53/100
Composite disaster-history score. Higher than 85% of U.S. counties. The Idaho average is 26.
Our calculation — not a government figure. Method.
What goes into it
Federal disaster declarations4 since 1953
1th percentile of all counties
Severe storms (events & deaths)1 notable · 4 deaths
80th percentile of all counties
Earthquakes (M4.5+)4 · max M5.0
97th percentile of all counties
Large wildfires (1,000+ acres)2 · largest 3,536 ac
88th percentile of all counties
Weights: declarations 40%, storms 25%, earthquakes 20%, wildfires 15%. Each layer is scored by its percentile rank among all counties, on a log scale so a handful of counties with enormous counts do not flatten everyone else.
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This score summarises the past. It is not a forecast, an insurance rating, or a judgment about whether to live somewhere — for that, see FEMA's National Risk Index and current National Weather Service guidance. Sources: FEMA, USGS, NIFC, NOAA/NCEI.