2025 Annual Report

America's Most Dangerous Cities

We analyzed FEMA data, climate models, and infrastructure resilience to rank the top US cities by disaster risk.

Last Updated: December 14, 2024

City / State

Risk Score / 100

#1
Los Angeles, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#2
Long Beach, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#3
Santa Clarita, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#4
Glendale, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#5
Lancaster, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#6
Palmdale, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#7
Pomona, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#8
Torrance, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#9
Pasadena, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#10
East Los Angeles, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#11
Downey, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#12
West Covina, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#13
El Monte, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#14
Inglewood, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#15
Burbank, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#16
Norwalk, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#17
Compton, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#18
Carson, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
100.000
#19
Houston, TX
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.955
#20
Pasadena, TX
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.955
#21
Atascocita, TX
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.955
#22
Riverside, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#23
Indio, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#24
Moreno Valley, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#25
Hemet, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#26
Corona, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#27
Murrieta, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#28
Temecula, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#29
Menifee, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#30
Jurupa Valley, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.892
#31
Victorville, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#32
San Bernardino, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#33
Fontana, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#34
Ontario, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#35
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#36
Rialto, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#37
Hesperia, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.828
#38
Oakland, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.784
#39
Fremont, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.784
#40
Hayward, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.784
#41
Berkeley, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.784
#42
San Jose, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.758
#43
Sunnyvale, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.758
#44
Santa Clara, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.758
#45
Gilroy, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.758
#46
Miami, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.706
#47
Hialeah, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.706
#48
Miami Gardens, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.706
#49
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#50
Pembroke Pines, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#51
Hollywood, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#52
Miramar, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#53
Coral Springs, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#54
Pompano Beach, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#55
Davie, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#56
Sunrise, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#57
Plantation, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.644
#58
Mission Viejo, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#59
Anaheim, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#60
Santa Ana, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#61
Irvine, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#62
Huntington Beach, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#63
Garden Grove, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#64
Fullerton, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#65
Orange, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#66
Costa Mesa, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.612
#67
San Diego, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#68
Chula Vista, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#69
Oceanside, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#70
Escondido, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#71
Carlsbad, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#72
El Cajon, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#73
Vista, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#74
San Marcos, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.555
#75
West Palm Beach, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.519
#76
Boca Raton, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.519
#77
Seattle, WA
Top Risk: Volcano
Risk Score
99.511
#78
Bellevue, WA
Top Risk: Volcano
Risk Score
99.511
#79
Kent, WA
Top Risk: Volcano
Risk Score
99.511
#80
Renton, WA
Top Risk: Volcano
Risk Score
99.511
#81
Federal Way, WA
Top Risk: Volcano
Risk Score
99.511
#82
Chicago, IL
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.466
#83
Tampa, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.339
#84
Brandon, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.339
#85
Riverview, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.339
#86
Galveston, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
99.314
#87
League City, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
99.314
#88
Concord, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.289
#89
Antioch, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.289
#90
Richmond, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
99.289
#91
Cape Coral, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.231
#92
Bonita Springs, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.231
#93
Lehigh Acres, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
99.231
#94
Oxnard, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.086
#95
Thousand Oaks, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.086
#96
Simi Valley, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.086
#97
San Buenaventura, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
99.086
#98
Charleston, SC
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.030
#99
North Charleston, SC
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.030
#100
Mount Pleasant, SC
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
99.030
#101
Las Vegas, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#102
Henderson, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#103
North Las Vegas, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#104
Enterprise, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#105
Spring Valley, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#106
Sunrise Manor, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#107
