Costliest Hurricanes in History

 The Costiest Hurricanes in the United States 1900-2006
(last modified May 31, 2007)
Not Adjusted for Inflation 
Rank
Hurricane
Year
Category
Damage (millions)
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
19
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
30
30
30
KATRINA
ANDREW
WILMA
CHARLEY
IVAN
RITA
FRANCES
HUGO
JEANNE
ALLISON
FLOYD
ISABEL
FRAN
OPAL
FREDERIC
DENNIS
AGNES
ALICIA
BOB
JUAN
CAMILLE
BETSY
ELENA
GEORGES
GLORIA
LILI
DIANE
BONNIE
ERIN
ALLISON
ALBERTO
FRANCES
ERNESTO
2005
1992
2005
2004
2004
2005
2004
1989
2004
2001
1999
2003
1996
1995
1979
2005
1972
1983
1991
1985
1969
1965
1985
1998
1985
2002
1955
1998
1998
1989
1994
1998
2006
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
4
3
TS*
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
1
5
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
TS
TS
TS
TS
$81,000,000,000
26,500,000,000
20,600,000,000
15,000,000,000
14,200,000,000
11,300,000,000
8,900,000,000
7,000,000,000
6,900,000,000
5,000,000,000
4,500,000,000
3,370,000,000
3,200,000,000
3,000,000,000
2,300,000,000
2,230,000,000
2,100,000,000
2,000,000,000
1,500,000,000
1,500,000,000
1,420,700,000
1,420,500,000
1,250,000,000
1,155,000,000
900,000,000
860,000,000
831,700,000
720,000,000
700,000,000
500,000,000
500,000,000
500,000,000
500,000,000
 

*TS= Tropical Storm
 
Source: NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-5: THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE UNITED STATES TROPICAL CYCLONES FROM 1851 TO 2006 (AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS)

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