Rank |
State |
Injuries |
1 |
Florida |
1178 |
2 |
Michigan |
643 |
3 |
Pennsylvania |
535 |
4 |
North
Carolina |
464 |
5 |
New
York |
449 |
6 |
Ohio |
430 |
7 |
Tennessee |
349 |
8 |
Texas |
334 |
9 |
Massachusetts |
331 |
10 |
Georgia |
329 |
11 |
Colorado |
299 |
12 |
Illinois |
275 |
13 |
Arkansas |
245 |
14 |
Oklahoma |
243 |
15 |
Louisiana |
231 |
16 |
South
Carolina |
229 |
17 |
Alabama |
211 |
18 |
Mississippi |
207 |
19 |
Kentucky |
196 |
20 |
Wisconsin |
194 |
21 |
Virginia |
184 |
22 |
Kansas |
178 |
23 |
New
Mexico |
168 |
24 |
Indiana |
164 |
25 |
Iowa |
162 |
26 |
Maryland |
134 |
27 |
New
Jersey |
130 |
28 |
Minnesota |
116 |
29 |
Arizona |
105 |
30 |
Maine |
104 |
31 |
Missouri |
97 |
32 |
West
Virginia |
88 |
33 |
Wyoming |
83 |
34 |
Utah |
82 |
35 |
Connecticut |
75 |
36 |
Nebraska |
70 |
37 |
New
Hampshire |
68 |
38 |
Idaho |
67 |
39 |
South
Dakota |
59 |
40 |
California |
58 |
41 |
Rhode
Island |
45 |
42 |
Montana |
44 |
43 |
Washington |
37 |
44 |
Delaware |
27 |
45 |
North
Dakota |
24 |
46 |
Oregon |
19 |
47
(tie) |
D.C. |
18 |
47
(tie) |
Vermont |
18 |
48 |
Nevada |
12 |
49 |
Puerto
Rico |
6 |
50 |
Hawaii |
4 |
51 |
Alaska |
0 |
Source: Curran, Holle, and Lopez (2000)
Extreme Weather Sourcebook 2001