The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ceased providing support for this product in May 2025 in response to an initiative to implement reductions within the U.S. federal government. This dataset contains U.S. disaster cost assessments of the total, direct losses ($) inflicted by: tropical cyclones, inland floods, drought & heat waves, severe local storms (i.e., tornado, hail, straight-line wind damage), wildfires, crop freeze events and winter storms. These assessments require input from a variety of public and private data sources including: the Insurance Services Office (ISO) Property Claim Services (PCS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Presidential Disaster Declaration (PDD) assistance, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) & Risk Management Agency (RMA), the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and state agency reporting, among others. Each of these data sources provides unique information as part of the overall disaster loss assessment.

This submission includes publicly available data extracted in its original form. If you have questions about the underlying data stored here, please contact National Centers for Environmental Information, ncei.info@noaa.gov. If you have questions or recommendations related to this metadata entry and extracted data, please contact the CAFE Data Management team at: climatecafe@bu.edu. The National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) is the Nation's Scorekeeper in terms of addressing severe weather and climate events in their historical perspective. As part of its responsibility of monitoring and assessing the climate, NCEI tracks and evaluates climate events in the U.S. and globally that have great economic and societal impacts. NCEI is frequently called upon to provide summaries of global and U.S. temperature and precipitation trends, extremes, and comparisons in their historical perspective. The Billion-dollar disasters product is intended to show the impact of extreme weather and climate events on the economy in inflation adjusted dollars. . . The U.S. has sustained 403 weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including CPI adjustment to 2024). The total cost of these 403 events exceeds $2.915 trillion. In 2024, there were 27 confirmed weather/climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect United States. These events included 1 drought event, 1 flooding event, 17 severe storm events, 5 tropical cyclone events, 1 wildfire event, and 2 winter storm events. Overall, these events resulted in the deaths of 568 people and had significant economic effects on the areas impacted. The 1980–2024 annual average is 9.0 events (CPI-adjusted); the annual average for the most recent 5 years (2020–2024) is 23.0 events (CPI-adjusted). [Quotes from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/]

Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

U.S. disaster cost assessments of the total, direct losses ($) inflicted by: tropical cyclones, inland floods, drought & heat waves, severe local storms (i.e., tornado, hail, straight-line wind damage), wildfires, crop freeze events and winter storms. Dataset also contains summary, time and location of disaster events.

Features:

Event: Disaster Type, Location and Date Begin Date: Disaster Event Begin Date End Date: Disaster Event End Date Deaths: Number of deaths in disaster CPI-Adjusted Estimated Cost (in Billions): Estimated Disaster Cost (*Exceeds $1 billion-dollar threshold after 2021 Consumer Price Index adjustment) Summary: Summary of Disaster Event Details

Data Source:

National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/

https://i.imgur.com/UNJCw0H.png" alt="">

This dataset contains U.S. disaster cost assessments of the total, direct losses ($) inflicted by: tropical cyclones, inland floods, drought & heat waves, severe local storms (i.e., tornado, hail, straight-line wind damage), wildfires, crop freeze events and winter storms. These assessments require input from a variety of public and private data sources including: the Insurance Services Office (ISO) Property Claim Services (PCS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Presidential Disaster Declaration (PDD) assistance, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) & Risk Management Agency (RMA), the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and state agency reporting, among others. Each of these data sources provides unique information as part of the overall disaster loss assessment. This accession is updated quarterly.

United States - Federal Government; Disaster Losses, Transactions was 0.00000 Mil. of $ in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Federal Government; Disaster Losses, Transactions reached a record high of 500.00000 in July of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in October of 1947. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Federal Government; Disaster Losses, Transactions - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

Series Name: Direct economic loss in the housing sector attributed to disasters (current United States dollars)Series Code: VC_DSR_HOLHRelease Version: 2021.Q2.G.03 This dataset is part of the Global SDG Indicator Database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.Indicator 1.5.2: Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)Target 1.5: By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disastersGoal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhereFor more information on the compilation methodology of this dataset, see https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/

In 2024, the United States experienced 29 natural disasters, which made it the most natural catastrophe-prone country in the world that year. Indonesia and China came second on that list, with 20 and 18 natural disasters occurring in the same year, respectively. Storms were the most common type of natural disaster in 2024. Types of natural disasters There are many different types of natural disasters that occur worldwide, including earthquakes, droughts, storms, floods, volcanic activity, extreme temperatures, landslides, and wildfires. Overall, there were 398 natural disasters registered all over the world in 2023. Costs of natural disasters Due to their destructive nature, natural disasters take a severe toll on populations and countries. Tropical cyclones have the biggest economic impact in the countries that they occur. In 2024, tropical cyclones caused damage estimated at more than 145 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, the number of deaths due to natural disasters neared 18,100 that year. The Heat Wave in Saudi Arabia had the highest death toll, with 1,301 fatalities. Scientists predict that some natural disasters such as storms, floods, landslides, and wildfires will be more frequent and more intense in the future, creating both human and financial losses.

