# Tornadoes by State (2026): Which State Has the Most? | InstaMaps

> 73,424 US tornadoes ranked by state, per 100k residents. Free to cite, every state has an embeddable interactive map.

Source: https://get-instamaps.com/rankings/tornadoes

[InstaMaps](/)

[Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader)

[← Data room](/data)

2026 State Rankings

# Tornadoes by State: All 50 States Ranked

All 73,424 US tornadoes, from NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database (1950–2025), ranked by tornadoes per 100,000 residents. Every state links to its own map and CSV: free to cite, embed and download.

## Key takeaways

* There are 73,424 tornadoes in the US (NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025).
* Texas has the most: 9,610, or 13.1% of the US total.
* Per person, North Dakota has the most: 218.06 per 100,000 residents.
* The top five states (Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida and Nebraska) have 35% of them.

🥇

North Dakota

218.06 per 100k · 1,737 total

🥈

South Dakota

210.35 per 100k · 1,945 total

🥉

Nebraska

159.71 per 100k · 3,203 total

| #  | State          | Per 100k | Total | Share |                                                     |
| -- | -------------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| 1  | North Dakota   | 218.06   | 1,737 | 2.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/north-dakota)   |
| 2  | South Dakota   | 210.35   | 1,945 | 2.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/south-dakota)   |
| 3  | Nebraska       | 159.71   | 3,203 | 4.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/nebraska)       |
| 4  | Kansas         | 154.24   | 4,582 | 6.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/kansas)         |
| 5  | Wyoming        | 127.46   | 749   | 1%    | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/wyoming)        |
| 6  | Oklahoma       | 109.49   | 4,484 | 6.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/oklahoma)       |
| 7  | Mississippi    | 96.97    | 2,854 | 3.9%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/mississippi)    |
| 8  | Iowa           | 94.99    | 3,079 | 4.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/iowa)           |
| 9  | Arkansas       | 67.67    | 2,090 | 2.8%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/arkansas)       |
| 10 | Louisiana      | 53.98    | 2,482 | 3.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/louisiana)      |
| 11 | Alabama        | 51.98    | 2,681 | 3.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/alabama)        |
| 12 | Missouri       | 42.53    | 2,656 | 3.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/missouri)       |
| 13 | Colorado       | 41.56    | 2,476 | 3.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/colorado)       |
| 14 | Montana        | 39.04    | 444   | 0.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/montana)        |
| 15 | Minnesota      | 37.86    | 2,193 | 3%    | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/minnesota)      |
| 16 | New Mexico     | 31.83    | 678   | 0.9%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/new-mexico)     |
| 17 | Texas          | 30.71    | 9,610 | 13.1% | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/texas)          |
| 18 | Wisconsin      | 26.77    | 1,596 | 2.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/wisconsin)      |
| 19 | Kentucky       | 26.65    | 1,223 | 1.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/kentucky)       |
| 20 | Indiana        | 24.91    | 1,725 | 2.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/indiana)        |
| 21 | Illinois       | 24.45    | 3,108 | 4.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/illinois)       |
| 22 | South Carolina | 22.21    | 1,217 | 1.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/south-carolina) |
| 23 | Tennessee      | 20.02    | 1,447 | 2%    | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/tennessee)      |
| 24 | Georgia        | 17.68    | 1,977 | 2.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/georgia)        |
| 25 | Florida        | 16.09    | 3,761 | 5.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/florida)        |
| 26 | North Carolina | 13.88    | 1,533 | 2.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/north-carolina) |
| 27 | Ohio           | 11.62    | 1,381 | 1.9%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/ohio)           |
| 28 | Idaho          | 11.29    | 226   | 0.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/idaho)          |
| 29 | Michigan       | 11.25    | 1,141 | 1.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/michigan)       |
| 30 | Maine          | 9.54     | 134   | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/maine)          |
| 31 | Virginia       | 9.4      | 828   | 1.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/virginia)       |
| 32 | West Virginia  | 9.27     | 164   | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/west-virginia)  |
| 33 | Vermont        | 7.56     | 49    | 0.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/vermont)        |
| 34 | Pennsylvania   | 7.51     | 982   | 1.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/pennsylvania)   |
| 35 | New Hampshire  | 7.03     | 99    | 0.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/new-hampshire)  |
| 36 | Delaware       | 7.03     | 74    | 0.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/delaware)       |
| 37 | Maryland       | 6.63     | 415   | 0.6%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/maryland)       |
| 38 | Utah           | 4.05     | 142   | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/utah)           |
| 39 | Arizona        | 3.98     | 302   | 0.4%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/arizona)        |
| 40 | Connecticut    | 3.4      | 125   | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/connecticut)    |
| 41 | Oregon         | 3.16     | 135   | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/oregon)         |
| 42 | Nevada         | 2.94     | 96    | 0.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/nevada)         |
| 43 | Hawaii         | 2.84     | 41    | 0.1%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/hawaii)         |
| 44 | New York       | 2.69     | 535   | 0.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/new-york)       |
| 45 | Massachusetts  | 2.69     | 192   | 0.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/massachusetts)  |
| 46 | New Jersey     | 1.98     | 188   | 0.3%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/new-jersey)     |
| 47 | Washington     | 1.68     | 134   | 0.2%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/washington)     |
| 48 | Rhode Island   | 1.53     | 17    | 0%    | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/rhode-island)   |
| 49 | California     | 1.23     | 486   | 0.7%  | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/california)     |
| 50 | Alaska         | 0.68     | 5     | 0%    | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/alaska)         |
| 51 | Washington DC  | 0.43     | 3     | 0%    | [Map + story →](/rankings/tornadoes/washington-dc)  |

## Methodology & citation

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. 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. Per-capita figures use US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse **Cite "NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, mapped by InstaMaps" with a link to this page.**

[Download all 73,424 (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

This ranking is a Google Sheet

Every map on this site is just a spreadsheet of places. Map your own list — customers, stores, sites — with the free InstaMaps add-on.

[Install InstaMaps — Free](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=index)