Paradise, NV
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
99.003
#108
Palm Bay, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
98.950
#109
Plano, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
98.940
#110
Frisco, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
98.940
#111
McKinney, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
98.940
#112
Allen, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
98.940
#113
San Mateo, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.896
#114
Daly City, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.896
#115
Santa Barbara, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
98.871
#116
Santa Maria, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
98.871
#117
Memphis, TN
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
98.858
#118
St. Petersburg, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
98.736
#119
Clearwater, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
98.736
#120
Dallas, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#121
Irving, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#122
Garland, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#123
Grand Prairie, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#124
Mesquite, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#125
Carrollton, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#126
Richardson, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
98.725
#127
Pearland, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
98.719
#128
Santa Rosa, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.580
#129
Bakersfield, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
98.415
#130
Sugar Land, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
98.390
#131
Baton Rouge, LA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
98.390
#132
Myrtle Beach, SC
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
98.313
#133
Salt Lake City, UT
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.308
#134
West Valley City, UT
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.308
#135
West Jordan, UT
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.308
#136
Sandy, UT
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.308
#137
Fort Worth, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
98.302
#138
Arlington, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
98.302
#139
San Francisco, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
98.283
#140
Mobile, AL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
97.968
#141
McAllen, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.968
#142
Edinburg, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.968
#143
Tacoma, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.943
#144
Reno, NV
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
97.924
#145
Sparks, NV
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
97.924
#146
Orlando, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
97.834
#147
Portland, OR
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
97.821
#148
Gresham, OR
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
97.821
#149
Savannah, GA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
97.818
#150
Wilmington, NC
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
97.545
#151
San Antonio, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
97.534
#152
Denton, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
97.452
#153
Lewisville, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
97.452
#154
Philadelphia, PA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.421
#155
Salinas, CA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
97.418
#156
Seaside, CA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
97.418
#157
Brownsville, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
97.402
#158
Harlingen, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
97.402
#159
Brooklyn, NY
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.220
#160
Port St. Lucie, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
97.148
#161
Winter Haven, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
97.143
#162
Lakeland, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
97.143
#163
Vallejo, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.107
#164
Fairfield, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.107
#165
Vacaville, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
97.107
#166
Lafayette, LA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
97.075
#167
Fresno, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.025
#168
Clovis, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
97.025
#169
Metairie, LA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
96.823
#170
Pensacola, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
96.810
#171
Mandeville, LA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
96.800
#172
Slidell, LA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
96.800
#173
Marysville, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.687
#174
Everett, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.687
#175
Jacksonville, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
96.671
#176
Beaumont, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
96.637
#177
Port Arthur, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
96.637
#178
Jacksonville, NC
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
96.543
#179
Santa Cruz, CA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
96.422
#180
Stockton, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.418
#181
Tracy, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.418
#182
Manteca, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.418
#183
Sacramento, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.281
#184
Elk Grove, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.281
#185
Arden-Arcade, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.281
#186
Deltona, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
96.253
#187
New York, NY
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.250
#188
Queens, NY
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.250
#189
Phoenix, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#190
Mesa, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#191
Chandler, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#192
Gilbert, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#193
Glendale, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#194
Scottsdale, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#195
Peoria, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#196
Tempe, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#197
Surprise, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#198
Goodyear, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#199
Buckeye, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.181
#200
Corpus Christi, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.131
#201
Hillsboro, OR
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.019
#202
Beaverton, OR
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
96.019
#203
Oklahoma City, OK
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.019
#204
Edmond, OK
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
96.019
#205
Panama City, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
95.982
#206
Austin, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
95.552
#207
Eugene, OR
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
