As of 2022, there were more than 7.5 million single-family homes at risk of storm surges from hurricanes in the Atlantic anf Gulf coasts in the United States. Hurricanes of category 1 and 2 alone could put around 2.7 million homes at risk. Between 1851 and 2021, more than 200 category 1 and 2 hurricanes made landfall in the U.S.
Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2022, by hurricane category
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considering states in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coastline
Supplementary notes
According to the source, the risk categories are cumulative and increase in value from Category 1 to Category 5. Category 5 includes Categories 1 to 4.
The source does not specify the publication date. The release date given is the date of access.
Figures have been rounded.
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Insurance Information Institute. (December 16, 2022). Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2022, by hurricane category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/
Insurance Information Institute. "Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2022, by hurricane category (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/
Insurance Information Institute. (2022). Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2022, by hurricane category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/
Insurance Information Institute. "Number of Single-family Homes at Risk of Storm Surge in The United States as of 2022, by Hurricane Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/
Insurance Information Institute, Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2022, by hurricane category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2022, by hurricane category (in 1,000s) [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, December 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/