Brown County, Wisconsin

Natural Hazard Risk Assessment — Population: 268,585

90.0NRI
Relatively Moderate

Overall Risk Rating

👥

Population

268,585

🏠

Building Value

$85.7B

💰

Annual Hazard Loss

$103.7M

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Hazards Tracked

16

Natural Hazard Risk Profile

🥶

Cold Wave

Relatively High
Annual Loss$25.5M
Risk Score98.1
🧊

Hail

Relatively High
Annual Loss$4.1M
Risk Score95.7

Lightning

Relatively High
Annual Loss$2.3M
Risk Score95.0
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Tornado

Relatively High
Annual Loss$11.9M
Risk Score93.4
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Riverine Flooding

Relatively Moderate
Annual Loss$57.4M
Risk Score91.9

Winter Weather

Relatively Moderate
Annual Loss$313K
Risk Score83.9
🌡️

Heat Wave

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$1.5M
Risk Score76.0
⛰️

Landslide

Very Low
Annual Loss$3K
Risk Score57.8
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Ice Storm

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$95K
Risk Score47.8
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Coastal Flooding

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$69K
Risk Score46.4
🏔️

Earthquake

Very Low
Annual Loss$139K
Risk Score35.3
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Wildfire

Very Low
Annual Loss$22K
Risk Score33.8
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Strong Wind

Relatively Low
Annual Loss$367K
Risk Score31.0
🌀

Hurricane

Very Low
Annual Loss$12K
Risk Score26.1
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Drought

No Rating
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score0.0
🌊

Tsunami

Insufficient Data
Annual Loss$0
Risk Score0.0

Brown County vs. National Average

🎯 Overall Risk

90.0+41.3 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

🔥 Wildfire Risk

33.8-14.9 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

👥 Social Vulnerability

17.5-31.7 vs avg

National avg: 49.2

🛡️ Community Resilience

94.9+46.2 vs avg

National avg: 48.7

Community Profile

Social Vulnerability

17.5

Very Low

Higher scores indicate greater social vulnerability to natural hazards.

Community Resilience

94.9

Very 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.