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RANKING · 2022 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,144

Most people vulnerable to extreme heat, US counties

US counties ranked by the estimated number of people with three or more heat-related social-vulnerability risk factors in 2022, from the Census Bureau's experimental Community Resilience Estimates for Heat (experimental, modeled data). Los Angeles County, California leads at 2,956,807. 3,144 counties qualify in total. California carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS VULNERABLE TO EXTREME HEATVS –
USUnited States331,097,5933,884,001
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342,956,807
02Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251,344,491
03Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261,243,399
04Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,558952,753
05Kings County, NYNY2,653,963936,488
06Orange County, CACA3,149,507837,526
07Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029809,872
08San Diego County, CACA3,282,248800,809
09Queens County, NYNY2,358,182781,433
10Riverside County, CACA2,544,916670,517
11Dallas County, TXTX2,661,397657,556
12Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332633,751
13King County, WAWA2,344,939630,309
14San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091593,594
15New York County, NYNY1,664,862586,444
16Clark County, NVNV2,407,226559,633
17Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391547,445
18Bexar County, TXTX2,160,088519,489
19Broward County, FLFL2,013,317511,438
20Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,281487,126
21Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038475,641
22Alameda County, CACA1,636,630470,197
23Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,466462,417
24Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726414,241
25Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460402,937
26Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070352,455
27Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115345,220
28Fresno County, CACA1,035,456322,176
29Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,925315,477
30Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090311,100
31Orange County, FLFL1,528,002309,167
32Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549306,768
33Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,979305,447
34Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939299,932
35El Paso County, TXTX877,858294,680
36Kern County, CACA927,068288,281
37Pima County, AZAZ1,074,685288,117
38Franklin County, OHOH1,361,536284,991
39Honolulu County, HIHI988,703277,902
40San Francisco County, CACA826,079272,933
41Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,035263,116
42Pinellas County, FLFL948,563259,946
43Essex County, NJNJ896,379253,301
44Ventura County, CACA830,851252,324
45Travis County, TXTX1,389,670252,182
46Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743248,581
47Erie County, NYNY946,741243,713
48Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784235,709
49Prince George's County, MDMD970,374232,885
50San Mateo County, CACA743,568232,221
51Shelby County, TNTN910,226229,893
52Suffolk County, MAMA791,891229,667
53Pierce County, WAWA946,288229,009
54Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337228,442
55Milwaukee County, WIWI924,216227,872
56Lee County, FLFL875,607225,070
57Duval County, FLFL1,062,963223,139
58Snohomish County, WAWA870,656220,796
59Bergen County, NJNJ977,026220,246
60Marion County, ININ992,196220,139
61Hudson County, NJNJ735,033217,823
62Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,582216,986
63San Joaquin County, CACA823,815215,459
64Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791210,289
65Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,383210,110
66Polk County, FLFL874,790209,741
67Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,115208,221
68St. Louis County, MOMO990,911205,573
69Middlesex County, NJNJ883,335197,381
70Essex County, MAMA826,653190,006
71Multnomah County, OROR795,391189,780
72Oklahoma County, OKOK822,125188,428
73Wake County, NCNC1,257,235188,370
74Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099186,579
75Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,916185,491
