The team at Ooma highlighted a specific facet of natural disasters by performing a study that examines how many natural disaster relief loans are available per state. This serves as an interesting way to map out where natural disasters take the greatest toll at the highest cost.
Many of the states on the list are prone to natural disasters like hurricanes, floods, and wildfires. The data includes a comparison with the number of small businesses per state. For example, Alabama is high on the list and experiences some of the highest numbers of tornadoes in the country, but it also has a relatively low amount of small businesses to share funds among.
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