Most Disaster Declarations Per Capita

Top 25 U.S. cities with the most and fewest FEMA disaster declarations per 10,000 residents. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Most Declarations

Source: FEMA
#CityPopulationDeclarations per 10K
1La Cañada Flintridge, CA20,09443.79 per 10K
2Lennox, CA20,28943.37 per 10K
3Lomita, CA20,40943.12 per 10K
4Stevenson Ranch, CA21,31741.28 per 10K
5Valinda, CA21,62640.69 per 10K
6Willowbrook, CA21,64240.66 per 10K
7West Carson, CA21,90940.17 per 10K
8Duarte, CA21,92140.14 per 10K
9West Puente Valley, CA22,19839.64 per 10K
10Cudahy, CA22,32539.42 per 10K
11West Rancho Dominguez, CA22,56039.01 per 10K
12Calabasas, CA22,86938.48 per 10K
13East San Gabriel, CA23,52137.41 per 10K
14San Fernando, CA23,71637.11 per 10K
15Maywood, CA24,59335.78 per 10K
16West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA25,45934.57 per 10K
17South Pasadena, CA26,29733.46 per 10K
18Walnut, CA27,85731.59 per 10K
19East Hemet, CA20,29231.54 per 10K
20La Verne, CA30,80428.57 per 10K
21Lawndale, CA31,11328.28 per 10K
22Yucca Valley, CA21,74427.59 per 10K
23Beverly Hills, CA31,95527.54 per 10K
24Bell, CA32,83026.80 per 10K
25San Dimas, CA34,09925.81 per 10K

Bottom 25 — Fewest Declarations

Source: FEMA
#CityPopulationDeclarations per 10K
1New York, NY8,516,2020.03 per 10K
2Chicago, IL2,707,6480.09 per 10K
3San Francisco, CA836,3210.13 per 10K
4Denver, CO713,7340.15 per 10K
5Philadelphia, PA1,582,4320.16 per 10K
6Phoenix, AZ1,624,8320.16 per 10K
7Houston, TX2,300,4190.18 per 10K
8Charlotte, NC886,2830.18 per 10K
9Portland, OR642,7150.19 per 10K
10Albuquerque, NM562,4880.20 per 10K
11Indianapolis city (balance), IN882,0430.20 per 10K
12San Antonio, TX1,458,9540.21 per 10K
13Las Vegas, NV650,8730.22 per 10K
14Dallas, TX1,299,5530.22 per 10K
15Columbus, OH906,4800.22 per 10K
16Los Angeles, CA3,857,8970.23 per 10K
17El Paso, TX678,1470.24 per 10K
18Anchorage, AK289,0690.24 per 10K
19San Jose, CA990,0540.25 per 10K
20Boise City, ID235,7010.25 per 10K
21Detroit, MI636,6440.27 per 10K
22Tucson, AZ543,3480.28 per 10K
23Fort Worth, TX941,3110.30 per 10K
24Aurora, CO390,2010.31 per 10K
25Washington, DC672,0790.34 per 10K

La Cañada Flintridge, CA ranks #1 for most declarations among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, with a value of 43.79 per 10K. Rounding out the top cities are Lennox, CA, Lomita, CA, Stevenson Ranch, CA. On the other end, New York, NY has the fewest declarations value at 0.03 per 10K. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 20,000. Data sourced from FEMA.

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