76Monroe County, NYNY750,506184,847
77Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873184,259
78Hamilton County, OHOH838,418183,562
79Macomb County, MIMI886,221181,214
80Baltimore County, MDMD847,650181,117
81Worcester County, MAMA888,502178,857
82Collin County, TXTX1,297,179175,895
83Jefferson County, KYKY795,222172,997
84DeKalb County, GAGA774,394170,011
85DuPage County, ILIL934,298168,923
86Fort Bend County, TXTX975,191167,934
87Stanislaus County, CACA557,719166,586
88Bernalillo County, NMNM667,601166,121
89Jefferson County, ALAL665,742165,946
90Baltimore, MDMD569,997163,915
91Ocean County, NJNJ673,746163,789
92Tulsa County, OKOK698,782163,591
93Denton County, TXTX1,069,346163,332
94Monterey County, CACA433,729162,485
95District of Columbia, DCDC693,645161,459
96Jackson County, MOMO732,994160,622
97Providence County, RIRI678,179158,278
98Union County, NJNJ601,863157,011
99Montgomery County, PAPA877,643155,843
100Davidson County, TNTN745,904155,227
101Sonoma County, CACA486,444154,315
102Passaic County, NJNJ531,624151,402
103Brevard County, FLFL663,982151,073
104Pasco County, FLFL674,516147,355
105Volusia County, FLFL606,573147,304
106Norfolk County, MAMA739,749145,548
107Denver County, COCO740,613144,200
108Tulare County, CACA485,146143,435
109Cameron County, TXTX433,946142,441
110Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065142,124
111Washoe County, NVNV509,386140,884
112Richmond County, NYNY501,290138,108
113Montgomery County, TXTX781,194133,871
114Spokane County, WAWA558,344132,638
115Cobb County, GAGA793,345132,388
117Camden County, NJNJ535,799130,234
118Lancaster County, PAPA563,159129,752
119Bristol County, MAMA593,640129,649
120Washington County, OROR611,708129,437
122Lake County, ILIL719,339129,046
123Kent County, MIMI675,232127,793
124Pinal County, AZAZ539,380127,690
125Sarasota County, FLFL479,958127,192
126Solano County, CACA455,376127,101
127El Paso County, COCO757,040124,206
128Guilford County, NCNC562,234123,283
129Monmouth County, NJNJ651,035123,201
130Hampden County, MAMA464,338123,183
131Clark County, WAWA532,119122,494
132Delaware County, PAPA580,937122,337
133Montgomery County, OHOH539,598121,356
134Will County, ILIL712,253120,542
135Ramsey County, MNMN541,623120,363
136Bucks County, PAPA647,828120,322
137Arapahoe County, COCO673,820119,819
138Lake County, ININ504,612118,428
139Collier County, FLFL417,131117,552
140Marion County, FLFL442,660117,265
141Manatee County, FLFL468,200116,465
142Onondaga County, NYNY466,584115,774
143Summit County, OHOH538,376115,350
144Douglas County, NENE606,460114,270
145Williamson County, TXTX752,827114,041
146New Castle County, DEDE588,026113,712
147Sedgwick County, KSKS538,433112,593
148Jefferson County, COCO580,451112,562
149Jefferson Parish, LALA431,398111,409
150East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,180111,281
151Mobile County, ALAL411,658110,068
152Lane County, OROR381,584107,922
153Adams County, COCO554,668106,911
154Lake County, FLFL456,068105,873
155Horry County, SCSC427,551105,639
156Greenville County, SCSC583,125105,436
157Plymouth County, MAMA546,829104,071
158Placer County, CACA442,081103,874
159Pulaski County, ARAR404,611103,127
160Orleans Parish, LALA362,154103,024
161Clackamas County, OROR426,280102,198
163Kane County, ILIL525,757100,317
164Berks County, PAPA440,07299,983
165Knox County, TNTN511,45399,940
166Osceola County, FLFL481,71899,874
167Nueces County, TXTX352,99298,867
168Lucas County, OHOH423,34798,845
169Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38098,577
170Marion County, OROR355,77798,392
171Dane County, WIWI590,37597,674
172Orange County, NYNY417,66997,284
173Bell County, TXTX402,24896,435
174Rockland County, NYNY357,39796,093
175Seminole County, FLFL491,88495,944
176Mercer County, NJNJ399,28994,395
177Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55293,795
178Merced County, CACA297,26093,507
179St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44993,041
180Utah County, UTUT759,85992,774
181Genesee County, MIMI401,09392,474
182Morris County, NJNJ524,25191,998
183Lehigh County, PAPA384,38391,457
184Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85291,404
185Burlington County, NJNJ481,43990,990
186Larimer County, COCO377,29290,679
187Johnson County, KSKS636,90690,654
188Anchorage, AKAK287,15590,209
