| Top 10 Costliest Natural Catastrophes, United States (1) |
($ millions)
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Estimated insured property loss |
| Rank |
Year |
Peril |
Dollars when occurred |
In 2025 dollars (2) |
| 1 |
2005 |
Hurricane Katrina |
$65,000 |
$107,495 |
| 2 |
2022 |
Hurricane Ian |
54,000 |
58,854 |
| 3 |
2021 |
Hurricane Ida |
36,000 |
42,742 |
| 4 |
2012 |
Hurricane Sandy |
30,000 |
42,124 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Hurricane Harvey |
30,000 |
39,678 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Hurricane Irma |
30,050 |
39,544 |
| 7 |
2017 |
Hurricane Maria |
29,500 |
38,822 |
| 8 |
1992 |
Hurricane Andrew |
16,000 |
36,883 |
| 9 |
1994 |
Northridge Earthquake |
15,300 |
33,991 |
| 10 |
2008 |
Hurricane Ike |
18,200 |
27,019 |
(1) Natural disasters that cause at least $25 million in insured losses; or 10 deaths; or 50 people injured; or 2,000 filed claims or homes and structures damaged. Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Includes losses sustained by private insurers and government-sponsored programs such as the National Flood 精东影业 Program. Subject to change as loss estimates are further developed. As of January 2026.
(2) Adjusted for inflation by Aon using the U.S. Consumer Price Index.
Source: Aon. |
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