The Data Center has played a critical role in assessing the strength of the New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana economy since the onset of the Great Recession. For the past 15 years, we have been both a trusted resource and an objective partner in bringing reliable, thoroughly researched data to conversations about building a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable region. The Greater New Orleans Community Data Center makes informed decisions possible. Your source for the most up–to–date, reliable data.įor further analysis and recommendations see The New Orleans Index at Eight and for up–to–date recovery indicators see “Facts for Features: Katrina Recovery” at About the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center Meanwhile, private insurance claims covered less than $30 billion of the losses.īe sure to cite the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center: Philanthropic giving, while more than double the giving for either the 2004 South Asian Tsunami or 9/11, was only $6.5 billion. Recovery funding. Of the $120.5 billion in federal spending, the majority - approximately $75 billion - went to emergency relief, not rebuilding. Total damages. The total damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were $150 billion - $135 billion from Katrina and $15 billion from Rita.(2) In New Orleans alone, 134,000 housing units - 70% of all occupied units - suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding. About half of these damaged units were located in Louisiana. Housing damage. Katrina damaged more than a million housing units in the Gulf Coast region. Population decrease. The population of New Orleans fell from 484,674 before Katrina (April 2000) to an estimated 230,172 after Katrina (July 2006) - a decrease of 254,502 people and a loss of over half of the city’s population.(1) By July of 2012, the population was back up to 369,250 - 76% of what it was in 2000. At their peak, hurricane evacuee shelters housed 273,000 people and, later, FEMA trailers housed at least 114,000 households. Many people returned home within days, but up to 600,000 households were still displaced a month later. Nearly half of all victims were over the age of 74.ĭisplaced residents. The storm displaced more than a million people in the Gulf Coast region. The major causes of death include: drowning (40%), injury and trauma (25%), and heart conditions (11%). Some areas received one foot of flooding while others were submerged by more than 10 feet of water.ĭeaths. Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures resulted in the deaths of at least 986 Louisiana residents. The extent of damage varied greatly from one part of town to another. The business district and main tourist centers were relatively undamaged, but vast expanses of many New Orleans neighborhoods were inundated, making Katrina the largest residential disaster in U.S. NEW ORLEANS – August 14‚ 2013 – As we approach the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, people around the world will reflect on the immediate and devastating impact that the storm had on New Orleans and the entire Gulf Coast region.įlooding. When the levees protecting New Orleans failed in August 2005, approximately 80 percent of the city was flooded. A brief summary of the data on deaths, displaced residents, damages, and recovery funding.
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