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Rankings Center 2.0

Best States for Disaster Preparedness

State preparedness reflects baseline disaster exposure and the regulatory + consumer-protection environment in which households prepare.

Ranking (Preparedness Score)

  1. 1.Indiana77
  2. 2.Ohio77
  3. 3.New Hampshire76
  4. 4.Vermont76
  5. 5.Massachusetts75
  6. 6.West Virginia74
  7. 7.Illinois73
  8. 8.Maine73
  9. 9.Alaska72
  10. 10.Connecticut72
  11. 11.Hawaii72
  12. 12.Idaho72
  13. 13.New Jersey72
  14. 14.South Dakota72
  15. 15.Wisconsin72
  16. 16.Delaware71
  17. 17.North Dakota70
  18. 18.Pennsylvania70
  19. 19.Maryland69
  20. 20.District of Columbia68
  21. 21.Iowa68
  22. 22.Washington68
  23. 23.Minnesota67
  24. 24.Montana67
  25. 25.Rhode Island67
  26. 26.New York66
  27. 27.Oregon66
  28. 28.Utah66
  29. 29.Virginia66
  30. 30.Kentucky65
  31. 31.Tennessee65
  32. 32.Alabama64
  33. 33.Colorado63
  34. 34.Michigan63
  35. 35.Nevada63
  36. 36.Wyoming63
  37. 37.Nebraska62
  38. 38.North Carolina62
  39. 39.Arizona60
  40. 40.Arkansas60
  41. 41.Missouri60
  42. 42.New Mexico60
  43. 43.South Carolina60
  44. 44.Georgia59
  45. 45.Mississippi59
  46. 46.Kansas58
  47. 47.Texas57
  48. 48.California55
  49. 49.Louisiana55
  50. 50.Oklahoma54
  51. 51.Florida53

Methodology

  • Composite of regional peril exposure and consumer-protection strength
  • Peril exposure derived from FEMA disaster declarations and NOAA climate data
  • Household preparedness behaviors are tracked separately (Preparedness Score)
  • Annual refresh

Key findings

  • Low-peril interior and Northeast non-coastal states lead
  • Coastal Southeast and wildfire WUI face structural pressure
  • Top-quartile states still need household-side preparedness work
  • Bottom-quartile gap is largely peril exposure, not regulatory

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