Hurricane Statistics

3/1/2022 (Permalink)

The five deadliest hurricanes in US history

• The Great Galveston Storm (1990) – the estimated death toll is from 8,000 to 12,000.
• Hurricane Maria (2017) – the estimated death toll is around 5,000. Initial estimates were only 64 in Puerto Rico; new reports showed incredibly more.
• The Okeechobee Hurricane (1928) – the estimated death toll is around 3,000.
• Hurricane Katrina (2005) – the death toll is 1,833. Tens and thousands of people were displaced.
• The Chenière Caminada Hurricane (1893) – The Great October Storm killed nearly 1,400 people, almost the population of a town.

And, two of the deadliest hurricanes in American History are also the top two when it comes to the costliest.

The costliest hurricanes in US history 

• Katrina (2005) with 1,833 deaths – $125 billion ($170 billion when normalized for 2020)
• Harvey (2017) with 89 deaths – $125 billion ($131.5 billion)
• Maria (2017) with 2,981- $90 billion ($94.5 billion)
• Sandy (2012) with 159 deaths – $65 billion ($74.1 billion)
• Irma (2017) with 97 deaths – $50 billion ($52.5 billion)
• Ike (2008) with 112 deaths – $30 billion ($36.9 billion)
• Andrew (1992) with 61 deaths – $27 billion ($50.5 billion)
• Michael (2018) with 49 deaths – $25 billion
• Ivan (2004) with 57 deaths – $20.5 billion ($28.7 billion)
• Wilma (2005) with 35 deaths – $19 billion ($25.8 billlion)

The Five Deadliest Hurricanes in US History

(by estimated deaths)

12,000

The Great Galveston Storm (1990)

5,000

Hurricane Maria (2017)

3,000

The Okeechobee Hurricane (1928)

1,833

Hurricane Katrina (2005)

1,400

The Chenière Caminada Hurricane (1893)

Source: USA Today

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