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valuation, population density, crop exposure and annualized insured crop loss. Then a rating
value of 1-10 was assigned to the data obtained for each factor and then weighted equally and
factored together to obtain overall vulnerability scores for comparison and to determine the most
vulnerable counties.
The following are the data sources for the rating factors: Social Vulnerability Index for the
counties from the Hazards and Vulnerability Research Institute at the University of South
Carolina, National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) storm events (2006 – 2012), U.S. Census
Bureau (2010), USDA’s Census of Agriculture (2007) and USDA Risk Management Agency
(2002 – 2011). Please note that the data on crop losses only applies to insured crops.
According to the 2011 Kansas Crop Insurance Profile Report issued by the USDA Risk
Management Agency 82 percent of Kansas’ row crops were insured in 2011.
It was determined that since hail is a common occurrence in the region, that using historical
events and property damages from 2006 forward provides adequate events to describe the hail
hazard in Kansas.
Table 3.88 provides the data obtained for each of the factors by county. Table 3.89 that follows
provides the ranges that were used to determine the resulting ratings.
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