U.S. States by Deadliest Disaster - Statistics

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Deaths	Type	Year	State	% Correct
2,763	Terrorism	2001	New York	96%
2,467	Attack	1941	Hawaii	81%
7,000*	Hurricane	1900	Texas	81%
2,511*	Hurricane	1928	Florida	63%
189	Terrorism	2001	Virginia	42%
2,000*	Hurricane	1893	Louisiana	39%
4,000*	Flood	1862	California	36%
2,209	Flood	1889	Pennsylvania	32%
1,500*	Hurricane	1893	Georgia	23%
166	Tornado	2011	Missouri	22%
362	Mining	1907	West Virginia	22%
300*	Massacre	1921	Oklahoma	19%
2,000*	Fire	1871	Wisconsin	19%
844	Shipwreck	1915	Illinois	18%
128	Aviation	1956	Arizona	15%
492	Fire	1942	Massachusetts	15%
1,700*	Shipwreck	1865	Arkansas	14%
200*	Hurricane	1938	Connecticut	14%
23	Train Wreck	1919	Maine	14%
467	Flood	1913	Ohio	14%
262	Hurricane	1938	Rhode Island	14%
111	Aviation	1971	Alaska	13%
500*	Fire	1871	Michigan	13%
317	Tornado	1840	Mississippi	13%
500*	Shipwreck	1865	North Carolina	13%
300*	Explosion	1865	Alabama	12%
112	Aviation	1989	Iowa	12%
135	Tornado	1913	Nebraska	12%
33	Shipwreck	1941	New Hampshire	12%
100*	Hurricane	1938	South Carolina	12%
193*	Massacre	1863	Kansas	11%
85	Aviation/Fire	1964/1980	Nevada	11%
34	Blizzard/Train Wreck	1920/1945	North Dakota	11%
181	Shipwreck	1785	Delaware	10%
165	Fire	1977	Kentucky	10%
81	Aviation	1963	Maryland	10%
168	Mining	1917	Montana	10%
326	Fire	1900	New Jersey	10%
85	Flood	1927	Vermont	10%
169	Mining	1903	Wyoming	10%
175*	Massacre	1864	Colorado	9%
91	Mining	1972	Idaho	9%
150*	Flood	1913	Indiana	9%
247	Flood	1903	Oregon	9%
273*	Shipwreck	1875	Washington	9%
453	Fire	1918	Minnesota	8%
265	Mining	1913	New Mexico	8%
238	Flood	1972	South Dakota	8%
250*	Shipwreck	1858	Tennessee	8%
200*	Mining	1900	Utah	8%

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