Hurricanes And Related Deaths In The United States, 2000-2021

 

Year Total hurricanes (1) Made landfall as hurricane in the U.S. Deaths (2)
2000 8 0 4
2005 15 5 1,408
2006 5 0 0
2007 6 1 1
2008 8 4 (3) 41
2009 3 1 (4) 6
2010 12 0 11
2011 7 1 44
2012 10 1 (5) 83
2013 2 0 1
2014 6 1 2
2015 4 0 3
2016 7 3 36
2017 10 4 147
2018 8 2 48
2019 6 2 15 (6)
2020 13 6 47
2021 7 4 68
(1) Atlantic Basin. (2) Includes fatalities from high winds of less than hurricane force from tropical storms. (3) Includes one hurricane (Hanna) which made landfall as a tropical storm. (4) Hurricane Ida, which made landfall as a tropical storm. (5) Excludes Hurricane Sandy which made landfall as a post-tropical storm. (6) All fatalities in 2019 are from storms that did not make landfall in the United States. Source: Insurance Information Institute from data supplied by the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center.