States With the Most Weather Disasters Over the Past Decade: All 50 States Ranked

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15. Arkansas
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 16
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Madison, Searcy
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 18 — 13th most
> Superfund sites: 6 — 14th fewest
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $244 million — 19th lowest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $81 — 24th lowest

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14. Kentucky
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 16
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Lawrence, Magoffin
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 19 — 10th most
> Superfund sites: N/A
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $470 million — 24th highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $105 — 24th highest

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13. New Hampshire
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 16
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Grafton
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 7 — 25th fewest
> Superfund sites: 3 — 10th fewest
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $74 million — 11th lowest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $55 — 18th lowest

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12. New York
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 16
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Herkimer, Suffolk
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 16 — 16th most
> Superfund sites: 868 — 4th most
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $26.3 billion — the highest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $1348 — 2nd highest

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11. Washington
> Climate disaster declarations (2011-2021): 16
> County(s) with the highest disaster occurrences: Lewis
> County(s) with five or more disasters: 12 — 20th most
> Superfund sites: 145 — 8th most
> FEMA and HUD total cost (2011-2021): $267 million — 20th lowest
> FEMA and HUD cost per capita (2011-2021): $36 — 12th lowest