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North Dakota
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
16
Billion-Dollar Events
$8.2B
Total Economic Impact
53
Counties
33.65
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 53 counties
Winter Storm
89.88
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
84.56
Avg Risk Score
ISTM
77.33
Avg Risk Score
Hail
65.64
Avg Risk Score
Wildfire
59.24
Avg Risk Score
Strong Wind
55.18
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Drought
7 events
$4.1B
Severe Storm
4 events
$0.9B
Flooding
3 events
$2.9B
Wildfire
1 events
$0.3B
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 | Cass | 90.87 | 2177.0% | |
| 2 | Grand Forks | 82.91 | 3440.0% | |
| 3 | Burleigh | 77.66 | 2024.0% | |
| 4 | Richland | 76.9 | 2260.0% | |
| 5 | Ward | 75.63 | 2524.0% | |
| 6 | Williams | 71.78 | 4491.0% | |
| 7 | Morton | 70.06 | 512.0% | |
| 8 | Stutsman | 65.73 | 3816.0% | |
| 9 | Walsh | 63.03 | 3456.0% | |
| 10 | Rolette | 62.49 | 8813.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
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