MI
Michigan
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
35
Billion-Dollar Events
$9.3B
Total Economic Impact
83
Counties
35.54
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 83 counties
Freeze
70.63
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
60.19
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
58.85
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
52.95
Avg Risk Score
Hail
52.52
Avg Risk Score
Tornado
50.93
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
25 events
$5.7B
Flooding
4 events
$2.3B
Winter Storm
4 events
$0.4B
Drought
2 events
$0.8B
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 | Wayne | 96.69 | 8714.0% | |
| 2 | Oakland | 96.09 | 1464.0% | |
| 3 | Macomb | 94.75 | 3864.0% | |
| 4 | Genesee | 89.28 | 6766.0% | |
| 5 | Kent | 88.67 | 4739.0% | |
| 6 | Washtenaw | 84.82 | 2568.0% | |
| 7 | Ingham | 82.95 | 5917.0% | |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 80.56 | 4516.0% | |
| 9 | Saginaw | 79.03 | 6550.0% | |
| 10 | Livingston | 78.43 | 54.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
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