A report released late last year found that nine out of 10 U.S. counties have experienced federally declared climate disasters in the past decade. Disasters, including hurricanes, wildfires, snowstorms, floods, and other extreme weather events, have hit most parts of the country.

This means that most US residents could face natural disasters that are becoming more frequent and intense amid global warming.

To find the states with the most weather hazards, 24/7 Wall St. surveyed. Atlas of Disaster Report published by rebuild by design, a non-profit organization that helps communities affected by natural disasters. We ranked states by the number of weather disasters from 2011 to 2021 listed in the report. All data, including federal aid, were obtained from reports. Because disasters within a state can span multiple counties, the number of counties with five or more disasters is likely to be higher than the state’s declared number of disasters.

Federal assistance to help states prepare and clean up for weather-related events comes primarily from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. According to a recent report, these agencies allocated $91 billion in disaster aid to states from 2011 to 2021, of which $26.3 billion went to New York and $14.8 billion to Texas.

2012’s Superstorm Sandy was the most devastating natural disaster in New York and New Jersey during this period, while 2017’s Hurricane Harvey and 2021’s devastating winter storm were among the deadliest natural disasters in Lone Star State in the last decade. It was the most devastating weather disaster in the world. (here it is The Most Destructive Storm in U.S. History. )

Seven other states, including hurricane-prone Florida, Louisiana, and the Carolinas, have received more than $1 billion in weather-related disaster assistance from FEMA and HUD since 2011.

Louisiana is the 25th most populous state in the nation and ranks first in weather disaster assistance per capita. In other words, when adjusted for population size, Louisiana receives the highest amount of disaster aid at $1,736 per inhabitant. New York, the fourth most populous state in the nation, is the only state with more than $1,000 per capita FEMA and HUD subsidy for natural disasters.

A series of large seasonal wildfires from 2011 to 2021 made California the #6 federal weather disaster aid. California is also the state with the most declared climate disasters. Her five other states—Tennessee, Iowa, Mississippi, and Oklahoma—have issued more than 20 disaster declarations from 2011 through 2021. This is in part due to powerful weather phenomena such as tornadoes and thunderstorm supercells.

California, the nation’s largest state by population and Gross Domestic Product, has 1,966 contaminated Superfund sites, the most in the nation. Other populous states such as New Jersey, Florida and New York also have some of the highest numbers of these contaminated sites. (here it is 13 most devastating wildfires in U.S. history. )

The states with the most weather disasters are: