Washington state ranks 36th for property damage risk

According to new data from CoreLogic, Washington state ranks 36th highest in terms of risk exposure to a variety of natural hazards.

The ranking was generated using a risk score based on data from on nine natural hazards: Flood, wildfire, tornado, storm surge, earthquake, wind, hurricanes, hail and sinkholes. Each state was assigned a score ranging from zero to 100.

Washington’s score was 42.3. The state with the highest score was Florida at 94.5, followed by Rhode Island (79.7), Louisiana (79.2) and California (75.6). The state that score the lowest was Michigan (20.2), followed by West Virginia (20.7) and New York (25).

This story was originally published September 11, 2014 at 4:07 PM with the headline "Washington state ranks 36th for property damage risk."