R.I., Mass. Among Top 5 States in Hazard Risk Ranking

Florida, Rhode Island, Louisiana, California and Massachusetts are the top five states for exposures to multiple natural hazards, according to a new analysis by CoreLogic, a property data analytics firm.

The analysis was derived from the CoreLogic Hazard Risk Score (HRS), a new tool that gathers data representing nine natural hazards: flood, wildfire, tornado, storm surge, earthquake, straight-line wind, hurricane wind, hail and sinkhole.

These risks were then combined into a single score ranging from 0 to 100. The overall score indicates risk exposures to multiple hazards at the individual property and location level. Locations with higher risk levels received higher scores.

In the East region, Rhode Island had the highest HRS at 79.67. The Ocean State was ranked second nationally, just behind Florida. Massachusetts was ranked fifth nationally, with HRS of 72.12.

Connecticut had the seventh-highest HRS nationally at 69.04. Delaware had the 10th-highest HRS at 65.38, while New Jersey was ranked 12th with 61.54.

The District of Columbia had the 17th-highest HRS nationally at 57.33. New Hampshire was ranked 20th with 55.3, while Maryland was ranked 22nd with 52.28.

Virginia had the 35th-highest HRS at 42.35; Maine was ranked 42nd with 31.64; Pennsylvania was 44th with 28.79; Vermont was 45th with 28.31; and New York was 47th at 24.97. The HRS was compiled for every geo-coded location in the U.S. Alaska and Hawaii weren’t included in the analysis.