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Hamilton County, FL

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 68.7 Relatively High

13,616
Population
4
Departments
7
Stations
6
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
0.11
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
61st highest of 67
Life Safety per 100k
0.80
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
16th highest of 67
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$6.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
60th highest of 67
Property Loss per Resident
$480
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
24th highest of 67

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 Hamilton County, the largest single contributor is Lightning, 46% of the life-safety total.

Hamilton County carries an expected under 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $6.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 67 Florida counties. Nationally, Hamilton County ranks 2574th of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 2091st for life safety per 100k residents, 1981st for property loss, and 928th 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

76%
17%
Property (buildings): $6.5M (76.3%)
Life safety: $1.5M (17.4%)
Agriculture: $547K (6.4%)

Total expected annual loss: $8,575,734 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 6% of expected annual loss in Hamilton 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)

Lightning
$685K
Tornado
$251K
Cold Wave
$203K
Heat Wave
$151K
Hurricane
$122K
Strong Wind
$34K

By property loss ($/yr)

Hurricane
$4.3M
Inland Flooding
$1.9M
Tornado
$143K
Wildfire
$95K
Earthquake
$65K
Strong Wind
$18K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Hamilton 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

25%
75%
Combination: 25% (1)
Volunteer: 75% (3)
Residents per Station
1,945
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
51.4
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 4 departments registered in NERIS Public for Hamilton County, FL. 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 Hamilton 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 4 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hamilton County Fire / Rescue, Fire Department 6,350 $773.4K Relatively High 5
Jasper Fire Rescue Department 6,350 $773.4K Relatively High 1
Genoa Volunteer Fire Department 5,700 $677.9K Relatively High 0
White Springs Volunteer Fire Department 2,164 $190.3K Relatively High 1
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Risk Snapshot

20.1%
Poverty Rate
19.7%
Age 65+
18.9%
Disability Rate
14.5%
Uninsured
29.9%
Pre-1980 Housing
42.4%
Mobile Homes
24.3%
Vacancy Rate
1.1%
Wood Heat
$48,513
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

20
Last 10 Years
30
Last 25 Years
Hurricane
Most Frequent

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