The Cost of Extreme Weather Events in USA in 2022
 
The US Census Bureau has issued a report on the impact of extreme weather events in the US in 2022.
Week 53 Household Pulse Survey: January 4 - January 16 (census.gov)
The overall cost is estimated to be in excess of $165bn.

• More than 3 million Americans were forced to leave their home due to extreme weather. This is more than 1% of the population.  
  
• Of these, more than a million were forced to leave their home for more than a month with about ½ a million never intending to return.  
  
• Of those displaced, about 2 million reported that they experienced some food and/or water shortages a month after the disaster. About ½ million reported that these shortages were severe.  
  
• Of those displaced about 2.5 million experienced some loss of electricity a month after the disaster, with 1.3 million reporting the loss was severe.  
• Of those displaced about 1.7 million experienced unsanitary conditions with 0.6 million reporting severe difficulty.