Ohio County, Kentucky

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment — Population: 23,745

54.2NRI
Relatively Low

Overall Risk Rating

👥

Population

23,745

🏠

Building Value

$6.4B

💰

Annual Hazard Loss

$13.9M

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Hazards Tracked

14

Natural Hazard Risk Profile

❄️

Ice Storm

Relatively High
Annual Loss$620K
Risk Score88.5
🧊

Hail

Relatively Moderate
Annual Loss$1.0M
Risk Score86.7
🏔️

Earthquake

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$2.3M
Risk Score85.8
💨

Strong Wind

Relatively Moderate
Annual Loss$1.2M
Risk Score83.3
🌪️

Tornado

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$1.6M
Risk Score63.7
🌡️

Heat Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$415K
Risk Score58.0

Winter Weather

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$58K
Risk Score54.5
🌊

Riverine Flooding

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$5.7M
Risk Score53.8
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⛰️

Landslide

Very Low
Annual Loss$1K
Risk Score52.4
🥶

Cold Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$739K
Risk Score50.1
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Drought

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$91K
Risk Score46.7

Lightning

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$131K
Risk Score41.2
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Hurricane

Very Low
Annual Loss$24K
Risk Score40.8
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Wildfire

Very Low
Annual Loss$3K
Risk Score11.8

Ohio County vs. National Average

🎯 Overall Risk

54.2+5.5 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

🔥 Wildfire Risk

11.8-36.9 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

👥 Social Vulnerability

72.7+23.5 vs avg

National avg: 49.2

🛡️ Community Resilience

52.0+3.3 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

Community Profile

Social Vulnerability

72.7

Relatively High

Higher scores indicate greater social vulnerability to natural hazards.

Community Resilience

52.0

Relatively Moderate

Higher scores indicate better ability to prepare for, adapt to, and recover from hazards.

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Data from FEMA National Risk Index. For informational purposes only. Consult local authorities for property-specific risk.