Every tornado NOAA has recorded in the US since 1950, at the point where it touched down. 73,424 in all, counted by state. Free to cite, embed and download.
Interactive map · NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025 · showing 5,000 of 73,424, spread evenly · click a pin for details.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025, Through 2025. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.
Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse
| # | State | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 9610 |
| 2 | Kansas | 4582 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 4484 |
| 4 | Florida | 3761 |
| 5 | Nebraska | 3203 |
| 6 | Illinois | 3108 |
| 7 | Iowa | 3079 |
| 8 | Mississippi | 2854 |
| 9 | Alabama | 2681 |
| 10 | Missouri | 2656 |
| 11 | Louisiana | 2482 |
| 12 | Colorado | 2476 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 2193 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 2090 |
| 15 | Georgia | 1977 |
| 16 | South Dakota | 1945 |
| 17 | North Dakota | 1737 |
| 18 | Indiana | 1725 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 1596 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 1533 |
| 21 | Tennessee | 1447 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1381 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 1223 |
| 24 | South Carolina | 1217 |
| 25 | Michigan | 1141 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | 982 |
| 27 | Virginia | 828 |
| 28 | Wyoming | 749 |
| 29 | New Mexico | 678 |
| 30 | New York | 535 |
| 31 | California | 486 |
| 32 | Montana | 444 |
| 33 | Maryland | 415 |
| 34 | Arizona | 302 |
| 35 | Idaho | 226 |
| 36 | Massachusetts | 192 |
| 37 | New Jersey | 188 |
| 38 | West Virginia | 164 |
| 39 | Utah | 142 |
| 40 | Oregon | 135 |
| 41 | Maine | 134 |
| 42 | Washington | 134 |
| 43 | Connecticut | 125 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 99 |
| 45 | Nevada | 96 |
| 46 | Delaware | 74 |
| 47 | Vermont | 49 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 41 |
| 49 | Rhode Island | 17 |
| 50 | Alaska | 5 |
| 51 | Washington DC | 3 |
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73,424, from NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025 (Through 2025). Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.
TX (9,610), KS (4,582), OK (4,484). The 50-state ranking, by count and per person, is at get-instamaps.com/rankings/tornadoes.
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