The Deadliest Hurricanes in the United States 1900-Present
(last modified May 31, 2007)

RANKHURRICANEYEARCATEGORYDEATHS
1TX (Galveston)190048000a
2FL (SE/Lake Okeechobee)192842500b
3KATRINA(SE LA/MS)200531500
4LA (Cheniere Caminanda)189341100-1400c
5SC/GA (Sea Islands) 189331000-2000d
6GA/SC 18812700
7AUDREY (SW LA/N TX) 19574416h
8FL (Keys)19355408
9LA (Last Island)18564400e
10FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola19264372
11LA (Grand Isle)19093350
12FL (Keys)/S TX19194287j
13LA (New Orleans)19154275e
13TX (Galveston)19154275
15New England19383256
15CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA)19695256
17DIANE (NE U.S.)19551184
18GA, SC, NC18984179
19TX18753176
20SE FL19063164
21TX (Indianola)18864150
22MS/AL/Pensacola19062134
23FL, GA, SC18963130
24AGNES (FL/NE U.S.)19721122f
25HAZEL (SC/NC)1954495
26BETSY (SE FL/SE LA)1965375
27Northeast U.S.1944364g
28CAROL (NE U.S.)1954360
29FLOYD (Mid Atlantic & NE U.S.)1999256
30NC1883253
31SE FL/SE LA/MS1947451
32NC, SC1899350h,i
32GA/SC/NC1940250
32DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.)1960450
35LA1860247h
36NC, VA1879346h,j
36CARLA (N & Central TX)1961446
38TX (Velasco)1909341
38ALLISON (SE TX)2001TSk41
40Mid-Atlantic1889nonel40h,j
40TX (Freeport)1932440
40S TX1933340
43HILDA (LA)1964338
44SW LA1918334
45SW FL1910330
45ALBERTO (NW FL, GA, AL)1994TSk30
47SC, FL1893328m
48New England1878227h,n
48Texas1886227h
50FRAN (NC)1996326
51LA1926325
51CONNIE (NC)1955325
51IVAN (NW FL, AL)2004325

Notes:
a Could be as high as 12,000
b Could be as high as 3000
c Total including offshore losses near 2000
d August
e Total including offshore losses is 600
f No more than
g Total including offshore losses is 390
h At least
i Puerto Rico 1899 and NC, SC 1899 are the same storm
j Could include some offshore losses
k Only of Tropical Storm intensity.
l Remained offshore
m Mid-October
n Four deaths at shoreline or just offshore
o Possibly a total from two hurricanes

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) download .doc file
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