Which state has the most tornadoes per square mile?
Florida has recorded the most tornadoes per square mile since 1950, with 701 per 10,000 square miles. Since 2006, Mississippi leads with 289, while Texas has the highest raw count at 9,616.
Density by state
The District of Columbia is left out because its land area is too small for a fair rate.
Tornadoes per 10,000 square miles since 1950, top 12 states
| Florida | 3,762 | 701.2 | 170.2 |
| Oklahoma | 4,516 | 658.3 | 221.1 |
| Mississippi | 2,883 | 614.4 | 288.5 |
| Louisiana | 2,503 | 579.2 | 244.8 |
| Illinois | 3,149 | 567.3 | 241.9 |
| Kansas | 4,609 | 563.7 | 189.9 |
| Iowa | 3,103 | 555.6 | 202.5 |
| Alabama | 2,721 | 537.2 | 265.7 |
| Indiana | 1,762 | 491.8 | 178.1 |
| Maryland | 425 | 437.7 | 159.6 |
| Nebraska | 3,223 | 419.6 | 115.3 |
| Arkansas | 2,146 | 412.8 | 146.0 |
| South Carolina | 1,225 | 407.5 | 161.0 |
| Delaware | 77 | 395.2 | 102.6 |
| Missouri | 2,707 | 393.8 | 161.8 |
| Texas | 9,616 | 368.1 | 91.3 |
| Tennessee | 1,479 | 358.8 | 163.7 |
| Georgia | 2,014 | 348.9 | 142.9 |
| Ohio | 1,402 | 343.1 | 146.1 |
| North Carolina | 1,551 | 319.0 | 122.0 |
| Kentucky | 1,259 | 318.8 | 166.1 |
| Wisconsin | 1,618 | 298.7 | 97.5 |
| Minnesota | 2,216 | 278.3 | 107.9 |
| New Jersey | 193 | 262.4 | 76.1 |
| Connecticut | 127 | 262.3 | 101.2 |
| South Dakota | 1,957 | 258.2 | 61.5 |
| Massachusetts | 200 | 256.4 | 65.4 |
| North Dakota | 1,739 | 252.1 | 81.6 |
| Colorado | 2,479 | 239.2 | 78.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 993 | 221.9 | 78.2 |
| Virginia | 835 | 211.5 | 80.8 |
| Michigan | 1,152 | 203.5 | 48.8 |
| Rhode Island | 20 | 193.4 | 106.4 |
| New York | 536 | 113.7 | 41.4 |
| New Hampshire | 101 | 112.8 | 24.6 |
| Wyoming | 750 | 77.2 | 20.0 |
| West Virginia | 177 | 73.6 | 25.8 |
| Hawaii | 41 | 63.8 | 12.5 |
| New Mexico | 679 | 56.0 | 16.5 |
| Vermont | 50 | 54.2 | 14.1 |
| Maine | 136 | 44.1 | 12.3 |
| California | 486 | 31.2 | 8.9 |
| Montana | 444 | 30.5 | 6.1 |
| Idaho | 223 | 27.0 | 6.3 |
| Arizona | 303 | 26.7 | 8.7 |
| Washington | 136 | 20.5 | 6.6 |
| Utah | 142 | 17.2 | 4.0 |
| Oregon | 136 | 14.2 | 4.9 |
| Nevada | 97 | 8.8 | 2.1 |
| Alaska | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |