States That Have Endured the Most Costly Natural Disasters Since 1980

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20. North Dakota
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $31.01 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Drought ($21.84 billion)
> Total population: 760,394
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Western Drought and Heat Wave, 2021

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19. Minnesota
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $31.29 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Severe storm ($17.12 billion)
> Total population: 5,600,166
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: North Central Hail Storms, May 2022

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18. Kansas
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $32.18 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Drought ($17.76 billion)
> Total population: 2,912,619
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Western/Southern Plains Drought, 2022

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17. South Carolina
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $33.48 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Tropical cyclone ($21.26 billion)
> Total population: 5,091,517
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Southeastern Tornado Outbreak, April 2022

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16. Tennessee
> Combined cost of billion-dollar weather disasters ’80-’22: $33.91 billion
> Most costly type of disaster: Severe storm ($18.62 billion)
> Total population: 6,772,268
> Most recent billion-dollar disaster: Southern Severe Weather, April 2022