NM
New Mexico
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
18
Billion-Dollar Events
$10.9B
Total Economic Impact
33
Counties
49.7
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 33 counties
Wildfire
86.61
Avg Risk Score
Drought
70.7
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
60.07
Avg Risk Score
Flooding
58.98
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
53.8
Avg Risk Score
LNDS
53.7
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Drought
9 events
$6.4B
Wildfire
5 events
$3.1B
Severe Storm
4 events
$1.4B
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 | Bernalillo | 89.47 | 7785.0% | |
| 2 | Lea | 87.66 | 9083.0% | |
| 3 | Doña Ana | 87.62 | 9898.0% | |
| 4 | Otero | 85.84 | 9220.0% | |
| 5 | Roosevelt | 84.47 | 9784.0% | |
| 6 | Santa Fe | 81.2 | 7648.0% | |
| 7 | Lincoln | 79.22 | 7107.0% | |
| 8 | Sandoval | 78.94 | 4723.0% | |
| 9 | Valencia | 73.62 | 8676.0% | |
| 10 | San Juan | 69.81 | 9335.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Wildfire
Jun 2024
$1.8B
2 fatalities
Wildfire
Apr 2022
$0.5B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jul 2021
$0.2B
Drought
Jun 2018
$0.4B
Severe Storm
May 2018
$0.2B
Severe Storm
Dec 2015
$0.2B
6 fatalities
Drought
Mar 2013
$0.5B
2 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2012
$0.9B
Drought
Jan 2012
$1.5B
6 fatalities
Wildfire
Jun 2011
$0.6B
1 fatalities
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