U.S. Hurricane Strikes by Decade

Number of hurricanes by Saffir-Simpson Category to strike the mainland U.S. each decade.

Decade	Saffir-Simpson Category					All 1,2,3,4,5	Major 3,4,5
Decade	1	2	3	4	5	All 1,2,3,4,5	Major 3,4,5
1851-1860	8	6	5	1	0	20	6
1861-1870	8	6	1	0	0	15	1
1871-1880	7	6	7	0	0	20	7
1881-1890	9	8	3	1	0	21	4
1891-1900	8	5	5	3	0	21	8
1901-1910	10	4	4	0	0	18	4
1911-1920	8	5	4	3	0	20	7
1921-1930	7	2	3	2	0	14	5
1931-1940	9	6	3	1	1	21	5
1941-1950	8	6	5	5	0	24	10
1951-1960	7	4	3	3	0	17	6
1961-1970	0	6	2	3	1	12	6
1971-1980	6	2	4	0	0	12	4
1981-1990	9	1	4	1	0	15	5
1991-2000	3	6	4	0	1	14	5
2001-2010	8	4	6	1	0	18	7
2011-2020	11	4	1	2	1	19	4
2021-2023	1	0	1	2	0	4	3

1851-2023	128	81	65	28	4	305	97
Average Per Decade	7.4	4.7	3.7	1.6	0.2	17.7	5.6

Note: The number and intensities of U.S. hurricane is underestimated here before 1901 because of the sparsely populated U.S. coastline, particularly along part of Florida, Louisiana, and Texas. Howver, the values are likely complete and accurate from 1901 onward.

This is taken from NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS TPC-4:
THE DEADLIEST, COSTLIEST, AND MOST INTENSE
UNITED STATES HURRICANES FROM 1851 TO 2004
(AND OTHER FREQUENTLY REQUESTED HURRICANE FACTS)
by
Eric S. Blake, Jerry D. Jarrell(retired) and Edward N. Rappaport
NOAA/NWS/ Tropical Prediction Center
Miami, Florida

Christopher W. Landsea
NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division
Miami, Florida

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