University of Washington

“An estimated 6.5 million Americans live in homes built on or next to landslide-prone land”

“By studying 128 million buildings across the United States”

“Together, the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, and Hawaii make up about 4% of the exposed population”

“more than half of Americans living in landslide-prone areas are in eastern states”

“even relatively flat states such as Illinois, Minnesota, and Nebraska have more than 700,000 people living on or near hazardous slopes”

“Rural residents make up 62% of people living in landslide-prone areas”

“In West Virginia, where 70% of the state is prone to landslides”