Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2018 (1)
Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim (2) Value of claims ($ millions)
1 California 2,166 $45,543 $98.6
2 Florida 1,281 43,893 56.2
3 Texas 922 35,257 32.5
4 Illinois 822 35,553 29.2
5 New York 821 59,790 49.1
6 Pennsylvania 780 35,424 27.6
7 Michigan 760 35,468 27.0
8 Ohio 727 28,900 21.0
9 New Jersey 586 55,523 32.5
10 Connecticut 537 35,644 19.1
  Top 10 9,402 $41,796.1 $393.0
  Other states 7,895 $35,706.3 $281.9
  Total United States 17,297 $39,016.5 $674.9
(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries. Source: Insurance Information Institute, State FarmĀ®.