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Counties With the Lowest Flood Risk in Oregon (2026)

Multnomah has the lowest flood risk of any county in Oregon, at 36.2, followed by Washington and Union. Source: FEMA National Risk Index, FEMA NRI v1.20. The full ranking of the top 25 counties is below.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

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Lowest counties for flood risk in Oregon

Top 25 of 36 counties with data.

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

Lowest counties for flood risk in Oregon
RankCountyValue
1Multnomah36.2
2Washington42.3
3Union47.8
4Marion47.8
5Jefferson53.5
6Crook55.8
7Clackamas58.3
8Benton58.8
9Deschutes59.0
10Hood River60.5
11Klamath61.8
12Yamhill63.1
13Polk63.3
14Sherman65.0
15Jackson66.2
16Linn69.6
17Baker70.5
18Harney72.2
19Umatilla73.6
20Lane73.7
21Gilliam76.5
22Wasco77.2
23Malheur78.3
24Columbia85.3
25Josephine88.1

How this ranking works

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

For flood risk, a lower value is generally more favorable, so the top of the list is the lowest. Want to weigh flood 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 flood risk.

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