KY
Kentucky
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
59
Billion-Dollar Events
$40.6B
Total Economic Impact
120
Counties
41.5
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 120 counties
Strong Wind
69.26
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
63.88
Avg Risk Score
LNDS
57.82
Avg Risk Score
Heat Wave
56.94
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
53.79
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
52.68
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
44 events
$20.0B
Winter Storm
6 events
$2.1B
Drought
3 events
$0.7B
Flooding
3 events
$1.8B
Freeze
2 events
$0.2B
Tropical Cyclone
1 events
$15.6B
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 | Jefferson | 95.96 | 6146.0% | |
| 2 | McCracken | 89.72 | 5573.0% | |
| 3 | Fayette | 88.29 | 5719.0% | |
| 4 | Christian | 84.31 | 9258.0% | |
| 5 | Graves | 83.77 | 7253.0% | |
| 6 | Daviess | 83.23 | 6120.0% | |
| 7 | Warren | 83.01 | 7266.0% | |
| 8 | Calloway | 76.04 | 4017.0% | |
| 9 | Hopkins | 75.41 | 6439.0% | |
| 10 | Boone | 75.15 | 1496.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
May 2025
$5.9B
29 fatalities
Severe Storm
Apr 2025
$0.7B
4 fatalities
Severe Storm
Mar 2025
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Feb 2025
$0.3B
3 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.6B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2024
$0.5B
Severe Storm
Feb 2024
$0.3B
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.9B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2023
$0.3B
Severe Storm
Apr 2023
$0.4B
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