Flood Claims Map

New York

Flood insurance claims in Kings County, New York

FEMA records 6,319 National Flood Insurance Program claims in Kings County, New York, since 1978, with $329.9 million paid in total. The year with the most claims was 2012, with 3,583. As of 3 August 2026, 2.9% of homes here had an NFIP policy.

NFIP claims on record6,319
Total paid$329.9 million
Claims with a payment5,219
Homes with NFIP policy2.9%
High-risk zone homes insuredn/a
Residential policies in force8,029

Claims by year of loss

1978: 10019781979: 2251980: 3171981: 1281982: 6519821983: 1071984: 811985: 131986: 119861987: 131988: 31989: 71990: 319901991: 211992: 2861993: 161994: 719941995: 31996: 691997: 51998: 1419981999: 132000: 72001: 72002: 020022003: 92004: 162005: 132006: 420062007: 232008: 152009: 132010: 2420102011: 2982012: 3,5832013: 162014: 4120142015: 202016: 202017: 152018: 2520182019: 102020: 222021: 3002022: 4920222023: 2202024: 162025: 322026: 2420263,583

NFIP claims by year of loss, Kings County, New York

1978: $295,41619781979: $735,3371980: $688,4741981: $337,4381982: $76,16119821983: $261,8831984: $397,2341985: $29,9091986: $019861987: $7,0401988: $19,3451989: $47,3851990: $32,45719901991: $69,8911992: $3.4 million1993: $138,5941994: $32419941995: $01996: $657,3181997: $6,3771998: $5,56419981999: $20,8862000: $9,8692001: $2,5022002: $020022003: $8,1352004: $61,5042005: $54,3312006: $15,86920062007: $77,5912008: $46,6732009: $8,3842010: $80,50320102011: $2.8 million2012: $306.9 million2013: $45,8902014: $277,78620142015: $24,2702016: $23,8602017: $13,0112018: $136,14820182019: $41,5352020: $29,3082021: $6.5 million2022: $971,82320222023: $3.9 million2024: $43,5382025: $546,9472026: $52,6902026$306.9 million

Paid on claims by year of loss (building, contents and increased cost of compliance), Kings County, New York

Named flood events with the most claims

Event (FEMA name)Claims
Hurricane Sandy3,561
December Storm - Nor'easter282
Hurricane Ida236
Flooding233
Hurricane Irene232
Late-September New York Flooding172
Not a named storm106
Late summer storms56

ZIP codes with the most claims

ZIP code (as reported)Claims
112351,663
112241,602
11229711
11234484
11231297
11236267
11214139
11222104
1121598
1121184

3,233 of the claims were on properties rated in a high-risk flood zone (zones starting A or V). Building $296.0 million, contents $32.2 million, increased cost of compliance $1.8 million.

Flood insurance take-up

HomesWith NFIP policyShare
High-risk flood zone02,753n/a
All homes274,6648,0292.9%

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.