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Arkansas
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
68
Billion-Dollar Events
$33.6B
Total Economic Impact
75
Counties
58.48
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 75 counties
ISTM
77.4
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
76.28
Avg Risk Score
Heat Wave
69.05
Avg Risk Score
Tornado
66.96
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
66.48
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
65.65
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
43 events
$14.2B
Flooding
9 events
$5.4B
Drought
8 events
$3.3B
Winter Storm
5 events
$2.3B
Tropical Cyclone
2 events
$8.2B
Freeze
1 events
$0.1B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pulaski | 95.07 | 7635.0% | |
| 2 | Craighead | 92.33 | 7880.0% | |
| 3 | Washington | 91.03 | 7852.0% | |
| 4 | Faulkner | 89.18 | 5185.0% | |
| 5 | Mississippi | 88.99 | 9227.0% | |
| 6 | White | 87.75 | 8100.0% | |
| 7 | Benton | 87.56 | 3300.0% | |
| 8 | Garland | 86.13 | 8902.0% | |
| 9 | Jefferson | 84.25 | 9440.0% | |
| 10 | Sebastian | 83.93 | 8511.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
Apr 2025
$0.7B
4 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$1.7B
7 fatalities
Tropical Cyclone
Jul 2024
$2.4B
15 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.6B
2 fatalities
Winter Storm
Jan 2024
$0.2B
5 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.9B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.5B
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.4B
Severe Storm
Apr 2023
$0.2B
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