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, Independent hazard-data publisher · August 25, 2026

Texas
Costliest state: $71.0B
Texas storm damage: $265.7B
Tracked damage nationwide: 2015–2025
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Texas has the highest recorded storm property and crop damage ($71.0B, 27% of the nationwide $265.7B from 2015–2025)

According to NOAA's Storm Events Database, PlainHazard ranks U.S. states and territories by combined property and crop damage for 2015–2025. Texas leads; the top three states together hold 58% of tracked storm damage. Totals are NOAA damage-survey estimates, not insured-loss figures, and are not adjusted for state size.

$71.0B Texas storm damage
27% of U.S. tracked damage
58% held by the top 3 states

How concentrated is the damage

Texas accounts for 27% 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 58%. Property and crop damage totals are FEMA/NOAA damage-survey estimates, not insured-loss figures.

27%
of nationwide storm damage is in Texas alone: 58%
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

Top 12 states by NOAA storm damage

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

1

Texas $71B
2

Florida $44.7B
3

Louisiana $37.4B
4

California $22.3B
5

Puerto Rico $19.1B
6

Georgia $8.2B
7

North Carolina $6.5B
8

Guam $6.1B
9

Colorado $5.8B
10

Hawaii $5.7B
11

Oregon $4B
12

Washington $3.3B

Source NOAA Storm Events Database · 2026-08-25

The bar to make this top-12 list

Distribution of tracked property + crop damage across all states

$3.3B Top 21% higher than 79% of 56 states

Each bar is a $3.5B-wide 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

The full ranking

Property and crop damage by state, 2015–2025.

