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Louisiana risk profile

Environmental and disaster exposure in Louisiana.

Hazard exposure and air quality pressure that influence long-term stability. Use this page to understand how this risk factor contributes to the overall score in Louisiana and how it compares with other states.

Review the measures, data sources, and narrative summary below to see what drives the LifeRiskIQ Risk Score for this risk factor.

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Risk factor score

83.5

Relative risk factor score

Risk factor scores show relative pressure for Louisiana compared with other states. Higher scores indicate higher relative risk in this risk factor.

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What we measure

Signals included in this risk factor.

  • FEMA National Risk Index composite
  • Disaster risk intensity (flood, storm, wildfire)
  • Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (CDC)

Sources

Data inputs and verticals.

  • FEMA National Risk Index
  • CDC Environmental Health Tracking
Sources listed here reflect the active datasets. Citations update as new releases are added.

Direct answers

Direct answers about environmental and disaster exposure in Louisiana

Why is Louisiana scored this way for Environmental and disaster exposure?

Louisiana shows high relative pressure for Environmental and disaster exposure, with a score of 83.5 out of 100. Higher values mean higher relative risk for this specific risk area.

FEMA National Risk Index score: 86.2 (FEMA National Risk Index, current; state basis); Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration: 8.6 (CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking, 2022; state basis)

How important is Environmental and disaster exposure in Louisiana?

Environmental and disaster exposure is the #3 highest scored risk area out of 5 scored areas for Louisiana. Use this as a relative signal, not as advice or a personal forecast.

FEMA National Risk Index composite; Disaster risk intensity (flood, storm, wildfire); Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (CDC)

Source snapshot

Source snapshot for environmental and disaster exposure

Active source years and geography bases represented in this Louisiana risk factor.

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CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking

Environmental and disaster exposure

2022
Geography
state
Coverage
1 metrics on this page
Cadence
Periodic
Latest PM2.5 county dataset. The active CDC PM2.5 dataset covers modeled daily county values for 2001-2022.
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FEMA National Risk Index

Environmental and disaster exposure

Current / rolling
Geography
state
Coverage
1 metrics on this page
Cadence
Periodic
Current OpenFEMA table. FEMA NRI county risk scores provide the disaster exposure backbone.
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Factor context

In Louisiana, this is the #3 highest risk factor out of 5 scored factors.

Versus average factor

+0.5 points

Versus overall score

+0.5 points

Narrative summary

How Environmental and disaster exposure influences risk in Louisiana.

The Environmental and disaster exposure score for Louisiana is 83.5. This indicates higher relative risk compared with other states.

This risk factor combines FEMA National Risk Index hazard exposure with county-level PM2.5 air quality estimates. Higher scores signal greater long-term environmental disruption and chronic air quality pressure.

Use this risk factor with longevity and access scores to evaluate how environmental exposure may compound long-term stability.

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