Rankings · Risk

Lowest heat risk by state

Extreme heat risk.

FEMA National Risk Index percentile, 0-100, for heat waves severe enough to cause harm rather than ordinary warm weather.

  1. 1Alaska0.0
  2. 2Hawaii0.0
  3. 3Wyoming11.3
  4. 4North Dakota34.3
  5. 5Maine37.6
  6. 6Montana41.3
  7. 7West Virginia46.6
  8. 8South Dakota47.2
  9. 9Vermont50.9
  10. 10Colorado59.9
  11. 11Iowa60.1
  12. 12New Hampshire61.2
  13. 13Tennessee63.6
  14. 14Nebraska64.6
  15. 15Kentucky65.8
  16. 16Virginia67.9
  17. 17Indiana70.2
  18. 18North Carolina71.8
  19. 19Georgia72.6
  20. 20Michigan73.3
  21. 21Minnesota74.1
  22. 22Wisconsin74.2
  23. 23New Mexico74.3
  24. 24Idaho75.6
  25. 25Ohio75.9
  26. 26Rhode Island78.4
  27. 27Pennsylvania78.6
  28. 28Kansas78.8
  29. 29South Carolina79.8
  30. 30Connecticut81.0
  31. 31Utah81.5
  32. 32Mississippi81.7
  33. 33Alabama84.5
  34. 34Oregon86.1
  35. 35Arkansas86.2
  36. 36New York86.2
  37. 37Massachusetts87.4
  38. 38Nevada88.8
  39. 39Louisiana89.1
  40. 40Florida90.2
  41. 41Illinois90.3
  42. 42Oklahoma90.3
  43. 43Washington90.3
  44. 44Maryland90.4
  45. 45Missouri91.6
  46. 46Texas92.3
  47. 47Delaware92.4
  48. 48New Jersey94.3
  49. 49California95.0
  50. 50Arizona97.2
  51. 51District of Columbia99.2
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Source: FEMA National Risk Index. · How this is built