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Flood risk in Virginia

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
119
of 129 reporting
Total NFIP claims
6,408
Total claims paid
$98,186,978
Active policies
11,106

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.Poquoson city52.18 / 1k
  2. 2.Mathews County15.23 / 1k
  3. 3.Accomack County14.73 / 1k
  4. 4.Covington city11.99 / 1k
  5. 5.Hampton city9.20 / 1k
  6. 6.Norfolk city8.87 / 1k
  7. 7.Virginia Beach city7.27 / 1k
  8. 8.Portsmouth city7.06 / 1k
  9. 9.Northumberland County5.99 / 1k
  10. 10.Gloucester County5.92 / 1k

Lowest flood risk counties

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

  1. 1.Dinwiddie County0.00 / 1k
  2. 2.Fluvanna County0.00 / 1k
  3. 3.Powhatan County0.00 / 1k
  4. 4.Louisa County0.07 / 1k
  5. 5.Mecklenburg County0.08 / 1k
  6. 6.Pittsylvania County0.16 / 1k
  7. 7.Hanover County0.17 / 1k
  8. 8.Caroline County0.18 / 1k
  9. 9.Henrico County0.24 / 1k
  10. 10.Spotsylvania County0.24 / 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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