Weather Disasters Impacted Counties With More Than 60 Percent of Drug Production Facilities
Concentration of Drug Production in Vulnerable Counties
More than 60 percent of the nation’s pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities are concentrated in a limited number of U.S. counties, many of which lie in regions highly exposed to hurricanes, floods, and other severe weather hazards. This geographic clustering creates an efficiency advantage for companies but also heightens systemic risk. When disasters strike these counties, they do not merely disrupt local economies—they directly threaten the nation’s ability to supply essential medicines to hospitals, pharmacies, and patients across the country.