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Flood risk in Florida

FEMA NFIP historical claims and active policies aggregated by county. Pick a county to see total paid, average claim amount, and active policy count.

Counties with claims
66
of 68 reporting
Total NFIP claims
110,318
Total claims paid
$6,964,458,843
Active policies
150,742

Highest flood risk counties

Claims per 1,000 housing units. Higher means a larger share of homes have a documented claim on file.

  1. 1.Monroe County132.31 / 1k
  2. 2.Franklin County106.07 / 1k
  3. 3.Gulf County91.18 / 1k
  4. 4.Lee County64.56 / 1k
  5. 5.Charlotte County53.91 / 1k
  6. 6.Collier County41.30 / 1k
  7. 7.Pinellas County38.18 / 1k
  8. 8.St. Johns County32.20 / 1k
  9. 9.Citrus County30.15 / 1k
  10. 10.Taylor County28.94 / 1k

Lowest flood risk counties

Claims per 1,000 housing units, restricted to counties of at least 25,000 residents.

  1. 1.Gadsden County0.13 / 1k
  2. 2.Marion County0.46 / 1k
  3. 3.Sumter County0.61 / 1k
  4. 4.Leon County0.67 / 1k
  5. 5.Alachua County0.76 / 1k
  6. 6.Lake County1.05 / 1k
  7. 7.Jackson County1.13 / 1k
  8. 8.Highlands County1.45 / 1k
  9. 9.Orange County1.49 / 1k
  10. 10.Hendry County1.66 / 1k

Counties by historical claims

Sorted by total claims, highest first. Historical totals do not capture uninsured properties or future climate shifts.

How to read this

Historical claims show where NFIP-insured properties have actually filed. They under-count uninsured properties and don't forecast future risk from climate, upstream development, or new mitigation projects. For parcel-specific flood-zone designations, use FEMA's Map Service Center.

Data sources

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