The US Climate Refugees

  3.3 million US adults were displaced by hurricanes, floods, fires, tornadoes or other disasters in the past year. About one in six residents never returned to their homes. Of the 3.3 million displaced adults, more than a third were out of their homes for less than a week

 In Florida, nearly 1 million people, or about one in 17 adult residents, were displaced in a state that was ravaged by Hurricanes Ian and Nicole in the fall. 

More than 409,000 people – or almost one in eight residents – were displaced in Louisiana, which had a comparatively calm hurricane season in 2022.

The makeup of the displaced tended to be poorer. About 22% of the displaced adults reported having a household income of less than $25,000 a year, compared to 17.4% for the overall US population.

3.3 million US adults displaced by natural disasters in past year – survey | US news | The Guardian