Which state has the highest Floods 2022?

Iowa has the highest Floods 2022, at 561, followed by North Dakota (481) and Minnesota (471).

Which state has the lowest Floods 2022?

Delaware has the lowest Floods 2022, at 3.

What is the median Floods 2022 across US states?

The median is 105 across the 49 US states with data.

Where does this floods by state data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Every Fema emergency declared since 1953: US Tornadoes, fires and floods mapped and listed - The Guardian; Flood Insurance - FEMA; Analysis of Flood Fatalities in the United States, 1959–2019 - MDPI; Facts about floods: Insurance data & statistics for 2023 - Policygenious.

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Floods by State

Name: Floods by State
Creator: Rankodex

Iowa has the highest Floods 2022 (561), followed by North Dakota (481) and Minnesota (471). Delaware has the lowest (3).

Environment50 states · 5 metricsUpdated May 20, 2023Original page

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one state; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

105

Middle half 54 – 238

Average

154

49 states

Highest

561

Iowa

Lowest

Delaware

Data

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50 states · # = rank by Floods 2022

#
1	Iowa	561	52	0.3	2%	$819
2	North Dakota	481	15	0.37	5%	$805
3	Minnesota	471	59	0.23	3%	$823
4	Texas	360	1,069	1.08	17.0%	$843
5	Missouri	282	172	0.52	2%	$1,009
6	Virginia	280	265	0.81	5%	$907
7	South Dakota	271	249	5.99	6%	$924
8	Pennsylvania	269	277	0.38	4%	$1,030
9	Kentucky	257	178	0.77	6%	$1,057
10	Nebraska	250	23	0.22	1%	$934
11	California	243	339	0.24	7%	$859
12	Illinois	241	95	0.13	1%	$1,026
13	West Virginia	238	189	1.68	11.0%	$1,037
14	Arkansas	235	139	0.9	9%	$917
15	Washington	214	31	0.12	4%	$930
16	Oklahoma	207	157	0.77	10.0%	$906
17	Louisiana	206	693	2.58	11.0%	$856
18	Tennessee	201	153	0.51	8%	$875
19	Kansas	178	69	0.45	6%	$858
20	Indiana	177	85	0.24	7%	$987
21	New York	161	199	0.18	3%	$1,304
22	Wisconsin	153	22	0.07	3%	$869
23	Michigan	125	32	0.06	—	$886
24	Ohio	116	179	0.27	3%	$937
25	Oregon	105	67	0.47	4%	$921
26	Alabama	104	87	0.35	6%	$986
27	Colorado	98	204	1.24	6%	$945
28	Maine	96	11	0.15	—	$1,078
29	Arizona	75	187	1.2	14.0%	$852
30	Florida	73	66	0.09	9%	$964
31	New Jersey	70	75	0.17	2%	$1,209
31	Vermont	70	20	0.62	2%	$1,059
33	Mississippi	68	266	0.49	9%	$880
34	Montana	63	48	1.07	2%	$920
35	Georgia	62	123	0.34	9%	$856
36	New Mexico	55	84	0.98	8%	$944
37	Maryland	54	76	0.29	-2%	$855
38	Idaho	51	2	0.02	8%	$881
39	Utah	48	49	0.45	3%	$716
40	New Hampshire	47	12	0.19	-2%	$1,017
41	North Carolina	43	181	0.42	5%	$920
42	Massachusetts	42	11	0.03	1%	$1,418
43	Alaska	37	—	—	-15.0%	$747
44	South Carolina	18	78	0.38	2%	$852
44	Nevada	18	32	0.58	5%	$805
46	Connecticut	17	15	0.08	—	$1,557
46	Wyoming	17	22	0.79	-3%	$868
48	Hawaii	11	—	—	6%	$1,399
49	Delaware	3	18	0.52	4%	$1,077
—	Rhode Island	—	—	—	-4%	$1,289

What correlates with Floods 2022?

Pearson r against 2,096 other state metrics sharing at least 30 states. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Floods 2022 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

FEMA Flood Declarations 1953-2026Natural Disasters by State
r = +0.97 · very strong · n = 49
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FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026Natural Disasters by State
r = +0.75 · very strong · n = 49
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Population < 5kSmall Towns by State
r = +0.64 · strong · n = 44
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Total Sales (in $1000s)Farm Count by State
r = +0.63 · strong · n = 49
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Oat Acres HarvestedOat Production by State
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 46
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Total Area Used for FarmlandStates with the Most Farmland
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 49
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Floods 2022 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Birthplace DiversityMost Diverse US StatesA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.53 · strong · n = 49
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Price Level (Other Services)Cost of Living by State (Regional Price Parities)
r = −0.52 · strong · n = 49
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Debt-To-Income Ratio HighDebt by State
r = −0.51 · strong · n = 49
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Public Land - BLMPublic Land by State
r = −0.47 · moderate · n = 30
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Transgender % of Total Pop. Age 25-64 (2016-2021)What Percentage of the Population is Transgender?
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 49
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Social and Civic Racial Progress RankLeast Racist StatesA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.45 · moderate · n = 49
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Quick answers

Which state has the highest Floods 2022?: Iowa has the highest Floods 2022, at 561, followed by North Dakota (481) and Minnesota (471).
Which state has the lowest Floods 2022?: Delaware has the lowest Floods 2022, at 3.
What is the median Floods 2022 across US states?: The median is 105 across the 49 US states with data.
Where does this floods by state data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Every Fema emergency declared since 1953: US Tornadoes, fires and floods mapped and listed - The Guardian; Flood Insurance - FEMA; Analysis of Flood Fatalities in the United States, 1959–2019 - MDPI; Facts about floods: Insurance data & statistics for 2023 - Policygenious.