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Colorado cities by disaster risk

34 cities and communities with 25,000 or more people. Ratings are for the county each city sits in.

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CityCountyOverall riskTop hazardPeople
DenverDenver CountyHighInland flooding718,877
Colorado SpringsEl Paso CountyModerateInland flooding487,887
AuroraArapahoe CountyModerateHail394,432
Fort CollinsLarimer CountyModerateInland flooding170,229
LakewoodJefferson CountyHighInland flooding156,583
ThorntonAdams CountyModerateHail144,187
ArvadaJefferson CountyHighInland flooding122,634
WestminsterJefferson CountyHighInland flooding115,484
PuebloPueblo CountyModerateInland flooding111,561
GreeleyWeld CountyModerateInland flooding110,806
CentennialArapahoe CountyModerateHail108,201
BoulderBoulder CountyModerateInland flooding106,433
Highlands RanchDouglas CountyModerateInland flooding102,257
LongmontBoulder CountyModerateInland flooding99,406
Castle RockDouglas CountyModerateInland flooding79,123
LovelandLarimer CountyModerateInland flooding78,410
BroomfieldBroomfield CountyVery LowInland flooding76,304
Grand JunctionMesa CountyLowInland flooding68,142
Commerce CityAdams CountyModerateHail66,445
ParkerDouglas CountyModerateInland flooding61,783
LittletonArapahoe CountyModerateHail44,710
BrightonAdams CountyModerateHail42,059
NorthglennAdams CountyModerateHail38,014
WindsorLarimer CountyModerateInland flooding37,914
Security-WidefieldEl Paso CountyModerateInland flooding37,345
Pueblo WestPueblo CountyModerateInland flooding35,681
EnglewoodArapahoe CountyModerateHail34,129
ErieBoulder CountyModerateInland flooding33,808
Dakota RidgeJefferson CountyHighInland flooding33,753
Ken CarylJefferson CountyHighInland flooding33,233
Wheat RidgeJefferson CountyHighInland flooding32,070
LafayetteBoulder CountyModerateInland flooding30,602
FountainEl Paso CountyModerateInland flooding29,300
ColumbineArapahoe CountyModerateHail25,478