The Riskiest Places to Live in America

The nine natural hazards included are: flood, wildfire, tornado, storm surge, earthquake, straight-line wind, hurricane wind, hail and sinkhole. Scores were assigned on a scale of 0 through 100.

Here are the 10 riskiest states:

1. Florida, 94.51
2. Rhode Island, 79.67
3. Louisiana, 79.23
4. California, 75.56
5. Massachusetts, 72.12
6. Kansas, 69.51
7. Connecticut, 69.04
8. Oklahoma, 66.82
9. South Carolina, 66.38
10. Delaware, 65.38

The 10 least risky states are:

1. Michigan, 20.22
2. West Virginia, 20.67
3. New York, 24.97
4. North Dakota, 27.5
5. Vermont, 28.31
6. Pennsylvania, 28.79
7. Wyoming, 30.24
8. Maine, 31.64
9. Ohio, 34.61
10. Minnesota, 36.42

Florida’s high ranking is the result of a potential for hurricanes, storm surges, sinkholes, flooding and wildfires. Michigan’s low ranking reflects little exposure to natural hazards other than flooding. CoreLogic has prepared the following map to illustrate the hazard scores.

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