Statistics for U.S. States by Deadliest Disaster

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Deaths	Type	Year	State	% Correct
2,763	Terrorism	2001	New York	98%
2,467	Attack	1941	Hawaii	91%
7,000*	Hurricane	1900	Texas	86%
2,511*	Hurricane	1928	Florida	72%
189	Terrorism	2001	Virginia	51%
2,000*	Hurricane	1893	Louisiana	49%
4,000*	Flood	1862	California	44%
2,209	Flood	1889	Pennsylvania	39%
166	Tornado	2011	Missouri	32%
362	Mining	1907	West Virginia	30%
1,500*	Hurricane	1893	Georgia	28%
300*	Massacre	1921	Oklahoma	28%
128	Aviation	1956	Arizona	19%
1,700*	Shipwreck	1865	Arkansas	19%
200*	Hurricane	1938	Connecticut	19%
844	Shipwreck	1915	Illinois	19%
492	Fire	1942	Massachusetts	19%
500*	Shipwreck	1865	North Carolina	19%
262	Hurricane	1938	Rhode Island	19%
23	Train Wreck	1919	Maine	18%
2,000*	Fire	1871	Wisconsin	18%
300*	Explosion	1865	Alabama	16%
111	Aviation	1971	Alaska	16%
112	Aviation	1989	Iowa	16%
193*	Massacre	1863	Kansas	16%
500*	Fire	1871	Michigan	16%
317	Tornado	1840	Mississippi	16%
135	Tornado	1913	Nebraska	16%
100*	Hurricane	1938	South Carolina	16%
150*	Flood	1913	Indiana	14%
168	Mining	1917	Montana	14%
85	Aviation/Fire	1964/1980	Nevada	14%
33	Shipwreck	1941	New Hampshire	14%
34	Blizzard/Train Wreck	1920/1945	North Dakota	14%
467	Flood	1913	Ohio	14%
273*	Shipwreck	1875	Washington	14%
169	Mining	1903	Wyoming	14%
175*	Massacre	1864	Colorado	12%
181	Shipwreck	1785	Delaware	12%
165	Fire	1977	Kentucky	12%
81	Aviation	1963	Maryland	12%
326	Fire	1900	New Jersey	12%
247	Flood	1903	Oregon	12%
200*	Mining	1900	Utah	12%
85	Flood	1927	Vermont	12%
91	Mining	1972	Idaho	11%
453	Fire	1918	Minnesota	11%
265	Mining	1913	New Mexico	11%
238	Flood	1972	South Dakota	11%
250*	Shipwreck	1858	Tennessee	11%

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