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Clark County Disaster Risk Profile

Population 2,265,926

62/100

Composite disaster-history score. Higher than 95% of U.S. counties. The Nevada average is 41.

Our calculation — not a government figure. Method.

What goes into it

Federal disaster declarations14 since 1953
19th percentile of all counties
Severe storms (events & deaths)23 notable · 19 deaths
82th percentile of all counties
Earthquakes (M4.5+)4 · max M5.0
97th percentile of all counties
Large wildfires (1,000+ acres)15 · largest 81,699 ac
95th 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.

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