Wildfire Risk by State

Every state ranked by average county wildfire hazard from FEMA's National Risk Index, alongside the building value sitting in exposed areas. State averages are a starting point, not an answer — hazard concentrates locally. Score your address for the number that matters.

Rank	State	Avg hazard	Building exposure	Counties
1	California	94.2	$504.1B	58
2	Arizona	92.9	$172.1B	15
3	New Mexico	89.8	$86.3B	33
4	Idaho	86.2	$55.2B	44
5	Nevada	85.7	$65.4B	17
6	Florida	83.6	$296.0B	67
7	Utah	83.4	$85.7B	29
8	Wyoming	83.0	$34.9B	23
9	Oklahoma	81.1	$89.9B	77
10	Hawaii	81.0	$26.2B	5
11	Oregon	78.6	$121.3B	36
12	Montana	75.0	$60.1B	56
13	Colorado	73.5	$183.6B	64
14	Texas	72.7	$596.9B	254
15	South Dakota	71.6	$57.3B	66
16	Washington	71.5	$215.7B	39
17	Delaware	70.1	$11.4B	3
18	South Carolina	66.0	$185.1B	46
19	North Dakota	61.7	$50.2B	53
20	Kansas	60.0	$133.2B	105
21	Nebraska	57.0	$66.7B	93
22	New Jersey	54.8	$94.9B	21
23	Alabama	51.6	$115.6B	67
24	Georgia	50.7	$292.4B	159
25	North Carolina	49.9	$401.7B	100
26	Missouri	48.0	$139.4B	115
27	Arkansas	47.0	$67.8B	75
28	Mississippi	46.8	$56.2B	82
29	Minnesota	43.6	$220.4B	87
30	Maryland	42.8	$100.9B	24
31	Massachusetts	41.2	$121.4B	14
32	Alaska	40.5	$47.5B	30
33	Connecticut	40.2	$37.6B	9
34	Louisiana	39.9	$88.7B	64
35	Iowa	35.2	$139.2B	99
36	Tennessee	34.3	$260.7B	95
37	West Virginia	33.2	$65.6B	55
38	New Hampshire	32.9	$82.4B	10
39	Michigan	32.7	$488.1B	83
40	Pennsylvania	30.2	$456.7B	67
41	Kentucky	28.9	$205.8B	120
42	New York	28.7	$389.4B	62
43	Wisconsin	28.1	$209.3B	72
44	Virginia	27.1	$154.3B	133
45	Ohio	25.1	$576.6B	88
46	Maine	24.0	$156.5B	16
47	Rhode Island	18.7	$23.7B	5
48	Vermont	17.6	$71.6B	14
49	Indiana	14.0	$276.1B	92
50	Illinois	9.4	$148.7B	102

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