95.495
#208
Lake Charles, LA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
95.371
#209
Chico, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
95.365
#210
Provo, UT
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
95.353
#211
Orem, UT
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
95.353
#212
Tulsa, OK
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
95.315
#213
Broken Arrow, OK
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
95.315
#214
The Woodlands, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
95.204
#215
Conroe, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
95.204
#216
Detroit, MI
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
95.123
#217
Dearborn, MI
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
95.123
#218
Livonia, MI
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
95.123
#219
Salem, OR
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
95.094
#220
Gulfport, MS
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
95.092
#221
Nashville, TN
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
94.974
#222
New Orleans, LA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
94.893
#223
Birmingham, AL
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
94.856
#224
Hoover, AL
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
94.856
#225
South Lyon, MI
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
94.499
#226
Bronx, NY
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
94.472
#227
Ocala, FL
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
94.349
#228
Louisville, KY
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
94.238
#229
Manhattan, NY
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
94.225
#230
Olympia, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
94.120
#231
St. George, UT
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
94.003
#232
Visalia, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
93.960
#233
Lubbock, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
93.935
#234
Kansas City, MO
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
93.873
#235
Independence, MO
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
93.873
#236
Lee's Summit, MO
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
93.873
#237
Cambridge, MA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
93.796
#238
Lowell, MA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
93.796
#239
Houma, LA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
93.757
#240
Omaha, NE
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
93.756
#241
Minneapolis, MN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
93.701
#242
St. Louis, MO
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
93.584
#243
Modesto, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
93.504
#244
Vancouver, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
93.492
#245
Jersey City, NJ
Top Risk: Coastal Flooding
Risk Score
93.179
#246
Little Rock, AR
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
93.068
#247
Redding, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
93.018
#248
Merced, CA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
92.988
#249
Tucson, AZ
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
92.939
#250
Yuba City, CA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
92.853
#251
Naperville, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
92.749
#252
Wichita, KS
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
92.630
#253
Warren, MI
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
92.593
#254
Sterling Heights, MI
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
92.593
#255
Leesburg, FL
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
92.510
#256
Lakewood, CO
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
92.479
#257
Arvada, CO
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
92.479
#258
Spring Hill, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
92.432
#259
Anchorage, AK
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
92.180
#260
Overland Park, KS
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
92.143
#261
Olathe, KS
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
92.143
#262
El Paso, TX
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
92.025
#263
Kissimmee, FL
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
92.015
#264
Honolulu, HI
Top Risk: Tsunami
Risk Score
91.844
#265
Kailua, HI
Top Risk: Tsunami
Risk Score
91.844
#266
Aurora, CO
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
91.838
#267
Centennial, CO
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
91.838
#268
Bremerton, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
91.698
#269
Ogden, UT
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
91.180
#270
Milwaukee, WI
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
91.077
#271
Colorado Springs, CO
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.991
#272
Round Lake Beach, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
90.907
#273
Fort Collins, CO
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.886
#274
Lynn, MA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.812
#275
Columbia, SC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
90.774
#276
Greenville, NC
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
90.713
#277
Baltimore, MD
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
90.695
#278
Tallahassee, FL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
90.683
#279
Joliet, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
90.622
#280
Cincinnati, OH
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
90.598
#281
Gainesville, FL
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
90.543
#282
Denver, CO
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
90.283
#283
Indianapolis, IN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
90.277
#284
Yonkers, NY
Top Risk: Coastal Flooding
Risk Score
90.226
#285
St. Augustine, FL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.203
#286
Raleigh, NC
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.186
#287
Cary, NC
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.186
#288
Thornton, CO
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.136
#289
Westminster, CO
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
90.136
#290
Lincoln, NE
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
90.130
#291
Yakima, WA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
89.950
#292
San Tan Valley, AZ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
89.939
#293
Medford, OR
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
89.902
#294
Iowa City, IA
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
89.806
#295
Sioux Falls, SD
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
89.656
#296
Trenton, NJ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
89.433
#297
O'Fallon, MO
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
89.427
#298
Killeen, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
89.324
#299
Temple, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
89.324
#300
Newark, NJ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
89.306
#301
Chattanooga, TN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
88.862
#302
Jackson, MS
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
88.820
#303
Columbus, OH
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
88.712
#304
Elizabeth, NJ
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
