Clinton, LA
How exposed is Clinton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clinton lands at the 75th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 946 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Clinton at the 76th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Clinton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 78.7% of Clinton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 21.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 744 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Clinton compares
Clinton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (88th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (75th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clinton ranks 8,038 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,330 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 61 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Clinton and the insurance market
Clinton's high rating (75th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Clinton (78.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Clinton's 75th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Clinton, see the exposure-zones guide.