States ranked by tornado risk
51 states with data (FEMA NRI v1.20). Ranked highest first.
| Rank | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 90.4 |
| 2 | Kansas | 88.9 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 87.0 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 85.7 |
| 5 | South Dakota | 85.0 |
| 6 | Iowa | 84.5 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 84.4 |
| 8 | Alabama | 82.9 |
| 9 | Illinois | 81.8 |
| 10 | Texas | 80.7 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 80.4 |
| 12 | Missouri | 79.4 |
| 13 | Indiana | 78.3 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 77.4 |
| 15 | North Dakota | 73.6 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 73.1 |
| 17 | Minnesota | 73.0 |
| 18 | Louisiana | 67.8 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 67.7 |
| 20 | Michigan | 67.5 |
| 21 | Georgia | 67.0 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 64.6 |
| 23 | Ohio | 60.7 |
| 24 | Colorado | 59.8 |
| 25 | Florida | 58.2 |
| 26 | Wyoming | 51.1 |
| 27 | Delaware | 44.0 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 44.0 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 43.0 |
| 30 | New Jersey | 40.2 |
| 31 | Virginia | 39.0 |
| 32 | Maryland | 38.6 |
| 33 | District of Columbia | 34.3 |
| 34 | Connecticut | 34.0 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 32.9 |
| 36 | New York | 32.1 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 32.1 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 32.0 |
| 39 | Vermont | 30.3 |
| 40 | Maine | 23.5 |
| 41 | Utah | 23.0 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 21.3 |
| 43 | Montana | 19.1 |
| 44 | Idaho | 15.4 |
| 45 | California | 14.9 |
| 46 | Washington | 14.4 |
| 47 | Oregon | 14.1 |
| 48 | Arizona | 12.4 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 4.8 |
| 50 | Nevada | 1.3 |
| 51 | Alaska | 0.1 |
- Category
- Environment
- Native level
- Census tract
- Unit
- Score (0-100)
- Vintage
- FEMA NRI v1.20
About this map
hearthmap renders tornado risk as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see census tract values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.
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Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI v1.20
Frequently asked questions
- Which US state has the highest tornado-risk tornado risk?
- Nebraska is the highest tornado-risk state, at 90.4.
- Which US state has the lowest tornado-risk tornado risk?
- Alaska is the lowest tornado-risk, at 0.1.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- US states are ranked by tornado risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), highest first.