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Puerto Rico

Statewide risk profile

3.2M
Population
78
Counties
0
Departments
85
Stations

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
60.4
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
17th highest of 52
Life Safety per 100k
1.87
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
7th highest of 52
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$2.4B
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
13th highest of 52
Property Loss per Resident
$728
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
2nd highest of 52

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 Puerto Rico, the largest single contributor is Earthquake, 49% of the life-safety total.

Puerto Rico carries an expected 60 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $2.4B in building loss per year. Ranks compare all 50 states plus DC and Puerto Rico. Computed from census tract data covering every resident, independent of fire department boundaries.

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Natural hazard exposure is one half of the picture. The other half is what your departments run on: fire deaths and injuries, cause of ignition, dollar loss per incident. That comes from NERIS incident reporting, and it grows as departments in Puerto Rico enroll. Our Regional tier brings it together across your jurisdiction, with participating departments, alongside response time analytics, cross-department benchmarking, and coverage gap analysis.

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What Drives the Loss

74%
26%
Property (buildings): $2.4B (73.8%)
Life safety: $828.1M (26.0%)
Agriculture: $6.4M (0.2%)

Total expected annual loss: $3,189,183,037 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.

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)

Earthquake
$403.2M
Tsunami
$245.8M
Hurricane
$92.2M
Lightning
$42.7M
Landslide
$22.5M
Inland Flooding
$19.8M

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$1.4B
Earthquake
$399.6M
Inland Flooding
$293.0M
Landslide
$268.8M
Tsunami
$2.9M
Coastal Flooding
$2.1M

County Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across counties in this state. Click any county for its full profile.

Fire Service Profile

No departments registered in NERIS Public for Puerto Rico.

County Rankings

Counties in Puerto Rico ranked by risk. Click column headers to sort. Click a county to see its departments.

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 and station counts are derived from boundaries self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. A department serving several counties is counted in each, so the Departments column adds up to more than the statewide department total. Risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.

Showing 78 counties
County ▲ Population ▲ Departments ▲ Life-Safety Loss ▼ NRI Rating ▲
San Juan Municipio 336,160 0 $143.4M Very Low
Hatillo Municipio 38,157 0 $60.7M Very Low
Arecibo Municipio 86,467 0 $46.9M Very Low
Carolina Municipio 152,204 0 $37.8M Very Low
Bayamon Municipio 182,469 0 $33.5M Very Low
Vega Baja Municipio 53,892 0 $29.2M Very Low
Ponce Municipio 132,760 0 $26.6M Very Low
Toa Baja Municipio 73,039 0 $25.8M Very Low
Mayaguez Municipio 70,828 0 $21.2M Very Low
Caguas Municipio 125,586 0 $17.2M Very Low
Dorado Municipio 35,810 0 $17.0M Very Low
Aguadilla Municipio 54,137 0 $15.3M Very Low
Camuy Municipio 32,734 0 $14.4M Very Low
Guaynabo Municipio 89,378 0 $14.0M Very Low
Isabela Municipio 42,890 0 $12.8M Very Low
Vega Alta Municipio 34,921 0 $12.1M Very Low
Aguada Municipio 37,758 0 $10.7M Very Low
Barceloneta Municipio 22,494 0 $10.6M Very Low
Utuado Municipio 27,621 0 $9.8M Very Low
Loiza Municipio 22,768 0 $9.6M Very Low
Rio Grande Municipio 46,051 0 $9.3M Very Low
Trujillo Alto Municipio 67,088 0 $8.8M Very Low
Toa Alta Municipio 66,320 0 $8.4M Very Low
Humacao Municipio 50,100 0 $8.0M Very Low
Cabo Rojo Municipio 46,876 0 $7.7M Very Low
Yauco Municipio 32,993 0 $6.9M Very Low
Catano Municipio 22,467 0 $6.6M Very Low
Corozal Municipio 34,444 0 $6.5M Very Low
San Sebastian Municipio 39,088 0 $6.4M Very Low
Anasco Municipio 25,094 0 $6.4M Very Low
Manati Municipio 38,943 0 $6.3M Very Low
Canovanas Municipio 41,816 0 $6.3M Very Low
Juana Diaz Municipio 46,156 0 $6.3M Very Low
San German Municipio 31,305 0 $6.1M Very Low
Fajardo Municipio 31,489 0 $6.0M Very Low
Guayama Municipio 35,298 0 $5.8M Very Low
Moca Municipio 37,424 0 $5.5M Very Low
Naguabo Municipio 23,054 0 $5.5M Very Low
San Lorenzo Municipio 37,431 0 $5.4M Very Low
Lares Municipio 27,855 0 $4.9M Very Low
Cayey Municipio 40,917 0 $4.9M Very Low
Naranjito Municipio 29,310 0 $4.9M Very Low
Aibonito Municipio 24,636 0 $4.8M Very Low
Lajas Municipio 23,035 0 $4.5M Very Low
Quebradillas Municipio 23,409 0 $4.5M Very Low
Cidra Municipio 39,643 0 $4.4M Very Low
Salinas Municipio 25,079 0 $4.3M Very Low
Gurabo Municipio 40,228 0 $4.3M Very Low
Barranquitas Municipio 29,054 0 $4.3M Very Low
Coamo Municipio 33,998 0 $4.3M Very Low
Morovis Municipio 28,397 0 $4.2M Very Low
Juncos Municipio 36,829 0 $4.2M Very Low
Sabana Grande Municipio 22,407 0 $4.2M Very Low
Las Piedras Municipio 34,951 0 $4.1M Very Low
Adjuntas Municipio 17,960 0 $4.1M Very Low
Yabucoa Municipio 29,400 0 $4.0M Very Low
Guayanilla Municipio 17,141 0 $3.8M Very Low
Hormigueros Municipio 15,441 0 $3.7M Very Low
Jayuya Municipio 14,566 0 $3.6M Very Low
Luquillo Municipio 17,532 0 $3.4M Very Low
Aguas Buenas Municipio 23,614 0 $3.3M Very Low
Penuelas Municipio 19,853 0 $3.2M Very Low
Orocovis Municipio 21,309 0 $3.1M Very Low
Guanica Municipio 12,855 0 $3.1M Very Low
Arroyo Municipio 15,341 0 $3.1M Very Low
Comerio Municipio 18,711 0 $2.9M Very Low
Rincon Municipio 15,378 0 $2.8M Very Low
Villalba Municipio 21,556 0 $2.7M Very Low
Santa Isabel Municipio 19,903 0 $2.7M Very Low
Ciales Municipio 16,805 0 $2.6M Very Low
Maricao Municipio 4,988 0 $2.1M Very Low
Las Marias Municipio 8,744 0 $2.1M Very Low
Patillas Municipio 15,563 0 $2.0M Very Low
Vieques Municipio 8,078 0 $1.6M Very Low
Florida Municipio 11,532 0 $1.6M Very Low
Ceiba Municipio 10,995 0 $1.6M Very Low
Maunabo Municipio 10,399 0 $1.4M Very Low
Culebra Municipio 1,387 0 $100.5K Very Low
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Risk Snapshot

40.5%
Poverty Rate
23.4%
Age 65+
22.9%
Disability Rate
5.7%
Uninsured
52.6%
Pre-1980 Housing
0.2%
Mobile Homes
21.0%
Vacancy Rate
0.0%
Wood Heat
$29,271
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

0
Last 10 Years
0
Last 25 Years
None
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