Top 30 Costliest U.S. Hurricanes: 1900-2022
| RANKING | HURRICANE | YEAR | CATEGORY | DAMAGE* (U.S.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KATRINA (LA/MS/AL) | 2005 | 3 | $125.0 billion |
| 1. | HARVEY (TX/LA) | 2017 | 4 | $125.0 billion |
| 3. | IAN (SE US) | 2022 | 4 | $113.1 billion |
| 4. | MARIA (PR/USVI) | 2017 | 4 | $91.6 billion |
| 5. | IRMA (FL) | 2017 | 4 | $77.2 billion |
| 6. | IDA (SE US) | 2021 | 4 | $75.2 billion |
| 7. | SANDY (NE US) | 2012 | 3 | $68.7 billion |
| 8. | IKE (TX, LA) | 2008 | 4 | $38.0 billion |
| 9. | ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA) | 1992 | 5 | $27.3 billion |
| 10. | IVAN (AL/NW FL) | 2004 | 3 | $26.1 billion |
| 11. | MICHAEL (GULF/E US) | 2018 | 4 | $25.5 billion |
| 12. | FLORENCE (E US) | 2018 | 4 | $24.2 billion |
| 13. | LAURA (SE US) | 2020 | 3 | $23.3 billion |
| 14. | WILMA (S FL) | 2005 | 3 | $22.4 billion |
| 15. | RITA (SW LA/N TX) | 2005 | 3 | $18.5 billion |
| 16. | CHARLEY (SW FL) | 2004 | 4 | $16.9 billion |
| 17. | MATTHEW (SE US) | 2016 | 3 | $16.5 billion |
| 18. | IRENE (NE US) | 2011 | 1 | $14.2 billion |
| 19. | FRANCES (FL) | 2004 | 2 | $9.8 billion |
| 20. | ALLISON (N TX) | 2001 | TS | $8.5 billion |
| 21. | JEANNE (FL) | 2004 | 3 | $7.5 billion |
| 22. | HUGO (SC) | 1989 | 4 | $7.0 billion |
| 23. | FLOYD (NE US) | 1999 | 2 | $6.5 billion |
| 24. | GUSTAV (LA) | 2008 | 2 | $6.0 billion |
| 25. | ISABEL (NC/VA) | 2003 | 2 | $5.5 billion |
| 26. | FRAN (NC) | 1996 | 3 | $5.0 billion |
| 27. | OPAL (NW FL/AL) | 1995 | 3 | $4.7 billion |
| 28. | ALICIA (N TX) | 1983 | 3 | $3.0 billion |
| 29. | ISAAC (LA) | 2012 | 1 | $2.8 billion |
| 30. | GEORGES (FL Keys/MS/AL) | 1998 | 2 | $2.5 billion |
by Dr. Bob Sheets and Jack Williams, Vintage Books 2001