* Included are coastal communities in which at least 10 percent of habitable land is expected to experience chronic flooding by 2060. Places are ranked by the number of residents that live in parts of the community expected to be regularly flooded by 2060. In many of these communities, more than one-third of the current population lives in areas expected to be regularly flooded by 2060.
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U.S. population at risk of rising sea levels by city 2060-2100
In Miami Beach, Florida, around * residents live in homes at risk to being flooded by 2060 due to rising sea levels. Florida has many cities that may be lost to coastal erosion as a result of sea level rise, as well as storm surges. The significance of sea level rise is particularly great for the many cities with high values of assets that are under threat.
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USA Today. (June 18, 2019). Size of population with homes at risk of flooding due to rising sea levels in the United States in 2060 and 2100, by select city* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from /statistics/1110480/flood-risk-population-sea-level-rise/
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