Top 25 U.S. cities with the most and fewest FEMA disaster declarations per 10,000 residents. Only cities with populations above 20,000.
| # | City | Population | Declarations per 10K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 20,094 | 43.79 per 10K |
| 2 | Lennox, CA | 20,289 | 43.37 per 10K |
| 3 | Lomita, CA | 20,409 | 43.12 per 10K |
| 4 | Stevenson Ranch, CA | 21,317 | 41.28 per 10K |
| 5 | Valinda, CA | 21,626 | 40.69 per 10K |
| 6 | Willowbrook, CA | 21,642 | 40.66 per 10K |
| 7 | West Carson, CA | 21,909 | 40.17 per 10K |
| 8 | Duarte, CA | 21,921 | 40.14 per 10K |
| 9 | West Puente Valley, CA | 22,198 | 39.64 per 10K |
| 10 | Cudahy, CA | 22,325 | 39.42 per 10K |
| 11 | West Rancho Dominguez, CA | 22,560 | 39.01 per 10K |
| 12 | Calabasas, CA | 22,869 | 38.48 per 10K |
| 13 | East San Gabriel, CA | 23,521 | 37.41 per 10K |
| 14 | San Fernando, CA | 23,716 | 37.11 per 10K |
| 15 | Maywood, CA | 24,593 | 35.78 per 10K |
| 16 | West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA | 25,459 | 34.57 per 10K |
| 17 | South Pasadena, CA | 26,297 | 33.46 per 10K |
| 18 | Walnut, CA | 27,857 | 31.59 per 10K |
| 19 | East Hemet, CA | 20,292 | 31.54 per 10K |
| 20 | La Verne, CA | 30,804 | 28.57 per 10K |
| 21 | Lawndale, CA | 31,113 | 28.28 per 10K |
| 22 | Yucca Valley, CA | 21,744 | 27.59 per 10K |
| 23 | Beverly Hills, CA | 31,955 | 27.54 per 10K |
| 24 | Bell, CA | 32,830 | 26.80 per 10K |
| 25 | San Dimas, CA | 34,099 | 25.81 per 10K |
| # | City | Population | Declarations per 10K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 8,516,202 | 0.03 per 10K |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | 2,707,648 | 0.09 per 10K |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 836,321 | 0.13 per 10K |
| 4 | Denver, CO | 713,734 | 0.15 per 10K |
| 5 | Philadelphia, PA | 1,582,432 | 0.16 per 10K |
| 6 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,624,832 | 0.16 per 10K |
| 7 | Houston, TX | 2,300,419 | 0.18 per 10K |
| 8 | Charlotte, NC | 886,283 | 0.18 per 10K |
| 9 | Portland, OR | 642,715 | 0.19 per 10K |
| 10 | Albuquerque, NM | 562,488 | 0.20 per 10K |
| 11 | Indianapolis city (balance), IN | 882,043 | 0.20 per 10K |
| 12 | San Antonio, TX | 1,458,954 | 0.21 per 10K |
| 13 | Las Vegas, NV | 650,873 | 0.22 per 10K |
| 14 | Dallas, TX | 1,299,553 | 0.22 per 10K |
| 15 | Columbus, OH | 906,480 | 0.22 per 10K |
| 16 | Los Angeles, CA | 3,857,897 | 0.23 per 10K |
| 17 | El Paso, TX | 678,147 | 0.24 per 10K |
| 18 | Anchorage, AK | 289,069 | 0.24 per 10K |
| 19 | San Jose, CA | 990,054 | 0.25 per 10K |
| 20 | Boise City, ID | 235,701 | 0.25 per 10K |
| 21 | Detroit, MI | 636,644 | 0.27 per 10K |
| 22 | Tucson, AZ | 543,348 | 0.28 per 10K |
| 23 | Fort Worth, TX | 941,311 | 0.30 per 10K |
| 24 | Aurora, CO | 390,201 | 0.31 per 10K |
| 25 | Washington, DC | 672,079 | 0.34 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.