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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.

  1. 1Harris County, TXVery High
  2. 2Miami-Dade County, FLVery High
  3. 3Broward County, FLVery High
  4. 4Palm Beach County, FLVery High
  5. 5Lee County, FLVery High
  6. 6Hidalgo County, TXVery High
  7. 7Collier County, FLVery High
  8. 8Hillsborough County, FLVery High
  9. 9Jefferson Parish, LAVery High
  10. 10Charleston County, SCVery High
  11. 11Brevard County, FLVery High
  12. 12Orleans Parish, LAVery High
  13. 13Pinellas County, FLVery High
  14. 14Horry County, SCVery High
  15. 15Sarasota County, FLVery High
  16. 16Mobile County, ALVery High
  17. 17East Baton Rouge Parish, LAVery High
  18. 18Manatee County, FLVery High
  19. 19Chatham County, GAVery High
  20. 20Cameron County, TXVery High
  21. 21Beaufort County, SCVery High
  22. 22Baldwin County, ALVery High
  23. 23Nueces County, TXVery High
  24. 24St. Tammany Parish, LAVery High
  25. 25Polk County, FLVery High
  26. 26Volusia County, FLVery High
  27. 27New Hanover County, NCVery High
  28. 28St. Lucie County, FLVery High
  29. 29Pasco County, FLVery High
  30. 30Brunswick County, NCVery High
  31. 31Calcasieu Parish, LAVery High
  32. 32Jefferson County, TXVery High
  33. 33Indian River County, FLVery High
  34. 34Harrison County, MSVery High
  35. 35Charlotte County, FLVery High
  36. 36Lafayette Parish, LAVery High
  37. 37Escambia County, FLVery High
  38. 38Onslow County, NCVery High
  39. 39Berkeley County, SCVery High
  40. 40Citrus County, FLVery High
  41. 41Terrebonne Parish, LAVery High
  42. 42Bay County, FLVery High
  43. 43Martin County, FLVery High
  44. 44Craven County, NCVery High
  45. 45Carteret County, NCVery High
  46. 46Georgetown County, SCVery High
  47. 47Okaloosa County, FLVery High
  48. 48Philadelphia County, PARelatively High
  49. 49Kings County, NYRelatively High
  50. 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.