20 States Getting Destroyed by Natural Disasters

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15. South Carolina
> Pct. adults displaced by natural disaster in past year: 1.2% (49,941)
> Pct. displaced adults who never returned home: 91.4% (45,668)
> Largest source of displacement: Fire (9,533)
> FEMA major disaster declarations since 1953: 25

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14. Pennsylvania
> Pct. adults displaced by natural disaster in past year: 1.3% (130,042)
> Pct. displaced adults who never returned home: 8.2% (10,616)
> Largest source of displacement: Flood (107,102)
> FEMA major disaster declarations since 1953: 53

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13. Colorado
> Pct. adults displaced by natural disaster in past year: 1.3% (60,063)
> Pct. displaced adults who never returned home: 48.6% (29,176)
> Largest source of displacement: Fire (43,363)
> FEMA major disaster declarations since 1953: 24

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12. California
> Pct. adults displaced by natural disaster in past year: 1.4% (422,353)
> Pct. displaced adults who never returned home: 12.8% (54,089)
> Largest source of displacement: Fire (201,610)
> FEMA major disaster declarations since 1953: 108

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11. Alabama
> Pct. adults displaced by natural disaster in past year: 1.4% (55,610)
> Pct. displaced adults who never returned home: 21.2% (11,811)
> Largest source of displacement: Tornado (39,422)
> FEMA major disaster declarations since 1953: 75