National ranking · NOAA Storm Events

States with the most storm injuries

U.S. states and territories ranked by storm-related injuries recorded in the NOAA Storm Events Database, 2015–2025. Texas reports the most.

Compiled by PlainHazard Editorial, Independent hazard-data publisher · August 3, 2026

Texas
Most storm injuries: 3,680
Texas injuries: 22,338
Injuries nationwide: 2015–2025
NOAA coverage

Texas has the most NOAA-recorded storm-related injuries (3,680, 16% of the nationwide 22,338 from 2015–2025)

According to NOAA's Storm Events Database, PlainHazard ranks U.S. states and territories by storm-related injuries for 2015–2025. Texas leads; the top three states together hold 31% of all recorded injuries. This is a raw count, not adjusted for population.

3,680 Texas injuries
16% of U.S. storm injuries
31% held by the top 3 states

How concentrated are the injuries

Texas accounts for 16% of all NOAA-recorded storm injuries among the 59 states and territories in this ranking, and the top three states combined, Texas, Missouri, California, account for 31%. NOAA attributes injuries during its post-event damage-survey process.

16%
of nationwide storm injuries are in Texas alone: 31%
of injuries concentrated in just the top 3 states: 59
states and territories covered in this ranking

A raw injury count is not a per-capita risk measure; see the per-state detail pages for context.

Most Disasters Most Damage Deadliest Most Injuries

Top 12 states by NOAA storm injuries

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

1

Texas 3.7K injuries
2

Missouri 1.8K injuries
3

California 1.4K injuries
4

Oklahoma 1.3K injuries
5

Kentucky 960 injuries
6

Mississippi 794 injuries
7

Colorado 777 injuries
8

Tennessee 719 injuries
9

Florida 656 injuries
10

Georgia 614 injuries
11

Arkansas 603 injuries
12

Alabama 533 injuries

Source NOAA Storm Events Database · 2026-08-03

The bar to make this top-12 list

Distribution of storm injuries across all states and territories

533 Top 20% higher than 80% of 59 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 · 2026-08-03

The full ranking

Storm injuries and fatalities by state, 2015–2025.

#	State	Injuries	Share	Fatalities	Storm Events
1	Texas TX	3,680	16.5%	943	53,309
2	Missouri MO	1,819	8.1%	197	22,952
3	California CA	1,394	6.2%	690	23,694
4	Oklahoma OK	1,299	5.8%	119	23,896
5	Kentucky KY	960	4.3%	265	19,947
6	Mississippi MS	794	3.6%	130	14,100
7	Colorado CO	777	3.5%	105	18,340
8	Tennessee TN	719	3.2%	228	16,645
9	Florida FL	656	2.9%	624	12,838
10	Georgia GA	614	2.7%	134	16,676
11	Arkansas AR	603	2.7%	64	13,637
12	Alabama AL	533	2.4%	161	14,583
13	Pennsylvania PA	514	2.3%	136	19,427
14	New Jersey NJ	496	2.2%	100	8,218
15	Illinois IL	495	2.2%	165	22,088
16	Wisconsin WI	431	1.9%	196	13,807
17	Ohio OH	426	1.9%	71	16,184
18	Louisiana LA	423	1.9%	174	11,204
19	Iowa IA	399	1.8%	57	21,883
20	Indiana IN	397	1.8%	127	12,687
21	New Mexico NM	350	1.6%	78	10,974
22	Arizona AZ	344	1.5%	2,810	9,541
23	Guam GU	320	1.4%	38	258
24	South Carolina SC	318	1.4%	127	10,520
25	Kansas KS	269	1.2%	59	25,115
26	Virginia VA	242	1.1%	69	23,584
27	North Carolina NC	240	1.1%	301	16,367
28	Minnesota MN	230	1.0%	77	19,109
29	Utah UT	227	1.0%	97	4,578
30	Nebraska NE	192	0.9%	32	20,136
31	Michigan MI	187	0.8%	72	9,052
32	New York NY	168	0.8%	158	21,653
33	Nevada NV	160	0.7%	795	4,534
34	Washington WA	148	0.7%	96	4,408
35	South Dakota SD	148	0.7%	67	22,759
36	Wyoming WY	147	0.7%	39	12,494
37	Delaware DE	143	0.6%	4	1,475
38	Idaho ID	137	0.6%	62	5,142
39	Montana MT	122	0.5%	76	13,576
40	Maryland MD	121	0.5%	61	10,290
41	Oregon OR	118	0.5%	294	3,695
42	Puerto Rico PR	102	0.5%	163	2,944
43	Hawaii HI	82	0.4%	134	6,200
44	North Dakota ND	69	0.3%	21	10,818
45	Maine ME	67	0.3%	14	4,781
46	Massachusetts MA	59	0.3%	17	6,781
47	New Hampshire NH	56	0.3%	13	2,547
48	West Virginia WV	47	0.2%	63	12,026
49	Connecticut CT	35	0.2%	16	2,622
50	Alaska AK	23	0.1%	33	2,683
51	Rhode Island RI	13	0.1%	7	924
52	District of Columbia DC	11	0.0%	3	452
53	Vermont VT	7	0.0%	22	3,449
54	American Samoa AS	7	0.0%	16	292
55	U.S. Virgin Islands VI	0	0.0%	2	88
56	Northern Mariana Islands MP	0	0.0%	0	0
57	Federated States of Micronesia FM	0	0.0%	0	0
58	Marshall Islands MH	0	0.0%	0	0
59	Palau PW	0	0.0%	0	0

What to do with this ranking

Texas accounts for 16% of NOAA-recorded storm injuries (3,680); the top three states hold 31% of the 22,338 catalog total.

Open Texas's state profile for the hazard mix behind that injury total. Texas profile
Compare fatality totals on the companion ranking, injury and death leaders can diverge. Deadliest ranking
Read how NOAA attributes storm injuries before citing a raw count. Disaster-data guide

Injury totals are NOAA damage-survey attributions, not population-adjusted rates 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) Injury counts include direct and indirect storm-related injuries as recorded by NOAA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which US state has the most storm-related injuries?

Texas has the most NOAA-recorded storm-related injuries of any state or territory, 3,680 between 2015-2025 -- 16% of the 22,338 total across all states and territories tracked.

Are storm injuries concentrated in a few states?

Yes. The top three states, Texas, Missouri, California, together account for 31% of all recorded storm-related injuries. This is a raw count, not adjusted for population -- larger states naturally accumulate more total events and more opportunities for a reported injury.

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