Alger County, Michigan

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment — Population: 8,834

9.6NRI
Very Low

Overall Risk Rating

👥

Population

8,834

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Building Value

$3.1B

💰

Annual Hazard Loss

$3.6M

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Hazards Tracked

16

Natural Hazard Risk Profile

Lightning

Relatively High
Annual Loss$639K
Risk Score82.5
⛰️

Landslide

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$4K
Risk Score67.1
🧊

Hail

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$302K
Risk Score60.7
🥶

Cold Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$464K
Risk Score37.6
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Wildfire

Very Low
Annual Loss$10K
Risk Score28.9
🌊

Riverine Flooding

Very Low
Annual Loss$2.1M
Risk Score22.0

Winter Weather

Very Low
Annual Loss$14K
Risk Score20.5
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Drought

Very Low
Annual Loss$1K
Risk Score16.6
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Ice Storm

Very Low
Annual Loss$9K
Risk Score16.6
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Coastal Flooding

Very Low
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score15.4
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Strong Wind

Very Low
Annual Loss$99K
Risk Score15.3
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Tornado

Very Low
Annual Loss$42K
Risk Score9.1
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Heat Wave

Very Low
Annual Loss$4K
Risk Score4.8
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Earthquake

Very Low
Annual Loss$800
Risk Score1.0
🌀

Hurricane

No Rating
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score0.0
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Tsunami

Insufficient Data
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score0.0

Alger County vs. National Average

🎯 Overall Risk

9.6-39.1 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

🔥 Wildfire Risk

28.9-19.8 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

👥 Social Vulnerability

73.8+24.6 vs avg

National avg: 49.2

🛡️ Community Resilience

64.1+15.4 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

Community Profile

Social Vulnerability

73.8

Relatively High

Higher scores indicate greater social vulnerability to natural hazards.

Community Resilience

64.1

Relatively High

Higher scores indicate better ability to prepare for, adapt to, and recover from hazards.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Data from FEMA National Risk Index. For informational purposes only. Consult local authorities for property-specific risk.