Cities with the most hurricanes

Ranked by hurricane-strength passes within 50 miles since 1851. West Palm Beach, FL, leads with 32.

Cities with the most hurricanes

1	West Palm Beach FL	32	61
2	Delray Beach FL	30	58
3	Wellington FL	30	58
4	Boynton Beach FL	30	58
5	Palm Beach Gardens FL	29	59
6	Jupiter FL	28	59
7	Fort Lauderdale FL	27	50
8	Wilmington NC	27	69
9	Boca Raton FL	27	55
10	Miami Beach FL	27	54
11	Homestead FL	27	52
12	Hollywood FL	27	53
13	Fort Pierce FL	26	53
14	Lauderhill FL	26	49
15	Davie FL	26	51
16	North Miami FL	26	54
17	Deerfield Beach FL	26	51
18	Tamarac FL	26	51
19	Miami Gardens FL	26	51
20	Sunrise FL	26	50
21	Miami FL	26	53
22	Coconut Creek FL	25	51
23	Margate FL	25	51
24	Jacksonville NC	25	67
25	Weston FL	25	52
26	Pompano Beach FL	25	49
27	Plantation FL	25	49
28	Coral Springs FL	24	49
29	Miramar FL	24	48
30	Pembroke Pines FL	24	49
31	Doral FL	23	46
32	Port St. Lucie FL	23	49
33	Hialeah FL	22	47
34	Bonita Springs FL	22	53
35	Texas City TX	22	42
36	Sarasota FL	21	49
37	Galveston TX	21	41
38	Palm Bay FL	19	49
39	Gulfport MS	19	47
40	Fort Myers FL	18	47
41	Charleston SC	18	63
42	Melbourne FL	18	51
43	Largo FL	18	48
44	Mount Pleasant SC	18	59
45	Tampa FL	18	48
46	Savannah GA	18	63
47	St. Cloud FL	17	51
48	Goose Creek SC	17	57
49	Clearwater FL	17	49
50	Pensacola FL	17	46
51	Mobile AL	17	47
52	North Port FL	17	46
53	Winter Haven FL	17	45
54	Port Arthur TX	17	36
55	St. Petersburg FL	17	44
56	Brownsville TX	16	29
57	Bradenton FL	16	45
58	Kissimmee FL	16	52
59	Deltona FL	16	48
60	Pinellas Park FL	16	46
61	League City TX	16	39
62	Cape Coral FL	15	47
63	Palm Coast FL	15	51
64	North Charleston SC	15	56
65	Summerville SC	15	56
66	Lakeland FL	15	44
67	Harlingen TX	14	28
68	Daytona Beach FL	14	48
69	Clermont FL	14	49
70	Apopka FL	14	48
71	Kenner LA	14	44
72	New Orleans LA	14	41
73	Port Orange FL	13	47
74	Sanford FL	13	46
75	Tallahassee FL	13	45
76	Orlando FL	13	49
77	Pasadena TX	13	38
78	St. George LA	13	40
79	Pearland TX	13	38
80	Baton Rouge LA	12	38
81	Corpus Christi TX	12	24
82	Missouri City TX	12	32
83	Ocala FL	12	50
84	Ocoee FL	12	49
85	Lafayette LA	12	32
86	Victoria TX	11	23
87	Beaumont TX	11	34
88	Jacksonville FL	11	51
89	Sugar Land TX	11	32
90	Chesapeake VA	11	41
91	Baytown TX	11	37
92	Lake Charles LA	11	30
93	Virginia Beach VA	11	45
94	Hampton VA	10	40
95	Greenville NC	9	47
96	Fulshear TX	9	25
97	Norfolk VA	9	42
98	Portsmouth VA	9	43
99	Suffolk VA	9	42
100	Brockton MA	9	26

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology. City lists include places of 50,000 people or more.

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