MN
Minnesota
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
44
Billion-Dollar Events
$26.5B
Total Economic Impact
87
Counties
41.16
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 87 counties
Freeze
78.71
Avg Risk Score
Drought
66.14
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
65.61
Avg Risk Score
Hail
64.36
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
61.45
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
56.76
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
32 events
$18.2B
Drought
6 events
$3.4B
Flooding
5 events
$4.9B
Winter Storm
1 events
$0.0B
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 | Hennepin | 95.58 | 3956.0% | |
| 2 | Dakota | 92.62 | 1521.0% | |
| 3 | Ramsey | 92.11 | 6747.0% | |
| 4 | Anoka | 89.98 | 1327.0% | |
| 5 | Washington | 86.76 | 668.0% | |
| 6 | Scott | 83.04 | 964.0% | |
| 7 | Stearns | 81.1 | 3886.0% | |
| 8 | Olmsted | 80.43 | 2397.0% | |
| 9 | Wright | 79.92 | 220.0% | |
| 10 | Carver | 74.64 | 156.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
Jun 2025
$1.4B
3 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jul 2024
$0.5B
Flooding
Jun 2024
$0.2B
Severe Storm
Jun 2024
$0.2B
Severe Storm
Aug 2023
$1.8B
Flooding
Jul 2023
$0.4B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.9B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jul 2022
$0.1B
Severe Storm
May 2022
$1.2B
Severe Storm
May 2022
$0.7B
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