US disaster rankings by state
HazardMap ranks all 50 US states and DC by their federally declared disasters. By total declarations, California leads with 395. For wildfires the leader is California (297 fire declarations); for hurricanes it is Florida (59). Choose a ranking below for the full sorted table.
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Data as of June 2026.
California leads with 395 declarations.
Most common hazard by stateThe #1 incident type for each of the 50 states and DC.
Most wildfire declarationsCalifornia leads with 297 fire declarations.
Most flood declarationsTexas leads with 43 flood declarations.
Most hurricane declarationsFlorida leads with 59 hurricane declarations.
Counts are distinct FEMA declarations. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2. Data as of June 2026. Not affiliated with FEMA; general information only.