Passionate about economics, Mark Klinedinst serves as Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. Involved in economics research in other U.S states such as Maryland, Mark Klinedinst has written a book Katrina Ten Years After, exploring the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina.

1. Mark Klinedinst
Hurricane Katrina by the Numbers

2. Introduction
 Passionate about economics, Mark Klinedinst serves as Emeritus
Professor of Economics at the University of Southern Mississippi in
Hattiesburg, MS. Involved in economics research in other U.S states
such as Maryland, Mark Klinedinst has written a book Katrina Ten Years
After, exploring the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast in August 2005,
completely destroying cities, neighborhoods, and homes and impacting
the lives of thousands.
The following figures illustrate just how catastrophic the hurricane’s
impact was and why New Orleans is still recovering from the trail of
destruction left by the hurricane.
1. Hurricane Katrina was the largest and the third strongest hurricane
ever recorded to have hit the U.S mainland.
2. Katrina directly and indirectly caused the deaths of 1,833 residents
across five states: Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, and
Alabama.

3. Hurricane Katrina
 3. Katrina damaged a total land area spanning 90,000
square miles, equivalent to the entire United Kingdom.
4. Total property damaged amounted to $81 billion, in
2005 dollars. It was estimated that the total economic loss
recorded was between $125 and $150 billion, almost
double 9/11’s economic loss, which amounted to $87
billion.
5. Over 70% of New Orleans homes were destroyed, and
80% of the city was submerged in water.
6. Ten years later, after the government provided $142
billion in relief funds, 80% of the homes destroyed either
have been rebuilt or are being rebuilt and renovated. New
Orleans residents are slowly coming back home, with the
population estimated to be 378,315 in 2015, up from about
200,000 after Katrina.