Counties with the most emergency shelters in Missouri
Counties with the most emergency shelters in Missouri
As climate change drives weather to greater extremes, and devastating hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, and blizzards preoccupy an increasing number of Americans, it is hard to avoid comparing the reality of everyday news coverage to the computer-generated images seen in disaster movies.
Over the last 50 years, natural disasters have become five times more common due to climate change, according to the World Meteorological Organization. They've also become more economically debilitating—the five most expensive climate disasters in American history have all taken place over the last two decades.
The increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters means that the need for emergency evacuation and shelter plans has never been greater. According to the Federal Emergency Management Association, understanding your climate risk, or proximity to probable natural disaster, is an important first step for making a plan. Tools like the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation allow you to assess your risk by location.
Knowing where nearby emergency shelters are located is another way to prepare for the worst. In the event of flooding, hurricane-level winds, or other disasters, emergency shelters offer a place to sleep, and also often provide food, water, and first aid services. Stacker examined the Department of Homeland Security's National Shelter System Facilities database to identify the counties with the most emergency shelters in Missouri. Counties are ranked by emergency shelters per 100K people, with total capacity per 100K people serving as a tiebreaker.
#50. Pemiscot County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 14,680,168 people (2,341,340 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#49. Howard County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 19,131,980 people (1,941,322 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#48. Barry County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 7,776,048 people (2,694,245 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0

#47. Camden County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 20,465,405 people (8,810,971 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#46. Franklin County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 7,705,029 people (8,038,734 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 4
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#45. Wayne County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 18,077,235 people (2,042,366 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#44. Dallas County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 8,833,560 people (1,496,935 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0

#43. Benton County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 12,700,687 people (2,457,710 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0

#42. Laclede County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 9,425,698 people (3,383,637 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#41. Schuyler County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 25,928,139 people (1,061,498 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#40. Dunklin County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 12,488,371 people (3,570,675 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 1
#39. Perry County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 8,808,549 people (1,674,241 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#38. Texas County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 9,847,720 people (2,448,734 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#37. Andrew County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 9,171,004 people (1,652,890 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#36. Lawrence County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 9,388,107 people (3,579,028 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#35. Grundy County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 10,993,960 people (1,088,512 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#34. Reynolds County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 27,637,471 people (1,696,388 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#33. Moniteau County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 14,750,060 people (2,319,152 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#32. Audrain County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 24,010,407 people (6,056,145 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#31. Mississippi County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 21,330,973 people (2,767,907 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#30. Putnam County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 29,738,303 people (1,402,161 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#29. Cooper County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 19,962,557 people (3,472,886 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#28. Gasconade County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 9,142,032 people (1,353,295 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#27. Montgomery County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 28,559,496 people (3,251,213 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#26. Caldwell County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 12,261,405 people (1,085,870 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#25. Crawford County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 19,744,130 people (4,581,428 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#24. Iron County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 12,171,205 people (1,169,166 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#23. DeKalb County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 11,737,254 people (1,366,099 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#22. Henry County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 20,233,221 people (4,427,838 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#21. Oregon County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 18,886,368 people (1,679,187 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0

#20. Knox County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 36,721,999 people (1,388,826 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#19. Harrison County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 11,517,827 people (947,802 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#18. Lewis County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 27,855,468 people (2,794,182 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 1
#17. Maries County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 23,190,375 people (1,961,210 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#16. Dade County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 15,268,539 people (1,157,966 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#15. Clinton County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 13,943,015 people (2,941,279 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0

#14. New Madrid County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 27,195,678 people (4,530,256 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#13. Daviess County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 28,289,546 people (2,383,960 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#12. Clark County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 41,756,039 people (2,776,359 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#11. Nodaway County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 17,590,761 people (3,794,503 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 2
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#10. Mercer County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 20,957,484 people (746,296 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#9. Stoddard County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 23,772,980 people (6,849,471 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 1
#8. Pettis County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 18,251,455 people (7,833,342 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#7. Shelby County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 55,164,777 people (3,357,880 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0

#6. Osage County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 27,928,096 people (3,734,545 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#5. Sullivan County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 58,296,427 people (3,524,019 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#4. Gentry County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 29,308,377 people (1,826,205 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 3
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#3. Worth County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 25,838,273 people (517,799 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 0
#2. Atchison County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 28,948,475 people (1,537,743 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 1
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 2
#1. Holt County
- Emergency shelter capacity per 100K: 36,481,583 people (1,566,884 total capacity)
- Shelters with generators: 0
- Shelters in 100-year floodplain: 1