The statistic shows the major floods that have occurred in the United States from 1900 to 2016, that affected the most people. Approximately 11 million people were affected by the flood that took place in June 2008 in the United States.
Major floods in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by total number of people affected
Date, Location
Number of people affected
Jun 9 - Jun 30, 2008, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas
11,000,148
Aug 9 - Aug 16, 2016, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,Illinois, Indiana
330,000
Jan 15 - Jan 21, 1996, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico
200,000
Jun 30 - Jul 23, 2002, New Braunfels, Bandera
144,000
Jan 1 - Feb 07, 1997, Nevada, Idaho, California
125,000
Feb 19, 1980, South California
106,000
Aug 11 - Aug 13, 2014, Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
102,000
May 8, 1995, South Dakota
75,000
Jun 25 - Jul 1, 2006, Maryland, Pennsylvania
65,000
Apr 17 - May 7, 1997, Grand Forks, Fargo
50,400
Jun 24 - Aug 23, 1993, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Wisconsin
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (November 17, 2016). Major floods in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by total number of people affected [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/237575/major-floods-in-the-us-by-number-of-affected-people/
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "Major Floods in The United States from 1900 to 2016, by Total Number of People Affected." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237575/major-floods-in-the-us-by-number-of-affected-people/
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), Major floods in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by total number of people affected Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/237575/major-floods-in-the-us-by-number-of-affected-people/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Major floods in the United States from 1900 to 2016, by total number of people affected [Graph], Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), November 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/237575/major-floods-in-the-us-by-number-of-affected-people/
