TOTAL POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL EXPOSURE TO HURRICANE STORM-SURGE DAMAGE IN COASTAL STATES, 2012 (1)
Rank (2) State Total exposure to damage
($ billions)
Number of homes
16 Alabama $3.2 32,505
11 Connecticut 18.1 46,312
13 Delaware 7.9 37,249
20 D.C. 0.1 250
1 Florida 188.5 1,379,379
12 Georgia 13.3 98,095
5 Louisiana 41.3 497,074
17 Maine 2.0 9,112
10 Maryland 27.5 96,625
6 Massachusetts 38.3 112,196
14 Mississippi 5.6 70,333
19 New Hampshire 1.3 5,211
3 New Jersey 95.5 346,035
2 New York 111.0 281,500
9 North Carolina 30.6 162,255
18 Pennsylvania 1.5 9,915
15 Rhode Island 5.5 20,246
8 South Carolina 35.0 159,236
7 Texas 35.3 353,584
4 Virginia 48.7 305,486
  U.S. $710.3 4,022,598

(1) Exposure to damage to single family homes in states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Based on estimated property values as of May 15, 2012, as calculated by CoreLogic.
(2) Ranked on dollar value of exposure to damage.

Source: CoreLogic (www.corelogic.com).