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Jefferson County Disaster Risk Profile
Population 672,265
81/100
Composite disaster-history score. Higher than 99% of U.S. counties. The Alabama average is 49.
Our calculation — not a government figure. Method.
What goes into it
Federal disaster declarations39 since 1953
96th percentile of all counties
Severe storms (events & deaths)24 notable · 117 deaths
99th percentile of all counties
Earthquakes (M4.5+)1 · max M5.1
91th percentile of all counties
Large wildfires (1,000+ acres)0
0th 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.