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Most disaster-prone counties in Vermont

Vermont has 403 county-level FEMA disaster declarations across 14 counties. The dominant hazard type is severe storm. Lamoille County leads with 38 declarations, followed by Orange County and Orleans County.

This ranking shows every county in Vermont 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.

Vermont ranking

All counties by FEMA declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTop hazardFirst yearLatest year
1Lamoille County38Severe Storm19732024
2Orange County34Severe Storm19732024
3Orleans County33Severe Storm19732024
4Washington County33Severe Storm19732024
5Chittenden County32Severe Storm19732024
6Caledonia County31Severe Storm19732024
7Addison County30Severe Storm19732024
8Essex County30Severe Storm19732024
9Franklin County30Severe Storm19732024
10Windsor County27Severe Storm19692024
11Windham County24Severe Storm19692024
12Rutland County22Severe Storm19732024
13Bennington County21Flood19732024
14Grand Isle County18Severe Storm19732024