22 FEMA areas

Hurricane Risk by City in Florida

Compare 43 cities using FEMA's relative hurricane scores and annualized frequency for the county-equivalent areas shown.

Highest relative score

100.0/100

Miami-Dade County

Covered cities: Hialeah, Miami, and Miami Gardens

Lowest relative score in this set

93.3/100

Flagler County

Covered cities: Palm Coast

These are relative FEMA scores for county-equivalent areas. They are not annual probabilities or property-level findings.

Florida hurricane rankings

Cities sharing a FEMA area are grouped together and receive the same score.

Rank	FEMA area and cities	Rating	Score	Annualized frequency
#1	Miami-Dade County Hialeah Miami Miami Gardens	Very High	100.0/100	0.321 per year
#2	Broward County Coral Springs Davie Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale Hollywood Miramar Pembroke Pines Plantation Pompano Beach Sunrise	Very High	99.9/100	0.296 per year
#3	Palm Beach County Boca Raton West Palm Beach	Very High	99.9/100	0.331 per year
#4	Hillsborough County Brandon Riverview Tampa	Very High	99.8/100	0.257 per year
#5	Lee County Bonita Springs Cape Coral Fort Myers Lehigh Acres	Very High	99.8/100	0.267 per year
#6	Brevard County Melbourne Palm Bay	Very High	99.7/100	0.305 per year
#7	Pinellas County Clearwater Largo St. Petersburg	Very High	99.7/100	0.334 per year
#8	St. Lucie County Port St. Lucie	Very High	99.1/100	0.334 per year
#9	Orange County Orlando	Relatively High	99.1/100	0.242 per year
#10	Escambia County Pensacola	Relatively High	98.9/100	0.274 per year
#11	Duval County Jacksonville	Relatively High	98.8/100	0.277 per year
#12	Bay County Panama City	Relatively High	98.7/100	0.293 per year
#13	Polk County Lakeland Winter Haven	Relatively High	98.7/100	0.247 per year
#14	Volusia County Deltona	Relatively High	98.2/100	0.270 per year
#15	Hernando County Spring Hill	Relatively High	97.5/100	0.278 per year
#16	Marion County Ocala	Relatively High	97.3/100	0.248 per year
#17	Lake County Leesburg	Relatively High	96.5/100	0.250 per year
#18	Osceola County Kissimmee	Relatively High	96.4/100	0.258 per year
#19	Leon County Tallahassee	Relatively High	96.2/100	0.250 per year
#20	St. Johns County St. Augustine	Relatively High	96.0/100	0.295 per year
#21	Alachua County Gainesville	Relatively High	95.9/100	0.224 per year
#22	Flagler County Palm Coast	Relatively Moderate	93.3/100	0.280 per year

Occurrence thresholds vary by hazard. The FEMA methodology defines the value for each hazard.

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Questions about hurricane risk in Florida

Which covered Florida cities have the highest relative hurricane risk?

Hialeah, Miami, and Miami Gardens use FEMA data for Miami-Dade County, which has the highest relative hurricane score in this covered set at 100.0/100. Cities sharing the same FEMA area share the same score.

Which covered Florida area has the lowest relative hurricane score?

Flagler County has the lowest score in this covered set at 93.3/100. This is a relative FEMA comparison, not a declaration that every property there is safe.

Are these hurricane figures city-level?

No. The city links provide geographic navigation, while the scores and frequencies cover the FEMA county-equivalent areas shown in the table. Address-level conditions require local maps and property details.

Is the FEMA relative score an annual probability?

No. The relative score compares FEMA areas on a 0–100 scale. Annualized frequency appears separately with hazard-specific units.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.19.0, released March 2023. Hazard data covers FEMA county-equivalent areas.

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