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Kansas
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
77
Billion-Dollar Events
$29.6B
Total Economic Impact
105
Counties
39.06
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 105 counties
Hail
74.87
Avg Risk Score
Drought
68.67
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
62.91
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
57.23
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
57.14
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
56.78
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
57 events
$18.3B
Drought
14 events
$10.0B
Flooding
3 events
$1.0B
Winter Storm
2 events
$0.3B
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 | Sedgwick | 94.88 | 6856.0% | |
| 2 | Johnson | 94.27 | 850.0% | |
| 3 | Wyandotte | 87.18 | 9504.0% | |
| 4 | Reno | 84.92 | 5627.0% | |
| 5 | Shawnee | 80.37 | 5067.0% | |
| 6 | Butler | 80.21 | 2718.0% | |
| 7 | Douglas | 79.64 | 2565.0% | |
| 8 | Barton | 78.87 | 6276.0% | |
| 9 | Saline | 77.89 | 5707.0% | |
| 10 | Riley | 75.72 | 5557.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
May 2025
$0.9B
Severe Storm
Apr 2025
$0.4B
Severe Storm
Jun 2024
$0.2B
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.8B
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.5B
Severe Storm
Apr 2024
$0.3B
Severe Storm
Mar 2024
$1.0B
Winter Storm
Jan 2024
$0.2B
5 fatalities
Drought
Jan 2024
$0.5B
12 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2023
$0.6B
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