This statistic shows the ten natural disasters that affected the most people in the United States between 1900 and 2016. In 2011, Hurricane Irene affected 0.37 million people in the United States.
The ten natural disasters that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016
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Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (July 19, 2016). The ten natural disasters that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236491/natural-disasters-with-the-most-affected-people-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "The ten natural disasters that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016." Chart. July 19, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236491/natural-disasters-with-the-most-affected-people-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). (2016). The ten natural disasters that affected the most people in the United States from 1900 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236491/natural-disasters-with-the-most-affected-people-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED). "The Ten Natural Disasters That Affected The Most People in The United States from 1900 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236491/natural-disasters-with-the-most-affected-people-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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