The 20 Costliest U.S. Hurricanes

Rank Name Year Category Damage (USD)*
1. Katrina 2005 3 $153.8 billion
2. Sandy 2012 1 $67.7 billion
3. Andrew 1992 5 $46.2 billion
4. Ike 2008 2 $33.3 billion
5. Ivan 2004 3 $26 billion
6. Wilma 2005 3 $23.4 billion
7. Rita 2005 3 $22.8 billion
8. Charley 2004 4 $21 billion
9. Hugo 1989 4 $17.4 billion
10. Irene 2011 1 $14.3 billion
11. Agnes 1972 1 $13.1 billion
12. Betsy 1965 3 $12.5 billion
13. Frances 2004 2 $12.4 billion
14. Allison 2001 T.S. $11.5 billion
15. Camille 1969 5 $10.3 billion
16. Jeanne 2004 3 $9.5 billion
17. Floyd 1999 4 $9.4 billion
18. Georges 1998 5 $8.8 billion
19. Diane 1955 1 $8.2 billion
20. Fran 1996 3 $7.6 billion

* - Adjusted to 2016 dollars on basis of U.S. Dept. of Commerce Implicit Price Deflator for Construction. The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) rates Hurricane Katrina's damage at $133.8 billion 2007 dollars.

Source: The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States hurricanes of this century (and other frequently requested hurricane facts) [NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-1], Updated through 2010.

More Information: The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

National Hurricane Center Publication: The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492 - 2010