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Disaster risk in Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls ranks #21 of 134 US cities for low disaster risk, with a resilience score of 85 — Exceptional. That puts it in the 85th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in South Dakota.

resilience score
85
Exceptional
National rank
#21 of 134
In South Dakota
#1 of 1
Percentile
85th

The typical city scores 50 for low disaster risk; Sioux Falls sits 35 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 Sioux Falls

  1. T#19 Asheville, NC 86
  2. T#19 Laredo, TX 86
  3. #21 Sioux Falls, SD — this page 85
  4. #22 Durham, NC 84
  5. T#23 Manchester, NH 83

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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 Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls scores 40 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: