Rip current deaths by state since 1996
The record lists 1,183 direct rip current deaths since 1996. Florida has the most, with 517. It also has the highest rate among states with five or more, at 22.0 per million residents.
By year
Direct rip current deaths by year
By state
| Florida | 517 | 22.0 |
| North Carolina | 100 | 8.9 |
| California | 73 | 1.9 |
| Texas | 73 | 2.3 |
| Alabama | 64 | 12.3 |
| New York | 63 | 3.1 |
| New Jersey | 57 | 6.0 |
| South Carolina | 53 | 9.5 |
| Michigan | 43 | 4.2 |
| Indiana | 29 | 4.2 |
| Illinois | 21 | 1.7 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 2.3 |
| Maryland | 12 | 1.9 |
| Oregon | 12 | 2.8 |
| Georgia | 10 | 0.9 |
| Virginia | 9 | 1.0 |
| Louisiana | 7 | 1.5 |
| Washington | 7 | 0.9 |
| Delaware | 5 | 4.7 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 2.1 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 2.7 |
| Connecticut | 2 | 0.6 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | 0.3 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 0.3 |
| Ohio | 2 | 0.2 |