National ranking · NOAA Storm Events

Costliest U.S. states for storm damage

U.S. states and territories ranked by total property and crop damage from NOAA-recorded storm events, 2015–2025. Texas tops the list.

Compiled by PlainHazard Editorial, Natural Hazards Editorial Team · July 25, 2026

Texas
Costliest state: $73.0B
Texas storm damage: $292.4B
Tracked damage nationwide: 2015–2025
NOAA coverage

How concentrated is the damage

Texas accounts for 25% of all NOAA-recorded storm damage among the 56 states and territories in this ranking, and the top three states combined, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, account for 59%. Property and crop damage totals are FEMA/NOAA damage-survey estimates, not insured-loss figures.

25%
of nationwide storm damage is in Texas alone: 59%
of damage concentrated in just the top 3 states: 56
states and territories covered in this ranking

A raw damage total is not adjusted for state size or exposure; see the per-state detail pages for context.

Most Disasters Most Damage Deadliest Most Injuries Most Major

Texas

$73
Florida

$61.8
Louisiana

$37.6
California

$22.4
Puerto Rico

$19.1
Georgia

$8.2
North Carolina

$6.6
Guam

$6.1
Colorado

$5.9
Hawaii

$5.7
Missouri

$5
Washington

$4.2

What this shows Texas has sustained the most NOAA-recorded storm damage of any state, $73.0B in property and crop losses.

The full ranking

Property and crop damage by state, 2015–2025.

#	State	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Total Damage	Share	Storm Events
1	Texas TX	$71.4B	$1.6B	$73.0B	25.0%	64,364
2	Florida FL	$58.8B	$3.0B	$61.8B	21.1%	15,028
3	Louisiana LA	$37.6B	$15.0M	$37.6B	12.9%	18,042
4	California CA	$22.3B	$173.8M	$22.4B	7.7%	28,215
5	Puerto Rico PR	$19.1B	$1.2M	$19.1B	6.5%	3,724
6	Georgia GA	$3.8B	$4.4B	$8.2B	2.8%	19,360
7	North Carolina NC	$6.0B	$610.8M	$6.6B	2.3%	19,632
8	Guam GU	$6.1B	$28.5M	$6.1B	2.1%	12,390
9	Colorado CO	$5.5B	$424.6M	$5.9B	2.0%	21,763
10	Hawaii HI	$5.7B	$6.0M	$5.7B	1.9%	6,989
11	Missouri MO	$4.8B	$171.1M	$5.0B	1.7%	27,634
12	Washington WA	$4.2B	$959.3K	$4.2B	1.5%	5,081
13	Oregon OR	$4.0B	$127.0K	$4.0B	1.4%	4,241
14	Nebraska NE	$1.6B	$1.5B	$3.1B	1.1%	24,159
15	Tennessee TN	$2.7B	$9.1M	$2.7B	0.9%	20,587
16	South Dakota SD	$265.2M	$2.2B	$2.5B	0.8%	27,900
17	Michigan MI	$2.3B	$27.1M	$2.3B	0.8%	10,699
18	Illinois IL	$2.1B	$18.5M	$2.1B	0.7%	26,971
19	South Carolina SC	$915.9M	$900.7M	$1.8B	0.6%	12,555
20	Iowa IA	$1.2B	$494.5M	$1.6B	0.6%	25,039
21	New Mexico NM	$1.6B	$878.9K	$1.6B	0.5%	13,491
22	Mississippi MS	$1.1B	$111.3M	$1.2B	0.4%	17,245
23	Oklahoma OK	$1.2B	$186.0K	$1.2B	0.4%	28,865
24	New York NY	$1.1B	$1.2M	$1.1B	0.4%	25,737
25	Ohio OH	$993.5M	$3.8M	$997.3M	0.3%	19,365
26	Arkansas AR	$922.4M	$58.6M	$981.0M	0.3%	16,539
27	Virginia VA	$754.3M	$193.9M	$948.2M	0.3%	28,233
28	Wisconsin WI	$865.1M	$52.8M	$917.9M	0.3%	16,549
29	Pennsylvania PA	$722.0M	$12.6M	$734.5M	0.3%	23,203
30	Minnesota MN	$360.7M	$330.0M	$690.8M	0.2%	23,670
31	Kansas KS	$371.4M	$190.1M	$561.5M	0.2%	29,536
32	Alabama AL	$548.4M	$2.1M	$550.5M	0.2%	17,915
33	North Dakota ND	$430.5M	$117.8M	$548.3M	0.2%	13,374
34	Idaho ID	$535.8M	$1.3M	$537.1M	0.2%	6,164
35	Arizona AZ	$443.7M	$4.8M	$448.4M	0.2%	11,856
36	Indiana IN	$371.7M	$5.8M	$377.4M	0.1%	15,461
37	Utah UT	$313.9M	$45.7M	$359.6M	0.1%	5,512
38	West Virginia WV	$347.4M	$3.6M	$350.9M	0.1%	15,418
39	New Jersey NJ	$305.9M	$13.0M	$318.9M	0.1%	9,427
40	Maryland MD	$276.0M	$99.5K	$276.1M	0.1%	12,101
41	Kentucky KY	$259.5M	$7.0M	$266.5M	0.1%	24,114
42	Maine ME	$238.7M	$18.8M	$257.5M	0.1%	5,687
43	Vermont VT	$235.6M	$8.4M	$244.0M	0.1%	4,198
44	Nevada NV	$220.0M	$2.5M	$222.5M	0.1%	5,679
45	Alaska AK	$187.1M	$1.0K	$187.1M	0.1%	3,262
46	New Hampshire NH	$102.3M	$61.5M	$163.8M	0.1%	3,038
47	Montana MT	$135.6M	$1.4M	$137.0M	0.0%	16,909
48	Wyoming WY	$117.6M	$280.0K	$117.9M	0.0%	14,383
49	American Samoa AS	$82.7M	$14.4M	$97.1M	0.0%	409
50	Massachusetts MA	$85.5M	$229.3K	$85.7M	0.0%	7,555
51	Connecticut CT	$81.6M	$17.0K	$81.7M	0.0%	3,019
52	District of Columbia DC	$31.2M	$0	$31.2M	0.0%	526
53	Rhode Island RI	$8.1M	$0	$8.1M	0.0%	1,024
54	Delaware DE	$4.5M	$0	$4.5M	0.0%	1,684
55	U.S. Virgin Islands VI	$536.2K	$0	$536.2K	0.0%	101
56	Northern Mariana Islands MP	$0	$0	$0	0.0%	0

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025)

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