Counties hit by the most hurricanes

Ranked by hurricane-strength passes within 50 miles since 1851. Monroe County, FL, leads with 53.

Counties hit by the most hurricanes

1	Monroe County FL	53	112	23
2	Carteret County NC	45	101	6
3	Dare County NC	43	103	6
4	Miami-Dade County FL	42	78	19
5	Palm Beach County FL	41	82	11
6	Hyde County NC	41	109	7
7	Terrebonne Parish LA	38	80	12
8	Lafourche Parish LA	37	77	11
9	Hendry County FL	36	80	8
10	Broward County FL	36	79	14
11	Collier County FL	35	78	15
12	Plaquemines Parish LA	34	78	9
13	Charleston County SC	34	97	5
14	Brunswick County NC	32	89	5
15	Okeechobee County FL	32	72	2
16	Martin County FL	32	69	6
17	New Hanover County NC	32	82	4
18	Glades County FL	32	67	5
19	Pender County NC	32	86	3
20	Pamlico County NC	31	78	3
21	St. Bernard Parish LA	30	75	11
22	Onslow County NC	30	86	2
23	Lee County FL	30	74	10
24	Bay County FL	29	66	7
25	Galveston County TX	29	60	7
26	Matagorda County TX	29	56	6
27	Craven County NC	29	86	2
28	Indian River County FL	29	63	4
29	Highlands County FL	29	68	1
30	Osceola County FL	29	75	2
31	St. Mary Parish LA	29	54	7
32	Jefferson Parish LA	29	71	8
33	Jones County NC	29	82	2
34	Charlotte County FL	28	69	7
35	Vermilion Parish LA	28	57	5
36	St. Lucie County FL	27	61	5
37	Orange County FL	27	73	3
38	Horry County SC	27	84	4
39	Brevard County FL	27	76	4
40	DeSoto County FL	26	65	4
41	Cameron Parish LA	26	55	5
42	Walton County FL	26	61	7
43	Franklin County FL	26	74	7
44	Gulf County FL	26	65	5
45	Hillsborough County FL	26	69	2
46	Escambia County FL	25	62	9
47	Manatee County FL	25	71	7
48	Polk County FL	25	68	0
49	Sarasota County FL	25	67	7
50	Georgetown County SC	25	81	4
51	Assumption Parish LA	25	53	4
52	Iberia Parish LA	25	55	1
53	Baldwin County AL	25	66	8
54	St. Martin Parish LA	24	52	3
55	St. Charles Parish LA	24	57	5
56	Pasco County FL	24	64	2
57	Volusia County FL	23	78	4
58	Hardee County FL	23	64	3
59	Jackson County MS	23	58	5
60	Currituck County NC	23	72	1
61	Mobile County AL	23	63	4
62	Pinellas County FL	23	64	4
63	Columbus County NC	23	75	2
64	Wakulla County FL	23	67	3
65	Hernando County FL	23	62	2
66	Orleans Parish LA	22	59	6
67	Calhoun County TX	22	44	5
68	Camden County NC	22	68	0
69	St. James Parish LA	22	50	2
70	Cameron County TX	22	41	7
71	St. John the Baptist Parish LA	22	56	6
72	Citrus County FL	22	65	2
73	Tyrrell County NC	22	74	0
74	Beaufort County SC	22	77	3
75	Brazoria County TX	22	55	5
76	Pasquotank County NC	21	65	0
77	Harrison County MS	21	59	4
78	Bladen County NC	21	67	1
79	Leon County FL	21	65	3
80	Levy County FL	21	73	4
81	Liberty County FL	21	63	2
82	Taylor County FL	21	74	3
83	Santa Rosa County FL	21	55	5
84	Okaloosa County FL	21	58	7
85	St. Tammany Parish LA	21	62	4
86	McIntosh County GA	21	81	4
87	Jefferson County TX	21	47	2
88	Perquimans County NC	21	63	0
89	Chatham County GA	20	80	2
90	Jackson County TX	20	37	1
91	Berkeley County SC	20	85	3
92	Beaufort County NC	20	76	1
93	Duplin County NC	20	71	0
94	Flagler County FL	19	68	4
95	Willacy County TX	19	39	5
96	George County MS	19	48	2
97	Nassau County FL	19	77	5
98	Jasper County SC	19	76	2
99	Colleton County SC	19	83	3
100	Sumter County FL	19	66	0

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology.

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