Most hurricane-prone US counties
Counties with the highest FEMA hurricane risk — the storms that cause the largest, longest US power outages. Ratings from FEMA's National Risk Index.
- 1Harris County, TXVery High
- 2Miami-Dade County, FLVery High
- 3Broward County, FLVery High
- 4Palm Beach County, FLVery High
- 5Lee County, FLVery High
- 6Hidalgo County, TXVery High
- 7Collier County, FLVery High
- 8Hillsborough County, FLVery High
- 9Jefferson Parish, LAVery High
- 10Charleston County, SCVery High
- 11Brevard County, FLVery High
- 12Orleans Parish, LAVery High
- 13Pinellas County, FLVery High
- 14Horry County, SCVery High
- 15Sarasota County, FLVery High
- 16Mobile County, ALVery High
- 17East Baton Rouge Parish, LAVery High
- 18Manatee County, FLVery High
- 19Chatham County, GAVery High
- 20Cameron County, TXVery High
- 21Beaufort County, SCVery High
- 22Baldwin County, ALVery High
- 23Nueces County, TXVery High
- 24St. Tammany Parish, LAVery High
- 25Polk County, FLVery High
- 26Volusia County, FLVery High
- 27New Hanover County, NCVery High
- 28St. Lucie County, FLVery High
- 29Pasco County, FLVery High
- 30Brunswick County, NCVery High
- 31Calcasieu Parish, LAVery High
- 32Jefferson County, TXVery High
- 33Indian River County, FLVery High
- 34Harrison County, MSVery High
- 35Charlotte County, FLVery High
- 36Lafayette Parish, LAVery High
- 37Escambia County, FLVery High
- 38Onslow County, NCVery High
- 39Berkeley County, SCVery High
- 40Citrus County, FLVery High
- 41Terrebonne Parish, LAVery High
- 42Bay County, FLVery High
- 43Martin County, FLVery High
- 44Craven County, NCVery High
- 45Carteret County, NCVery High
- 46Georgetown County, SCVery High
- 47Okaloosa County, FLVery High
- 48Philadelphia County, PARelatively High
- 49Kings County, NYRelatively High
- 50Queens County, NYRelatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index. Risk ratings reflect expected annual loss from the hazard, not a forecast. See each county page for its full hazard profile + a decade of outage history.