Places Most Vulnerable to Disaster

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5. Buffalo County, SD
> Population with at least three risk factors: 53.1%
> Median household income: $35,000 (#3,005 highest out of 3,221)
> Uninsured: 40.4% (# 03 highest out of 3,221)
> Pct. population over 65: 7.7% (#3,210 highest out of 3,221)
> Population: 49,594

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4. McKinley County, NM
> Population with at least three risk factors: 53.4%
> Median household income: $36,179 (#2,963 highest out of 3,221)
> Uninsured: 19.9% (#125 highest out of 3,221)
> Pct. population over 65: 12.3% (#3,043 highest out of 3,221)
> Population: 71,956

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3. Kusilvak Census Area, AK
> Population with at least three risk factors: 57.6%
> Median household income: $37,358 (#2,913 highest out of 3,221)
> Uninsured: 18.0% (#201 highest out of 3,221)
> Pct. population over 65: 5.8% (#3,219 highest out of 3,221)
> Population: 8,298

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2. La Salle County, TX
> Population with at least three risk factors: 58.3%
> Median household income: $47,162 (#2,215 highest out of 3,221)
> Uninsured: 23.3% (# 61 highest out of 3,221)
> Pct. population over 65: 15.8% (#2,503 highest out of 3,221)
> Population: 7,551

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1. Oglala Lakota County, SD
> Population with at least three risk factors: 58.4%
> Median household income: $31,423 (#3,090 highest out of 3,221)
> Uninsured: 37.7% (# 05 highest out of 3,221)
> Pct. population over 65: 7.1% (#3,217 highest out of 3,221)
> Population: 14,277