Which county in New Mexico has the lowest natural disaster risk?

McKinley has the lowest natural disaster risk in New Mexico, at 22.5.

What is the natural disaster risk in McKinley?

McKinley is ranked #1 in New Mexico for natural disaster risk, at 22.5.

What are the top counties in New Mexico for natural disaster risk?

McKinley (22.5), then Los Alamos (26.4), and Bernalillo (27.9). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.

How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?

Counties in New Mexico 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 New Mexico compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?

This list is New Mexico 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 New Mexico (2026)

Lowest counties for natural disaster risk in New Mexico

Top 25 of 33 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 New Mexico

Rank	County	Value
01	McKinley22.5 County page
02	Los Alamos26.4 County page
03	Bernalillo27.9 County page
04	Santa Fe30.3 County page
05	Cibola33.0 County page
06	Sandoval36.4 County page
07	San Juan40.4 County page
08	Catron41.3 County page
09	Harding42.4 County page
10	Lincoln43.4 County page
11	San Miguel43.5 County page
12	Doña Ana48.2 County page
13	Otero48.5 County page
14	Taos49.7 County page
15	Grant50.4 County page
16	Valencia50.5 County page
17	Mora52.4 County page
18	Rio Arriba52.7 County page
19	Socorro52.8 County page
20	Torrance53.4 County page
21	Hidalgo55.8 County page
22	Curry56.1 County page
23	Sierra57.1 County page
24	Colfax57.6 County page
25	De Baca59.4 County page

How this ranking works

This page ranks New Mexico 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 New Mexico has the lowest natural disaster risk?: McKinley has the lowest natural disaster risk in New Mexico, at 22.5.
What is the natural disaster risk in McKinley?: McKinley is ranked #1 in New Mexico for natural disaster risk, at 22.5.
What are the top counties in New Mexico for natural disaster risk?: McKinley (22.5), then Los Alamos (26.4), and Bernalillo (27.9). The full top 25 is in the table on this page.
How is this natural disaster risk ranking calculated?: Counties in New Mexico 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 New Mexico compare to the rest of the US for natural disaster risk?: This list is New Mexico only. See the national ranking of the lowest counties for natural disaster risk at hearthmap.app/best/lowest-natural-disaster-risk.