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Disaster risk in Jackson

Jackson ranks #41 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 70 — Very Fun. That puts it in the 70th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Mississippi.

resilience score
70
Very Fun
National rank
#41 of 134
In Mississippi
#1 of 1
Percentile
70th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Jackson sits 20 points above the median.

How disaster risk is measured

Exposure to natural hazards and severe events.

The resilience score is the flip side of our disaster risk measure — 100 minus the raw disaster risk score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data source: FEMA National Risk Index.

Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →

Ranked around Jackson

  1. T#39 Colorado Springs, CO 71
  2. T#39 Sedona, AZ 71
  3. #41 Jackson, MS — this page 70
  4. #42 Albuquerque, NM 69
  5. T#43 Charleston, WV 68

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Top US cities for low disaster risk

  1. #1 Stowe, VT 100
  2. #2 Telluride, CO 99
  3. T#3 Aspen, CO 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Park City, UT 97

More about Jackson

Jackson scores 25 overall (Quiet) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: