Andrew caused nearly $ 26 billion in damage , this made it , at the time , the costliest hurricane in the United States . The death toll of Andrew was only 26 , largely due the well-executed evacuations . However , it caused a total of $ 26 billion in damage ( 1992 dollars ) , including $ 25 billion in Dade County ( now Miami-Dade County ) in Florida , $ 1 billion in Louisiana , and $ 250 million in the Bahamas , making it the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history , behind only Hurricane Katrina in 2005 .