| County |
State |
Coastline region |
Number of
hurricanes |
Percent change
in population,
1960-2008 |
| Monroe County |
Florida |
Gulf of Mexico |
15 |
50.8% |
| Lafourche Parish |
Louisiana |
Gulf of Mexico |
14 |
67.2 |
| Carteret County |
North Carolina |
Atlantic |
14 |
104.3 |
| Dare County |
North Carolina |
Atlantic |
13 |
465.9 |
| Hyde County |
North Carolina |
Atlantic |
13 |
10.1 |
| Jefferson Parish |
Louisiana |
Gulf of Mexico |
12 |
108.9 |
| Palm Beach County |
Florida |
Atlantic |
12 |
454.7 |
| Miami-Dade County |
Florida |
Atlantic |
11 |
156.5 |
| St. Bernard Parish |
Louisiana |
Gulf of Mexico |
11 |
17.2 |
| Cameron Parish |
Louisiana |
Gulf of Mexico |
11 |
4.8 |
| Terrebonne Parish |
Louisiana |
Gulf of Mexico |
11 |
78.7 |
|
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Decennial Census of Population and Housing: 1960 to 2000; Population Estimates Program: 2008.