.3 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 73 | Fulton County | 26 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 74 | Steuben County | 24.9 | Relatively Low | 0 |
| 75 | Tipton County | 24.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 76 | Fayette County | 22.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 77 | Rush County | 22.7 | Very Low | 0 |
| 78 | Benton County | 21.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 79 | Franklin County | 21.5 | Very Low | 0 |
| 80 | Jennings County | 21 | Very Low | 0 |
| 81 | Randolph County | 21 | Very Low | 0 |
| 82 | Blackford County | 19.6 | Very Low | 0 |
| 83 | Pulaski County | 19.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 84 | Scott County | 17.4 | Very Low | 0 |
| 85 | Jay County | 17.3 | Very Low | 0 |
| 86 | Decatur County | 14.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 87 | Wells County | 12 | Very Low | 0 |
| 88 | Switzerland County | 9.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 89 | Union County | 6.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 90 | Ohio County | 5.8 | Very Low | 0 |
| 91 | Jasper County | 5.1 | Very Low | 0 |
| 92 | Newton County | 3.6 | 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 winter weather risk county in Indiana?
Vanderburgh County, IN has the highest winter weather risk in Indiana, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 95.8 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes winter weather risk in Indiana?
Winter weather risk captures expected losses from heavy snow, blizzards, and mixed precipitation. Highest scores appear in the Great Lakes snowbelt, northern Rockies, and interior Northeast, where lake-effect and orographic snowfall is frequent. Winter weather impacts transportation networks, utilities, agriculture, and population health.