30 Beaches in the USA with the Most Shark Attacks

Here is a list of the beaches in the USA with the most shark attacks, based on data from the International Shark Attack File (ISAF):

1. New Smyrna Beach, Florida (320 Attacks)

Tiger Shark (galelcerdo cuvieri), underwater view.
Image by londondeposit on depositphots

2. Cocoa Beach, Florida (130 Attacks)

Tiger shark in deep water. Image by thediver123 via depositphotos.com

3. Vero Beach, Florida (80 Attacks)

4. Daytona Beach, Florida (73 Attacks)

bull shark — Bull Shark. Image by Andaman via depositphotos.com

5. Ponce Inlet, Florida (66 Attacks)

TIger shark in the Bahamas.
Image by Divepics on depositphotos.

6. Jacksonville Beach, Florida (56 Attacks)

Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Image via Terry Goss, CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons

7. Horry County, South Carolina (53 Attacks)

Great White shark ready to attack — Great White shark while coming to you on deep blue ocean background. Image via Depositphotos

8. Brevard County, Florida (50 Attacks)

Tagged great white shark in the blue ocean — Tagged great white shark for conservation in the blue ocean. Image via Deposit Photos

9. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (44 Attacks)

10. Hilton Head, South Carolina (40 Attacks)

11. Charleston County, South Carolina (38 Attacks)

Great white shark smiling. By Hermanus Backpackers – Great White Shark Cage Diving, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7889952

12. Palm Beach, Florida (37 Attacks)

Great white shark at Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. By Terry Goss, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1561215

13. St. Lucie County, Florida (35 Attacks)

Great white breaching. Image by Mlbay via Pixabay

14. Gulf Shores, Alabama (33 Attacks)

15. Volusia County, Florida (32 Attacks)

Great White Shark swimming close to the ocean surface. — Great White Shark swimming close to the ocean surface scoping out its surroundings.

Image by Oleksandr Sushko via Unsplash.

16. Folly Beach, South Carolina (30 Attacks)

Great white shark breaching. Image by Alex Steyn on Unsplash.

17. Hunting Island, South Carolina (28 Attacks)

Great White Shark Swimming in Blue Water. Image by Gerald Schömbs on Unsplash.

18. Brunswick, Georgia (26 Attacks)

Great white Shark Swimming. Image by Gerald Schömbs on Unsplash.

19. Fort Lauderdale, Florida (24 Attacks)

20. Santa Monica, California (23 Attacks)

21. Galveston, Texas (21 Attacks)

22. Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina (20 Attacks)

23. Surf City, North Carolina (18 Attacks)

24. Topsail Island, North Carolina (17 Attacks)

25. Virginia Beach, Virginia (15 Attacks)

26. Cape Canaveral, Florida (14 Attacks)

27. La Jolla, California (12 Attacks)

28. Outer Banks, North Carolina (11 Attacks)

29. Long Beach, California (10 Attacks)

30. Pensacola Beach, Florida (10 Attacks)

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As a little kid, I fell in love with nature, wildlife, and animals. Living in the USA, South Africa, Italy, China and Germany gave me the opportunity to discover the world's Wildlife. My favorite animals are Mountain Gorillas, Siberian Tigers, and Great White Sharks.

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