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Worth County, MO

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 94.4 Very High

1,934
Population
3
Departments
9
Stations
1
Census Tracts

Natural Hazard Loss Profile

Expected annual loss across the 18 natural hazards in FEMA's National Risk Index. Life safety is expressed in fatality-equivalents, combining expected deaths and injuries. Property loss counts building damage only, separate from agriculture.

Natural Hazard Life Safety
0.19
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
94th highest of 115
Life Safety per 100k
9.84
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
3rd highest of 115
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$922K
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
115th highest of 115
Property Loss per Resident
$477
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
42nd highest of 115

These figures cover natural hazards only. Structure fire, EMS, and motor vehicle incidents are not included in the National Risk Index and are not counted here, so this is not an all-cause life safety measure. For Worth County, the largest single contributor is Heat Wave, 84% of the life-safety total.

Worth County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $922K in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 115 Missouri counties. Nationally, Worth County ranks 2014th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 54th for life safety per 100k residents, 3130th for property loss, and 945th for property loss per resident. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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What Drives the Loss

22%
63%
15%
Property (buildings): $922K (22.2%)
Life safety: $2.6M (62.9%)
Agriculture: $619K (14.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $4,149,484 per year. Life safety is shown here in dollars, at FEMA's $13.7M value of statistical life, so the three shares sum to the total.

Agriculture is 15% of expected annual loss in Worth County, so total loss overstates property loss here. The property figure above counts building loss only.

Hazards Ranked Two Ways

The hazard that threatens people is often not the hazard that destroys buildings. Both columns cover the same 18 hazards over the same year.

By life-safety loss ($/yr)

Heat Wave
$2.2M
Cold Wave
$205K
Tornado
$153K
Strong Wind
$30K
Lightning
$14K
Hail
$5K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$649K
Tornado
$161K
Hail
$51K
Strong Wind
$30K
Wildfire
$16K
Winter Weather
$4K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Worth County. Gray tracts have no modeled loss or no resident population. Per-resident figures on this map use the National Risk Index 2020 tract population.

Fire Service Profile

33%
67%
Combination: 33% (1)
Volunteer: 67% (2)
Residents per Station
215
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
465.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 3 departments registered in NERIS Public for Worth County, MO. Departments that have not registered are not counted. Station coverage divides census population by registered stations; department service areas overlap, so their populations are not summed.

Department Rankings

Fire and EMS departments serving Worth County. Click column headers to sort.

NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.

Department boundaries and station counts are self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Population and Life-Safety Loss reflect each department's full jurisdiction. County-level risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.

Showing 3 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Kennett Fire Department 25,519 $12.6M Very High 7
Sheridan Fire Protection District 1,934 $2.6M Very High 1
Worth County Fire Protection District 1,934 $2.6M Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

20.6%
Poverty Rate
26.4%
Age 65+
19.2%
Disability Rate
7.9%
Uninsured
74.5%
Pre-1980 Housing
6.9%
Mobile Homes
24.1%
Vacancy Rate
11.3%
Wood Heat
$47,847
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

3
Last 10 Years
15
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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