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Washington cities by disaster risk

52 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
SeattleKing CountyVery HighEarthquake754,195
SpokaneSpokane CountyModerateInland flooding230,293
TacomaPierce CountyHighEarthquake222,758
VancouverClark CountyModerateInland flooding195,300
BellevueKing CountyVery HighEarthquake151,847
KentKing CountyVery HighEarthquake135,603
EverettSnohomish CountyHighEarthquake111,845
Spokane ValleySpokane CountyModerateInland flooding106,365
RentonKing CountyVery HighEarthquake105,317
Federal WayKing CountyVery HighEarthquake99,493
YakimaYakima CountyModerateInland flooding96,961
BellinghamWhatcom CountyModerateEarthquake93,438
KirklandKing CountyVery HighEarthquake92,621
AuburnKing CountyVery HighEarthquake85,676
KennewickBenton CountyModerateInland flooding85,295
PascoFranklin CountyLowInland flooding79,575
RedmondKing CountyVery HighEarthquake77,353
MarysvilleSnohomish CountyHighEarthquake73,002
South HillPierce CountyHighEarthquake68,025
SammamishKing CountyVery HighEarthquake66,463
LakewoodPierce CountyHighEarthquake62,937
RichlandBenton CountyModerateInland flooding62,753
ShorelineKing CountyVery HighEarthquake61,431
LaceyThurston CountyHighEarthquake57,737
OlympiaThurston CountyHighEarthquake55,951
BurienKing CountyVery HighEarthquake51,513
BothellKing CountyVery HighEarthquake49,610
BremertonKitsap CountyModerateEarthquake44,830
PuyallupPierce CountyHighEarthquake42,746
EdmondsSnohomish CountyHighEarthquake42,735
Lake StevensSnohomish CountyHighEarthquake40,253
LynnwoodSnohomish CountyHighEarthquake40,110
IssaquahKing CountyVery HighEarthquake39,591
ParklandPierce CountyHighEarthquake38,742
LongviewCowlitz CountyModerateEarthquake38,069
WenatcheeChelan CountyModerateInland flooding35,484
Mount VernonSkagit CountyModerateInland flooding35,377
GrahamPierce CountyHighEarthquake35,079
University PlacePierce CountyHighEarthquake34,911
SpanawayPierce CountyHighEarthquake34,019
Walla WallaWalla Walla CountyLowInland flooding33,925
Des MoinesKing CountyVery HighEarthquake32,823
SeaTacKing CountyVery HighEarthquake32,414
PullmanWhitman CountyVery LowInland flooding32,229
OrchardsClark CountyModerateInland flooding29,438
Maple ValleyKing CountyVery HighEarthquake28,287
CamasClark CountyModerateInland flooding27,007
TumwaterThurston CountyHighEarthquake26,956
Moses LakeGrant CountyLowInland flooding26,083
Mill Creek EastSnohomish CountyHighEarthquake25,453
FredericksonPierce CountyHighEarthquake25,383
Mercer IslandKing CountyVery HighEarthquake25,307