States Hit by the Most Weather Disasters in the Last Decade

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5. Tennessee
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 20
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Houston
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 35 — 6th most
> Superfund sites: 89 — 15th most
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $657 million — 18th highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $97 — 25th highest

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4. Iowa
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 21
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Winneshiek
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 19 — 10th most
> Superfund sites: 23 — 18th fewest
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $717 million — 16th highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $228 — 16th highest

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3. Mississippi
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 22
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Clay, Holmes
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 54 — 2nd most
> Superfund sites: 44 — 25th fewest
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $476 million — 23rd highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $159 — 20th highest

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2. Oklahoma
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 22
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Craig, Dewey, Roger Mills
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 41 — 4th most
> Superfund sites: 7 — 15th fewest
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $849 million — 13th highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $215 — 17th highest

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1. California
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 25
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Napa
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 15 — 17th most
> Superfund sites: 1,966 — the most
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $6.2 billion — 6th highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $157 — 21st highest