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Costliest hurricanes in the United States
Also known as: cyclone, hurricane, typhoon
The costliest hurricanes in the United States are listed in the table.
| rank | hurricane name (and location) | year | category | estimated damage in constant 2024 U.S. dollars* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Values based on the Consumer Price Index (2024) adjusted cost. | |||||
| **Of tropical storm intensity but included because of high damage. | |||||
| Data sources: National Hurricane Center and NOAA Hurricanes in History archive. | |||||
| 1 | Katrina (southeastern Louisiana; southeastern Florida; Mississippi) | 2005 | 3 | 198,600,000,000 | |
| 2 | Harvey (eastern Texas; southwestern Louisiana) | 2017 | 4 | 158,600,000,000 | |
| 3 | Ian (central Florida; North Carolina; South Carolina) | 2022 | 4 | 119,400,000,000 | |
| 4 | Maria (Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands) | 2017 | 4 | 114,180,000,000 | |
| 5 | Sandy (mid-Atlantic U.S.; northeastern U.S.) | 2012 | 1 | 87,300,000,000 | |
| 6 | Helene (northwestern Florida; central Georgia; northwest South Carolina; southwest North Carolina) | 2024 | 4 | 78,700,000,000 | |
| 7 | Ida (southeastern Louisiana; Mississippi; Tennessee; Kentucky) | 2021 | 4 | 83,900,000,000 | |
| 8 | Irma (Florida) | 2017 | 4 | 63,400,000,000 | |
| 9 | Andrew (southeastern Florida; southeastern Louisiana) | 1992 | 5 | 59,600,000,000 | |
| 10 | Ike (Texas; Louisiana) | 2008 | 2 | 42,900,000,000 | |
| 11 | Milton (central Florida) | 2024 | 5 | 34,300,000,000 | |
| 12 | Ivan (Alabama; northwestern Florida) | 2004 | 3 | 33,700,000,000 | |
| 13 | Michael (western Florida; South Carolina; North Carolina) | 2018 | 5 | 30,900,000,000 | |
| 14 | Wilma (southern Florida) | 2005 | 3 | 29,700,000,000 | |
| 15 | Florence (North Carolina; South Carolina) | 2018 | 1 | 29,600,000,000 | |
| 16 | Rita (southwestern Louisiana; northern Texas) | 2005 | 3 | 29,000,000,000 | |
| 17 | Laura (eastern Texas; western Louisiana) | 2020 | 4 | 27,700,000,000 | |
| 18 | Charley (southwestern Florida) | 2004 | 4 | 26,200,000,000 | |
| 19 | Hugo (U.S. Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico; South Carolina) | 1989 | 4 | 22,500,000,000 | |
| 20 | Irene (mid-Atlantic U.S.; northeastern U.S.) | 2011 | 1 | 18,600,000,000 | |
| 21 | Frances (Florida) | 2004 | 2 | 16,000,000,000 | |
| 22 | Agnes (Florida; northeastern U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | 15,700,000,000 | |
| 23 | Allison (northern Texas) | 2001 | TS** | 14,900,000,000 | |
| 24 | Betsy (southeastern Florida; southeastern Louisiana) | 1965 | 3 | 14,000,000,000 | |
| 25 | Matthew (southeastern U.S.) | 2016 | 1 | 12,900,000,000 | |
| 26 | Jeanne (Florida) | 2004 | 3 | 12,300,000,000 | |
| 27 | Floyd (mid-Atlantic U.S.; northeastern U.S.) | 1999 | 2 | 12,000,000,000 | |
| 27 | Camille (Mississippi; southeastern Louisiana; Virginia) | 1969 | 5 | 12,000,000,000 | |
| 29 | Georges (Puerto Rico; U.S. Virgin Islands; southeastern U.S.) | 1998 | 2 | 11,400,000,000 | |
| 30 | Fran (North Carolina) | 1996 | 3 | 9,900,000,000 | |
| 31 | Diane (North Carolina) | 1955 | 1 | 9,700,000,000 | |
| 32 | Opal (northwestern Florida; Alabama) | 1995 | 3 | 9,500,000,000 | |
| 33 | Alicia (northern Texas) | 1983 | 3 | 9,400,000,000 | |