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Updated April 2026

Flood Risk in West Virginia

West Virginia has 56 counties with flood risk data, 148 total NFIP flood insurance claims, and an average risk score of 12 out of 100.

56
Counties
148
NFIP Claims
$6,211,221
Total Payouts
12
Avg Risk Score

Grade Distribution

A
56
counties
B
0
counties
C
0
counties
D
0
counties
F
0
counties

Riskiest in West Virginia

CountyGradeScore
CabellA18
LincolnA15
MingoA15
LoganA14
GreenbrierA14

Safest in West Virginia

CountyGradeScore
KanawhaA10
PleasantsA10
RitchieA10
GrantA11
ClayA11

All 56 Counties in West Virginia

Sorted by flood risk score, highest to lowest.

#CountyGradeScoreClaimsPayoutsDisasters
1CabellA1810$311,2169
2LincolnA153$27,39513
3MingoA157$29,14613
4LoganA146$178,64612
5GreenbrierA1413$580,92912
6OhioA1412$1,748,2919
7BooneA132$221,94610
8WayneA133$011
9RandolphA134$33,74011
10TuckerA130$010
11JacksonA132$12,57410
12PocahontasA132$7,39810
13RaleighA134$13,06910
14WyomingA132$75510
15PendletonA120$08
16PrestonA120$09
17BraxtonA120$09
18GilmerA120$09
19LewisA120$09
20UpshurA120$08
21NicholasA124$153,6369
22RoaneA123$125,0549
23SummersA125$77,3458
24CalhounA120$08
25MarshallA122$27,7108
26TylerA121$08
27WetzelA125$134,0689
28BarbourA120$08
29HarrisonA122$13,4928
30McDowellA121$36,0008
31GrantA110$06
32ClayA111$10,2127
33FayetteA113$13,1497
34MonroeA110$07
35WebsterA112$23,4007
36WirtA110$06
37BrookeA112$61,4926
38DoddridgeA110$07
39MasonA110$07
40TaylorA110$06
41MarionA113$624,7837
42BerkeleyA110$06
43HampshireA110$07
44HancockA110$06
45HardyA110$07
46JeffersonA112$10,4396
47MercerA111$675,0476
48MineralA111$5,2256
49MonongaliaA111$20,7846
50MorganA112$49,9616
51PutnamA113$55,7006
52WoodA113$54,9536
53StatewideA110$06
54KanawhaA1030$862,96313
55PleasantsA101$10,7035
56RitchieA100$04