Which county in Alaska has the lowest natural disaster risk?

Aleutians West has the lowest natural disaster risk in Alaska, at 0.0.

What is the natural disaster risk in Aleutians West?

Aleutians West is ranked #1 in Alaska for natural disaster risk, at 0.0.

What are the top counties in Alaska for natural disaster risk?

Aleutians West (0.0), then Aleutians East (4.0), and Yakutat (10.6). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.

How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?

Counties in Alaska are ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.

How does Alaska compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?

This list is Alaska only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.

Lowest Natural Disaster Risk Counties in Alaska (2026)

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in Alaska

Top 25 of 30 counties with data.

Ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first.

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in Alaska

Rank	County	Value
01	Aleutians West0.0 County page
02	Aleutians East4.0 County page
03	Yakutat10.6 County page
04	Wrangell11.0 County page
05	Skagway11.4 County page
06	North Slope11.8 County page
07	Prince of Wales-Hyder12.4 County page
08	Anchorage13.0 County page
09	Kodiak Island13.3 County page
10	Petersburg13.7 County page
11	Haines13.8 County page
12	Bristol Bay14.7 County page
13	Lake and Peninsula15.1 County page
14	Kusilvak15.3 County page
15	Northwest Arctic15.5 County page
16	Nome16.9 County page
17	Dillingham17.2 County page
18	Yukon-Koyukuk18.6 County page
19	Fairbanks North Star19.6 County page
20	Matanuska-Susitna20.2 County page
21	Copper River20.6 County page
22	Ketchikan Gateway20.7 County page
23	Denali21.3 County page
24	Chugach21.4 County page
25	Bethel22.5 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks Alaska counties by natural disaster risk, sorted so the lowest places appear first. Click any county to see its housing, schools, crime, and demographics in detail.

For natural disaster risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh natural disaster risk against schools, taxes, commute, and more at once? Use the live map to build a custom match.

Data comes from public sources. Source attribution and the exact data vintage are shown above and on the full map of natural disaster risk.

Frequently asked questions

Which county in Alaska has the lowest natural disaster risk?: Aleutians West has the lowest natural disaster risk in Alaska, at 0.0.
What is the natural disaster risk in Aleutians West?: Aleutians West is ranked #1 in Alaska for natural disaster risk, at 0.0.
What are the top counties in Alaska for natural disaster risk?: Aleutians West (0.0), then Aleutians East (4.0), and Yakutat (10.6). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?: Counties in Alaska are ranked by natural disaster risk (FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20), lowest first. Values describe the county, not an individual property. Source vintage is shown on the page.
How does Alaska compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?: This list is Alaska only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.