Which U.S. counties get hail that damages cars?

NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged hail of 1 inch or larger most often in El Paso County, CO, Pennington County, SD and Sedgwick County, KS, about 40.9 reports a year from 2000 to 2024, against 1.5 in the median U.S. county; reports also reflect where people live to see and call in hail.

Counties with the most hail reports of 1 inch or larger in a year, 2000 to 2024 (counties with 20,000 or more residents; body panels dent where hail falls most often)

What it shows: El Paso County, CO is the largest at 40.9, followed by Pennington County, SD at 37.4; the smallest shown is Ford County, KS at 19.2.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Severe Weather Database (hail reports 1955-2024); county land area from the Census Gazetteer · file downloaded 2025 (file covers through 2024)

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