The Ten Most Costly Catastrophes, United States
| Rank | Date | Peril | Dollars at time of incident* | Dollars in 2016* |
| 1 | Aug. 2005 | Hurricane Katrina | $41,100 | $49,793 |
| 2 | Sep. 2001 | World Trade Center, Pentagon terrorist attacks | $18,779 | $24,987 |
| 3 | Aug. 1992 | Hurricane Andrew | $15,500 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Oct.2012 | Hurricane Sandy | $18,750 | $19,860 |
| 5 | Jan.1994 | Northridge, CA earthquake | $12,500 | $18,880 |
| 6 | Sep.2008 | Hurricane Ike | $12,500 | $14,036 |
| 7 | Oct. 2005 | Hurricane Wilma | $10,300 | $12,479 |
| 8 | Aug.2004 | Hurricane Charley | $7,475 | $9,348 |
| 9 | Sep.2004 | Hurricane Ivan | $7, 110 | $8,891 |
| 10 | Apr.2011 | Flooding, hail and wind including the tornadoes that struck Tuscaloosa, AL and other locations. | $7,300 | $7,875 |
*Data from the 2017 hurricane season is still being aggregated and will be posted when first available.
*Insured loss ($ millions)
Adjusted to inflation through 2016 dollars by ISO using the GDP implicit price deflator.
Source: ISO; Insurance Information Institute.
The Ten Most Costly Hurricanes, United States
| Rank | Date | Location | Hurricane | Dollars at time of incident* | Dollars in 2016* |
| 1 | Aug. 25-30, 2005 | AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN | Katrina | $41,100 | $49,793 |
| 2 | Aug. 24-26, 1992 | FL, LA | Andrew | $15,500 | $24,478 |
| 3 | Oct. 28-31, 2012 | CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV | Sandy | $18,750 | $19,860 |
| 4 | Sep. 12-14, 2008 | AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, OH, PA, TX | Ike | $12,500 | $14,036 |
| 5 | Oct. 24, 2005 | FL | Wilma | $10,300 | $12,479 |
| 6 | Aug. 13-14, 2004 | FL, NC, SC | Charley | $7,475 | $9,348 |
| 7 | Sep. 15-21, 2004 | AL, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, TN, VA, WV | Ivan | $7,110 | $8,891 |
| 8 | Sep. 17-22, 1989 | GA, NC, PR, SC, VA, U.S. Virgin Islands | Hugo | $4,195 | $7,260 |
| 9 | Sep. 20-26, 2005 | AL, AR, FL, LA, MS, TN, TX | Rita | $5,627 | $6,817 |
| 10 | Sep. 3-9, 2004 | FL, GA, NC, NY, SC | Frances | $4,595 | $5,746 |
*Estimated Insured loss ($ millions)
*Data from the 2017 hurricane season is still being aggregated and will be posted when first available.
Includes hurricanes occurring through 2016.
Adjusted for inflation dollars through 2016 by the federally administered National Flood Insurance Program.
Source: ISO; Insurance Information Institute.
Top 10 Deadliest Hurricanes in the USA
| Rank | Hurricane | Year | Cat. | Deaths |
| 1 | TX (Galveston) | 1900 | 4 | 8,000-12,000 |
| 2 | FL (SE/Lake Okeechobee) | 1928 | 4 | 2,500-3,000 |
| 3 | KATRINA (LA,MS,AL,FL,GA) | 2005 | 3 | 1,500 |
| 4 | LA (Cheniere Caminanda) | 1893 | 4 | 1,100-1,400 |
| 5 | SC/GA (Sea Islands) | 1893 | 3 | 1,000-2,000 |
| 6 | GA/SC | 1881 | 2 | 700 |
| 7 | AUDREY (SW LA/N TX) | 1957 | 4 | 416 |
| 8 | FL (Keys) | 1935 | 5 | 408 |
| 9 | LA (Last Island) | 1856 | 4 | 400 |
| 10 | FL (Miami)/MS/AL/Pensacola | 1926 | 4 | 372 |
*Data from the 2017 hurricane season is still being aggregated and will be posted when first available.
Source: Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory.
