How many hurricanes have hit each state since 1851?
Florida has had 137 storms at hurricane strength at their closest point, within 50 miles, since 1851, followed by Louisiana with 76 and Texas with 72. 28 states have none in this record.
All states
Hurricanes within 50 miles since 1851, top 12 states
| Florida | 137 | 54 |
| Louisiana | 76 | 25 |
| Texas | 72 | 23 |
| North Carolina | 68 | 11 |
| South Carolina | 48 | 7 |
| Georgia | 40 | 6 |
| Alabama | 40 | 10 |
| Mississippi | 33 | 8 |
| Virginia | 23 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | 2 |
| New York | 14 | 3 |
| Maryland | 11 | 0 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 3 |
| Rhode Island | 11 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 10 | 0 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 2 |
| Maine | 7 | 0 |
| New Hampshire | 7 | 0 |
| Delaware | 6 | 0 |
| Vermont | 3 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 2 | 0 |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 |
| California | 0 | 0 |
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 |
| Kansas | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 |
| South Dakota | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 0 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 |