Hail storms can cause billions of dollars in damage every year. If you live in one of these states then you already know this. These states include: Texas, Colorado, Nebraska, Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and North Carolina.
According to iii.org, “Texas had the largest number of hail storms loss claims during the years 2017 to 2019, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s analysis of data from ISO ClaimSearch®, with 638,000 claims. Colorado ranked second with 381,000 claims over the three years, followed by Nebraska with 161,000 claims. These three states were also ranked the top three for 2019, with 193,000 claims in Texas, 70,000 in Colorado and 57,000 in Nebraska. From 2017 to 2019 the total United States experienced 2.8 million hail claims. In 2019 hail claims totaled 785,000, down from 845,000 in 2018 and 1.4 million in 2017”.
Top 10 States Ranked By Number of Hail Loss Claims 2019
Amount of Hail Damage Claims
According to NICB, these are the amount of hail damage claims each state had ranked from highest to lowest.
Texas
192,988
Colorado
69,742
Nebraska
56,897
Kansas
50,737
Minnesota
49,973
Illinois
47,798
Missouri
33,976
Pennsylvania
31,635
North Carolina
25,026
Oklahoma
20,621
Iowa
19,744
Montana
18,434
Indiana
18,404
Florida
17,168
Louisiana
11,786
Ohio
11,577
South Dakota
10,383
Wyoming
9,349
New Mexico
9,286
Michigan
7,618
Georgia
7,261
North Dakota
7,255
Virginia
6,340
Arkansas
5,974
Arizona
5,117
Maryland
4,694
South Carolina
4,531
Kentucky
4,450
Wisconsin
4,425
California
4,364
Alabama
3,797
Tennessee
2,602
West Virginia
2,229
Mississippi
2,177
New York
1,620
Utah
1,071
New Jersey
761
Oregon
640
Massachusetts
467
Delaware
460
Idaho
399
Washington
236
Connecticut
188
Rhode Island
170
Maine
120
Nevada
125
DC
102
New Hampshire
83
Vermont
14
Hawaii
10
Alaska
8
If You Have Hail Damage Follow These Steps
If you found yourself in a hail storm I suggest you follow these steps:
1. Call your insurance company to report damage and file a claim. 2. Look through our directory for an expert auto hail repair specialist (coming soon) 3. Schedule an appointment