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Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2023 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost
per claim (2)		 Value of claims
($ millions)
1 California 2,104 $68,125 $143.3
2 Florida 1,532 66,615 102.1
3 Texas 1,040 59,925 62.3
4 Michigan 932 69,168 64.5
5 Ohio 885 39,119 34.6
6 Pennsylvania 857 53,914 46.2
7 New York 851 66,578 56.7
8 Illinois 837 73,797 61.8
9 New Jersey 649 62,295 40.4
10 Georgia 495 57,572 28.5
  Top 10 10,182 $62,891 $640.4
  Other 8,880 $53,561 $475.6
  Total United States 19,062 $58,545 $1,116.0

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.
(2) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 

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TOP 10 STATES WITH ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2013
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State Number of claims Average cost
per claim		 Value of claims
($ millions)
CA 1,919 $33,709 $64.7
NY 965 43,122 41.6
OH 948 18,853 17.9
IL 914 28,941 26.5
PA 909 29,078 26.4
MI 866 24,700 21.4
TX 775 19,339 15.0
IN 503 25,502 12.8
AZ 488 27,556 13.4
WI 449 31,629 14.2

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
TOP 10 STATES WITH ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2014 (1)
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State Number of claims Average cost
per claim		 Value of claims
($ millions)
CA 1,867 $33,649 $62.8
OH 1,009 21,983 22.2
NY 910 56,628 51.5
IL 872 34,894 30.4
PA 861 26,211 22.6
MI 693 38,302 26.5
TX 621 16,205 10.1
IN 481 21,287 10.2
GA 388 31,497 12.2
WI 388 26,873 10.4
Top 10 8,090 $32,018 $259.0
Other States 8,460 $32,124 $271.8
U.S. 16,550 $32,072 $530.8

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
TOP 10 STATES WITH ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2015 (1)
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State Number of claims Average cost per claim Value of claims ($ millions)
CA 1,684 $44,983 $75.8
IL 931 33,385 31.1
NY 880 44,320 39.0
PA 794 30,509 24.2
TX 688 30,241 20.8
MI 625 29,898 18.7
OH 604 33,294 20.1
WI 526 34,423 18.1
AZ 393 56,654 22.3
GA 381 37,042 14.1
Top 10 7,506 $37,856 $284.1
Other states 7,846 $36,600 $287.2
U.S. 15,352 $37,214 $571.3

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Liability Claims (And Other Dog-Related Injuries*), State Results, 2016
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim Total Claims Paid Out ($ millions)
1 CA 1,934 $39,452 $76.3
2 FL 1,325 37,339 49.5
3 NY 1,042 55,671 58.0
4 PA 988 24,949 24.6
5 TX 924 21,760 20.1
6 IL 910 42,837 39.0
7 OH 850 34,265 29.1
8 MI 782 27,877 21.8
9 NJ 537 53,685 28.8
10 GA 462 29,351 13.6
  Top 10 9,754 36,994 360.8
  Other 8,369 30,066 251.6
  Total United States 18,123 $33,795 $612.50

*Losses also include dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 

 

 
Top 10 States With Estimated Number And Cost Of Dog Bite Claims, 2017 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim Value of claims ($ millions)
1 California 2,228 $40,563 $90.4
2 Florida 1,345 44,700 60.1
3 Pennsylvania 1,002 26,486 26.5
4 New York 957 43,479 41.6
5 Ohio 932 24,795 23.1
6 Texas 929 35,562 33.0
7 Illinois 901 36,844 33.2
8 Michigan 734 38,798 28.5
9 New Jersey 686 43,652 29.9
10 Minnesota 486 29,873 14.5
  Top 10 10,200 $37,346 $380.9
  Other states 8,322 $36,690 $305.3
  Total United States 18,522 $37,051 $686.3

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2018 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim (2) Value of claims ($ millions)
1 California 2,166 $45,543 $98.6
2 Florida 1,281 43,893 56.2
3 Texas 922 35,257 32.5
4 Illinois 822 35,553 29.2
5 New York 821 59,790 49.1
6 Pennsylvania 780 35,424 27.6
7 Michigan 760 35,468 27.0
8 Ohio 727 28,900 21.0
9 New Jersey 586 55,523 32.5
10 Connecticut 537 35,644 19.1
  Top 10 9,402 $41,796.1 $393.0
  Other states 7,895 $35,706.3 $281.9
  Total United States 17,297 $39,016.5 $674.9

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2019 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim (2) Value of claims ($ millions)
1 California 2,396 $51,265 $122.8
2 Florida 1,268 53,603 68.0
3 Texas 937 40,854 38.3
4 New York 893 55,801 49.8
5 Illinois 854 48,098 41.1
6 Pennsylvania 807 35,562 28.7
7 Ohio 764 31,779 24.3
8 Michigan 740 42,833 31.7
9 New Jersey 699 47,869 33.5
10 Georgia 497 47,968 23.8
  Top 10 9,855 $46,875.68 $462.0
  Other 7,947 $42,135.98 $334.9
  Total United States 17,802 $44,759.83 $796.8

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2020 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim Value of claims ($ millions)
1 California 2,103 $64,622 $135.9
2 Florida 1,235 55,111 68.1
3 Texas 969 40,931 39.7
4 New York 881 66,817 58.9
5 Pennsylvania 787 45,134 35.5
6 Ohio 779 38,009 29.6
7 Illinois 732 48,433 35.5
8 Michigan 633 45,317 28.7
9 Georgia 488 42,863 20.9
10 New Jersey 467 49,582 23.2
  Top 10 9,074 $52,439 $475.8
  Other 7,917 $47,731 $377.9
  Total United States 16,991 $50,245 $853.7

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2021 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost per claim Value of claims ($ millions)
1 California 2,026 $59,561 $120.7
2 Florida 1,478 54,820 81.0
3 Texas 1,003 39,884 40.0
4 New York 900 68,203 61.4
5 Michigan 892 48,258 43.0
6 Illinois 844 56,292 47.5
7 Pennsylvania 777 47,353 36.8
8 Ohio 732 41,499 30.4
9 New Jersey 611 49,981 30.5
10 Arizona 489 43,059 21.1
  Top 10 9,752 $52,543 $512.4
  Other 8,237 $44,860 $369.5
  Total United States 17,989 $49,025 $881.9

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Top 10 States By Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2022 (1)
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Rank State Number of claims Average cost
per claim		 Value of claims
($ millions)
1 California 1,954 $78,818 $154.0
2 Florida 1,331 78,203 104.1
3 Texas 1,017 65,923 67.0
4 New York 969 77,421 75.0
5 Michigan 905 49,502 44.8
6 Pennsylvania 805 66,636 53.6
7 Illinois 729 67,238 49.0
8 Ohio 658 50,692 33.4
9 New Jersey 550 74,837 41.2
10 Georgia 475 61,082 29.0
  Top 10 9,393 $69,323 $651.2
  Other 8,188 $61,199 $501.1
  Total United Stat es 17,583 $64,555 $1,135.1

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.