National comparison · NOAA Storm Events Database

Hurricane risk by state

Florida has recorded the most hurricane events of any state, with 122 events across the NOAA Storm Events Database's recorded history. This ranking covers all 13 states and territories with at least one recorded hurricane event.

Compiled by PlainHazard, Independent hazard-data publisher · August 25, 2026

Florida
Most hurricane events: 122
Florida hurricane events: 379
Total events nationwide

Florida has recorded the most hurricane events of any state (122, 32% of the nationwide 379)

According to NOAA's Storm Events Database, PlainHazard ranks 13 states and territories by recorded hurricane event count. Florida leads the catalog; the top three states together hold 69% of all recorded events. This is a raw event count, not adjusted for land area or population.

122 Florida hurricane events
32% of U.S. hurricane events
69% held by the top 3 states

How concentrated are the events

Florida accounts for 32% of all NOAA-recorded hurricane events among the 13 states and territories in this ranking, and the top three states combined, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, account for 69%. This is a raw event count, not adjusted for state land area.

32%
of nationwide hurricane events are in Florida alone: 69%
of events concentrated in just the top 3 states: 13
states and territories covered in this ranking

A raw event count is not a per-square-mile risk measure; see the per-state detail pages for context.

What this ranking measures

NOAA's Storm Events Database records individual Hurricane (Typhoon) events by state and year (NOAA's event-type label; tropical storms and depressions are excluded from this ranking). This page sums the recorded event count for each state and ranks the highest totals first. It is a count of past recorded events, not a forecast and not a normalized per-capita or per-area risk measure — a large state can rank higher simply from more land area and more NOAA-monitored events, independent of any single location's actual exposure.

Top 12 states by hurricane events

Each row links to the state profile, crawlable ranking, not an image-only chart

1

Florida 122 hurricane events
2

Louisiana 76 hurricane events
3

Georgia 62 hurricane events
4

Texas 25 hurricane events
5

North Carolina 23 hurricane events
6

Guam 20 hurricane events
7

Hawaii 12 hurricane events
8

Mississippi 11 hurricane events
9

Puerto Rico 11 hurricane events
10

Alabama 7 hurricane events
11

South Carolina 7 hurricane events
12

American Samoa 2 hurricane events

Source NOAA Storm Events Database · 2026-08-25

The bar to make this top-12 list

Distribution of hurricane event counts across ranked states

2 8th percentile higher than 8% of 13 states

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NOAA Storm Events Database · 2026-08-25

Full hurricane-risk-by-state ranking

States with the most recorded hurricane events rank first. The last column shows recorded hurricane fatalities.

#	State	Hurricane Events	Fatalities
1	FloridaFL	122	175
2	LouisianaLA	76	55
3	GeorgiaGA	62	14
4	TexasTX	25	9
5	North CarolinaNC	23	1
6	GuamGU	20	8
7	HawaiiHI	12	0
8	MississippiMS	11	1
9	Puerto RicoPR	11	0
10	AlabamaAL	7	2
11	South CarolinaSC	7	2
12	American SamoaAS	2	0
13	U.S. Virgin IslandsVI	1	0

What to do with this ranking

Florida accounts for 32% of NOAA-recorded hurricane events (122); the top three states hold 69% of the 379 catalog total.

Open Florida's state profile for county-level hurricane and storm exposure context. Florida profile
See the national Hurricane (Typhoon) hazard page for year and geography tables behind this ranking. Hurricane hazard record
Read how NOAA storm-event counts differ from FEMA declarations before citing either. Disaster-data guide

Hurricane event counts are raw NOAA reports, not land-area or population-adjusted risk, and not a forecast. For current threats follow the National Weather Service and local officials; in an emergency call 911.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database Hurricane event records Recorded events depend on NOAA's monitoring and reporting coverage, which has expanded over time. Earlier decades may undercount events relative to more recent years.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which US state has the most hurricane events?

Florida has the most NOAA-recorded hurricane events of any state, 122 on record -- 32% of the 379 total hurricane events across all states tracked.

Are hurricanes concentrated in a few states?

Yes. The top three states, Florida, Louisiana, Georgia, together account for 69% of all recorded hurricane events, reflecting the well-documented US Atlantic and Gulf coastal concentration of recorded hurricane landfalls and near-shore hurricane events.

Every figure on PlainHazard is rendered directly from FEMA federal disaster data, no number is typed in by an editor. This ranking sums NOAA Storm Events Database Hurricane (Typhoon) records by state. It labels the aggregation rather than presenting it as a forecast or a per-capita risk measure. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or national statistics report, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.