Ranked from FEMA National Risk Index
Highest Expected Disaster Loss per Household in Alaska
FEMA publishes an expected annual loss for every county, but the raw figure tracks how much there is to lose, so a national list of it is really a list of large metros. Dividing by occupied housing units gives the number an individual owner can use. Expected annual loss is FEMA's National Risk Index figure for the county, divided by the number of occupied housing units the Census reports there. It is an actuarial average, not a forecast for any one year.
Alaska ranked
| # | County | Disaster loss per household | FEMA risk rating | Median home |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleutians West Census Area | $29,942 | Relatively Low | $419,100 |
| 2 | Copper River Census Area | $6,976 | Very Low | $246,700 |
| 3 | Yakutat City and Borough | $6,837 | Very Low | $185,000 |
| 4 | Kusilvak Census Area | $5,750 | Relatively Low | $72,700 |
| 5 | Kodiak Island Borough | $5,498 | Relatively Low | $382,700 |
| 6 | Northwest Arctic Borough | $5,463 | Relatively Low | $162,500 |
| 7 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | $5,344 | Relatively Low | $87,800 |
| 8 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | $5,214 | Relatively Low | $262,800 |
| 9 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | $5,043 | Relatively Moderate | $297,500 |
| 10 | Bristol Bay Borough | $4,914 | Very Low | $269,800 |
| 11 | Dillingham Census Area | $4,851 | Very Low | $163,800 |
| 12 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | $4,058 | Relatively Moderate | $319,200 |
| 13 | Petersburg Borough | $3,887 | Very Low | $301,300 |
| 14 | Chugach Census Area | $3,636 | Very Low | $330,900 |
| 15 | Hoonah-Angoon Census Area | $3,613 | Very Low | $278,300 |
| 16 | Anchorage Municipality | $3,401 | Relatively High | $375,900 |
| 17 | Haines Borough | $2,843 | Very Low | $318,900 |
| 18 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | $2,800 | Relatively Moderate | $282,500 |
| 19 | North Slope Borough | $2,224 | Very Low | $219,600 |
| 20 | Nome Census Area | $2,216 | Very Low | $201,000 |
| 21 | Sitka City and Borough | $2,094 | Very Low | $442,100 |
| 22 | Skagway Municipality | $1,496 | Very Low | $430,000 |
| 23 | Juneau City and Borough | $457 | Very Low | $432,500 |
| 24 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | $357 | Very Low | $221,800 |
| 25 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough | $332 | Very Low | $379,000 |
| 26 | Wrangell City and Borough | $188 | Very Low | $289,700 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Expected Disaster Loss per Household across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alaska