DE
Delaware
Comprehensive climate risk and disaster history profile
19
Billion-Dollar Events
$136.3B
Total Economic Impact
3
Counties
89.49
Avg Risk Score
Top Natural Hazards
Based on FEMA National Risk Index data across all 3 counties
Heat Wave
95.77
Avg Risk Score
Winter Weather
93.97
Avg Risk Score
Hurricane
92.09
Avg Risk Score
Coastal Flooding
88.87
Avg Risk Score
Lightning
86.66
Avg Risk Score
Ice Storm
79.41
Avg Risk Score
Wildfire
78.84
Avg Risk Score
Earthquake
75.89
Avg Risk Score
Disaster Type Breakdown
Historical billion-dollar events by category (1980-2024)
winter-storm
6 events
$10.2B
tropical-cyclone
6 events
$109.8B
severe-storm
5 events
$9.6B
flooding
1 events
$1.5B
drought
1 events
$5.3B
Disaster Trends by Decade
How disaster frequency and costs have changed over time
Highest Risk Counties
Counties with the highest overall risk scores based on FEMA NRI
| Rank | County | Risk Score | Risk Rating | SVI Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sussex | 92.94 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | New Castle | 90.77 | 51.3% | |
| 3 | Kent | 84.76 | 81.5% |
Recent Major Events
Most costly billion-dollar disasters in the past 10 years
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