County hazard profiles · NC
100 counties, sorted by FEMA risk index (highest first). Open any county to see where it ranks nationally on each modeled hazard dimension.
Mecklenburg
Riverine Flooding-dominant
Relatively High
FEMA risk
New Hanover
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively High
FEMA risk
Brunswick
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively High
FEMA risk
Wake
Hail-dominant
Relatively High
FEMA risk
Onslow
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively High
FEMA risk
Craven
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Carteret
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Guilford
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Forsyth
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Robeson
Strong Wind-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Wayne
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Sampson
Strong Wind-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Pitt
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Durham
Heat Wave-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Dare
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Cumberland
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Duplin
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Buncombe
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Union
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Beaufort
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Davidson
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Cabarrus
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Pender
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Columbus
Strong Wind-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Johnston
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Gaston
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Lenoir
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Bladen
Strong Wind-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Henderson
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Rowan
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Wilkes
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Moderate
FEMA risk
Iredell
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Randolph
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Nash
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Catawba
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Jackson
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Orange
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Haywood
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Alamance
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Edgecombe
Strong Wind-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Wilson
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Moore
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Harnett
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Macon
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Lincoln
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Surry
Cold Wave-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Halifax
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Rutherford
Strong Wind-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Pamlico
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Rockingham
Riverine Flooding-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Watauga
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Burke
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Cleveland
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Hertford
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Lee
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Caldwell
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Chatham
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Ashe
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Hyde
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Bertie
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Martin
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Jones
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Transylvania
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Scotland
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Greene
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Richmond
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Washington
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Granville
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
McDowell
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Stanly
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Pasquotank
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Cherokee
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Franklin
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Warren
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Hoke
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Anson
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Swain
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Montgomery
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Vance
Winter Weather-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Avery
Landslide-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Tyrrell
Hurricane-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Alexander
Ice Storm-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Northampton
Drought-dominant
Relatively Low
FEMA risk
Yancey
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Davie
Ice Storm-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Person
Drought-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Stokes
Ice Storm-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Yadkin
Ice Storm-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Perquimans
Hurricane-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Polk
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Alleghany
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Chowan
Hurricane-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Madison
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Clay
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Mitchell
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Caswell
Hurricane-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Graham
Landslide-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Currituck
Hurricane-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Gates
Hurricane-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
Camden
Hurricane-dominant
Very Low
FEMA risk
FEMA risk rating is a model (RATING), not a record of disasters. Hazard exposure is not a verdict on living there. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.