Connecticut Ranked in the Middle of ‘Best States for Disaster Preparedness-2025′

If a hurricane were to hit Connecticut tomorrow, or a tornado were to take out the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven, do you see the State of Connecticut as being prepared for a major natural disaster? According to a new study, we are, kind of.

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We are days away from the start of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and forecasters are calling for an above average year, it's best to be prepared. SmileHub.org has just released 2025's Best States for Disaster Preparedness, and they've ranked Connecticut right in the middle at #25.

To arrive at their rankings of states best prepared to recover from disasters, SmileHub compared all 50 states across three key dimensions: Resilience Infrastructure & Support Capacity, Disaster Prevention Planning & Funding, and Disaster Risk & Lasting Damage. That data was further evaluated using 14 metrics, some of which are: disaster relief charities per capita, National Guard members per capita, fire/police stations per capita, emergency management budget per capita, public health funding, and number of climate disasters causing 1 billion+ in damages.

According to SmileHub.org's data, Connecticut ranks at #16 out of 50 in Resilience Infrastructure and Support Capacity, #40 out of 50 in Disaster Prevention Planning & Funding, and #11 out of 50 in Disaster Risk & Lasting Damage. Connecticut is in the moderate risk zone for hurricanes, tornados do occur, and flooding is absolutely a problem along the coastline and along rivers and low-lying streams throughout the state. Billion-dollar natural disasters? Hurricane Sandy? We're relatively safe compared to most of the country, earthquakes do happen, as do blizzards, but that absolutely contributes to our low ranking in Prevention and Planning.