88.706
#305
St. Paul, MN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
88.664
#306
Worcester, MA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.504
#307
Leominster, MA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.504
#308
Atlanta, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.473
#309
South Fulton, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.473
#310
Sandy Springs, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.473
#311
Roswell, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.473
#312
Charlotte, NC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
88.339
#313
Fayetteville, NC
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
88.312
#314
Springfield, MO
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
88.297
#315
Cedar Rapids, IA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
88.233
#316
Quincy, MA
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
88.217
#317
Amarillo, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
87.881
#318
Boston, MA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
87.863
#319
Fayetteville, AR
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
87.744
#320
Yuma, AZ
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
87.577
#321
Des Moines, IA
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
87.535
#322
Huntsville, AL
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
87.498
#323
Cleveland, OH
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
87.321
#324
Washington, DC
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
87.220
#325
Staten Island, NY
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
86.905
#326
Madison, WI
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
86.852
#327
Bellingham, WA
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
86.461
#328
New Braunfels, TX
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
86.372
#329
Waco, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
86.289
#330
Fargo, ND
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
86.024
#331
Aurora, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
85.888
#332
Elgin, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
85.888
#333
Brockton, MA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
85.831
#334
Evansville, IN
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
85.711
#335
Shreveport, LA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
85.646
#336
Norfolk, VA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
85.498
#337
Rockford, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
85.435
#338
Knoxville, TN
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
85.152
#339
Norman, OK
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
85.070
#340
Harrisburg, PA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
84.853
#341
Boulder, CO
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
84.765
#342
Lafayette, CO
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
84.765
#343
Longmont, CO
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
84.765
#344
Prescott Valley, AZ
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
84.765
#345
Flint, MI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
84.672
#346
Roseville, CA
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
84.578
#347
Albuquerque, NM
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
84.514
#348
Paterson, NJ
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
84.408
#349
Chesapeake, VA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
84.382
#350
Providence, RI
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
84.327
#351
Augusta, GA
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
84.320
#352
Greeley, CO
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
84.262
#353
Longview, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
84.099
#354
Nashua, NH
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
84.042
#355
Manchester, NH
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
84.042
#356
Midland, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
83.930
#357
Lancaster, PA
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
83.854
#358
Greenville, SC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
83.824
#359
Mauldin, SC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
83.824
#360
Grand Rapids, MI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
83.755
#361
Reading, PA
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
83.726
#362
Rock Hill, SC
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
83.586
#363
Boise, ID
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
83.342
#364
Meridian, ID
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
83.342
#365
Newport News, VA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
83.335
#366
Lexington, KY
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
83.023
#367
Middletown, OH
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
82.878
#368
New Bedford, MA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
82.841
#369
Fall River, MA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
82.841
#370
Round Rock, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
82.831
#371
Springfield, IL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
82.756
#372
Kansas City, KS
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
82.698
#373
Columbia, MO
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
82.300
#374
Kennewick, WA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
82.207
#375
Murfreesboro, TN
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
81.884
#376
Greensboro, NC
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
81.367
#377
High Point, NC
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
81.367
#378
Las Cruces, NM
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
81.224
#379
Logan, UT
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
81.172
#380
Tuscaloosa, AL
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
80.960
#381
Durham, NC
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
80.908
#382
Virginia Beach, VA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
80.809
#383
Palm Coast, FL
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
80.694
#384
Hampton, VA
Top Risk: Coastal Flooding
Risk Score
80.576
#385
Fort Wayne, IN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
80.388
#386
Fishers, IN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
80.189
#387
Carmel, IN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
80.189
#388
Montgomery, AL
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
80.018
#389
Buffalo, NY
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
79.722
#390
Monroe, LA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
79.563
#391
Akron, OH
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
79.529
#392
Odessa, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
79.274
#393
Portland, ME
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
79.241
#394
Champaign, IL
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
79.166
#395
Clarksville, TN
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
79.010
#396
Fort Smith, AR
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
78.449
#397
Spartanburg, SC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
78.378
#398
College Station, TX
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
78.224
#399
Ann Arbor, MI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
78.016
#400
