Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities – Hurricanes

Footage of rough surf courtesy of Hurricane Ernesto at Long Branch, NJ on August 17, 2024.

With increasing insurance costs and property risks as well as more frequent and powerful hurricanes, many communities along the U.S. coastline from Maine to Texas are vulnerable. These are the Top 10 most vulnerable cities/towns to a hurricane in the United States according to risk assessment data from FEMA.

City	State	County	Population	Overall Risk Index	Hurricane Risk Index
Houston	TX	Harris	2,314,157	99.97	100
Miami	FL	Miami-Dade	449,514	99.81	100
Fort Lauderdale	FL	Broward	183,146	99.75	99.9
West Palm Beach	FL	Palm Beach	120,932	99.71	99.9
Tampa	FL	Hillsborough	403,364	99.55	99.8
Titusville	FL	Brevard	48,789	99.36	99.7
Charleston	SC	Charleston	155,369	99.46	99.6
Mobile	AL	Mobile	183,289	98.79	99.4
Wilmington	NC	New Hanover	122,698	98.5	99.4
Pensacola	FL	Escambia	54,312	97.87	98.9

Table 1: Most Vulnerable U.S. Cities to Hurricanes.

Sources: FEMA and Wikipedia.