RANKING · 2022 ACS · 144 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).

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS VULNERABLE TO EXTREME HEATVS –

3001Dunn County, NDND4,058749–

3002Rich County, UTUT2,687748–

3003Hartley County, TXTX4,904746–

3004De Baca County, NMNM1,647744–

3005Culberson County, TXTX2,267741–

3006Carter County, MTMT1,383738–

3007Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711736–

3008Edwards County, KSKS2,640730–

3009Adams County, NDND2,275729–

3010Gilliam County, OROR1,971721–

3011Bowman County, NDND2,762717–

3012Garfield County, NENE1,710716–

3013Nance County, NENE3,290716–

3014Powder River County, MTMT1,781715–

3015Elk County, KSKS2,458712–

3016Kiowa County, KSKS2,432711–

3017Perkins County, NENE2,849710–

3018Webster County, NENE3,336710–

3019Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,357709–

3020Edwards County, TXTX1,370708–

3021Sedgwick County, COCO2,247706–

3022Reagan County, TXTX3,166704–

3023Cimarron County, OKOK2,059696–

3024Meagher County, MTMT2,137695–

3025Kidder County, NDND2,393686–

3026Shackelford County, TXTX3,197683–

3027Lincoln County, KSKS2,861683–

3028Cheyenne County, COCO1,713679–

3029Briscoe County, TXTX1,474663–

3030Hanson County, SDSD3,456658–

3031Denali, AKAK1,616657–

3032Griggs County, NDND2,239655–

3033Faulk County, SDSD2,178652–

3034Emmons County, NDND3,215651–

3035Concho County, TXTX3,607643–

3036Sherman County, NENE2,924639–

3037Chase County, KSKS2,572638–

3038Frontier County, NENE2,655630–

3039Judith Basin County, MTMT2,162630–

3040Sanborn County, SDSD2,388627–

3041Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662616–

3042Aurora County, SDSD2,801615–

3043Lane County, KSKS1,508610–

3044Morton County, KSKS2,470609–

3045Stanton County, KSKS1,986608–

3046Garfield County, WAWA2,416607–

3047McCone County, MTMT1,720585–

3048Garden County, NENE1,804584–

3049Stanley County, SDSD3,018584–

3050Oldham County, TXTX1,783583–

3051Sheridan County, KSKS2,427583–

3052Towner County, NDND2,040582–

3053Cottle County, TXTX1,224578–

3054Hamilton County, KSKS2,500577–

3055Miner County, SDSD2,281575–

3056Foster County, NDND3,212569–

3057Jackson County, COCO1,211566–

3058Clark County, KSKS1,900563–

3059Irion County, TXTX1,463557–

3060Hettinger County, NDND2,492551–

3061Daniels County, MTMT1,612550–

3062Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554548–

3063Gove County, KSKS2,631548–

3064Wheeler County, OROR1,472541–

3065Kiowa County, COCO1,412532–

3066Potter County, SDSD2,377530–

3067Renville County, NDND2,331526–

3068Pawnee County, NENE2,510519–

3069Logan County, KSKS2,661519–

3070Logan County, NDND1,859512–

3071Wallace County, KSKS1,441508–

3072Burke County, NDND2,132504–

3073Comanche County, KSKS1,673503–

3074Golden Valley County, MTMT844480–

3075Armstrong County, TXTX1,843478–

3076Greeley County, NENE2,154470–

3077Bristol Bay, AKAK847464–

3078Wichita County, KSKS2,031461–

3079Prairie County, MTMT1,112459–

3080Garfield County, MTMT1,148456–

3081Jerauld County, SDSD1,654445–

3082Skagway, AKAK1,104444–

3083Boyd County, NENE1,674443–

3084Gosper County, NENE1,803430–

3085Daggett County, UTUT934425–

3086Divide County, NDND2,110424–

3087Mineral County, COCO910423–

3088Dickens County, TXTX1,692419–

3089Campbell County, SDSD1,377411–

3090Alpine County, CACA1,043408–

3091Deuel County, NENE1,862399–

3092Glasscock County, TXTX1,128398–

3093Hodgeman County, KSKS1,619393–

3094Steele County, NDND1,797392–

3095Oliver County, NDND1,898388–

3096Wibaux County, MTMT885380–

3097Stonewall County, TXTX1,186380–

3098Foard County, TXTX1,044361–

3099Sioux County, NENE1,188356–

3100Yakutat, AKAK672353–

3101San Juan County, COCO813347–

3102Dundy County, NENE1,568338–

3103Sheridan County, NDND1,296337–

3104Haakon County, SDSD1,802335–

3105Camas County, IDID1,316326–

3106Sully County, SDSD1,479315–

3107Kent County, TXTX674314–

3108Motley County, TXTX1,043314–

3109Esmeralda County, NVNV729310–

3110Golden Valley County, NDND1,808296–

3111Sterling County, TXTX1,349294–

3112Clark County, IDID783290–

3113Treasure County, MTMT728290–

3114Rock County, NENE1,259286–

3115Hinsdale County, COCO753283–

3116Hayes County, NENE821282–

3117Hyde County, SDSD1,191277–

3118Harding County, NMNM617259–

3119Issaquena County, MSMS1,263254–

3120Harding County, SDSD1,331248–

3121Greeley County, KSKS1,182244–

3122Jones County, SDSD913227–

3123Billings County, NDND1,071221–

3124Petroleum County, MTMT548218–

3125Hooker County, NENE686205–

3126Terrell County, TXTX702202–

3127McMullen County, TXTX544193–

3128Roberts County, TXTX867182–

3129Banner County, NENE686179–

3130Keya Paha County, NENE792174–

3131Thomas County, NENE639173–

3132Wheeler County, NENE789166–

3133Loup County, NENE570154–

3134Slope County, NDND628142–

3135Grant County, NENE561128–

3136Borden County, TXTX567124–

3137Kenedy County, TXTX319113–

3138Arthur County, NENE396103–

3139Logan County, NENE669102–

3140Blaine County, NENE45898–

3141McPherson County, NENE36975–

3142King County, TXTX19270–

3143Kalawao County, HIHI8232–

3144Loving County, TXTX5218–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES