Flood insurance claims in Duval County, Florida
FEMA records 6,064 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Duval County, Florida, since 1978, with $214.7 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2017, with 2,050. As of 3 August 2026, 6.3% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 60.3% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.
Claims by year of loss
NFIP claims by year of loss, Duval County, Florida
Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Duval County, Florida
Named flood events with the most claims
| Event (FEMA name) | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Irma | 1,985 |
| Hurricane Matthew | 525 |
| Tropical Storm Fay | 383 |
| Tropical Storm Debby | 258 |
| Hurricane Jeanne | 229 |
| Hurricane Nicole | 211 |
| Hurricane Josephine | 164 |
| Flooding | 156 |
ZIP codes with the most claims
| ZIP code (as reported) | Claims |
|---|---|
| 32210 | 913 |
| 32250 | 733 |
| 32207 | 577 |
| 32208 | 457 |
| 32226 | 345 |
| 32205 | 296 |
| 32233 | 253 |
| 32218 | 250 |
| 32217 | 206 |
| 32223 | 203 |
2,990 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $174.9 million, contents $39.3 million, increased cost of compliance $426,581.
Flood insurance take-up
| Homes | With NFIP policy | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-risk flood zone | 9,721 | 5,859 | 60.3% |
| All homes | 328,032 | 20,676 | 6.3% |
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.
Sources
- FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims (v2 dataset, API v3 NfipClaims), 2,725,989 claim records, retrieved 29 October 2026
- 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.