Flood Claims Map

Mississippi

Flood insurance claims in Leflore County, Mississippi

FEMA records 443 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Leflore County, Mississippi, since 1979, with $4.4 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 1983, with 174. As of 3 August 2026, 5.1% of homes here had an NFIP policy, and 15.7% of homes in the high-risk flood zone did.

NFIP claims on record443
Total paid$4.4 million
Claims with a payment333
Homes with NFIP policy5.1%
High-risk zone homes insured15.7%
Residential policies in force528

Claims by year of loss

1979: 419791980: 191981: 11982: 181983: 17419831984: 21985: 01986: 11987: 919871988: 01989: 81990: 61991: 4519911992: 11993: 01994: 41995: 319951996: 61997: 11998: 21999: 119992000: 22001: 82002: 42003: 120032004: 42005: 172006: 02007: 220072008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 120112012: 32013: 12014: 102015: 120152016: 122017: 02018: 02019: 1920192020: 22021: 412022: 22023: 120232024: 22025: 1174

NFIP claims by year of loss, Leflore County, Mississippi

1979: $9,21319791980: $42,3061981: $9,8331982: $95,5391983: $930,56719831984: $01985: $01986: $01987: $41,33619871988: $01989: $9,7781990: $15,5861991: $431,96619911992: $01993: $01994: $8,0571995: $019951996: $11,8661997: $01998: $19,9021999: $019992000: $1,1702001: $77,6112002: $4,8172003: $020032004: $39,6072005: $24,4272006: $02007: $2,93820072008: $2,5412009: $11,3322010: $02011: $020112012: $59,4972013: $02014: $208,5482015: $020152016: $112,9542017: $02018: $02019: $611,25720192020: $49,0202021: $1.5 million2022: $67,6682023: $020232024: $1,7722025: $5,934$1.5 million

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

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Flooding21
Hurricane Katrina16
Late winter severe storms2
Tropical Storm Isidore2

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
38930352
3894130
3894514
3895412
3893511
389466
389444
389523
389591
389501

321 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $3.4 million, contents $987,961, increased cost of compliance $0.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone1,65626015.7%
All homes10,3255285.1%

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.