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, Natural Hazards Editorial Team · July 20, 2026

Texas
Most storm injuries: 3,931
Texas injuries: 25,436
Injuries nationwide: 2015–2025
NOAA coverage

Most Disasters Most Damage Deadliest Most Injuries

Texas

3,931
Missouri

2,560
California

1,557
Oklahoma

1,449
Kentucky

1,051
Mississippi

858
Colorado

807
Florida

786
Tennessee

769
New Jersey

702
Georgia

660
Arkansas

639

What this shows Texas records the most storm-related injuries of any state, well ahead of the rest of the country.

The full ranking

Storm injuries and fatalities by state, 2015–2025.

#	State	Injuries	Share	Fatalities	Storm Events
1	Texas TX	3,931	15.5%	1,171	64,364
2	Missouri MO	2,560	10.1%	234	27,634
3	California CA	1,557	6.1%	830	28,215
4	Oklahoma OK	1,449	5.7%	142	28,865
5	Kentucky KY	1,051	4.1%	348	24,114
6	Mississippi MS	858	3.4%	146	17,245
7	Colorado CO	807	3.2%	120	21,763
8	Florida FL	786	3.1%	797	15,028
9	Tennessee TN	769	3.0%	249	20,587
10	New Jersey NJ	702	2.8%	115	9,427
11	Georgia GA	660	2.6%	148	19,360
12	Arkansas AR	639	2.5%	70	16,539
13	Alabama AL	606	2.4%	191	17,915
14	Pennsylvania PA	604	2.4%	159	23,203
15	Illinois IL	539	2.1%	180	26,971
16	Louisiana LA	515	2.0%	210	18,042
17	Ohio OH	508	2.0%	82	19,365
18	Wisconsin WI	445	1.7%	217	16,549
19	Indiana IN	440	1.7%	151	15,461
20	Iowa IA	415	1.6%	66	25,039
21	Arizona AZ	398	1.6%	3,414	11,856
22	New Mexico NM	395	1.6%	102	13,491
23	South Carolina SC	387	1.5%	137	12,555
24	Guam GU	347	1.4%	139	12,390
25	Kansas KS	336	1.3%	80	29,536
26	Minnesota MN	275	1.1%	86	23,670
27	North Carolina NC	261	1.0%	324	19,632
28	Virginia VA	259	1.0%	79	28,233
29	Michigan MI	247	1.0%	85	10,699
30	Utah UT	238	0.9%	108	5,512
31	Nebraska NE	215	0.8%	41	24,159
32	New York NY	195	0.8%	225	25,737
33	Nevada NV	191	0.8%	952	5,679
34	South Dakota SD	166	0.7%	85	27,900
35	Montana MT	160	0.6%	104	16,909
36	Washington WA	158	0.6%	104	5,081
37	Wyoming WY	150	0.6%	44	14,383
38	Idaho ID	147	0.6%	69	6,164
39	Delaware DE	146	0.6%	5	1,684
40	Puerto Rico PR	139	0.5%	200	3,724
41	Oregon OR	137	0.5%	327	4,241
42	Maryland MD	128	0.5%	66	12,101
43	Hawaii HI	86	0.3%	137	6,989
44	North Dakota ND	77	0.3%	31	13,374
45	Maine ME	68	0.3%	16	5,687
46	Massachusetts MA	62	0.2%	18	7,555
47	New Hampshire NH	59	0.2%	17	3,038
48	West Virginia WV	49	0.2%	79	15,418
49	Connecticut CT	41	0.2%	16	3,019
50	Alaska AK	26	0.1%	35	3,262
51	Rhode Island RI	20	0.1%	8	1,024
52	American Samoa AS	12	0.0%	19	409
53	District of Columbia DC	11	0.0%	6	526
54	Vermont VT	9	0.0%	24	4,198
55	Northern Mariana Islands MP	0	0.0%	0	0
56	U.S. Virgin Islands VI	0	0.0%	2	101

Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (2015-2025) Injury counts include direct and indirect storm-related injuries as recorded by NOAA.

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