WY
Wyoming
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
14
Billion-Dollar Events
$6.2B
Total Economic Impact
23
Counties
28.53
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 23 counties
Wildfire
78.07
Avg Risk Score
Freeze
70.17
Avg Risk Score
LNDS
58.73
Avg Risk Score
AVLN
54.66
Avg Risk Score
Winter Storm
51.57
Avg Risk Score
ERQK
49.05
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
Severe Storm
9 events
$3.2B
Drought
3 events
$2.4B
Wildfire
2 events
$0.6B
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 | Laramie | 80.59 | 2715.0% | |
| 2 | Lincoln | 69.07 | 1454.0% | |
| 3 | Teton | 68.5 | 1919.0% | |
| 4 | Campbell | 54.85 | 3227.0% | |
| 5 | Fremont | 53.48 | 7269.0% | |
| 6 | Sublette | 44.99 | 977.0% | |
| 7 | Albany | 42.83 | 2572.0% | |
| 8 | Natrona | 40.66 | 4605.0% | |
| 9 | Park | 26.44 | 703.0% | |
| 10 | Goshen | 26.25 | 4128.0% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
Severe Storm
Jun 2023
$0.9B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
May 2019
$0.5B
Severe Storm
Aug 2018
$0.3B
Severe Storm
Jul 2018
$0.3B
Severe Storm
Jun 2017
$0.2B
Severe Storm
Jul 2016
$0.2B
Wildfire
Jun 2015
$0.3B
1 fatalities
Severe Storm
Jun 2014
$0.4B
Drought
Mar 2013
$0.5B
2 fatalities
Wildfire
Jun 2012
$0.2B
1 fatalities
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