Flood Claims Map

Arkansas

Flood insurance claims in Desha County, Arkansas

FEMA records 206 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Desha County, Arkansas, since 1979, with $3.6 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1994, with 31. As of 3 August 2026, 4.2% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 18.6% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record206
Total paid$3.6 million
Claims with a payment167
Homes with NFIP policy4.2%
High-risk zone homes insured18.6%
Residential policies in force200

Claims by year of loss

1979: 119791980: 01981: 11982: 11983: 219831984: 01985: 01986: 01987: 019871988: 01989: 11990: 41991: 619911992: 21993: 01994: 311995: 019951996: 01997: 11998: 01999: 019992000: 12001: 72002: 242003: 020032004: 02005: 02006: 12007: 020072008: 62009: 72010: 02011: 2320112012: 02013: 12014: 12015: 820152016: 272017: 12018: 12019: 1720192020: 12021: 122022: 02023: 220232024: 12025: 1531

NFIP claims by year of loss, Desha County, Arkansas

1979: $39319791980: $01981: $01982: $6571983: $10,18119831984: $01985: $01986: $01987: $019871988: $01989: $01990: $6,1121991: $61,47819911992: $1,8431993: $01994: $222,1691995: $019951996: $01997: $10,3001998: $01999: $019992000: $3,8032001: $48,9222002: $190,9542003: $020032004: $02005: $02006: $1,0512007: $020072008: $51,7552009: $32,2602010: $02011: $533,08220112012: $02013: $02014: $1,7592015: $125,97720152016: $554,5292017: $12,7592018: $26,6032019: $553,23920192020: $2,1012021: $457,8332022: $02023: $3,39920232024: $02025: $699,925$699,925

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Desha County, Arkansas

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Late winter severe storms24
Mid-spring storms23
Central U.S. April Flooding15
Early winter storms6
Flooding1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71654120
7163949
7237913
7167410
716703
716303
716433
721662
722051
716661

152 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $3.2 million, contents $367,696, increased cost of compliance $48,495.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone89416618.6%
All homes4,7622004.2%

FEMA counts residential structures and NFIP residential policies in force as of 3 August 2026. Private flood policies are not counted. A share is shown as n/a where FEMA counts no homes or more policies than homes.

Flood insurance basics. Most standard homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. NFIP policies are sold through insurance agents and through FEMA's FloodSmart site, which also explains waiting periods (usually 30 days before cover starts). Check your property's flood zone on the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.

Sources

  1. FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
  2. FEMA, OpenFEMA NFIP Residential Penetration Rates, as of 3 August 2026

Checked 29 October 2026. Claims are NFIP claims only. Private flood insurance claims and uninsured losses are not included. Recent events can take months to be fully reflected.