The Denied States of America

Across five years of storms, fires, and floods, aid didn’t flow where it was needed most. In state after state, it was local regions that bore the brunt of FEMA denials.

States not included: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington.
Chart: Sasha ShoganSource: FEMAGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper