Motorists evacuate an area where a wildfire is burning. The length of displacements due to extreme weather vary, but most tend to be short-term, with 33% lasting less than a week and 31% lasting one week to one month. Photo: Gabriel Schroer/Adobe Stock

As many as 3 million Americans were displaced by natural disasters during the last year, according to an analysis of Census Bureau date from HireAHelper. While most disaster displacements are temporary, 18% of those 3 million Americans (about 533,000 people) had yet to return home as of May 2023.

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