Top 25 Deadliest U.S. Hurricanes: 1900-2010

RANKINGHURRICANEYEARCATEGORY DEATHS
1.(Galveston, TX)190048000+
2.(Lake Okeechobee, FL)192842500
3.KATRINA (LA/MS/AL)200531200
4.(Florida Keys/S TX)19194900++
5.(New England)19383*600
6.AUDREY (SW LA/N TX)19574416
7.(Florida Keys)19355408
8.(Northeastern U.S.)19443*388+++
9.(Miami/Pensacola, FL/MS/AL)19264372
10.(Grand Isle, LA)19094350
11.(New Orleans, LA)19153279
12.(Galveston, TX)19154275
13.CAMILLE (MS/LA)19695256
14.DIANE (NE U.S.)19551184
15.(Southeast FL)19063164
16.(MS/AL/Pensacola, FL)19062134
17.AGNES (NE U.S.)19721122
18.HAZEL (SC/NC)19544*95
19.BETSY (SE FL/SE LA)1965375
20.CAROL (NE U.S.)19543*60
21.FLOYD (Mid-Atlantic & NE)1999256
22.(SE FL/LA/MS)1947451
23.DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.)1960450
24.(GA/SC/NC)1940248
25.CARLA (TX)1961446
+ Possibly as high as 10,000 to 12,000.   ++ 500 lost on ships at sea; estimated total.
* Moving more than 30 miles per hour.    +++ Most were lost on ships at sea.   

Original Data is from
The Deadliest, Costliest, and Most Intense United States Hurricanes of This Century
[Revised and updated by NHC/NOAA 8/2011]