189Polk County, IAIA516,54689,727
190San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36789,474
191Luzerne County, PAPA332,12689,350
192York County, PAPA473,19788,299
193Hawaii County, HIHI210,04388,259
195Richland County, SCSC434,95687,500
196Charleston County, SCSC436,20086,538
197Galveston County, TXTX372,20786,321
198Chester County, PAPA557,11686,299
199Forsyth County, NCNC401,71886,250
200Marin County, CACA253,69486,235
201Ada County, IDID546,14185,182
202Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73784,104
203Hamilton County, TNTN390,83383,990
204Madison County, ALAL433,51683,560
205Webb County, TXTX281,22482,826
206Westmoreland County, PAPA349,32481,870
207Brazoria County, TXTX419,08081,288
208Spartanburg County, SCSC380,85780,898
209Allen County, ININ402,32980,638
210Stark County, OHOH373,77178,962
211Lubbock County, TXTX328,90678,904
212Mohave County, AZAZ228,10278,440
213Yakima County, WAWA259,18578,286
214Thurston County, WAWA304,26177,983
215Buncombe County, NCNC277,41777,736
216Prince William County, VAVA502,96677,432
217Kitsap County, WAWA283,37475,803
218St. Louis, MOMO278,14475,682
219Albany County, NYNY321,22575,594
220Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21474,677
221Escambia County, FLFL333,83474,631
222Butler County, OHOH400,12874,457
223Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41573,615
224Sussex County, DEDE277,14073,521
225Cumberland County, NCNC338,47373,487
226Jefferson County, TXTX254,32172,248
227Boulder County, COCO328,56072,232
228Lorain County, OHOH323,21971,110
229Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09170,606
230Erie County, PAPA265,83270,053
231Caddo Parish, LALA224,22669,990
232Dakota County, MNMN457,71069,976
233Chatham County, GAGA311,85569,823
234Whatcom County, WAWA236,39269,590
235McLennan County, TXTX272,02069,099
236Clayton County, GAGA297,47168,523
237Greene County, MOMO309,28668,388
238Yuma County, AZAZ224,44967,688
239Rutherford County, TNTN386,35267,639
240Jackson County, OROR221,79567,307
241Northampton County, PAPA324,41166,582
242Imperial County, CACA181,41166,389
243Fayette County, KYKY329,75166,191
244Smith County, TXTX252,54965,970
245Durham County, NCNC347,24065,863
246Oneida County, NYNY226,39265,809
247Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65765,723
248Lexington County, SCSC317,58865,570
249Weld County, COCO378,42665,443
250Butte County, CACA209,21165,434
251Winnebago County, ILIL283,67465,182
252Dauphin County, PAPA293,35164,888
253Charlotte County, FLFL217,21264,651
254Leon County, FLFL299,04864,131
255Dutchess County, NYNY300,70863,315
256Baldwin County, ALAL267,76163,201
257Somerset County, NJNJ356,48663,144
258Anoka County, MNMN381,60562,890
259St. Charles County, MOMO426,49962,666
260St. Tammany Parish, LALA279,10862,588
261Waukesha County, WIWI417,21062,548
263Washington County, UTUT213,67062,235
264Henrico County, VAVA342,77562,186
265Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14862,089
266Brown County, WIWI275,80361,466
267Shasta County, CACA181,64861,437
268Lafayette Parish, LALA257,94961,434
269Hinds County, MSMS211,88861,349
270Montgomery County, ALAL225,89160,800
271Ingham County, MIMI289,70960,149
272Alachua County, FLFL290,02859,115
273Cleveland County, OKOK303,97358,966
274Barnstable County, MAMA233,53958,798
275Lackawanna County, PAPA216,50258,770
276St. Clair County, ILIL250,70858,607
277Washington County, ARAR271,21358,264
278St. Joseph County, ININ272,86158,081
279Cumberland County, MEME317,22258,057
280Harrison County, MSMS217,13657,715
281Davis County, UTUT381,22757,591
282Lancaster County, NENE334,04957,422
283Citrus County, FLFL171,66656,799
284Mahoning County, OHOH224,70656,705
285Yolo County, CACA224,41056,608
286Benton County, ARAR332,55456,524
287Canyon County, IDID275,12356,247
288Deschutes County, OROR213,07256,181
289Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90756,158
290Douglas County, COCO399,39655,768
291Richmond, VAVA237,25755,662
292Broome County, NYNY195,73655,542
293El Dorado County, CACA192,32355,487
294Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36854,926
295Madison County, ILIL263,11054,809
296Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63854,366
297Brazos County, TXTX249,08854,283
298Hernando County, FLFL221,70154,221
299Rockingham County, NHNH324,07754,075
