State rankings
Natural Disasters by State
Texas has the highest FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026 (2,783), followed by Kentucky (2,483) and Missouri (2,041). District of Columbia has the lowest (16).
51 of 51 states
FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026
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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
603
Middle half 248 – 1,148
Average
769
51 states
Highest
2,783
Texas
Lowest
16
District of Columbia
Data
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51 states · # = rank by FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas | 2,783 | 190 | 4.2 | $300.0B-$440.0B |
| 2 |  Kentucky | 2,483 | 92 | 2.0 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 3 |  Missouri | 2,041 | 120 | 2.7 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 4 |  Oklahoma | 1,539 | 115 | 2.6 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 5 |  Iowa | 1,520 | 86 | 1.9 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 6 |  Kansas | 1,499 | 102 | 2.3 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 7 |  California | 1,449 | 46 | 1.0 | $100.0B-$200.0B |
| 8 |  Tennessee | 1,320 | 116 | 2.6 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 9 |  Virginia | 1,273 | 116 | 2.6 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 10 |  North Dakota | 1,271 | 24 | 0.5 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 11 |  Nebraska | 1,205 | 66 | 1.5 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 12 |  Indiana | 1,201 | 100 | 2.2 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 13 |  Minnesota | 1,185 | 62 | 1.4 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 14 |  South Dakota | 1,111 | 36 | 0.8 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 15 |  Arkansas | 1,065 | 97 | 2.2 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 16 |  New York | 1,055 | 95 | 2.1 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 17 |  West Virginia | 998 | 47 | 1.0 | $5.0B-$10.0B |
| 18 |  Washington | 935 | 36 | 0.8 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 19 |  Ohio | 922 | 105 | 2.3 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 20 |  Florida | 904 | 94 | 2.1 | $300.0B-$460.0B |
| 21 |  Mississippi | 902 | 108 | 2.4 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 22 |  Illinois | 840 | 128 | 2.8 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 23 |  Louisiana | 834 | 106 | 2.4 | $300.0B-$320.0B |
| 24 |  Pennsylvania | 796 | 114 | 2.5 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 24 |  Alabama | 796 | 116 | 2.6 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 26 |  Georgia | 603 | 134 | 3.0 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 27 |  Wisconsin | 564 | 63 | 1.4 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 28 |  Oregon | 548 | 41 | 0.9 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 29 |  Michigan | 497 | 60 | 1.3 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 30 |  Colorado | 473 | 76 | 1.7 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 31 |  Montana | 454 | 37 | 0.8 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 32 |  North Carolina | 415 | 121 | 2.7 | $100.0B-$200.0B |
| 33 |  Maine | 374 | 19 | 0.4 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 34 |  New Mexico | 352 | 38 | 0.8 | $5.0B-$10.0B |
| 35 |  New Jersey | 338 | 75 | 1.7 | $50.0B-$100.0B |
| 36 |  Vermont | 310 | 19 | 0.4 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 37 |  Arizona | 251 | 34 | 0.8 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 37 |  Massachusetts | 251 | 45 | 1.0 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 39 |  Maryland | 245 | 85 | 1.9 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 40 |  New Hampshire | 235 | 21 | 0.5 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 40 |  Alaska | 235 | 8 | 0.2 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 42 |  Idaho | 223 | 32 | 0.7 | $5.0B-$10.0B |
| 43 |  Nevada | 184 | 27 | 0.6 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 44 |  South Carolina | 174 | 101 | 2.2 | $20.0B-$50.0B |
| 45 |  Utah | 168 | 25 | 0.6 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 46 |  Connecticut | 144 | 45 | 1.0 | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 47 |  Wyoming | 79 | 32 | 0.7 | $5.0B-$10.0B |
| 48 |  Hawaii | 75 | 2 | — | $10.0B-$20.0B |
| 49 |  Rhode Island | 65 | 33 | 0.7 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 50 |  Delaware | 22 | 35 | 0.8 | $2.0B-$5.0B |
| 51 |  District of Columbia | 16 | — | — | $2.0B-$5.0B |
What correlates with FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026?
Pearson r against 2,090 other state metrics sharing at least 31 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 FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026 tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026 tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
- Emergency Preparedness Rank WalletHubSafest States in the USA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.61 · strong · n = 50
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- Price Level (Other Services)Cost of Living by State (Regional Price Parities)Plotr = −0.54 · strong · n = 51
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- Culture and Diversity RankBest States to RetireA rank: rank 1 is the bestPlotr = +0.51 · strong · n = 50
- Transgender % of Total Pop. Age 25-64 (2016-2021)What Percentage of the Population is Transgender?Plotr = −0.49 · moderate · n = 51
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026?
- Texas has the highest FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026, at 2,783, followed by Kentucky (2,483) and Missouri (2,041).
- Which state has the lowest FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026?
- District of Columbia has the lowest FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026, at 16.
- What is the median FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2026 across US states?
- The median is 603 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this natural disasters by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters - NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; Every FEMA emergency declared since 1953: US Tornadoes, fires and floods mapped and listed - Guardian; OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2.