Which States Have the Most Hail Storms

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


For more check out How is Hail Damage Repaired.