| Rank | Hurricane | Year | Category | Damage |
| 1. | Andrew (SE Fla./SE La.) | 1992 | 4 | $30,475,000,000 |
| 2. | Hugo (S.C./U.S.V.I./P.R.) | 1989 | 4 | $9,704,581,350 |
| 3. | Agnes (NE U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | $7,500,000,000 |
| 4. | Betsy (Fla./La.) | 1965 | 3 | $7,425,340,909 |
| 5. | Camille (Miss./Ala.) | 1969 | 5 | $6,096,287,313 |
| 6. | Diane (NE U.S.) | 1955 | 1 | $4,830,580,808 |
| 7. | Frederic (Ala./Miss.) | 1979 | 3 | $4,328,968,903 |
| 8. | New England | 1938 | 3 | $4,140,000,000 |
| 9. | Fran (N.C.) | 1996 | 3 | $3,200,000,000 |
| 10. | Opal (NW Fla./Ala.) | 1995 | 3 | $3,069,395,018 |
| 11. | Alicia (N Texas) | 1983 | 3 | $2,983,138,781 |
| 12. | Carol (NE U.S.) | 1954 | 3 | $2,732,731,959 |
| 13. | Carla (Texas) | 1961 | 4 | $2,223,696,682 |
| 14. | Juan (La.) | 1985 | 1 | $2,108,801,956 |
| 15. | Donna (Fla./E U.S.) | 1960 | 4 | $2,099,292,453 |
| 16. | Iniki (Kauai, Hawaii) | 1992 | Unknown | $2,070,000,000 |
| 17. | Celia (S. Texas) | 1970 | 3 | $1,834,330,986 |
| 18. | Elena (Miss./Ala./NW Fla.) | 1985 | 3 | $1,757,334,963 |
| 19. | Bob (N.C./NE U.S.) | 1991 | 2 | $1,747,720,365 |
| 20. | Marilyn (U.S.V.I./E P.R.) | 1995 | 2 | $1,534,697,509 |
| 21. | Hazel (S.C./N.C.) | 1954 | 4 | $1,665,721,649 |
| 22. | Florida (Miami) | 1926 | 4 | $1,515,294,118 |
| 23. | North Texas (Galveston) | 1915 | 4 | $1,346,341,463 1 |
| 24. | Dora (NE Fla.) | 1964 | 2 | $1,343,457,944 |
| 25. | Eloise (NW Fl.) | 1975 | 3 | $1,298,387,097 |
| 26. | Gloria (E U.S.) | 1985 | 3 | $1,265,281,174 |
| 27. | Hugo (U.S.V.I./P.R.) | 1989 | 4 | $1,213,080,169 |
| 28. | San Felipe (P.R.) | 1928 | 4 | $1,150,000,000 |
| 29. | Northeast U.S. | 1944 | 3+ | $1,064,814,815 |
| 30. | Beulah (S. Texas) | 1967 | 3 | $970,464,135 |
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