Year	Tornadoes	Census (thousands)	
1953	421	158956	
1954	550	161884	
1955	593	165069	
1956	504	168088	
1957	856	171187	
1958	564	174149	
1959	604	177135	
1960	616	179979	
1961	697	182992	
1962	657	185771	
1963	464	188483	
1964	704	191141	
1965	906	193526	
1966	585	195576	
1967	926	197457	
1968	660	199399	
1969	608	201385	
1970	653	203984	
1971	888	206827	
1972	741	209284	
1973	1102	211357	
1974	947	213342	
1975	920	215465	
1976	835	217563	
1977	852	219760	
1978	788	222095	
1979	852	224567	
1980	866	227225	
1981	783	229466	
1982	1046	231664	
1983	931	233792	
1984	907	235825	
1985	684	237924	
1986	764	240133	
1987	656	242289	
1988	702	244499	
1989	856	246819	
1990	1133	249623	
1991	1132	252981	
1992	1298	256514	
1993	1176	259919	 
1994	1082	263126	
1995	1235	266278	
1996	1173	269394	
1997	1148	272647	
1998	1449	275854	
1999	1340	279040	
2000	1075	282162	
2001	1215	284969	
2002	934	287625	
2003	1374	290108	
2004	1817	292805	
2005	1265	295517	
2006	1103	298380	
2007	1096	301231	
2008	1692	304094	
2009	1156	306771	
2010	1282	309326	
2011	1691	311583	
2012	939	313874	
2013	908	316129	