Flood Claims Map

Arkansas

Flood insurance claims in Jefferson County, Arkansas

FEMA records 596 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Jefferson County, Arkansas, since 1978, with $14.4 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2019, with 84. As of 3 August 2026, 0.9% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 11.7% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record596
Total paid$14.4 million
Claims with a payment509
Homes with NFIP policy0.9%
High-risk zone homes insured11.7%
Residential policies in force273

Claims by year of loss

1978: 219781979: 81980: 01981: 81982: 3419821983: 241984: 461985: 11986: 419861987: 101988: 11989: 191990: 4119901991: 191992: 01993: 31994: 119941995: 91996: 11997: 191998: 219981999: 22000: 42001: 42002: 720022003: 32004: 52005: 02006: 020062007: 22008: 292009: 202010: 220102011: 122012: 192013: 132014: 120142015: 802016: 282017: 72018: 820182019: 842020: 22021: 22022: 320222023: 32024: 02025: 484

NFIP claims by year of loss, Jefferson County, Arkansas

1978: $3,34219781979: $28,7021980: $01981: $51,0311982: $143,69819821983: $190,7141984: $579,7711985: $3,7511986: $14,26719861987: $32,1621988: $01989: $89,3411990: $905,33519901991: $132,6681992: $01993: $12,5411994: $5,93519941995: $36,3731996: $01997: $207,7851998: $50019981999: $1062000: $37,0372001: $7,7832002: $95,20720022003: $19,7292004: $21,4912005: $02006: $020062007: $2,7142008: $619,5402009: $242,1692010: $34,70020102011: $86,6132012: $220,0522013: $260,6352014: $020142015: $3.0 million2016: $709,4502017: $69,5032018: $54,97120182019: $6.3 million2020: $02021: $15,0062022: $53,68420222023: $6,5482024: $02025: $116,556$6.3 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Spring storm54
Flooding52
Early winter storms49
Mid-spring storms12
March storm5
Central U.S. April Flooding3
Late spring severe storms1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
71602204
71603203
7160152
7200445
7213334
7215227
7218210
721688
720466
721322

476 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $12.3 million, contents $1.6 million, increased cost of compliance $614,225.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone2,02423611.7%
All homes28,9082730.9%

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.