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🌪️States with the costliest weather events

More than $1 trillion in property damage has occurred in US due to unforeseen weather events

FILE - Cars and debris from washed away homes line a canal in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, one week after the passage of Hurricane Ian. After months of gradually warming sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean, NOAA officially issued an El Nino advisory Thursday, June 8, 2023, and stated that this one might be different than the others. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) (Rebecca Blackwell, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Extreme and violent weather events leave much to be reconciled in their wake, and perhaps the most dire practical circumstance is property damage.

Over the last decade, more than $1 trillion in property damage has occurred in the U.S. due to unforeseen weather events, which not only makes recovery challenging but, in the longer term, siphons already limited resources in many regions of the country, including clean water, building materials, and temporary housing.

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#51. Nevada

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.8 billion
- Cost per resident: $871.24
- Most damaging disaster type: Wildfires ($1.2 billion)

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#50. Utah

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $3.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,016
- Most damaging disaster type: Floodings ($1.5 billion)

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#49. Washington

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $8.3 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,065
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($3.9 billion)

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#48. Michigan

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $12 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,200
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($5.1 billion)

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#47. Arizona

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $9.7 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,319
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($5.2 billion)

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#46. Massachusetts

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $10.2 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,463
- Most damaging disaster type: Winter storms ($5 billion)

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#45. New Hampshire

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.2 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,555
- Most damaging disaster type: Winter storms ($1.6 billion)

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#44. Maine

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.3 billion
- Cost per resident: $1,662
- Most damaging disaster type: Winter storms ($1.6 billion)

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#43. Pennsylvania

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $26.8 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,066
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($11.3 billion)

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#42. Ohio

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $29 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,467
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($16.3 billion)

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#41. Rhode Island

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.7 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,508
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($1.3 billion)

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#40. Maryland

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $15.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,536
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($6.2 billion)

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#39. Virginia

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $23.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,690
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($10.3 billion)

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#38. Connecticut

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $10.1 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,788
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($5.7 billion)

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#37. Oregon

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $12 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,838
- Most damaging disaster type: Wildfires ($5.7 billion)

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#36. Delaware

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.9 billion
- Cost per resident: $2,895
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($991 million)

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#35. Alaska

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.2 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,062
- Most damaging disaster type: Wildfires ($2.2 billion)

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#34. New Mexico

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $7 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,299
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($3 billion)

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#33. Wisconsin

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $19.7 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,339
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($7.9 billion)

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#32. Vermont

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $2.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,724
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($1.1 billion)

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#31. California

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $147.2 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,772
- Most damaging disaster type: Wildfires ($95.8 billion)

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#30. Idaho

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $7.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,793
- Most damaging disaster type: Wildfires ($3.4 billion)

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#29. Georgia

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $41.8 billion
- Cost per resident: $3,834
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($18 billion)

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#28. New York

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $79.3 billion
- Cost per resident: $4,028
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($65.5 billion)

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#27. Illinois

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $51.3 billion
- Cost per resident: $4,079
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($21.6 billion)

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#26. Indiana

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $28.3 billion
- Cost per resident: $4,146
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($12.6 billion)

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#25. West Virginia

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $7.7 billion
- Cost per resident: $4,328
- Most damaging disaster type: Floodings ($2.7 billion)

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#24. Hawaii

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $6.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $4,606
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($6.6 billion)

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#23. Tennessee

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $37.5 billion
- Cost per resident: $5,324
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($21.1 billion)

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#22. Kentucky

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $26.5 billion
- Cost per resident: $5,878
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($15 billion)

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#21. Minnesota

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $35.8 billion
- Cost per resident: $6,268
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($20.9 billion)

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#20. New Jersey

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $61.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $6,631
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($50.9 billion)

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#19. South Carolina

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $36.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $6,889
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($23.4 billion)

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#18. Arkansas

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $21.1 billion
- Cost per resident: $6,923
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($8 billion)

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#17. Colorado

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $40.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $6,959
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($24.5 billion)

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#16. North Carolina

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $85.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $8,001
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($65.7 billion)

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#15. Missouri

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $52.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $8,520
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($23.8 billion)

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#14. Wyoming

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $5.1 billion
- Cost per resident: $8,705
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($2.7 billion)

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#13. Alabama

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $48.9 billion
- Cost per resident: $9,640
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($25.9 billion)

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#12. Oklahoma

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $39 billion
- Cost per resident: $9,690
- Most damaging disaster type: Severe storms ($22.9 billion)

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#11. Texas

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $384.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $12,800
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($230.3 billion)

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#10. Kansas

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $37.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $12,805
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($22.2 billion)

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#9. Montana

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $17.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $15,517
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($12.6 billion)

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#8. Florida

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $378 billion
- Cost per resident: $16,993
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($353.2 billion)

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#7. Nebraska

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $33.8 billion
- Cost per resident: $17,155
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($15.5 billion)

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#6. Iowa

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $58.6 billion
- Cost per resident: $18,321
- Most damaging disaster type: Floodings ($23.4 billion)

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#5. South Dakota

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $20.9 billion
- Cost per resident: $22,978
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($13.4 billion)

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#4. Mississippi

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $81.7 billion
- Cost per resident: $27,776
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($59.3 billion)

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#3. Puerto Rico

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $120.4 billion
- Cost per resident: $37,375
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($120.4 billion)

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#2. North Dakota

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $32.2 billion
- Cost per resident: $41,351
- Most damaging disaster type: Droughts ($22.5 billion)

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#1. Louisiana

- Total costs, 1980-June 2023: $297 billion
- Cost per resident: $64,706
- Most damaging disaster type: Tropical cyclones ($258 billion)

Data reporting by Emma Rubin. Story editing by Brian Budzynski.

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