Heat deaths in the Storm Events record, by state
The record lists 5,370 direct heat deaths since 1996. Arizona has the most, with 1,944. It also has the highest rate among states with five or more, at 255.0 per million residents.
By year
Direct heat deaths by year
By state
| Arizona | 1,944 | 255.0 |
| Nevada | 540 | 164.5 |
| Texas | 453 | 14.3 |
| Illinois | 426 | 33.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 411 | 31.5 |
| Missouri | 271 | 43.2 |
| California | 210 | 5.3 |
| Oregon | 163 | 38.1 |
| Maryland | 127 | 20.3 |
| New York | 123 | 6.1 |
| Oklahoma | 106 | 25.7 |
| Tennessee | 79 | 10.8 |
| Louisiana | 68 | 14.7 |
| Wisconsin | 52 | 8.7 |
| Alabama | 41 | 7.9 |
| New Jersey | 40 | 4.2 |
| Arkansas | 39 | 12.5 |
| Mississippi | 38 | 12.9 |
| South Carolina | 35 | 6.3 |
| Georgia | 21 | 1.9 |
| Kansas | 20 | 6.7 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 3.3 |
| North Carolina | 16 | 1.4 |
| Ohio | 16 | 1.3 |
| Washington | 14 | 1.7 |
| Florida | 13 | 0.6 |
| Utah | 11 | 3.1 |
| Delaware | 9 | 8.5 |
| Kentucky | 9 | 2.0 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | 11.5 |
| Michigan | 8 | 0.8 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 3.0 |
| Virginia | 5 | 0.6 |
| Vermont | 5 | 7.8 |
| Indiana | 4 | 0.6 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 1.9 |
| Iowa | 3 | 0.9 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 0.4 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 2.7 |
| South Dakota | 2 | 2.1 |
| Alaska | 1 | 1.4 |
| Colorado | 1 | 0.2 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 0.3 |
| Idaho | 1 | 0.5 |
| Montana | 1 | 0.9 |
| Maine | 0 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0.0 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0.0 |