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Every venomous creature, tornado corridor, earthquake fault, and disease vector — ranked.
50
States Analyzed
13
Hazard Vectors
34
Extreme Danger
14
High Danger
80
Avg Score
Sources: USGS
CDC
NOAA
USDA APHIS
All 50 States — Ranked #1 Most Dangerous
Brown recluse zoneCottonmouth countryArmadillo leprosy vector
Bark scorpion capital of North AmericaTarantula migration seasonRattlesnake density HIGH
Brown recluse zoneArmadillo leprosy vectorTornado alley
Wildfire extreme riskMajor earthquake overdueTarantula hawk wasps
Hurricane EXTREMEFlorida man just stabbed someone with an alligatorArmadillo leprosy EXTREME
Brown recluse zoneArmadillo leprosy vectorCopperhead + cottonmouth combo
Tornado EXTREME — dead center of tornado alleyBrown recluse zoneTarantula migration
Hurricane EXTREMEArmadillo leprosy EXTREMECottonmouth moccasin density: absurd
Armadillo leprosy EXTREMEHurricane HIGHCottonmouth every bayou
New Madrid fault — major earthquake zoneBrown recluse zoneTornado alley
Tornado EXTREMEBrown recluse zonePrairie rattlesnake
Wildfire EXTREMETarantula migration seasonScorpion zone
Hurricane HIGHCopperhead density significantBrown recluse zone
Tornado EXTREME — Oklahoma City to Tulsa is ground zeroBrown recluse zoneTarantula migration
Hurricane HIGHArmadillo leprosy vectorCottonmouth every swamp
Brown recluse zoneNew Madrid fault zoneCopperhead density HIGH
Tornado EXTREME (Red River Valley to DFW)Wildfire EXTREMEHurricane HIGH (Gulf Coast)
Copperhead density significantBrown recluse zone (southwest VA)Hurricane coastal risk
Brown recluse zoneCopperhead density HIGHNew Madrid seismic zone
Scorpion zoneBlack widow density HIGHMojave rattlesnake (most toxic in NA)
Rattlesnake countryWildfire risk HIGHPrairie dog-to-plague transmission zone
Wasatch Front earthquake risk HIGHBlack widow density HIGHWildfire HIGH
Brown recluse zoneNew Madrid seismic zone (earthquake risk)Tornado alley
Copperhead + timber rattlesnake density HIGHBrown recluse zoneFlood risk HIGH (narrow valleys)
Tornado HIGHPrairie rattlesnakeBlizzard + polar vortex
Yellowstone supervolcano (geologically active)Prairie rattlesnakeWildfire HIGH
Murder hornet expansion zoneWildfire HIGHWestern rattlesnake territory
Copperhead presenceEEE and West Nile zoneSea level rise (Chesapeake Bay)
Tornado alley (Ohio portion)Brown recluse zoneCopperhead presence
Murder hornet CONFIRMED detectionsWildfire HIGHCascadia subduction zone (M9 earthquake overdue)
Murder hornet GROUND ZERO (Blaine WA first detection 2019)Cascadia subduction zone M9 overdueWildfire HIGH
Wildfire HIGHGrizzly bear territoryPrairie rattlesnake
Brown recluse zoneTornado alleyCopperhead presence
Copperhead + timber rattlesnake zoneLyme disease significantEEE risk eastern PA
Lava flow zone (Big Island)Centipedes the size of your handInvasive coqui frogs 24/7
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) zoneLyme disease capital of AmericaHurricane coastal exposure
EEE zone (100% fatality rate)Lyme disease capitalNor'easter blizzards
Copperhead presenceEEE and West Nile zoneHurricane coastal risk
Lyme disease #1 state by casesEEE zoneHurricane coastal risk (NYC)
Tornado alleyMajor flood risk (Iowa River system)Blizzard + polar vortex winters
Polar vortex -40°FPrairie rattlesnakeBlizzard season Oct-Apr
Murder hornet expansion zoneEarthquake country (M7+ routine)Grizzly bear territory
Sea level rise zoneHurricane coastal exposureCopperhead presence
Mosquito state bird (unofficial)Polar vortex: -40°F routineLyme disease zone
Mosquito density: legendaryLyme disease zonePolar vortex winters
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE)Moose collision risk on highwaysBlizzard winters
EEE mosquito zoneLyme diseaseNor'easters
EEE zoneLyme diseaseHurricane coastal exposure
EEE zone (Upper Peninsula)Polar vortex wintersLake effect snow disasters
EEE zoneLyme diseaseBlack bear encounters
Natural hazards are only part of the picture. Taxes, cost of living, healthcare, and crime all factor in.
Compare all 50 states on taxes, cost of living, and more →Sources: USGS National Seismic Hazard Model, NOAA National Hurricane Center historical tracks, NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado climatology, CDC ArboNET mosquito-borne disease surveillance, USDA APHIS invasive species data, iNaturalist species range data, USGS Wildland Fire Science. Danger scores are composite indices across 13 weighted hazard vectors. Scores are for informational and entertainment purposes — actual risk depends on specific location within a state. Updated May 2026.