Minnesota Among Best States For Disaster Preparedness

There really is a study for everything these days. Sometimes the studies are silly. Other times, they raise awareness for something important.

That is the case with this new study, ranking each state by how prepared they are for disasters.

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We obviously have severe weather in Minnesota, from tornadoes in the summertime to major winter storms in the winter.

Anyone who has lived here, even for a short time, knows that you have to be prepared for all of the severe weather we have. It's just a way of life for us!

New Study Names Best States For Disaster Preparedness In 2025

Smile Hub just released their list of the best and worst states for disaster preparedness this year. They dropped the study on Wednesday (May 28th), looking at a bunch of different factors.

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Analysts looked at a bunch of different factors, including the number of disaster relief charities per capita, national guard members per capita and the emergency management budget per capita, among others.

Minnesota Ranked Among The Best For 2025

Minnesota did well in this study, named the ninth best state for disaster preparedness in 2025. That's not too shabby!

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Helping us reach such a great spot on the list is our community resilience ranking, where we placed number one out of all the states. In this instance, community resilience is defined as follows:

Community resilience is the ability of a community to prepare for anticipated natural hazards, adapt to changing conditions, and withstand and recover rapidly from disruptions.

That's another thing we can be proud of! The higher the score, the lower the risk. It is true that we can adapt to pretty much anything. We live in a state where feet of snow at one time isn't uncommon so we kind of have to!

Whenever I see something like this, it reminds me to make sure I have everything ready to go in case of severe weather this summer! I think it is time to watch Twisters again.