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