Sacramento, KY
Sacramento, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sacramento at the 20th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 310 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sacramento at the 21st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 64.5% of Sacramento's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 35.5% Minimal share — a profile where 200 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Sacramento ranks
There's little gap between Sacramento's 20th national percentile and its 33rd percentile inside Kentucky, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sacramento ranks 25,242 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,368 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 368 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Sacramento and the insurance market
At the 20th national percentile, Sacramento rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sacramento (64.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sacramento's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 310 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sacramento. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sacramento's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.