Rank
|
State |
Fatalities per million people per year |
|
1 |
New
Mexico |
1.88 |
|
2 |
Wyoming |
1.47 |
|
3 |
Arkansas |
1.46 |
|
4 |
Florida |
1.10 |
|
5 (tie) |
Colorado |
1.04 |
|
5 (tie) |
Mississippi |
1.04 |
|
6 |
Oklahoma |
0.88 |
|
7 |
North
Carolina |
0.84 |
|
8 |
Louisiana |
0.83 |
|
9 (tie) |
South
Dakota |
0.81 |
|
9 (tie) |
Tennessee |
0.81 |
|
10 |
Maryland |
0.80 |
|
11 |
South
Carolina |
0.78 |
|
12 |
Vermont |
0.76 |
|
13 (tie) |
Montana |
0.75 |
|
13 (tie) |
Nebraska |
0.75 |
|
14 (tie) |
Delaware |
0.74 |
|
14 (tie) |
Utah |
0.74 |
|
15 |
Arizona |
0.69 |
|
16 (tie) |
Idaho |
0.67 |
|
16 (tie) |
Kansas |
0.67 |
|
16 (tie) |
Kentucky |
0.67 |
|
17 (tie) |
Alabama |
0.64 |
|
17 (tie) |
Iowa |
0.64 |
|
18 |
Maine |
0.57 |
|
19 |
North
Dakota |
0.48 |
|
20 |
Missouri |
0.46 |
|
21 |
Georgia |
0.44 |
|
22 |
Indiana |
0.39 |
|
23 |
Minnesota |
0.38 |
|
24 |
Puerto
Rico |
0.36 |
|
25 |
Texas |
0.35 |
|
26 (tie) |
West
Virginia |
0.30 |
|
26 (tie) |
Ohio |
0.30 |
|
27 (tie) |
Michigan |
0.28 |
|
27 (tie) |
Virginia |
0.28 |
|
27 (tie) |
Wisconsin |
0.28 |
|
28 (tie) |
New
Hampshire |
0.26 |
|
28 (tie) |
Pennsylvania |
0.26 |
|
29 |
Nevada |
0.24 |
|
30 |
New
Jersey |
0.22 |
|
31 |
Illinois |
0.21 |
|
32 (tie) |
D.C. |
0.20 |
|
32 (tie) |
New
York |
0.20 |
|
33 (tie) |
Connecticut |
0.12 |
|
33 (tie) |
Massachusetts |
0.12 |
|
33 (tie) |
Rhode
Island |
0.12 |
|
34 |
Oregon |
0.08 |
|
35 |
California |
0.03 |
|
36 |
Washington |
0.02 |
|
37 (tie) |
Alaska |
0 |
|
37 (tie) |
Hawaii |
0 |
Source: Curran, Holle, and Lopez (2000)
Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001