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Flood risk in Wisconsin

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
65
of 72 reporting
Total NFIP claims
1,466
Total claims paid
$28,679,869
Active policies
1,658

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.Crawford County5.81 / 1k
  2. 2.Juneau County3.96 / 1k
  3. 3.Trempealeau County3.88 / 1k
  4. 4.Pepin County3.57 / 1k
  5. 5.Vernon County3.25 / 1k
  6. 6.Columbia County2.12 / 1k
  7. 7.Fond du Lac County1.75 / 1k
  8. 8.Richland County1.67 / 1k
  9. 9.Sauk County1.57 / 1k
  10. 10.Monroe County1.50 / 1k

Lowest flood risk counties

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

  1. 1.Oneida County0.06 / 1k
  2. 2.Lincoln County0.08 / 1k
  3. 3.Outagamie County0.10 / 1k
  4. 4.Polk County0.11 / 1k
  5. 5.Eau Claire County0.12 / 1k
  6. 6.Barron County0.16 / 1k
  7. 7.Sheboygan County0.16 / 1k
  8. 8.Dodge County0.17 / 1k
  9. 9.Dunn County0.17 / 1k
  10. 10.Marathon County0.18 / 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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