Rankings · Risk

The states with the least tornado risk

Tornado risk.

FEMA National Risk Index percentile, 0-100. Highest through the central plains; near zero on the west coast and in Alaska.

  1. 1Alaska0.6
  2. 2Nevada9.2
  3. 3Montana13.6
  4. 4Idaho17.0
  5. 5Vermont22.6
  6. 6Hawaii24.8
  7. 7Maine25.4
  8. 8West Virginia26.5
  9. 9Oregon27.7
  10. 10New Mexico32.7
  11. 11Wyoming36.6
  12. 12Washington41.1
  13. 13Utah44.9
  14. 14Virginia49.4
  15. 15Rhode Island58.7
  16. 16New Hampshire59.5
  17. 17North Dakota60.7
  18. 18Arizona62.2
  19. 19California64.6
  20. 20South Dakota65.9
  21. 21Connecticut69.9
  22. 22Maryland70.2
  23. 23Massachusetts74.5
  24. 24Pennsylvania74.6
  25. 25Kentucky75.4
  26. 26New Jersey78.1
  27. 27Delaware78.3
  28. 28Iowa78.9
  29. 29New York79.2
  30. 30Louisiana80.8
  31. 31Minnesota80.8
  32. 32Georgia81.1
  33. 33Ohio81.9
  34. 34Colorado82.0
  35. 35Nebraska82.0
  36. 36Wisconsin83.5
  37. 37North Carolina83.7
  38. 38Tennessee83.7
  39. 39South Carolina83.8
  40. 40Mississippi84.2
  41. 41Indiana84.4
  42. 42Arkansas84.6
  43. 43Kansas84.9
  44. 44Missouri85.5
  45. 45Michigan86.5
  46. 46Alabama90.3
  47. 47District of Columbia90.4
  48. 48Oklahoma90.4
  49. 49Texas91.4
  50. 50Florida92.0
  51. 51Illinois92.5
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Source: FEMA National Risk Index. · How this is built