As of 2024, there were more than 7.7 million single-family homes at risk of storm surges from hurricanes in the Atlantic and Gulf coasts in the United States. Hurricanes of category 1 and 2 alone could put around 2.8 million homes at risk. Between 1851 and 2022, 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 2024, by hurricane category
(in 1,000s)
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. (October 2, 2024). Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2024, by hurricane category (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 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 2024, by hurricane category (in 1,000s)." Chart. October 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/
Insurance Information Institute. (2024). Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2024, by hurricane category (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 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 2024, by Hurricane Category (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 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 2024, by hurricane category (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of single-family homes at risk of storm surge in the United States as of 2024, by hurricane category (in 1,000s) [Graph], Insurance Information Institute, October 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269616/number-homes-risk-storm-surge-us-category/
