Sandy by the numbers
A straightforward assessment of the destructive power that raised Sandy to the status of ‘superstorm’
$18 billion: Amount the federal government has kicked in for debris removal
7 million: Number of people left without power
2.5 million: Amount of cubic yards of debris removed to date
800,000: Number of daily and public transit customers affected
346,000 homes: Damaged or destroyed
185,000: Number of businesses in New Jersey impacted
116,000: Number of New Jerseyans evacuated or displaced from homes
41,000: Number of families still displaced from their homes
100,000: Number of storm-related unemployment claims
17,000: Number of out-of-state utility workers who came to New Jersey to restore power
8,000: Estimated number of jobs lost in November because of Sandy
1,400: Number of sunken vessels in the wake of the storm
1,000: Number of schools that lost their power
6: Number of schools completely destroyed by Sandy
600: Number of full or partial road closures
127: Number of shelters open at the peak of the storm
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