| 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 |
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Top 10 |
9,752 |
$52,543 |
$512.4 |
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Other |
8,237 |
$44,860 |
$369.5 |
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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®. |
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