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title: Decatur, KS — natural hazard risk profile & national ranking
source: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level)
sourceUrl: https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/
fips: 20039
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# Decatur, KS

Kansas · pop. 2,755 · FIPS 20039

**FEMA risk rating: Very Low** · dominant hazard: Hail · modeled expected annual loss $6M/yr

These risk dimensions are FEMA/CDC MODELS (a rating, not records of disasters); population is a recorded census figure.

## Where Decatur ranks among 3,232 U.S. counties

Each rank is COMPUTED — the county's modeled score placed within the national distribution. A rank within a model, not within observed disasters.

| Dimension | This county | National rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FEMA risk index | 11.29 | ≈ 11th pct — among the lowest nationally (national median 50.02, n=3,144) |
| Expected annual loss | $6M | ≈ 2nd pct — among the lowest nationally (national median $15M, n=3,232) |
| Social vulnerability | 25.99 | ≈ 26th pct — lower than most counties (26th percentile) (national median 50.03, n=3,144) |
| Community resilience | 35.05 | ≈ 35th pct — lower than most counties (35th percentile) (national median 50.02, n=3,144) |

## What this is — and is NOT (interpretation)

This is FEMA/CDC **modeled** hazard exposure for Decatur, KS and its national rank. It is **not** a verdict on whether Decatur is a good or bad place to live (hazard exposure is not place quality), **not** a per-property or per-address assessment, **not** a prediction of any specific disaster, and **not** insurance advice. For site-specific risk use a per-property assessment; for the model see https://hazards.fema.gov/nri/.

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