300St. Louis County, MNMN200,51853,946
301Weber County, UTUT278,17453,711
302Niagara County, NYNY208,91253,665
303Elkhart County, ININ208,77453,628
304Anderson County, SCSC219,93053,488
305St. Johns County, FLFL346,32853,312
306Pueblo County, COCO169,27753,302
307Madera County, CACA167,92753,238
308Howard County, MDMD339,18352,855
309Cumberland County, PAPA277,27052,771
310Hays County, TXTX304,39052,681
311Norfolk, VAVA231,01352,561
312Calcasieu Parish, LALA208,46652,456
313Navajo County, AZAZ109,94652,450
314Ottawa County, MIMI308,45952,346
315San Juan County, NMNM120,34052,048
316York County, SCSC306,88752,033
317Johnston County, NCNC256,44851,814
318Trumbull County, OHOH198,97251,790
319Loudoun County, VAVA449,74951,765
320Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79551,091
321Muscogee County, GAGA202,17151,011
322Beaufort County, SCSC204,43350,931
323Benton County, WAWA221,72250,900
324Gaston County, NCNC246,55850,875
325Ulster County, NYNY183,33050,747
326McHenry County, ILIL317,75149,895
327Berkeley County, SCSC274,66649,548
328Sumter County, FLFL157,77248,951
329Richmond County, GAGA206,55948,932
330Washington County, PAPA210,80248,927
331Indian River County, FLFL172,79948,917
332Saratoga County, NYNY241,34348,806
333Harford County, MDMD266,44648,587
334Lake County, OHOH232,21748,355
335Ector County, TXTX173,80148,288
336Ouachita Parish, LALA158,54248,058
337Chesapeake, VAVA255,33248,002
338Humboldt County, CACA131,64747,958
339Saginaw County, MIMI187,68847,955
340Aiken County, SCSC181,51547,905
341Coconino County, AZAZ144,36847,779
342York County, MEME222,43447,718
343Hall County, GAGA226,56847,673
344Frederick County, MDMD302,88347,292
345Mesa County, COCO162,84547,074
346New Hanover County, NCNC245,95946,810
347Kootenai County, IDID191,86446,499
348Champaign County, ILIL209,97246,442
349Skagit County, WAWA132,97546,364
350Kanawha County, WVWV172,38146,136
351Muskegon County, MIMI177,90146,130
352Hamilton County, ININ387,03645,573
353Cherokee County, GAGA299,27345,562
354Cochise County, AZAZ126,33245,056
355Johnson County, TXTX218,04844,164
356Cabarrus County, NCNC249,72544,158
357Kings County, CACA154,32743,897
358Henry County, GAGA264,92243,783
359Brunswick County, NCNC174,70243,736
360Robeson County, NCNC119,94143,496
361Ellis County, TXTX240,86743,463
362Comal County, TXTX209,16643,409
363Bay County, FLFL204,47943,348
364Sullivan County, TNTN163,75943,250
365Butler County, PAPA200,16943,140
366Bibb County, GAGA157,55642,816
367Jefferson County, MOMO233,13242,765
368Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99542,743
369Martin County, FLFL166,27242,405
370Shelby County, ALAL238,55241,993
371Kent County, DEDE194,78641,971
372Montgomery County, TNTN249,93541,929
373Clay County, MOMO265,03241,887
374Iredell County, NCNC211,79841,835
375Penobscot County, MEME157,96741,752
376Sandoval County, NMNM159,56541,716
377Clay County, FLFL239,59341,652
378Lee County, ALAL189,88141,539
379Peoria County, ILIL178,55341,391
380Union County, NCNC267,67441,388
381Davidson County, NCNC180,18241,345
382Washington County, MNMN286,89541,297
383Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,34641,269
384Shawnee County, KSKS178,60741,186
385Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59741,135
386Monroe County, PAPA167,17941,077
387Pitt County, NCNC182,93640,983
388Douglas County, OROR111,95140,968
389Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81040,918
390Napa County, CACA132,94940,697
391Maui County, HIHI160,59240,627
392Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12640,461
393Linn County, OROR132,84340,355
394Newport News, VAVA183,23039,996
395Alamance County, NCNC186,17739,974
396Midland County, TXTX187,85539,936
397Sumner County, TNTN215,53839,886
398Schenectady County, NYNY162,58139,567
399Linn County, IAIA232,02839,524
400Florence County, SCSC138,50439,514
401Jackson County, MSMS147,66639,440
402Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11139,390
403Centre County, PAPA157,39339,285
404Sangamon County, ILIL194,17039,274
405Randolph County, NCNC149,51638,590
406Arlington County, VAVA243,93138,261
407Beaver County, PAPA166,03238,095
408Berrien County, MIMI152,44437,893
409Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14837,847
410Franklin County, PAPA160,65237,839
