Flood Claims Map

Louisiana

Flood insurance claims in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

FEMA records 135,664 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, since 1978, with $3.59 billion paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2005, with 65,911. As of 3 August 2026, 64.9% of homes here had an NFIP policy.

NFIP claims on record135,664
Total paid$3.59 billion
Claims with a payment100,365
Homes with NFIP policy64.9%
High-risk zone homes insuredn/a
Residential policies in force75,564

Claims by year of loss

1978: 3,94719781979: 3991980: 7,8061981: 3891982: 3,06719821983: 5,0651984: 441985: 2,1641986: 3719861987: 441988: 2,2751989: 4,1161990: 96319901991: 9031992: 4441993: 751994: 23519941995: 16,1091996: 911997: 4471998: 2,88219981999: 1712000: 702001: 8962002: 2,91220022003: 2052004: 5212005: 65,9112006: 9120062007: 1522008: 2,8102009: 6232010: 5720102011: 7512012: 2,8512013: 1332014: 6020142015: 962016: 1642017: 1602018: 7020182019: 1792020: 2322021: 3,5662022: 5620222023: 202024: 1,1932025: 272026: 185202665,911

NFIP claims by year of loss, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

1978: $21.6 million19781979: $1.3 million1980: $51.3 million1981: $738,5851982: $18.5 million19821983: $21.8 million1984: $62,9451985: $35.5 million1986: $32,95119861987: $31,9481988: $12.1 million1989: $32.5 million1990: $4.0 million19901991: $3.4 million1992: $1.3 million1993: $365,0671994: $961,62119941995: $303.2 million1996: $284,4131997: $2.9 million1998: $18.9 million19981999: $934,4732000: $159,9602001: $3.0 million2002: $20.1 million20022003: $516,8162004: $4.6 million2005: $2.77 billion2006: $423,53920062007: $836,7472008: $49.7 million2009: $6.4 million2010: $280,30120102011: $6.8 million2012: $30.6 million2013: $547,5282014: $346,79520142015: $374,8842016: $1.6 million2017: $1.7 million2018: $656,31320182019: $3.5 million2020: $1.8 million2021: $94.5 million2022: $681,59220222023: $89,1222024: $56.2 million2025: $273,9292026: $5.8 million2026$2.77 billion

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Katrina64,461
Flooding45,020
Hurricane Ida3,345
Hurricane Isaac2,636
Tropical Storm Isidore2,230
Hurricane Juan2,101
Hurricane Gustav1,349
Hurricane Francine1,058

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
7007217,524
7006516,052
7000315,491
7005811,584
7000110,805
700569,865
700057,964
701237,838
700066,827
700025,734

95,345 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $2.67 billion, contents $853.8 million, increased cost of compliance $62.2 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone36,68941,511n/a
All homes116,44175,56464.9%

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.