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SOURCE
Storm Prediction Center (SPC)
DEFINITION
Total number of tornadoes from 1950 to 1994. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.
Geography Statistics > Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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South Dakota: |
146.791 per 100,000 people |
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# 2
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North Dakota: |
125.495 per 100,000 people |
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# 3
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Nebraska: |
95.122 per 100,000 people |
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# 4
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Wyoming: |
85.216 per 100,000 people |
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# 5
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Kansas: |
76.876 per 100,000 people |
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# 6
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Oklahoma: |
64.827 per 100,000 people |
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# 7
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Iowa: |
46.32 per 100,000 people |
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# 8
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Mississippi: |
35.569 per 100,000 people |
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# 9
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Arkansas: |
30.729 per 100,000 people |
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# 10
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Montana: |
25.436 per 100,000 people |
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# 11
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Texas: |
24.016 per 100,000 people |
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# 12
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Louisiana: |
24.007 per 100,000 people |
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# 13
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Colorado: |
23.858 per 100,000 people |
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# 14
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New Mexico: |
20.224 per 100,000 people |
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# 15
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Missouri: |
20.102 per 100,000 people |
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# 16
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Alabama: |
19.439 per 100,000 people |
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# 17
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Minnesota: |
16.209 per 100,000 people |
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# 18
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Wisconsin: |
15.245 per 100,000 people |
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# 19
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Indiana: |
14.126 per 100,000 people |
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# 20
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Florida: |
11.293 per 100,000 people |
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# 21
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South Carolina: |
9.941 per 100,000 people |
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# 22
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Georgia: |
9.788 per 100,000 people |
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# 23
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Kentucky: |
8.938 per 100,000 people |
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# 24
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Illinois: |
8.908 per 100,000 people |
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# 25
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Tennessee: |
8.419 per 100,000 people |
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# 26
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Idaho: |
8.047 per 100,000 people |
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# 27
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Michigan: |
7.035 per 100,000 people |
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# 28
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North Carolina: |
6.795 per 100,000 people |
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# 29
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Maine: |
6.205 per 100,000 people |
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# 30
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Delaware: |
6.165 per 100,000 people |
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# 31
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Ohio: |
5.652 per 100,000 people |
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# 32
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New Hampshire: |
5.496 per 100,000 people |
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# 33
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Vermont: |
5.136 per 100,000 people |
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# 34
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West Virginia: |
4.568 per 100,000 people |
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# 35
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Virginia: |
3.687 per 100,000 people |
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# 36
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Pennsylvania: |
3.628 per 100,000 people |
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# 37
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Utah: |
3.077 per 100,000 people |
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# 38
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Arizona: |
2.61 per 100,000 people |
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# 39
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Maryland: |
2.589 per 100,000 people |
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# 40
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Hawaii: |
2.196 per 100,000 people |
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# 41
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Massachusetts: |
2.094 per 100,000 people |
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# 42
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Nevada: |
1.988 per 100,000 people |
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# 43
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Connecticut: |
1.738 per 100,000 people |
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# 44
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New York: |
1.293 per 100,000 people |
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# 45
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New Jersey: |
1.285 per 100,000 people |
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# 46
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Oregon: |
1.208 per 100,000 people |
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# 47
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Washington: |
0.875 per 100,000 people |
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# 48
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Rhode Island: |
0.743 per 100,000 people |
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# 49
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California: |
0.592 per 100,000 people |
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# 50
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Puerto Rico: |
0.179 per 100,000 people |
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# 51
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Alaska: |
0.151 per 100,000 people |
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= 52
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Guam: |
0 per 100,000 people |
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= 52
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District of Columbia: |
0 per 100,000 people |
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= 52
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American Samoa: |
0 per 100,000 people |
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= 52
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US Virgin Islands: |
0 per 100,000 people |
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Weighted average: |
19.1 per 100,000 people |
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DEFINITION: Total number of tornadoes from 1950 to 1994. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.
SOURCE: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) via StateMaster
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