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Flood risk in Vermont

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
14
of 14 reporting
Total NFIP claims
1,358
Total claims paid
$50,399,717
Active policies
485

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.Washington County19.75 / 1k
  2. 2.Windsor County9.01 / 1k
  3. 3.Windham County6.19 / 1k
  4. 4.Grand Isle County5.62 / 1k
  5. 5.Caledonia County5.38 / 1k
  6. 6.Lamoille County5.10 / 1k
  7. 7.Rutland County4.46 / 1k
  8. 8.Bennington County3.23 / 1k
  9. 9.Orleans County3.04 / 1k
  10. 10.Orange County1.89 / 1k

Lowest flood risk counties

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

  1. 1.Chittenden County1.40 / 1k
  2. 2.Franklin County1.61 / 1k
  3. 3.Addison County1.73 / 1k
  4. 4.Orange County1.89 / 1k
  5. 5.Orleans County3.04 / 1k
  6. 6.Bennington County3.23 / 1k
  7. 7.Rutland County4.46 / 1k
  8. 8.Lamoille County5.10 / 1k
  9. 9.Caledonia County5.38 / 1k
  10. 10.Windham County6.19 / 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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