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Ranked Using 2004 Deflator
| RANK | HURRICANE | YEAR | Category | Damage | Deflated Damage (Millions) |
| 1 | ANDREW (SE FL/SE LA) | 1992 | 5 | 26,500,000,000 | $43,672 |
| 2 | CHARLEY (SW FL) | 2004 | 4 | 7,000,000,000 | 15,000 |
| 3 | IVAN (NW FL/AL.) | 2004 | 3 | 2,100,000,000 | 14,200 |
| 4 | HUGO (SC) | 1989 | 4 | 1,420,500,000 | 12,250 |
| 5 | AGNES (FL/NE U.S.) | 1972 | 1 | 1,420,700,000 | 11,290 |
| 6 | BETSY (SE FL/SE LA) | 1965 | 3 | 831,700,000 | 10,799 |
| 7 | FRANCES (SE FL) | 2004 | 2 | 2,300,000,000 | 8,900 |
| 8 | CAMILLE (MS/SE LA/VA) | 1969 | 5 | 4,500,000,000 | 8,889 |
| 9 | DIANE (NE U.S.) | 1955 | 1 | 306,000,000 | 6,997 |
| 10 | JEANNE (SE FL) | 2004 | 3 | 3,200,000,000 | 6,900 |
| 11 | FREDERIC (AL/MS) | 1979 | 3 | 3,000,000,000 | 6,291 |
| 12 | New England | 1938 | 3 | 2,000,000,000 | 5,971 |
| 13 | ALLISON (N TX) | 2001 | TS | 461,000,000 | 5,829 |
| 14 | FLOYD (Mid Atlantic & NE U.S.) | 1999 | 2 | 408,000,000 | 5,764 |
| 15 | NE U.S. | 1944 | 3 | 1,500,000,000 | 5,386 |
| 16 | FRAN (NC) | 1996 | 3 | 387,000,000 | 4,525 |
| 17 | ALICIA (N TX) | 1983 | 3 | 453,000,000 | 4,384 |
| 18 | OPAL (NW FL/AL) | 1995 | 3 | 1,250,000,000 | 4,324 |
| 19 | CAROL (NE U.S.) | 1954 | 3 | 1,500,000,000 | 3,949 |
| 20 | ISABEL (NC/VA) | 2003 | 4 | 281,000,000 | 3,643 |
| 21 | JUAN (LA) | 1985 | 1 | 112,000,000 | 3,105 |
| 22 | DONNA (FL/Eastern U.S.) | 1960 | 4 | 48,000,000 | 3,040 |
| 23 | CELIA (S TX) | 1970 | 3 | 250,000,000 | 2,761 |
| 24 | BOB (NC, NE U.S) | 1991 | 2 | 490,000,000 | 2,593 |
| 25 | ELENA (MS/AL/NW FL) | 1985 | 3 | 900,000,000 | 2,588 |
| 26 | CARLA (N & Central TX) | 1961 | 4 | 1,155,000,000 | 2,366 |
| 27 | FL (Miami,Pensacola)/MS/AL | 1926 | 4 | 100,000,000 | 2,058 |
| 28 | ELOISE (NW FL) | 1975 | 3 | 200,000,000 | 2,008 |
| 29 | N TX (Galveston) | 1915 | 4 | 110,000,000 | 1,990 |
| 30 | DORA (NE FL) | 1964 | 2 | 28,850,000 | 1,964 |
ADDENDUM |
| 25 | INIKI (Kauai, HI) | 1992 | Unk. | 1,800,000,000 | 2,563 |
| 27 | GEORGES (USVI,PR) | 1998 | 3 | 1,800,000,000 | 2,276 |
| 30+ | MARILYN (USVI,E. PR) | 1995 | 2 | 1,500,000,000 | 1,900 |
| 30+ | HUGO (USVI, PR) | 1989 | 4 | 1,000,000,000 | 1,502 |
| 30+ | San Felipe (PR) | 1928 | 5 | 85,000,000 | 1,424 |
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