Flood Risk by County in North Carolina

North Carolina: 100 counties covered

Across 100 North Carolina counties with a FEMA flood score, the average national percentile is 70.2, but that average hides real spread between counties, which is why each one gets its own page rather than a single statewide number.

• Wake County, 97.7th percentile, Relatively High
• Mecklenburg County, 99th percentile, Relatively High
• Guilford County, 96.6th percentile, Relatively High
• Forsyth County, 94.7th percentile, Relatively High
• Durham County, 92.4th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Cumberland County, 89.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Buncombe County, 91.7th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Union County, 92.5th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Johnston County, 87.1th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Cabarrus County, 92.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• New Hanover County, 89.9th percentile, Relatively High
• Gaston County, 88.5th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Onslow County, 81th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Iredell County, 86.6th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Alamance County, 83.9th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Pitt County, 87.7th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Davidson County, 91.5th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Brunswick County, 89.4th percentile, Relatively High
• Catawba County, 85.1th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Rowan County, 84.8th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Orange County, 85.5th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Randolph County, 84.8th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Harnett County, 73.9th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Henderson County, 84th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Wayne County, 89.3th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Robeson County, 86.4th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Moore County, 76.4th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Craven County, 76th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Cleveland County, 75.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Nash County, 82.5th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Lincoln County, 83.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Rockingham County, 83th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Burke County, 79.3th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Chatham County, 74.4th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Caldwell County, 79th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Wilson County, 77.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Franklin County, 56th percentile, Relatively Low
• Surry County, 77.3th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Carteret County, 88.2th percentile, Relatively High
• Pender County, 81.6th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Lee County, 71.7th percentile, Relatively Low
• Stanly County, 69.9th percentile, Relatively Low
• Wilkes County, 89.7th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Rutherford County, 79.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Haywood County, 83.6th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Granville County, 65.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Sampson County, 69.6th percentile, Relatively Low
• Hoke County, 43.3th percentile, Relatively Low
• Lenoir County, 79.1th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Watauga County, 80.3th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Duplin County, 66.4th percentile, Relatively Low
• Columbus County, 64.6th percentile, Relatively Low
• Edgecombe County, 76.1th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Halifax County, 73.4th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Stokes County, 58th percentile, Relatively Low
• Davie County, 58.6th percentile, Relatively Low
• Jackson County, 83.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• McDowell County, 72.5th percentile, Relatively Low
• Beaufort County, 82.2th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Vance County, 55.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Richmond County, 57.6th percentile, Relatively Low
• Pasquotank County, 63.4th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Person County, 54.5th percentile, Relatively Low
• Macon County, 70.8th percentile, Relatively Low
• Dare County, 86.8th percentile, Relatively High
• Yadkin County, 53.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Alexander County, 60.3th percentile, Relatively Low
• Transylvania County, 67.1th percentile, Relatively Low
• Scotland County, 56.4th percentile, Relatively Low
• Currituck County, 57.6th percentile, Relatively Low
• Cherokee County, 67.9th percentile, Relatively Low
• Bladen County, 65.7th percentile, Relatively Low
• Ashe County, 76.8th percentile, Relatively Moderate
• Montgomery County, 55.6th percentile, Relatively Low
• Anson County, 51.3th percentile, Relatively Low
• Caswell County, 37.7th percentile, Relatively Low
• Madison County, 46.8th percentile, Relatively Low
• Martin County, 55th percentile, Relatively Low
• Greene County, 39.5th percentile, Relatively Low
• Polk County, 46.7th percentile, Relatively Low
• Hertford County, 50.9th percentile, Relatively Low
• Warren County, 55.9th percentile, Relatively Low
• Yancey County, 55.4th percentile, Relatively Low
• Avery County, 64.4th percentile, Relatively Low
• Bertie County, 46.4th percentile, Relatively Low
• Northampton County, 44.7th percentile, Relatively Low
• Mitchell County, 39.8th percentile, Relatively Low
• Swain County, 62.5th percentile, Relatively Low
• Chowan County, 52th percentile, Relatively Low
• Perquimans County, 52.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Pamlico County, 58.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Clay County, 43.8th percentile, Relatively Low
• Alleghany County, 41.1th percentile, Relatively Low
• Camden County, 50.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Washington County, 47.2th percentile, Relatively Low
• Gates County, 40.8th percentile, Very Low
• Jones County, 33.2th percentile, Very Low
• Graham County, 38th percentile, Relatively Low
• Hyde County, 84.4th percentile, Relatively High
• Tyrrell County, 68.8th percentile, Relatively Moderate