Safest places to live in Wyoming
The counties and cities with the lowest natural disaster risk, ranked from FEMA's National Risk Index and checked against storm, hurricane and earthquake records.
Uinta County has the lowest natural disaster risk of the 10 Wyoming counties with 20,000 or more people, followed by Sweetwater County and Albany County. At the other end, Laramie County carries the highest risk in the state, mostly from inland flooding. Ranks use FEMA's overall risk score, which weighs expected yearly losses against how vulnerable and how resilient each county is.
Lowest-risk counties
All 23 counties ›20,412 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 4 tornadoes since 1950, 1 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 3 federal declarations.2Sweetwater County
42,238 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 26 tornadoes since 1950, 1 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 2 federal declarations.3Albany County
37,019 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 32 tornadoes since 1950, 1 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 8 federal declarations.4Campbell County
47,000 people. Top hazard: Cold wave. 93 tornadoes since 1950, 1 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 3 federal declarations.5Park County
29,572 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 10 tornadoes since 1950, 2 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 2 federal declarations.6Fremont County
39,175 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 23 tornadoes since 1950, 1 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 4 federal declarations.7Sheridan County
30,921 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 10 tornadoes since 1950, 5 federal declarations.8Natrona County
79,870 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 40 tornadoes since 1950, 6 federal declarations.9Teton County
23,250 people. Top hazard: Avalanche. 3 tornadoes since 1950, 4 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 3 federal declarations.10Laramie County
100,483 people. Top hazard: Inland flooding. 133 tornadoes since 1950, 3 federal declarations.
Lowest-risk cities
All cities ›Albany County, 32,234 people2Gillette
Campbell County, 33,431 people3Casper
Natrona County, 58,839 people4Cheyenne
Laramie County, 65,239 people
Cities with 25,000 or more people. The rating is for the county the city is in.
Highest-risk counties
Top hazard: Inland flooding. 133 tornadoes since 1950, 3 federal declarations.2Teton County
Top hazard: Avalanche. 3 tornadoes since 1950, 4 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 3 federal declarations.3Natrona County
Top hazard: Inland flooding. 40 tornadoes since 1950, 6 federal declarations.4Sheridan County
Top hazard: Inland flooding. 10 tornadoes since 1950, 5 federal declarations.5Fremont County
Top hazard: Inland flooding. 23 tornadoes since 1950, 1 magnitude 5+ quakes nearby, 4 federal declarations.
Before you move
A county rating is an average. Inside any county, homes near rivers, coasts or steep slopes carry more risk than the rest. Look up the exact address with our flood zone lookup, ask the seller about past flood or storm claims, and get an insurance quote before you commit.
Questions
What is the safest county in Wyoming from natural disasters?
Uinta County has the lowest overall risk score among Wyoming counties with 20,000 or more people, rated very low by FEMA's National Risk Index. Its biggest remaining hazard is inland flooding.
What is the safest city in Wyoming from natural disasters?
Laramie sits in Albany County, which has the lowest risk score of any Wyoming county containing a city of 25,000 or more people. County ratings cover the whole county, so check the flood zone of any address you are considering.
Which counties in Wyoming have the highest disaster risk?
Laramie County, Teton County and Natrona County have the highest overall risk scores in the state.
Does a low rating mean no disasters?
No. A low rating means lower expected losses compared with other US counties, after accounting for how many people and buildings are exposed and how well the area recovers. Floods and severe storms can happen anywhere, and most flood claims come from outside mapped high-risk zones.
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025); NOAA Storm Events and HURDAT2; USGS earthquake catalog; OpenFEMA declarations since 1953.