States That Have Endured the Most Costly Natural Disasters Since 1980

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50. Maine
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $1.68 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Winter storm ($1.34 billion)
> Total population: 1,340,825
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Central and Eastern Winter Storm, January 2018

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49. New Hampshire
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $1.94 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Winter storm ($1.35 billion)
> Total population: 1,355,244
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Central and Eastern Winter Storm, January 2018

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48. Alaska
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $2.10 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Wildfire ($2.10 billion)
> Total population: 736,990
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: California and Alaska Wildfires, Summer-Fall 2019

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47. Vermont
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $2.25 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Tropical cyclone ($1.09 billion)
> Total population: 624,340
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Central and Northeastern Severe Weather, May 2018

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46. Rhode Island
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $2.50 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Tropical cyclone ($1.26 billion)
> Total population: 1,057,798
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Hurricane Ida, August 2021