Peoria, IL
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
77.999
#401
Abilene, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
77.387
#402
Dayton, OH
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
77.315
#403
Toledo, OH
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
76.990
#404
Binghamton, NY
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
76.856
#405
Dover, DE
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
76.511
#406
Sioux City, IA
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
76.266
#407
Allentown, PA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
75.795
#408
Lansing, MI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
75.678
#409
Waterloo, IA
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
75.496
#410
Gastonia, NC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
75.382
#411
Portsmouth, NH
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
75.135
#412
Bowling Green, KY
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
75.027
#413
York, PA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
74.722
#414
Santa Fe, NM
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
74.515
#415
Portsmouth, VA
Top Risk: Coastal Flooding
Risk Score
74.428
#416
Asheville, NC
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
74.370
#417
Highlands Ranch, CO
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
74.240
#418
Gainesville, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
74.203
#419
Wichita Falls, TX
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
74.191
#420
Springfield, MA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
74.019
#421
Topeka, KS
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
73.764
#422
Spokane, WA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
73.731
#423
Spokane Valley, WA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
73.731
#424
Canton, OH
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
73.639
#425
Concord, NC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
73.514
#426
Davenport, IA
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
73.398
#427
Winston-Salem, NC
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
73.259
#428
Charleston, WV
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
73.118
#429
Bend, OR
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
72.865
#430
St. Cloud, MN
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
72.811
#431
Rochester, MN
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
72.713
#432
Bloomington, IL
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
72.236
#433
Kalamazoo, MI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
71.697
#434
Columbia, MD
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
71.068
#435
Pittsburgh, PA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
70.749
#436
Pueblo, CO
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
70.746
#437
Rio Rancho, NM
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
70.714
#438
San Angelo, TX
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
70.661
#439
Lawrence, KS
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
70.495
#440
Hickory, NC
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
70.325
#441
Bismarck, ND
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
70.244
#442
Lafayette, IN
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
69.972
#443
Frederick, MD
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
69.813
#444
Suffolk, VA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
69.725
#445
Holland, MI
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
69.627
#446
Missoula, MT
Top Risk: Wildfire
Risk Score
69.345
#447
Saginaw, MI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
69.023
#448
Scranton, PA
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
68.891
#449
Kenosha, WI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
68.806
#450
Green Bay, WI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
68.616
#451
Poughkeepsie, NY
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
67.430
#452
Syracuse, NY
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
66.817
#453
Macon, GA
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
66.029
#454
Elkhart, IN
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
65.562
#455
Albany, NY
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
65.532
#456
Burlington, NC
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
65.099
#457
Racine, WI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
65.022
#458
Lorain, OH
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
64.658
#459
Youngstown, OH
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
64.509
#460
Rochester, NY
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
62.145
#461
Utica, NY
Top Risk: River Flooding
Risk Score
61.990
#462
La Crosse, WI
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
61.906
#463
South Bend, IN
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
60.942
#464
Idaho Falls, ID
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
60.868
#465
Warner Robins, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
60.792
#466
Arlington, VA
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
60.728
#467
Auburn, AL
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
60.160
#468
Waldorf, MD
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
60.009
#469
Richmond, VA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
59.290
#470
Erie, PA
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
58.674
#471
Columbus, GA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
58.013
#472
Appleton, WI
Top Risk: Tornado
Risk Score
57.650
#473
Laredo, TX
Top Risk: Hurricane
Risk Score
57.498
#474
Duluth, MN
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
57.117
#475
Hagerstown, MD
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
57.052
#476
Alexandria, VA
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
56.855
#477
Bloomington, IN
Top Risk: Earthquake
Risk Score
55.506
#478
Nampa, ID
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
55.240
#479
Eau Claire, WI
Top Risk: Ice Storm
Risk Score
55.212
#480
Tyler, TX
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
54.825
#481
Athens, GA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
54.753
#482
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
49.741
#483
Billings, MT
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
48.409
#484
Muskegon, MI
Top Risk: Winter Weather
Risk Score
48.392
#485
Johnson City, TN
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
42.629
#486
Kingsport, TN
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
39.848
#487
Grand Junction, CO
Top Risk: Heat Wave
Risk Score
36.853
#488
Roanoke, VA
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
34.018
#489
Lynchburg, VA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
32.811
#490
Huntington, WV
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
32.529
#491
Burlington, VT
Top Risk: Landslide
Risk Score
26.436
#492
Charlottesville, VA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
18.492
#493
Fredericksburg, VA
Top Risk: Lightning
Risk Score
13.711

Methodology & Sources

This ranking is based on composite risk scores calculated using data from the FEMA National Risk Index, NOAA Climate Normals, and USGS Seismic Hazard Models. Scores represent a weighted average of Expected Annual Loss (EAL), Social Vulnerability, and Community Resilience.

Data Sources:FEMA NRI •NOAA •USGS