United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government: Federal was 0.00000 Bil. of $ in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government: Federal reached a record high of 2.00000 in July of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 1971. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government: Federal - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

Research has shown that as the size of government assistant programs grow, and the recipients of such programs are increasingly non-white or non-citizen, public support for these programs declines. We examine this phenomenon on the question of deservingness in federal disaster assistance. Utilizing a 2018 survey experiment that leverages two devastating hurricanes – Maria and Harvey – that hit different parts of the U.S in 2017, we explore how the social identities of race and ethnicity and partisanship affect attitudes about disaster deservingness. Our results demonstrate that while federal disaster assistance enjoys broad support, this support is contingent on perceptions about the disaster victim and type of assistance. Respondents were less likely to support disaster assistance to Hurricane Maria affected individuals than to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Moreover, white and Republican respondents were more likely to favor market-based assistance while race and ethnic minority and Democratic respondents were more likely to support more generous forms of disaster assistance. These findings have important implications for the allocation of disaster funds as climate change intensifies and the frequency of billion-dollar disaster events increase, against a backdrop of political polarization and heightened social vulnerability due to changing population demographics.

United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government was 44.00000 Bil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government reached a record high of 63.86400 in July of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 1971. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses was 71.00000 Bil. of $ in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses reached a record high of 115.13900 in January of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in January of 1975. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Saving and investment: Disaster losses (W771RC1A027NBEA) from 1971 to 2024 about disaster losses, savings, investment, GDP, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for State and Local Governments; Disaster Losses, Transactions (SLGDLOQ027S) from Q4 1946 to Q1 2025 about disaster losses, retirement, state & local, IMA, transactions, government, employment, and USA.

This dataset contains non-personally identifiable (non-PII) data from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loan Program. Following a declared disaster, the SBA provides disaster assistance in the form of low-interest, long-term disaster loans for damages not covered by insurance or other recoveries to businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, as well as homeowners and renters. For more information about the SBA Disaster Loan Program, please visit www.sba.gov/disasterassistance. This dataset includes raw, unedited data from SBA’s Disaster Credit Management System (DCMS) which may have been entered directly by disaster survivors and as such is subject to human error. Additionally, the dollar values in the data set may not reflect subsequent changes to verified losses or approved loan amounts. SBA adjusts damages and loan amounts as needed based on the availability of new or corrected information. For example, verified loss and approved loan amounts may be increased later if new damages are discovered or the cost of repairs increase during the rebuilding project. Similarly, loan amounts may be decreased if the disaster survivor receives additional recoveries from insurance or grant assistance which duplicate SBA’s assistance, thereby decreasing the overall loan eligibility. This dataset is not intended to be an official Federal report, and should not be considered as such. If you have media inquiries about the SBA Disaster Loan Program, please email SBA’s Office of Communications and Public Liaison at press_office@sba.gov. For inquiries about how to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or a Privacy Act request, please contact SBA’s Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Office by email at foia@sba.gov. For all other inquiries about this data set, including requests from States and local governments for more detailed loan data, please email the SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance’s Data Steward, Alejandro Contreras, at alejandro.contreras@sba.gov. Information for State and local governments on how to request a data sharing agreement with SBA to help identify and prevent duplications of benefits.

Series Name: Direct economic loss resulting from damaged or destroyed critical infrastructure attributed to disasters (current United States dollars)Series Code: VC_DSR_CILNRelease Version: 2020.Q2.G.03 This dataset is the part of the Global SDG Indicator Database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.Indicator 1.5.2: Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)Target 1.5: By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disastersGoal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhereFor more information on the compilation methodology of this dataset, see https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/

Graph and download economic data for Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Private: Domestic business (W773RC1A027NBEA) from 1971 to 2024 about disaster losses, savings, investment, domestic, business, private, GDP, and USA.

United States - State and Local Governments; Disaster Losses, Transactions was 3000.00000 Mil. of $ in October of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - State and Local Governments; Disaster Losses, Transactions reached a record high of 15466.00000 in July of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in October of 1947. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - State and Local Governments; Disaster Losses, Transactions - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government: State and local was 44.00000 Bil. of $ in January of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government: State and local reached a record high of 61.86400 in July of 2005 and a record low of 0.00000 in April of 1971. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Saving and investment: Disaster losses: Government: State and local - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.