In terms of the share of its total population, the Lower Florida Keys are most at risk to homes being flooded by rising sea levels, with 81 percent of its residents living in dwellings expected to be flooded by 2060. Although Chesapeake, Virginia has a relatively small percentage of its population at risk, the number of inhabitants living in homes expected to be flooded is very large.
Percentage of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city*
* Included are coastal communities in which at least 10 percent of habitable land is expected to experience chronic flooding by 2060. Places are ranked by the number of residents that live in parts of the community expected to be regularly flooded by 2060. In many of these communities, more than one-third of the current population lives in areas expected to be regularly flooded by 2060.
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USA Today. (June 18, 2019). Percentage of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110499/flood-risk-population-percentage-sea-level-rise/
USA Today. "Percentage of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city*." Chart. June 18, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110499/flood-risk-population-percentage-sea-level-rise/
USA Today. (2019). Percentage of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110499/flood-risk-population-percentage-sea-level-rise/
USA Today. "Percentage of Population with Homes at Risk of Flooding Due to Rising Sea Levels in The United States in 2060 and 2100, by Select City*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110499/flood-risk-population-percentage-sea-level-rise/
USA Today, Percentage of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110499/flood-risk-population-percentage-sea-level-rise/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city* [Graph], USA Today, June 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1110499/flood-risk-population-percentage-sea-level-rise/
