Communicable Diseases

Spanish Flu Deaths by State 2025

Alaska: 2,198 Arizona: 2,000 Arkansas: 7,000 California: 16,773 Colorado: 7,783 Connecticut: 9,000 Delaware: 1,500 Florida: 4,000 Georgia: 30,768 Hawaii: 2,300 Idaho: 2,300 Illinois: 23,500 Indiana: 10,000 Iowa: 6,000 Kansas: 2,300 Kentucky: 9,461 Louisiana: 5,500 Maine: 5,000 Maryland: 4,125 Massachusetts: 4,794 Michigan: 1,688 Minnesota: 10,000 Mississippi: 6,219 Missouri: 15,000 Montana: 5,000 Nebraska: 2,800 Nevada: 2,000 New Hampshire: 2,700 New Jersey: 8,477 New Mexico: 1,000 New York: 20,000 North Carolina: 13,700 North Dakota: 3,000 Ohio: 3,600 Oklahoma: 7,500 Oregon: 3,675 Pennsylvania: 60,000 Rhode Island: 2,306 South Carolina: 14,250 South Dakota: 1,847 Tennessee: 7,721 Texas: 2,100 Utah: 2,915 Vermont: 1,700 Virginia: 15,679 Washington: 2,895 West Virginia: 2,818 Wisconsin: 8,459 Wyoming: 780

Deaths in 1918

State
Deaths in 1918
Notes
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania60,000
Georgia Flag
Georgia30,768
Illinois Flag
Illinois23,500
New York Flag
New York20,000
California Flag
California16,773
Virginia Flag
Virginia15,679
Missouri Flag
Missouri15,000
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina14,250
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina13,700
Indiana Flag
Indiana10,000
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota10,000
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky9,461
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut9,000
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey8,477
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin8,459
Colorado Flag
Colorado7,783
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee7,721
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma7,500
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas7,000
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi6,219
Iowa Flag
Iowa6,000
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana5,500
Maine Flag
Maine5,000
Montana Flag
Montana5,000
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts4,794
Maryland Flag
Maryland4,125
Florida Flag
Florida4,000
Oregon Flag
Oregon3,675
Ohio Flag
Ohio3,600
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota3,000
Utah Flag
Utah2,915
Washington Flag
Washington2,895
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia2,818
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska2,800Actual estimates range from 2,800 to 7,500, as Nebraska’s reporting capacity was significantly compromised.
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire2,700
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island2,306
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii2,300
Idaho Flag
Idaho2,300
Kansas Flag
Kansas2,300
Alaska Flag
Alaska2,198
Texas Flag
Texas2,100
Arizona Flag
Arizona2,0002,000 is considered the minumum count, as many deaths are believed to have gone uncounted.
Nevada Flag
Nevada2,000
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota1,847
Vermont Flag
Vermont1,700
Michigan Flag
Michigan1,688
Delaware Flag
Delaware1,500Some sources place totals as high as 2,000.
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico1,000
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming780
Alabama Flag
AlabamaTotal death toll is unrecorded, but known to be very high. Authorities found it impossible to count the number of dead, as cases erupted too quickly for accurate record-keeping

Values displayed for Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, and Nebraska are notably imprecise due to breakdowns in the state’s reporting capacity at the time. Additional details are listed in each state’s notes section.