Natural disasters that caused the most economic damage in the U.S. 1900-2016 | Statista

This statistic shows the top ten natural disasters that caused the most economic damage in the United States between 1900 and 2016. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina resulted in approximately 125 billion U.S. dollars damage.

The ten natural disasters that caused the most economic damage in the United States from 1900 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Damage in billion U.S. dollars
Storm (August 29, 2005)	125
Storm (October 28, 2012)	50
Storm (September 12, 2008)	30
Earthquake (January 17, 1994)	30
Storm (August 24, 1992)	26.5
Drought (June 2012)	20
Storm (September 15, 2004)	18
Storm (August 13, 2004)	16
Storm (September 23, 2005)	16
Storm (October 24, 2005)	14.3

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November 2016

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United States

Survey time period

1900 to 2016

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* Figures are as of November 17, 2016.

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