Massachusetts MA
14 counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score. Click any column header to re-sort. Scores are 0–100 percentiles relative to all US counties — blank means Not Applicable or Insufficient Data.
| County | Overall | Wildfire | Inland flood | Coastal flood | Earthquake | Heat wave | Tornado | Hurricane | Hail | Strong wind | Winter wx | Ice storm | Cold wave | Lightning | Drought | Landslide | Avalanche | Tsunami | Volcanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex County | 96.9 | 72.8 | 98.5 | 56.2 | 96.1 | 95.7 | 90.1 | 95.5 | 23.6 | 94.1 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 90.2 | 96.3 | 86.8 | 54.6 | — | — | — |
| Essex County | 95.6 | 59.2 | 97.1 | 97.8 | 94.9 | 91.8 | 92.4 | 93.3 | 14.9 | 88.7 | 46 | 97.4 | 79.6 | 95 | 89.9 | 62.6 | — | — | — |
| Suffolk County | 93.5 | 9 | 94.7 | 92.2 | 95 | 97.5 | 75.3 | 93.7 | 76.9 | 52 | 44.1 | 79.9 | 94.2 | 97.8 | 0 | 36.2 | — | — | — |
| Worcester County | 93.5 | 62.6 | 95.3 | — | 89.3 | 89.9 | 82.2 | 96.6 | 78.3 | 96.8 | 64.4 | 98.6 | 92.4 | 93.8 | 72.6 | 93.4 | — | — | — |
| Hampden County | 92.8 | 39.3 | 95.9 | — | 90.6 | 89.7 | 82.7 | 93.2 | 83.3 | 91.9 | 84.3 | 94.6 | 84.9 | 71.7 | 58.7 | 67.7 | 38.7 | — | — |
| Norfolk County | 92 | 49.8 | 95.5 | 85.2 | 91.5 | 89.6 | 69 | 92.2 | 10.2 | 66.3 | 49.2 | 89.7 | 73.9 | 85.5 | 41.4 | 72.1 | — | — | — |
| Plymouth County | 90.4 | 53.8 | 92.9 | 94.4 | 87.7 | 83.9 | 48.2 | 90.7 | 7.1 | 92.6 | 39.7 | 83.1 | 61.6 | 90.6 | 70 | 61.6 | — | — | — |
| Bristol County | 89.9 | 38.2 | 93.6 | 66.4 | 88.6 | 87.3 | 52.1 | 91.4 | 7.2 | 86.6 | 43.5 | 83.2 | 67 | 75.8 | 60 | 46.4 | — | — | — |
| Barnstable County | 89.1 | 53.2 | 90.7 | 94.6 | 78.1 | 38.9 | 45.5 | 94.5 | 69 | 60.8 | 24.8 | 46.3 | 30.3 | 86.7 | 31.3 | 66.6 | — | — | — |
| Berkshire County | 84 | 25.2 | 90.6 | — | 72.1 | 34.9 | 48.8 | 83.6 | 52.7 | 79.5 | 58.4 | 75.3 | 72.6 | 68.5 | 22.2 | 82.5 | 66.2 | — | — |
| Hampshire County | 69.9 | 35.8 | 79.4 | — | 70.1 | 59.3 | 46.9 | 83.8 | 50.5 | 69.1 | 46.5 | 79.1 | 57.6 | 68.3 | 64 | 70.8 | 27.2 | — | — |
| Franklin County | 60.7 | 37 | 73.5 | — | 58.7 | 50.7 | 31.6 | 78.6 | 43.8 | 60.8 | 51.7 | 77.7 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 56.7 | 81.9 | 55.3 | — | — |
| Nantucket County | 38.7 | 13 | 16.6 | 70 | 22.4 | 0 | 4.1 | 90.9 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 21.9 | 2.3 | — | — | — |
| Dukes County | 16.8 | 27.9 | 32 | 55.4 | 33.5 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 80.8 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 19.9 | 13.3 | — | — | — |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are percentile rankings among all US counties — see the methodology page for definitions.