Natural Disasters by State 2025

Texas
372
California
370
Oklahoma
224
Washington
201
Oregon
156
Florida
155
Arizona
110
New Mexico
105
Nevada
104
New York
104
Montana
102
Colorado
95
Alabama
89
Louisiana
89
Kentucky
88
Tennessee
87
South Dakota
84
Alaska
83
Mississippi
83
Arkansas
81
Kansas
81
West Virginia
79
Minnesota
74
Nebraska
74
North Carolina
73
Iowa
70
Missouri
70
Georgia
69
North Dakota
68
Virginia
68
Maine
66
Illinois
65
Hawaii
64
Pennsylvania
59
Vermont
57
New Hampshire
56
Idaho
55
Ohio
54
New Jersey
53
Wisconsin
52
Utah
51
Indiana
49
Massachusetts
48
Wyoming
42
Michigan
41
South Carolina
39
Connecticut
35
Maryland
33
Rhode Island
24
District of Columbia
20
Delaware
19
State
FEMA Natural Disaster Declarations 1953-2025
# of Natural Disasters 1980-2025
Avg Natural Disasters per Year 1980-2025
Total Natural Disaster Costs 1980-2025
Texas Flag
Texas3721904.1$300.0B-$440.0B
California Flag
California370461.0$100.0B-$200.0B
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma2241152.5$20.0B-$50.0B
Washington Flag
Washington201360.8$10.0B-$20.0B
Oregon Flag
Oregon156410.9$10.0B-$20.0B
Florida Flag
Florida155962.0$300.0B-$460.0B
Arizona Flag
Arizona110340.7$10.0B-$20.0B
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico105380.8$5.0B-$10.0B
Nevada Flag
Nevada104270.6$2.0B-$5.0B
New York Flag
New York104952.1$50.0B-$100.0B
Montana Flag
Montana102370.8$10.0B-$20.0B
Colorado Flag
Colorado95761.7$50.0B-$100.0B
Alabama Flag
Alabama891162.5$50.0B-$100.0B
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana891062.3$300.0B-$320.0B
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky88922.0$20.0B-$50.0B
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee871152.5$20.0B-$50.0B
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota84360.8$20.0B-$50.0B
Alaska Flag
Alaska8380.2$2.0B-$5.0B
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi831082.3$50.0B-$100.0B
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas81972.1$20.0B-$50.0B
Kansas Flag
Kansas811022.2$20.0B-$50.0B
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia79471.0$5.0B-$10.0B
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota74621.3$20.0B-$50.0B
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska74661.4$20.0B-$50.0B
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina731212.6$100.0B-$200.0B
Iowa Flag
Iowa70861.9$50.0B-$100.0B
Missouri Flag
Missouri701202.6$50.0B-$100.0B
Georgia Flag
Georgia691342.9$50.0B-$100.0B
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota68240.5$20.0B-$50.0B
Virginia Flag
Virginia681162.5$20.0B-$50.0B
Maine Flag
Maine66190.4$2.0B-$5.0B
Illinois Flag
Illinois651282.8$50.0B-$100.0B
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii642$10.0B-$20.0B
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania591142.5$20.0B-$50.0B
Vermont Flag
Vermont57190.4$2.0B-$5.0B
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire56210.5$2.0B-$5.0B
Idaho Flag
Idaho55320.7$5.0B-$10.0B
Ohio Flag
Ohio541052.3$20.0B-$50.0B
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey53751.6$50.0B-$100.0B
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin52631.4$20.0B-$50.0B
Utah Flag
Utah51250.5$2.0B-$5.0B
Indiana Flag
Indiana491002.2$20.0B-$50.0B
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts48451.0$10.0B-$20.0B
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming42320.7$5.0B-$10.0B
Michigan Flag
Michigan41601.3$10.0B-$20.0B
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina391012.2$20.0B-$50.0B
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut35451.0$10.0B-$20.0B
Maryland Flag
Maryland33851.8$10.0B-$20.0B
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island24330.7$2.0B-$5.0B
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia20$2.0B-$5.0B
Delaware Flag
Delaware19350.8
  • For the purposes of this research, natural disasters are defined according to FEMA’s incident type classifications that reflect environmental and weather-related events. Based on FEMA’s disaster declarations data, the following incident types are considered natural disasters and included in this analysis: Coastal Storm, Earthquake, Fire, Flood, Freezing, Mud/Landslide, Other (natural causes only), Severe Storm, and Snowstorm. Biological events (such as pandemics) and technological or human-caused disasters are excluded.
  • FEMA data includes totals up to May 05, 2025.
  • This report uses data from both FEMA and NOAA NCEI, which differ significantly in scope and methodology. FEMA data includes only officially declared disasters that meet federal criteria, focusing on response and recovery efforts. In contrast, NOAA NCEI documents all U.S. weather and climate events causing at least $1 billion in damages, regardless of federal disaster declarations, using both public and private data to estimate total economic losses�including uninsured costs. As a result, figures from these sources are not directly comparable.
  • Many states experience dozens, hundreds, even thousands of earthquakes during a given calendar year. However, the overwhelming majority of these are so small as to be insignificant, even undetectable without scientific instrumentation. Therefore, only the most significant earthquakes would qualify as a natural disaster.