411Kaufman County, TXTX209,23537,767
412Williamson County, TNTN272,06137,673
413Racine County, WIWI198,91937,652
414Cambria County, PAPA128,96837,635
415Clermont County, OHOH216,97737,425
416Fayette County, PAPA123,02137,406
417Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51037,302
418Highlands County, FLFL111,12237,246
419Onslow County, NCNC217,17537,239
420Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66637,207
421St. Clair County, MIMI160,48637,204
422Merrimack County, NHNH158,07837,025
423Jackson County, MIMI159,55236,986
424Schuylkill County, PAPA145,08536,861
425Licking County, OHOH185,56436,689
426McKinley County, NMNM68,11936,606
427DeSoto County, MSMS197,91836,412
428Rowan County, NCNC155,09636,284
429Nevada County, CACA101,91136,191
430Lebanon County, PAPA146,38035,911
431Henderson County, NCNC122,37535,895
432Catawba County, NCNC170,17235,729
433Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11535,707
434Harnett County, NCNC150,13735,688
435Wayne County, NCNC122,27835,669
436Grayson County, TXTX153,61335,501
437Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45635,411
438Rapides Parish, LALA125,87735,330
439Oswego County, NYNY118,56935,229
440Warren County, OHOH257,18134,828
441Rankin County, MSMS162,18134,764
442St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48834,698
443Washington County, MDMD157,73134,414
444Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69134,374
445Parker County, TXTX184,76734,316
446Taylor County, TXTX150,07734,293
447Gregg County, TXTX126,09534,269
448Rock Island County, ILIL141,86934,172
449Sebastian County, ARAR130,64134,093
450Mendocino County, CACA88,12234,082
451Kennebec County, MEME129,06733,896
452Porter County, ININ176,04933,867
453Potter County, TXTX114,45333,779
454Kent County, RIRI173,49533,751
455Berkshire County, MAMA128,22433,693
456Kenosha County, WIWI168,44833,663
457Livingston County, MIMI197,31533,493
458Outagamie County, WIWI195,89433,488
460Scott County, IAIA175,25933,445
461Apache County, AZAZ64,44533,441
462Clark County, OHOH135,34033,192
463Washington County, TNTN141,19932,802
464Tom Green County, TXTX120,60232,767
465Yellowstone County, MTMT172,69232,727
466Monroe County, MIMI156,00432,711
467Boone County, MOMO191,74632,705
468Bastrop County, TXTX118,90832,459
469Blount County, TNTN143,82032,457
470Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88532,424
471Houston County, GAGA178,21432,394
472Calhoun County, ALAL115,83432,381
473Morgan County, ALAL126,48332,380
474Cass County, NDND201,79432,351
475Warren County, KYKY149,37532,347
476Forsyth County, GAGA282,80532,320
477Stearns County, MNMN164,11032,188
478Calhoun County, MIMI133,40832,172
479Dorchester County, SCSC178,39732,161
480Livingston Parish, LALA155,03632,066
481Winnebago County, WIWI174,21832,064
482Bossier Parish, LALA131,86731,897
483Rock County, WIWI166,47231,885
484Randall County, TXTX152,35131,790
485Flathead County, MTMT115,42931,746
486Canadian County, OKOK187,18931,732
487Marathon County, WIWI139,43231,720
488Josephine County, OROR87,86731,588
489Blair County, PAPA119,54131,572
490Portage County, OHOH163,40431,339
491Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14431,275
492Madison County, ININ135,08831,272
493Flagler County, FLFL140,36031,178
494Greene County, OHOH174,32231,077
495Liberty County, TXTX121,36431,010
496Medina County, OHOH185,02530,942
497Garland County, ARAR99,69530,934
498Chittenden County, VTVT169,11530,817
499Wichita County, TXTX129,55530,695
500Kenton County, KYKY175,77930,622
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest residents vulnerable to extreme heat?

Los Angeles County, California ranks #1 with 2,956,807 (2022 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by residents vulnerable to extreme heat?

Los Angeles County, California, Cook County, Illinois, Harris County, Texas, Maricopa County, Arizona, Kings County, New York.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2022 ACS 5-year data.

How is residents vulnerable to extreme heat measured?

Estimated number of people with three or more heat-related social-vulnerability risk factors, from the Census Bureau's experimental Community Resilience Estimates for Heat. The raw-count companion to the heat-vulnerability rate. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2022).