Flood Claims Map

Georgia

Flood insurance claims in Houston County, Georgia

FEMA records 162 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Houston County, Georgia, since 1979, with $1.9 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1994, with 74. As of 3 August 2026, 0.7% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 29.5% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record162
Total paid$1.9 million
Claims with a payment111
Homes with NFIP policy0.7%
High-risk zone homes insured29.5%
Residential policies in force403

Claims by year of loss

1979: 119791980: 11981: 01982: 01983: 219831984: 01985: 01986: 01987: 019871988: 01989: 21990: 01991: 019911992: 11993: 01994: 741995: 119951996: 01997: 11998: 11999: 119992000: 02001: 02002: 12003: 120032004: 62005: 82006: 02007: 120072008: 02009: 162010: 32011: 220112012: 12013: 22014: 02015: 220152016: 12017: 02018: 02019: 020192020: 232021: 42022: 12023: 120232024: 12025: 22026: 174

NFIP claims by year of loss, Houston County, Georgia

1979: $55,00019791980: $271981: $01982: $01983: $1,15219831984: $01985: $01986: $01987: $019871988: $01989: $01990: $01991: $019911992: $01993: $01994: $1.0 million1995: $3,29519951996: $01997: $01998: $01999: $1,24919992000: $02001: $02002: $02003: $6,33120032004: $75,1622005: $40,3602006: $02007: $020072008: $02009: $284,3002010: $1,7532011: $3,15920112012: $7,5582013: $2,5432014: $02015: $1,12320152016: $02017: $02018: $02019: $020192020: $390,9332021: $11,0732022: $2,0482023: $020232024: $5,1842025: $4,3862026: $0$1.0 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Tropical Storm Alberto71
Late summer storms12
Early winter storms2
Flooding1
Tropical Storm Ivan1

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
31088115
3109323
310699
310475
310085
310052
310282
310981

110 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $1.7 million, contents $207,952, increased cost of compliance $30,000.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone56616729.5%
All homes56,6974030.7%

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.