#	State	Property Damage	Crop Damage	Total Damage	Share	Storm Events
1	TexasTX	$69.5B	$1.5B	$71.0B	26.7%	53,309
2	FloridaFL	$41.7B	$3.0B	$44.7B	16.8%	12,838
3	LouisianaLA	$37.4B	$15.0M	$37.4B	14.1%	11,204
4	CaliforniaCA	$22.1B	$173.6M	$22.3B	8.4%	23,694
5	Puerto RicoPR	$19.1B	$1.1M	$19.1B	7.2%	2,944
6	GeorgiaGA	$3.8B	$4.4B	$8.2B	3.1%	16,676
7	North CarolinaNC	$5.9B	$610.8M	$6.5B	2.5%	16,367
8	GuamGU	$6.1B	$28.5M	$6.1B	2.3%	258
9	ColoradoCO	$5.5B	$243.8M	$5.8B	2.2%	18,340
10	HawaiiHI	$5.7B	$4.0M	$5.7B	2.1%	6,200
11	OregonOR	$4.0B	$122.0K	$4.0B	1.5%	3,695
12	WashingtonWA	$3.3B	$806.3K	$3.3B	1.3%	4,408
13	MissouriMO	$2.9B	$158.9M	$3.0B	1.1%	22,952
14	TennesseeTN	$2.6B	$8.9M	$2.7B	1.0%	16,645
15	NebraskaNE	$1.4B	$1.1B	$2.5B	1.0%	20,136
16	MichiganMI	$2.2B	$27.1M	$2.2B	0.8%	9,052
17	South DakotaSD	$262.5M	$1.7B	$2.0B	0.7%	22,759
18	South CarolinaSC	$912.7M	$900.7M	$1.8B	0.7%	10,520
19	IllinoisIL	$1.6B	$18.4M	$1.6B	0.6%	22,088
20	IowaIA	$922.0M	$409.6M	$1.3B	0.5%	21,883
21	New MexicoNM	$1.3B	$837.5K	$1.3B	0.5%	10,974
22	MississippiMS	$1.0B	$107.8M	$1.1B	0.4%	14,100
23	OklahomaOK	$1.1B	$161.0K	$1.1B	0.4%	23,896
24	New YorkNY	$992.0M	$1.1M	$993.1M	0.4%	21,653
25	OhioOH	$966.5M	$3.4M	$969.9M	0.4%	16,184
26	ArkansasAR	$879.5M	$58.6M	$938.1M	0.4%	13,637
27	VirginiaVA	$660.0M	$193.7M	$853.7M	0.3%	23,584
28	WisconsinWI	$670.8M	$51.8M	$722.7M	0.3%	13,807
29	PennsylvaniaPA	$701.9M	$11.4M	$713.4M	0.3%	19,427
30	MinnesotaMN	$282.9M	$293.6M	$576.5M	0.2%	19,109
31	AlabamaAL	$495.6M	$2.1M	$497.7M	0.2%	14,583
32	IdahoID	$458.6M	$1.2M	$459.8M	0.2%	5,142
33	North DakotaND	$329.7M	$115.6M	$445.3M	0.2%	10,818
34	KansasKS	$294.1M	$142.3M	$436.4M	0.2%	25,115
35	ArizonaAZ	$361.6M	$4.7M	$366.3M	0.1%	9,541
36	New JerseyNJ	$304.9M	$13.0M	$317.9M	0.1%	8,218
37	IndianaIN	$312.4M	$5.3M	$317.6M	0.1%	12,687
38	West VirginiaWV	$299.9M	$3.4M	$303.3M	0.1%	12,026
39	UtahUT	$239.8M	$34.7M	$274.5M	0.1%	4,578
40	MarylandMD	$258.6M	$95.3K	$258.7M	0.1%	10,290
41	VermontVT	$228.0M	$7.9M	$235.8M	0.1%	3,449
42	KentuckyKY	$219.4M	$5.9M	$225.3M	0.1%	19,947
43	MaineME	$205.8M	$18.8M	$224.6M	0.1%	4,781
44	NevadaNV	$193.3M	$2.5M	$195.8M	0.1%	4,534
45	New HampshireNH	$91.2M	$61.5M	$152.7M	0.1%	2,547
46	AlaskaAK	$147.2M	$1.0K	$147.2M	0.1%	2,683
47	MontanaMT	$93.7M	$1.3M	$95.0M	0.0%	13,576
48	WyomingWY	$90.7M	$265.0K	$91.0M	0.0%	12,494
49	American SamoaAS	$74.7M	$13.9M	$88.7M	0.0%	292
50	MassachusettsMA	$84.1M	$228.3K	$84.3M	0.0%	6,781
51	ConnecticutCT	$81.2M	$17.0K	$81.3M	0.0%	2,622
52	District of ColumbiaDC	$29.2M	$0	$29.2M	0.0%	452
53	Rhode IslandRI	$6.9M	$0	$6.9M	0.0%	924
54	DelawareDE	$4.4M	$0	$4.4M	0.0%	1,475
55	U.S. Virgin IslandsVI	$527.1K	$0	$527.1K	0.0%	88
56	Northern Mariana IslandsMP	$0	$0	$0	0.0%	0

What to do with this ranking

Texas accounts for 27% of NOAA-recorded storm damage ($71.0B); the top three states hold 58% of the $265.7B catalog total.

Open Texas's state profile for the hazard mix behind that damage total. Texas profile
Compare the same states on declaration volume, high damage and high declaration counts do not always align. Most disasters ranking
Read how NOAA damage estimates differ from insured-loss figures before citing them. Disaster-data guide

Property and crop damage totals are NOAA damage-survey estimates, not insured losses or a forecast. For current threats follow the National Weather Service and local officials; in an emergency call 911.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Which US state has the most storm damage costs?

Texas has the highest recorded property and crop damage from severe weather, $71.0B -- 27% of the $265.7B total across all 56 states and territories tracked.

Are storm damage costs concentrated in a few states?

Yes. The top three states, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, together account for 58% of total recorded storm damage. Larger, more populous, or coastal/exposed states tend to accumulate more total damage simply from having more property at risk, not necessarily a higher per-event severity.

Every figure on PlainHazard is rendered directly from FEMA federal disaster data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or national statistics report, the data & editorial changelog, or report a data error.