Emergency Preparedness

2019 Midwest Floods

The Census Bureau produces a wide variety of statistics profiling the flood-affected areas of Nebraska and Iowa which are now available.

Camp Fire - 2018 California Wildfires

Areas Affected: Butte County, CA and Paradise Town, CA
Impacted Population: 36,302

Woolsey Fire - 2018 California Wildfires

Counties Affected: Los Angeles County, CA and Ventura County, CA
Impacted Population: 55,064

Red Cross Month: March 2019

OnTheMap for Emergency Management provides real-time data about tropical storms, wildfires, floods, winter weather and disaster declaration areas.

National Weatherperson’s Day: February 5, 2019

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs for atmospheric scientists, including meteorologists, will grow 12% to 11,700 from 2016 to 2026.

National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day: December 21, 2018

The 2010 Census counted 209,325 persons in emergency and transitional shelters, while the 2010 HUD report estimated there were 637,077 homeless people.

OnTheMap for Emergency Management

Access U.S. population and workforce statistics, in real time, for areas being affected by natural disasters.

American FactFinder (AFF)

American FactFinder provides access to data (tables) about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas.