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Most disaster-prone counties in Nevada

Nevada has 211 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 17 counties. The dominant hazard type is fire. Washoe County leads with 48 declarations, followed by Douglas County and Elko County.

This ranking shows every county in Nevada ordered by how many times FEMA has issued a disaster declaration affecting it. Counties near coastlines, river systems, or wildfire corridors tend to appear at the top because the same geographic exposure produces recurring events across decades.

Each county links to a full disaster history page with the complete declaration timeline, hazard type breakdown, decade trends, and whatever FEMA spending data is available. For a national view, see the most disaster-prone counties in America page.

Nevada ranking

All counties by FEMA declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1Washoe County48Fire19652025
2Douglas County25Fire19652025
3Elko County19Fire19772020
4Carson City15Fire19862020
5Clark County14Fire19812020
6Lyon County14Severe Storm19652023
7Storey County13Severe Storm19652023
8Eureka County8Biological19772023
9Humboldt County8Biological19772020
10Lincoln County8Biological20022023
11Churchill County7Biological19972020
12Mineral County7Biological19972023
13White Pine County7Biological19692020
14Lander County6Biological19772020
15Nye County5Biological20052020
16Pershing County4Biological20052020
17Esmeralda County3Biological20052020