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Christian County, KY

Community risk profile | NRI Score: 69.6 Relatively High

72,069
Population
14
Departments
28
Stations
21
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
1.17
expected fatality-equivalents per year, natural hazards only
11th highest of 120
Life Safety per 100k
1.63
natural hazard fatality-equivalents per 100,000 residents
23rd highest of 120
Natural Hazard Property Loss
$24.5M
expected building loss per year, natural hazards only
11th highest of 120
Property Loss per Resident
$341
natural hazard building loss per resident per year
68th highest of 120

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 Christian County, the largest single contributor is Tornado, 35% of the life-safety total.

Christian County carries an expected 1 natural hazard fatality-equivalents and $24.5M in building loss per year. Rank chips compare the 120 Kentucky counties. Nationally, Christian County ranks 501st of 3,222 U.S. counties for life-safety loss, 904th for life safety per 100k residents, 745th for property loss, and 1568th 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

59%
38%
Property (buildings): $24.5M (58.7%)
Life safety: $16.1M (38.4%)
Agriculture: $1.2M (2.9%)

Total expected annual loss: $41,800,225 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)

Tornado
$5.6M
Earthquake
$4.8M
Inland Flooding
$1.6M
Cold Wave
$1.5M
Heat Wave
$1.2M
Lightning
$727K

By property loss ($/yr)

Inland Flooding
$14.5M
Earthquake
$5.9M
Tornado
$2.3M
Hail
$587K
Ice Storm
$582K
Strong Wind
$387K

Census Tract Risk Map

Shaded by quintile across the census tracts in Christian 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

86%
Career: 7% (1)
Combination: 7% (1)
Volunteer: 86% (12)
Residents per Station
2,574
census population per registered station
Stations per 100k
38.9
registered stations per 100,000 residents

Department composition covers the 14 departments registered in NERIS Public for Christian County, KY. 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 Christian 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 14 departments
Department Est. Population Life-Safety Loss NRI Rating Stations
Hopkinsville Fire Department 36,416 $9.2M Very High 11
Oak Grove Fire Department 27,567 $5.2M Relatively High 1
Oak Grove Fire And Emergency Services 14,772 $3.2M Relatively High 1
Fairview Volunteer Fire Department 14,089 $2.7M Very High 1
Honey Grove Volunteer Fire Department 11,285 $2.3M Relatively High 2
West Side Volunteer Fire Department 12,550 $2.1M Relatively High 4
Highland Volunteer Fire Department 10,136 $2.0M Very High 1
Gracey Fire Department 9,706 $1.9M Relatively High 1
Herndon Volunteer Fire Department 8,808 $1.8M Relatively High 1
Pembroke Fire Department 7,060 $1.5M Very High 1
Lacy Volunteer Fire Department 6,902 $1.1M Relatively High 1
Mannington Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department 5,887 $955.9K Relatively High 1
Cerulean Volunteer Fire Department 5,040 $943.3K Relatively Moderate 1
Lafayette Volunteer Fire Department 3,714 $762.1K Very High 1
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Risk Snapshot

17.1%
Poverty Rate
12.7%
Age 65+
17.3%
Disability Rate
10.2%
Uninsured
45.8%
Pre-1980 Housing
8.3%
Mobile Homes
12.4%
Vacancy Rate
1.9%
Wood Heat
$54,269
Median HH Income

FEMA Disaster Declarations

12
Last 10 Years
19
Last 25 Years
Severe Storm
Most Frequent

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