| 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 |
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Top 10 |
9,074 |
$52,439 |
$475.8 |
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Other |
7,917 |
$47,731 |
$377.9 |
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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®. |
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